Broken [#wattys2016]

Chapter 4

I couldn't sleep because of the goddamn nightmares I have every night so I opened the door that led to my balcony and climbed into the roof and sat their gazing at the shining stars and city lights.

I unlocked my phone and opened Facebook. I started scrolling down my newsfeed. Suddenly a notification popped in I opened it, it was a message from ... Michael and it says.

"You're still awake ha ? You can't sleep because you're thinking about me I know ;)."

"Are you stalking me cotton candy boy?" I replied.

"HAHAHAHAH. cotton candy boy?! I like it. And no I'm not stalking you."

"You're annoying."

"Why didn't you reply to my text message?"

"Because I didn't feel like it."

"What are you u doing Anna?"

"Sitting on the roof of our house. Why?"

"On the roof? What if you fell? Get down now."

"I don't want to."

"I'm coming."

"WHAT? What are you talking about? You can't come to my house at the middle of the night. Plus I won't open the door for you."

"Who said I need a door?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't tell me you actually have no idea that your house is a few blocks away from mine." I heard a voice saying and I nearly got a heart attack. I looked down and I saw Michael standing in front of the tree that reaches my room balcony.

"I'll climb on the tree"

"You're crazy and someone will see you."

"Why do you care if anyone saw me"

"Because they'll start thinking that their is something between us and if Emily saw you she'll make a big deal out of it and tell father and he'll not be so happy."

"Hi" he said when he reached me and sat beside me in the roof. He was dangerously close to me and I was tense and my body was stiffened. He lay down on his back and look at the sky.

"Lay down Anna." He said.

I don't know why but I did what he said. What's wrong with me? I never felt safe around anyone why him? He pointed at the sky and started talking about how the stars make shapes. We started spotting shapes and explaining them to each other. And for the first time of my life I felt comfortable around someone. But not too comfortable to let him touch me or break my walls.

After a few minutes of silence he said.

"Anna I want to ask you something." And I knew immediately what he's gonna ask me.

"Hmmm" I hummed

"Why was you afraid when I get near you last time and then you freaked out when I touched you?"

I was silent at first. I didn't know what to say. I hate lying but at the same time I'm not ready to tell anyone about my past and why I'm afraid of people.

"I just hate to be touched or to get near anyone for no reason." I answered half truthfully.

He didn't say anything after that and I was great-full because I didn't want to talk about it, it brings back awful memories. We stay silent for almost an hour just laying on the roof and looking to the sky.