collide | central cee [completed]

lies

adriana's pov

i rolled around in my bed, my head ringing with a migraine. my eyes fluttered open to reveal my sun lit room. i looked beside me to see if my sister was still asleep, but she was gone.

dad surely took her to school already. i searched my bed for my phone.

8:29am

damn, i'm late for school. after last night though, i think i'm better off staying home. i removed my blankets off my body and went downstairs to fix myself some breakfast.

i checked my phone thoroughly to see if i had any text from drea or oakley.

drea - 7:01am

hey girl you coming to school?

sorry i left so quick after dropping you off at home..

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papa - 7:30am

Just took Mariana to school. Take a rest day today mija. And don't leave the house.

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my dad leaving me all alone to take care of the house. what else is new?

and yet no text from oakley. i bit my lip in frustration and confusion. surely if he was arrested last night the police would've let him call someone? yet i had no notification from him.

i shook my head in disappointment.

"i'll be back, princess" oakley's words replayed in my mind like a broken record. why did he have to wait till it was too late to start caring?

i made myself some eggs and chowed down. i was starving after throwing up half my guts last night. i shivered at the thought of the events that went down.

my thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell ringing.

"adri, it's me" an elderly voice croaked out from the other side of the door. grandma lydia. of course. i happily jogged to let her in. "grandma!" i exclaimed.

"hi adriana" grandma greeted me. she hung her ralph lauren cardigan on the coat rack beside the door and placed her vintage LV bag on the coffee table. she sure was making herself comfortable.

"what brings you here?" i asked her, curiously. "your dad told me to make sure you stayed home from school."

i pursed my lips and sighed. better than being all alone i guess. "well, yeah, i'm home" i gestured to the pajamas that i haven't changed from.

grandma sat herself down on our couch and let out a sigh. "sit, adri" grandma pat the seat beside her. oh god. i sat beside her and crossed my arms.

"oakley's grandmother has died."

my lips parted in shock and my eyes couldn't help but swell with tears. "that's terrible..." i managed to say. i only met her a few times, but she was a sweet woman. oakley must be crushed

"she had went into diabetic shock again yesterday evening, and, it was hard for her at her age to come back from that..." my grandma's voice broke. she wiped her eyes and took a deep breah.

"she was gone by the early morning hours."

my heart began to race. oakley's grandmother was all that he had left. "does oakley know?" i asked. i had so many questions. grandma looked at me then glanced away.

she cleared her throat. "i don't know" she answered.

i need to talk to oakley. i need to get a hold of him somehow. "they took oakley away a couple hours ago-- i mean, the cops did. papa called them and it was just--" i rambled, but grandma stopped me.

"get dressed mija. let's take you to get some air" she told me.

...

oakley's pov

my heart was breaking with every thought about gram. i was constantly choking down tears.

but i refused to let myself break down.

i stuffed clothes into my school bag and grabbed all that i felt i needed. with everything going on, i just knew i had to leave.

i raced back into lydia's car and told her exactly where to take me. before i knew it, we had arrived at my destination.

"are you sure you want me to drop you off here?" lydia asked me from the drivers side of her car. i nodded my head as i stood in front of her.

i anxiously adjusted my backpack full of clothes over my shoulder. i looked behind me. ricky's house.

"thanks lyd', you promise me you'll take care of adri, yeah?"

she nodded. "check on her after this. and lydia," i paused as i took a breath. "i trust you" i added a humble smile.

i walked into ricky's crib, not even letting him know i was pushing up on him. this was all spur of the moment.

"yo ricky, i need a car."

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a/n: hiiiii guys. just wanna say thx for all the love and support! ik i keep saying it but i'm very grateful! also why do yall think adriana's gma lied to her about oak knowing about his grams death? why did she avoid telling her that she bailed him out? stay tuned y'all 🤭