WILD RIDE (Rafe Cameron x OC) *COMPLETE*

Chapter Forty-Three (Rafe)

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

Rafe

They release me from my cell with no words. Nothing at all. I feel the stares of everyone as I leave the building. Walking out to the truck where Alana is parked and she says nothing. Her face is pale and her eyes are red and puffy.

"Miss me that much?" I tease her. "I was only gone like two days-"

"Shut up, Rafe Cameron." She chokes as she puts the truck into drive and starts toward home. I go to flick on the radio and she slaps my hand away. If she's mad at me for this I understand but I'm far more confused as to why she's not even the slightest bit happy to see me.

Alana typically would scold me and then turn around and make some slick comment to show that she may not be over it now but she will be. Her arms are shaking as she drives and she reaches to the glove box. Grabbing a bag of goldfish.

"Ah, so you're hangry." I try to be funny but it doesn't work. "Come on, Bonnie... I'm home now. I'm home for good."

She says nothing the rest of the ride back to Tannyhill. She pulls in through the gate and puts the truck in park. Sitting there in silence for a minute before turning to look at me. Tears completely pouring down her face now.

Something's really wrong but she's not saying it. I look at the door to the house where Rose is waiting and sobbing. I can even see Sarah in the house and Wheezie in her arms. I turn back to Alana who's drinking a bottle of water and trying to wipe her tears.

When I reach for the door handle Alana locks the door.

"What's going on? Seriously-"

"Do you know why you were released? Why all the charges were dropped?" She can hardly get the words out but it's enough for me to know something bad happened. I shake my head and her lip starts quivering again. "Your Dad took the blame. He confessed to everything even though there was all the evidence in the world that it was you. Your Dad then went on to the Druthers and went down with his ship."

"Huh-"

"Rafe, you're about to walk into a fucking shit show. Sarah hates you now more than ever. Rose wants nothing more to ever do with you and Wheezie.. Wheezie knows nothing. She just thinks her Dad did something bad and killed himself so he wouldn't go to jail. She doesn't know that it was to protect you."

My stomach drops. My mind swirls and nothing is processing. "My Dad is... He's-"

"Dead." She says and breaks into a sob. "No one else wanted to tell you because they're fucking terrified of what you'll do."

"My old man is... He's... No.. You're a fucking liar." I don't believe her. I unlock the truck door and I get out, slamming the door so hard that the window cracks. Alana gets out after me and shouts my name. I tell her to get the fuck away from me and I don't even make it up the steps to the front door before I collapse to my knees.

Alana doesn't touch me. Rose opens the door and calls for her to come inside and that hurts even more. "No," I mutter. "Alana... Please."

She looks at me and shakes her head. "Sarah and Wheezie need me. You'll be okay."

"No I won't!" I shout loudly. "They have each other. They have Rose- I need you. I need you like I fucking need air and Alana I'm out of fucking air right now. Please.. Please, I need you. I- I- I- can't do this. I can't breathe."

She pauses and Rose gives her a nod. She comes over to me, her hands hovering around me and I realize every single time I've been upset I tell her not to touch me. My eyes land onto hers and I give her a nod. She wraps her arms around me and we sit on the stone steps together, I sob into her chest and she rocks me slightly like I'm a fucking baby.