Brett

Runs

It had been weeks since I found out my parents had died.

I always stayed in my room, I didn't eat unless no one was home then I'd grab me a snack and go right back into my room. I'd always leave my plate outside my door to let Scott know that I've been eating. I cry if I think about it or even look at pictures of my parents.

On the nights that Scott goes to bed or goes out, I'll go for a run. Running seems to help me forget about it all. I'd run for atleast a mile everyday sometimes I go up to three depending on what I was thinking about that day.

I had gotten ready to go out for my run because Scott had fallen asleep. I checked the clocked to see it was 11:18pm. I grabbed my phone and headphones then slowly snuck down the stairs and out the front door. I plugged in my headphones then put them in my ears as I began running down the sidewalk.

The further I ran, the more I forgot about all of my troubles and thoughts. The thoughts that were only bad things, and those bad things were wanting to be done to myself.

They all had vanished as I began to move my legs at a quick pace.

I had totally blocked everyone out. I had blocked out Stiles, Lydia, Liam, Skylar, Scott, Brett. They've been giving me grieving time which I've gladly appreciated. Brett and Scott would come knocking on my door once in awhile but I'd either be crying or trying to get rid of my thoughts.

Skylar would text me often and try to call but the same as everyone else I wouldn't reply and she wouldn't text or call back for a couple days.

They'd come to my door and ask me to knock twice if I was conscious. I'd give them two small knocks and they'd walk away leaving me alone. I wanted to talk to someone but I knew all I'd get was sympathy and I didn't want that. I wanted someone to have a normal conversation with me just so I could forget about what had happened but I knew that they'd either bring it up or they'd be so awkward because they didn't want to say the wrong thing.

As my thoughts were running through my head as I ran it began to rain, no more like pour, but I didn't care though. I kept on running.

Something ran infront of me at a fast speed and I knocked into them and fell to the ground.

"Ow." I mumbled to myself and pushed myself up wincing at the pain in my elbows.

That's all I've been feeling lately.

Pain.

"I'm so sorry." I familiar voice spoke quickly and I stood up brushing myself off.

"It's alright it was just a-" I said looking at my clothes to clean off any other mud spots.

"Addilyn?" He cut me off and I saw Brett. I gasped and looked down at the ground. "What the hell are you doing out here at night and in the rain by yourself?"

"I was running." I mumbled.

"Why? You know you aren't supposed to be going around by yourself!" He raised his voice and I squeezed my eyes shut.

"I'm sorry." I whispered but that didnt do any justice for me.

"No. You aren't sorry. If you were sorry, you wouldn't have done it in the first place! Now why were you running by yourself?" His voice kept getting louder. When I didn't speak he spoke up. "Answer me!" He yelled making me jump in fear.

"I like being alone, it gets me away from everything." I said quietly.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you." He speaks. He was pissed.

"I said, I like being alone. It gets me away from everything! Running helps me clear my head." I spoke louder. It was my turn to get loud.

"You don't need to run to clear your head Addilyn, there are other ways-"

"What? Like harming myself?! Swallowing abunch of sleeping pills? Because when I'm not running that's all I'm thinking about! Would you rather me be running or attempting to end everything for good?!" I yelled. I wasn't going to let him yell at me for doing a harmless thing.

He stayed quiet. He didn't say a word, didn't make a sound. I knew I had got to him. I shook my head and turned around beginning to run back home but I felt his hand wrap around my arm and pull me towards him as I began to run and he pulled me into him and placed his lips on mine. Our lips began to move in sync as I wrapped my arms around his neck and his arms go around my waist. We pulled away and he pulled me into a hug, kissing the top of my head.

"Don't you ever think about that ever again, do you understand me? I'm sorry for yelling at you, I'm just scared something's going to happen to you." He mumbles in my neck. I began to shiver as the cold rain hit me. "Let's get you back home." I nod and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder, keeping me close as we walked home.

We walked inside the house to see Scott standing at the door with an angry look on his face.

"Scott-" I begin but he shakes his head.

"You were gone Addie. I was about to call everyone so we could go look for you because I couldn't find you anywhere. You weren't answering you phone, I looked all over the house and you were gone."

"Scotty-" I tried again but he shook his head.

"No! Just stop! Go upstairs and change. Don't think that you're leaving this house again tonight." He says to me.

"Who the hell do you think you are? My father? You can't tell me what to do Scott!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah, well now you've snuck out specifically when I told you to not go anywhere without anyone I have to be the parent because ours are dead!" He yells and I freeze. "I wouldn't have to act like a dad if you just listened! Now because of you, I have to step up and act like the parents!" He yells at me. His face was red and I could tell he was about to break. Tears filled my eyes as I stared at him.

Everything was my fault.

I quickly ran around him and into my room, slamming the door shut and locking it then plopped down on my bed as I began to cry again.

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