Invaided

Chapter 8

"Hello?" It was my sister.
"Penny, oh my god!" I cry.
"Kayla!?" she screams. "Oh my god, where are you?" I look at Damon.
"I'm... uh... with Faith. We drove to her penthouse in the city." I feel so bad lying to her.
"Okay, do you want me to put you on with mom?"
"Wait." I stutter, "I love you."
"Weirdo," and she puts me on with mom.
"Kayla, honey, how is it in the city?" mom asks.
"It's fine, uh, mom, I love you." I stutter.
"Aw, I love you too."
"Can I speak with dad?"
"You can't. He's getting treatment right now." At those words, my heart sunk.
"O-o-okay. Bye mom." I hang up, tears trickling down my face, falling to the floor.
"Kayla, are you alright?" Damon asks sternly. I shake my head.
"I can't say goodbye to my dad." Damon does the last thing I would expect him to do. He hugs me. At first, I am still, but then I hug him back. His hug is warm and soothing.
We come back into the ballroom. Then I learn the real reason we are having this ball. "Today," a young woman says, wearing a long peach dress. "Is to celebrate us all being together, and to remind us, the storm is here." Everyone claps, and I clap too, but slowly. I look at Damon and he nods.
"So, enjoy the celebration!"
A faster song plays, but I don't dance. I just can't believe any of this is real. Damon dances with some chick with short red hair. She has a pixie cut. She's really pretty, and a small part of me is burning with envy. Her dress is not long like most of the girls, but it's chic  and surprisingly, not slutty at all.
A few minutes after the song ends, Damon  sits next to me. I ask him who he was dancing with, trying to keep the jealously out of my voice. It doesn't quite work out, and I think Damon notices because he smirks. Shit.
"Louisa, she's one of my friends."
"Then why are you dancing with her?" I snap. As soon as it comes out, I regret it. I don't want to sound like the jealous type of girl.
"Woah, chill. She just needed someone to talk to."
"About what?"
"Some kind of family issues."
"Well I have family issues too but I don't see you dancing with me!" I clasp my hand over my mouth. I can't believe my big fat mouth opened and said something stupid... again!! I couldn't bear to see his reaction, so I ran. I find my way back to my room and crash onto the bed.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" I scream. Now Damon knows. Maybe it's not such a bad thing. I at least get it off my chest. But now, I won't even be able to look at him in the eye. Perfect timing. Knock knock. I drag myself out of bed and open the door. Damon, of course.
"Is everything alright?" He asks. I nod.
"Why wouldn't it be?"
"Well for starters, you ran away from me and into your room." 
"Oh that? Oh, that was nothing!" God, I literally am the most embarrassing human being ever.
"Kayla, her whole family just died except for the mother that abused her." He says softly, but it comes out harsh. "I can't always be with you." My jaw drops. I want to whisper but can't you try? but it doesn't escape my lips.
"That isn't what I want."
"Yeah right." Suddenly I feel a burning rage. He can't tell me how to feel.
"Get out." I mumble.
"Huh?"
"Get out!" I scream. He nods.
"If that's what you really want!"
"Now that," I say, shoving him to the door. "Is what I want." I slam the door in his face.