STARKID Don't You

Chapter 5

Darren

Life is great. Never been better. I have and amazing girlfriend, who truly cares for me. In the past I had dated girls who only cared about them selves. But not Madison she cares for me, I hope she loves me. As for my mission to find out her secret, the waters are dead, she won't say anything. I need to know, I believe that being in a relationship, both people need to share ther past with each other. I have shared mine, now it time for her.

I'm heading over to Madisons house now. We planned a movie date, I am also going to work on her secret. I got so close on the date a The Red Plate. I pulled into her driveway and walked into her house.

"Madison?" I yelled as I entered through the door.

"Hold on give me a second." She said, then rand out of her room and hugged me. She was wearing my UofM hoodie a pair of comfy shorts and her hair was pulled up, she looked cute and natural.

"Glad to see me?" I asked her.

"Always." She said. I leaned down and kissed her, I could taste her chapstick, vanilla.

"So what are we watching?" I asked as I sat on the couch.

"A classic, Snow White and the Seven Doarfs."

"She was never my favorite."

"Mine either, but for some reason I really wanted to watch it." She said putting in the DVD. She walked over to me and sat beside me, and snuggled up on me.

The movie played on. Snow White was never my favorite. The only reason I really liked it was because I know the whole movie was hand drawn and I always thought that was awesome. As the credits rolled I felt like now was a good time to bring it back up. I picked up the buttons and muted the music.

"Madison, we need to talk." I said to her. She sat up and looked at me.

"What's wrong baby?" She asked.

"Nothing is wrong everything is perfect, I just, it's just that, the night at The Red Plate, it's all I can think about." She looked at me, she knew what was coming. "You were going to tell me, whatever it is you have been keeping from me. It's killing me to known and I swear that once you tell me we don't ever have to bring it up again."

Madison looked at me right I'm the eye's and nodded her head.

"Your right Darren, if we are going to work you need to know every thing." She took a deep breath. "When I was a kid I had a low immune system, I was always sick, in and out of the hospital. My dad always worked, so my mom always took care of me. I was very sick once and it was contagious, and my mother cought in but she never told anyone. I was cured and some how after that illness my immune system started to get stronger. But my mother was still very sick and hiding it very well. Until one night she passed away in her sleep." Madison began choking up. "After my mother's funeral, my dad lost it, he blamed me for my mother's death. He began to beat me, and I wanted to tell someone but I was so afraid to. So when I was 16 I had this boyfriend, he told me that if I went with him to Tennessee, we could start a new life together away from all the pain. So I gathered all my stuff and ran away. Once we crossed into Tennessee, we stopped in a gas station and he went in and bought us some food and drinks. He has slipped a drug into my drink, he raped me and left to sit behind some building." Tears were falling from her eyes like crazy. "Then, I collected myself and somewhat got my life together and came to Michigan, I felt like it was far away from the pain." I was left at awe of the sadness of her story. I quickly wrapped my arms around her. She cried harder and harder. I sat ther holding her, I didn't know what else to do, I couldn't believe somebody would do that to her.

"Madison I will never let anyone hurt you, ever, I swear." I said softly into her ear, trying to keep myself from crying as well. I gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. She looked at me and I took my thumb and wiped away her tears.

"I love you Madison." I said as I pressed my forehead to hers. I could see she had a small smile.

"I love you too." She said softly. She got up and went to the bathroom to collect herself.

I sat in the living room, shaken up about what she told me. How could a father treat there kid like that. How could a guy know how ruff she had it, and them place false hope in her, just to use her. I'm not upset I'm disgusted by how bad people can really be.

Madison came back out of her bathroom. Her face looked paler than before.

"You need to leave." She said pulling me off the couch.

"What? Madison whats wrong?" I asked, she didn't say anything just shoved me out the door.

"Darren just go." She said then shut to door on my face.

"Madison, I'm sorry, what did I do." I yelled through the door. There was no answer. I was confused, what happened? I thought everything was going good. After sitting outside her door for thirty minutes I decided to leave, give her some time to cool down.

Once I reached my apartment I tried calling her again. There was no answer. I sat on the couch and buried my face in my hands. Did I do something wrong? I asked myself.

"Hey man, what's wrong?" I didn't even notice Joey sitting beside me.

"I don't know, it's Madison." I told Joey everything that happened, he is just as confused as I am.

"So she just shoved you out her door."

"Yea pretty much." I said running my hands through my hair.

"Well, just leave her alone, let whatever pass, try calling her tomorrow." I nodded in agreement, then walked to my room.

I layed in my bed, I am so confused. What just happened tonight. Are we even still together. A million questions ran through my head until I finally passed out.