Surviving The Colem Family (ON HOLD)

Chapter 5

(A/N) Okay, so its going to be on track on the chapters again. The last chapter was what happened to Lucy, and why she freaked out on Cruz. Just thought you should know that.

Lucy's POV

I jolted awake. I was sitting... in my bed? I looked around. How did I get here? Wasn't I at the studio? With Cruz? Where is Cruz? Oh god, Lark probably freaked out yesterday because I didn't call him telling him where I was!

I hurriedly got out of bed. I was in the same clothes as yesterday so I put on some faded skinny jeans, and a black tee shirt. I brushed my teeth and hair quickly and ran down the stairs.

I went straight to my brothers room. I opened the door the see my brother on the edge of his bed his hands were on his eyes and he was slouched. I could see his shoulders shaking slightly.

"Lark," I said slowly, trying not to scare him. He looked up at me slowly. His room was dark, but I could see the tear tracks going down his face. "Lark," I say again, walking to him.

He was always protective of me ever since that day. So, he was always by my side. He even tried fighting our parents when they made me go to therapy alone. He wanted to stay with me so I wouldn't get hurt again.

I remember the night before I had to go. I had woken up with a bad dream, and he was there with me. Soothing me. After I had calmed down from the dream I told him I didn't want to go to therapy. I told him I didn't want to be alone anymore. He said he would never leave me alone, he would always be there.

So the next day, I woke up to Lark yelling at Mom and Dad. He kept saying stuff like, "it was all my fault!" And "Please, I just don't want her to be scared!" And "At least let me go in with her until she gets used to it, then I'll stop going!" Every time he would brake down in sobs.

I had gotten out of my bed and walked slightly down the stairs. I didn't see them on the second floor so I went down to the last set of stairs. There, I saw my twin on the ground on his knees with his hands pulling at the strands of his hair, in the living room. He was in front of Mom and Dad, whom were crying. Mom bent down and hugged Lark, saying soothing things into his ear. Dad had just stood there, looking down while tears fell off his face. That's when he had said, "Son... I... I... it's my fault too." He looked outside a window. "If I would have left that stupid client and picked you kids up, this wouldn't have happened." He broke out in a sob.

Mom pulled away from Lark and wiped her face. "It's mine too. I should have left my meeting and picked you guys up." She sniffled and had broke down in tears.

Now looking at my brother in his dark room, and tear stained face, I felt like I went back in time. This is the first time I saw him cry since then. He had always stayed strong to protect me. But after not seeing him cry in so long it kinda took me back.

I felt tears prick at the edges of my eyes as I fell to my knees in front of him. I hugged him and cried into his shoulder. "In sorry I didn't call you. I kinda flipped out on Cruz when he sort of brought up what had happened, but he didn't know so he didn't know to call you and tell him what happened so he probably came home late with me or called you late and you were probably freaking out and I'm sorry. After I flipped out on him I fell asleep. I'm so so so so so sorry." I kept saying.

By then, I felt other people in Lark's room. I disregarded it and keep saying sorry. Lark had been hugging me tightly, enough to make it hard to breath. "Never, and I mean never, stay out that late again. Okay? I don't want a repeat of what happened last time." He said, letting me go and holding my shoulders. I nodded.