Runaway Children // Isac Elliot

Chapter 18: Meant to be

"Isac please let me explain!" I yelled after him as I followed him away from the side lf the building.

"What is there to explain?" he said.

I sighed. "A lot," I answered. "and you have a lot to stand for too"

Isac stopped and turned around. "Yeah, like what?"

I stopped as well. "Like the fact that you freaking know the girls who have been bullying me for years!"

"How the hell am I supposed to know that they're mean towards you!? I didn't even know they went to your school!"

I shrugged, "Well you must've known since you didn't want to tell me"

"I didn't want to tell you because of our past!"

I was taken back a bit by that last line. Did they have a past? "Then tell me now!" I yelled. I wasn't crying or anything, I was just angry that Isac was choosing to trust Keela and Luna over me. It shouldn't be that way, he should trust me. I'm his girlfriend.

"Me and Luna had a relationship, okay!" he said, taking a few steps towards me. "We were together! Like boyfriend, girlfriend!"

Now that was a surprise. Him and Luna? I couldn't even imagine them having a relationship. That's when I broke down in tears. I'd already lost my mother, father and brother, did I have to lose Isac too? I was sat on the ground with my head buried in my hands. There were no people out on the streets, so that's good because I didn't want anyone to see me crying. I felt Isac approaching me and crouching down next to me.

"I'm sorry," he said. "for not telling you"

"I'm sorry too," I sobbed. "for being such a freak" And that was how I felt. Like a freak. I couldn't go one day without being sad or angry and crying, and I was tired of it. Why was everyone else allowed to be happy but not me?

We ended up throwing the ice cream Isac had bought and put on the sidewalk while he listened to mine, Keela and Luna's conversation, and slowly walked to Isac's place. He was holding his arm around my shoulders the entire time and we were just quiet, even though you could hear some sobs coming from me every now and then.

Isac's Point of View

I couldn't stand seeing Joey as she was. She looked so broken when she broke down, and after all she's my girlfriend and I guess I just have to believe her over Keela and Luna whom I haven't even met in three years.

I held my arm around her shoulders as we quietly walked home. I could still hear her sob every now and then. I liked being the person she trusted, even when I was the problem. That's something to hold onto.

We reached my house and I grabbed my keys and unlocked the front door for us to walk in. His parents weren't home from work and neither was Ava, who supposedly was at a friend's house. We went upstairs to my room and cuddled in the bed without anyone saying anything.

But then I decided to apologize. "I'm sorry" I said with a straight but tired tone. I was playing with her hair but looked at the wall. I just wished I could go to sleep right there on the spot, that's how tired I was.

"It's okay" Joey said and grabbed my other hand which was on her stomach.

"I really am" I continued mumbling. Because it was true, I was really sorry. Trust is one of the most important things in a relationship, yet I trusted Keela and Luna over Joey. Yes, I'd known Keela and Luna for so long, but how many times had they betrayed me? Almost a thousand times. Joey hadn't betrayed me in any way, and I was so grateful to have her.

We stayed in our position, me playing with her hair, she just laying there squeezing my hand, our legs entwined, for a while, and I almost drifted off to sleep already, but had to remember myself everytime that it was only a bit past 4 pm.