All Consuming

Chapter 24-What Happens Now?

I've been trapped up in my room now for 2 days, skipping school, afraid to move because my mum is drunk constantly and I can't face her, I sneak downstairs when she has gone to Chris's to get something to drink and try and eat something.

I've not been at school and it's so far fetched, I've also been dreading to turn my phone on, all I've been doing is led here staring at the ceiling consumed in thought and deep thinking.

I guess it's time to turn my phone on, I doubt that anyone has texted me that much but let's see.

It switches on and I see 34 missed calls from Bailey and 28 texts... Wow he can't be that worried, I mean what am I supposed to do now, I hesitantly start reading them and they all say the same thing;

'Where are you?'
'Come over'
'Why weren't you at school'
'I need to see you'
'I'm worried'
'I don't know where you live'
'Please Erika'
'I need you'

And so on... I suppose you see the lines that there on here; I mean I didn't know I made a mark on someone, little me?

I hesitantly click to call him back and within one ring he's on the phone

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN"

"Hello to you too"

"Come over now."

"Bailey I can...tttt"

And before I finish my sentence he's hung up, expecting me to come over I suppose.

I roll myself out of bed and try to put some well real clothes on, I look so terrible, I have a red face and bags under my eyes, the crying won't stop in the end I just decide I can't be bothered and I get up and open my door an inch.

I listen for a while and hear no one so I creep out and realise they must be at Chris's, so I quickly run downstairs and jump out the door fast. I really don't want to be bumping into any of this especially at this point in time.

I make my way down the gravel and feel the slight breeze on me and it feels so good, I pull my hair back and take a deep breathe trying to relieve myself of my pounding head.

And at the same time I can feel my stomach doing flips at the thought of seeing Bailey again, he can just turn anything and give me a new lease of life. It's like when I'm with him, my life isn't actually happening and the world around me isn't there anymore and I have no worries ever.

I feel like a new person.