The Key To Your Heart | Teen Fiction

Two|| Just The Beginning

The father she loved left and never looked back

No longer the hero that she counted on

He told her he loved her and then he was gone

("This Isn't The End" by Owl City)

The Key To Your Heart ✴ Chapter Two

Sometimes memories are the worst form of torture.

You think you've finally forgotten and then they come back and haunt you all over again.

Memories.

Scenes from my past life, otherwise known as horrible memories, floated through my mind as I peddled my bike, through the streets, navigating it carefully so that I wouldn't hit any cars.

I was nine when he left. So young. So helpless. Maybe if I had been older at the time, I could have done something to make him stay.

Why had he left? My dad had been my biggest encouragement, my only inspiration. Was it that he hadn't loved me? No, that couldn't be it. I knew he loved me. And I knew he still loved me....wherever he was.

He told me how much he loved me, before he left. How much I meant to him, and would always mean to him. He told me I was going to do big things.

And then he was gone. I didn't even get to say goodbye.

I just... didn't understand why he would leave me.

I didn't understand anything.

Most of the time, I didn't even understand myself.

I took in a deep breath of the wind that was blowing against my face and began peddling harder.

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The fact that I had actually taken money from somebody else --seventy dollars!--and given it to Zay and Quinn because they had persuaded me to do it...was crazy. And the fact that I was now considered a thief was still on my mind. And the fact that I couldn't tell anyone about it was killing me.

What would my dad do if he knew what I did? He was the one who always taught me to do the right thing. But there was no way he would find out. He was gone. And he wasn't coming back.

And since my mom was never going to find out either, no one was going to find out. Other than Zay, Quinn and the rest of our group--which was only three other guys. And so now I had to keep all of it inside.

One half of me was asking myself why the heck I did it. And the other half of me was glad I did it. I wasn't miss goody-two shoes anymore. I wasn't miss "good girl" anymore. I could do what I wanted when I wanted.

I was a rebel.

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Slowing my bike to a stop, in front of the cinema, I checked my watch. I was just on time for work. Working at the cinema was enjoyable at times, but also stressful. On work days I would have to head straight home after selling tickets to various movies for hours, work on homework for a few more hours, squeeze in time for my piano playing, and then to bed, where I would start being haunted by horrible memories and dreams again. That was just a day in the life.

I always went to sleep, hoping that tomorrow would be the end of my pain. But when I woke up, I always found, that it was just the beginning.

I stood behind the outdoor counter, selling tickets to this movie and that, almost all day. Everything about today was the same as every other day.

Except for one thing.

I was starting to get a bit tired, wishing I was at home, in my bed. And I was starting to get a headache.

No customers in sight. I took a deep breath, letting my head hang, trying to clear out my thoughts. Which didn't work, like always.

But only moments later, I heard the voice of someone -probably a customer - who had come up to the counter."Excuse me."

I looked up to see a boy, who looked to be around my age. His hair was like dark chocolate. His eyes, a shade of blue so deep, I could get lost in them.

And for a minute, I did get lost inside the very color, without meaning to. I hadn't even noticed until he tried to get my attention again. "Excuse me...Miss?"

I snapped back to reality, noting that he had called me Miss. His politeness liked to his appearance. I could just tell that he was a nice person. There weren't many of those left in this world.

"I'm so sorry." I told him. And I was. I truly hadn't meant to stare. That wasn't like me. "Um, how can I help you?"

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(A/N Hello, readers!! I just wanted to say thank you so much for reading! I am super excited for this story, and I have a ton of plans for it, and it's just going to be awesome. Well, I can't say that it's going to awesome. You guys have to decide that! So that's why I ask that you guys would leave comments when you read becuz I really want to know if you guys think that is awesome or not. Also, this new character that I introduced in this chapter...doesn't have a name yet. So until, I decide upon a name, I can not update. So I will desperately search for a good name for him. I already have several choices, I'm just looking for the perfect one. Thank you again for reading! Please vote and comment! I love you! Xx)