The Love Project *k.a*

22- Late Night Talks

Chapter 22

"Camila? Thanks, Kevin, I got her from you," Uncle Ben said and Kevin handed me over to him and I waved to him and he cracked a smile before getting back in his car. I turned around and Uncle Ben held me steady while he walked me through the front door.

"Camila! I was so worried, I didn't who would bring you home!" the voice said again. I looked pleadingly at Uncle Ben but he was avoiding my eyes. Hey set me down on the couch across from her.

"Why were you worried? You don't even know me," I mumbled and Uncle Ben backed away.

"I'll just leave you two to talk " he said uncomfortably and rushed out of the living room. I crossed my arms and stared at the floor.

"Camila I do know you. I'm your mother," she explained buh I shook my head.

"No you're not. If you were my mother then where have you been the past 10 years? You left me!" I yelled and gritted m teeth, still avoiding her eyes.

"I didn't leave you Camila. They took you from me! They left you with a criminal!"

"Don't talk about my dad that way!" I snapped at her and she was so mad it looked like she was about to explode.

"Don't defend him. You know it's true-,"

"At least he took care of me! He robbed those banks so we could have money for a normal life. He loved me. He didn't leave, he didn't hit me-,"

"Camila that was the past!"

"Well every time I see you that past keeps coming to my head. The flashbacks, the images of you and the beer-,"

"Camila I'm a better person now," she pleaded and I could see tears pricking the corners of her eyes.

"Maybe you are, buh that doesn't change anything,"

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I stared at the ceiling, unable to get any sleep.

First of all, it's kind of hard when your foot is resting on a huge pillow, and second of all, it's hard to sleep when she's in the living room.

Every time I close my eyes, the nightmares come. The flashbacks of when I was young and with mom and dad. They used to be so happy until she messed everything up.

I remember the trial like it was just yesterday. They were both fighting over me, but my dad eventually won and my mom ended up in tears and I remember for just one second I was sympathetic for her buh that changed when I remembered what she did to me and then my eyes turned cold and hard.

It's to trust people these days. Maybe that's why it's so hard for me to talk about all this with Kevin and maybe it's also the reason why I haven't said a word about all of this to Genny.

The two people I loved became criminals. My dad robbed banks and my mom abusing children.

Maybe I should call dad tell him about all this. He would know what to do right? I haven't talked to him in a week anyways.

*After phone call with dad*

There was a light knock on the door and I gasped in surprise.

But it wasn't coming from the door. I turned around and saw Kevin squatting outside my window. I got up and walked over to it slowly. What was he doing?

I opened it up and he climbed in and fell on the floor loudly.

"Kevin be quiet. What are you doing here?" I asked and he looked cautiously at the door.

"Sorry ma I couldn't sleep," he explained and got up and sat on my bed.

"So you what? Took a bus and rode it all the way to my house because you couldn't sleep?" I asked and couldn't help buh blush that he came here.

"Well I was over at Dev's and they were talking non stop so I snuck over here. How you handling things?" he asked and it took me a minute to realize he was talking about me and my mom.

"Oh uh, I don't know," I said truthfully and he rested his hand on my shoulder and my eyes widened for a second buh I quickly went back to normal so he wouldn't notice.

Kevin Michael Alston why you doing this to me?

"You can talk to me Camila. I'm not pressuring you to tell me, buh I just want you to let it out. I can tell you're having trouble keeping it all in."

"She's acting so nice now," I replied in a small voice and I could see the corners of Kevin's mouth turn up. I just opened up to him. He won't think I'm a bad person will he?

"Is that bad?" he asked softly and brought his hand up to my hair and started stroking it lightly and I was so glad it was dark so he wouldn't notice how hard I was blushing right now.

Why is he doing that? Does he know what he is doing to me?

"Yeah, it makes it harder for me to hate her," I explained and started fiddling with the hems of my sleeves to keep me distracted from him. I am doing everything I can to prevent me from just leaning in and kissing him.

"Do you hate her?" he asked curiously and I nodded.

"Yes, she ruined my childhood and practically my life."

"Well then just ignore her. From what I remember you telling me she used to hate you, and if she did, well then baby girl she don't deserve you."

This time I found the courage to look up at him and I immediately regretted it.

His eyes locked with mine and I sat there frozen. He leaned in slowly so I could feel his breath on me.

"Camila," he whispered but was cut off.

"Camila? I heard noises, is everything alright?" Uncle Ben asked outside my door.

"Hide," I whispered to Kevin and he quickly ran off somewhere in my room while I went to get the door.

"Everything's alright," I said and unlocked the door. Uncle Ben walked in and looked around.

"Alright, I'll be in my room like always," he said jokingly and walked away. I shut the door again and locked it.

"He's gone-," I said and turned around buh Kevin wasn't there and the window was open.

I covered my face with my hands and groaned.

Is he trying to mess with my feelings?

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Heyo this song goes perfect with what Kevin is doing to her. Bagahah

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