ScarLett

Chapter 5

Scarlett

The following day I spent sorting through my clothes and packing the things I decided to take with me to L.A. I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to bring along so I stuck with the items most important to me. Among them was a family photo we had taken when mom was still alive. I think I must of been about seven. After that, posing for pictures had seemed senseless. Those were considered the blissful years of my life, everything after had instantaneously averted to the dark side.

Jonnathan suggested I leave everything behind but I told him I wasn't too comfortable with going around naked. At least not for the time being, I had joked. Our flight was at six o'clock at noon so we had to be set to leave the house at about four-thirty.

Jonnathan was too eager to get going and return to his regular life. On the other side I was going through all sorts of emotions. At one point I had to abstain myself from not jumping out of the cab and locking myself up in my room until the end of time. I felt as if my whole life was flashing in front of me.

Stepping off from the front porch after checking the locks for the twentieth time, I took one final look at the place that I had once called home. Where once, all had been nice and shiny. Picture perfect. Right after the passing of my mother everything had come to a sudden balk. And the world seemed to rotate in another direction. A direction where I had been misplaced and hidden from. This house held too many memories of pain and loss. My grandmother had managed to hide away her grief for so many years.

Jonnathan laughed when I told him that I was afraid of flying. Not for any reason rather than the fact that I had never experienced it. Going through the security check made me feel uneasy, I didn't like people standing too close to me nor staring at me for too long.

Once we were boarded Jonnathan suggested that I didn't sit by the window. He thought chances were that I could have a panic attack, but I insisted.

Throughout my whole life I had felt as if someone else was always making decisions for me. I've always struggled with taking control of situations, my life in general. I felt vulnerable at all times and I hated it.

Soon enough, we were off the ground and my ears were plugged. I couldn't hear a damn thing.

Please don't panic. Please don't panic. I kept whispering in my head as I gripped the edge of my seat, trying hard to control my breathing.

"We're not going to die Scarlett, relax," Jonnathan spoke, reaching for my hand. Releasing my grip from the seat I offered it to him and he gave it a slight squeeze, with a smile of assurance. He was in control again and he was enjoying it.

I slowly let out a sigh of relief as I closed my eyes and imagined myself in a safe place. That was the place that I loved most. The place that I had escaped all those times that I no longer wanted to feel what I was feeling or hear what was happening around me.

My safe haven.

With the other hand I reached inside my bag and pulled out my iPod, a little bit of music was going to set the mood straight and help me relax.

I awoke to a hand patting my face gently. "Wake up, sleeping beauty," Jonnathan said removing my headphones.

"Are we there yet?" I asked half asleep.

"Yes we are baby, and you slept through the whole thing."

I let out a small yawn gripping the back of my neck. Sleeping on a plane hadn't been the least comfortable, even though Jonnathan had bragged about it being first class. Jonnathan had already gathered up our things so I put on my denim jacket and grabbed my bag.

Following him off the airplane my legs felt like a ton of bricks, the napp had made me even more tired, or maybe it was just the flight.

One of Jonnathan's friends was waiting for us outside as we exited the airport.

"I'm Jenna," she introduced herself, embracing me in a tight hug catching me off guard. "Jonnathan has told me a lot about you, he said I'd like you if we ever got the chance to meet."

Here we are.

"Jonnathan and I are good friends," she explained as we settled into her luxurious car, "We met when he first moved to L.A., that would be about four years ago."

"Jenna's an actress,"Jonnathan pointed out as if he had to make a point of their friendship. "We've worked on a few movie projects together."

She seemed really nice but I wasn't exactly in the mood for conversation. I felt like I should say something to her just to break the awkward silence but I couldn't find the correct words. My mind was lost in the view of the beautiful city, and all the lights reflecting through the windows. All the palm trees and expensive looking houses that must of cost a fortune, was unlike anything I'd seen before except for in the movies.

"Scarlett." "Scarlett!"

"Huh?" I retracted my eyes from the window, as Jonnathan's voice broke my eluded state and startled me. By the way they were looking at me I realized I had been asked a question and they were awaiting for my answer. I must of looked really confused because Jenna let out a short giggle and Jonnathan raised his eyebrows at me. He shook his head, answering his cellphone that had been ringing for a while now in the background of their conversation.

Jenna shot him a lookbin the rearview mirror and he nodded. She let out an audible sigh. Jonnathan was noticeably tense for some reason, which probably had something to do with the phone call he had been avoiding.

"Yes, I'm back in L.A."

"No, I gotta stay with her tonight."

"I can't leave her alone, it's her first night in town."

"I'm not gonna take her with me, man. You know how it is there, she'll freak out."

I had a feeling this conversation was somehow linked to me. I stirred in my seat uncomfortably as I tried not to listen in on it. But it was impossible since I was sitting right next to him. Jonnathan gave me a quick glance and switched his cellphone to the other ear.

"What are you planning on doing for your birthday?" Jenna questioned, stirring the tension in the atmosphere.

I was taken aback by her question. I hadn't even thought of my birthday and it was still two whole months away.

"I think Jonnathan wants to plan you a huge party after all, it is your big 21," she said almost excitedly.

"I-I don't really want-." I was cut off by a loud honk coming from another car which had parked right beside us. When had we stopped? How come I hadn't noticed it?

Jonnathan got off his phone and turned to me, studying my face for a few seconds before speaking.

"Scarlett," he said looking straight into my eyes. "Jenna will take you to my house and she'll spend the night there with you, so you won't be alone." "I know I promised you I'd stay with you but something urgent just came up, but I'll make it up to you." "Cross my heart," he said drawing a sign over his chest.

I looked at Jenna as she gave me a nod and then looked back at Jonnathan.

"You don't want me to come with you," I said looking out the window at the vehicle waiting for him. I couldn't see anything inside of it but I assumed the urgent 'something' was probably in there staring at us right now.

"Trust me, you're better off with Jenna," he replied hopping out of the car, not allowing me to get a chance to protest.

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