Harper Rose

Nightmare ~ Chapter 12

I suddenly woke up to the sound of my phone. I opened my eyes and looked at my screen it was my grandmother, she never calls this late, I thought to myself before picking up the phone.

"Hello?" I spoke into the phone.

"Sorry to call this late dear, but there is something I have to tell you." Grandma said.

"Yeah, what is it?" I said worrying.

"It's about your mother. I have some bad news, we probably won't be able to see her. The doctors think she has gotten worse and may have liver cancer."

My stomach flipped as she said those words. My mother is going to die, were the words that kept repeating over and over in my head.

There was silence over the phone and no one talked, I trying to grasp the words that came out of my grandma's mouth, she made it sound so official. I started to feel the tears falling down my face. I needed to get some fresh air.

"I have to go. Bye." My voice coming out muffled. I hung up the phone.

I wanted to get out of the room, I didn't want Aspen to wake up and see me crying, I didn't like people seeing me weak. It made me look vulnerable. I quickly opened the door and ran down stairs to where I believed the living room was, with tears streaming down my face. I sat down on the comfy couch burying my face into my hands. 

"Why, why, why." I whispered, I've already lost enough and now I may loose my own mother. 

As I cried I heard a voice

"Harper?"

I heard Chase's voice. I lifted my head up, my face still covered in tears and my eyes still bloodshot.

"Harper, you there?" Chase's voice asked again.

I stayed silent, hoping that he would go away noticing that no one was here. I heard Chase's footsteps, coming closer to where I was. The light had switched on.

"Go away." I whispered.

"Ah, so it is you Harper." Chase sighed. "I was wondering who was up-wait, why are you crying?"

"Nothing, just go away. I needed to think a little, that's all."

"Nothing, huh?"

He walked towards me, sitting down beside me. I wiped my tears trying to pretend nothing happened.

"I'm going back upstairs."

"No, you're not. Tell me what's wrong."

"Stop asking me. When will you ever stop asking me these goddamn questions, I've had enough."

"Uh-calm down, just wanted to know if you were okay."

"And I am okay." I sharply said.

"Right, and that explains why you were crying?"

"I wasn't crying."

He stood up and walked to me, his hands touched my face.

"What are you doing?" I asked, trying to look away.

"Your face is bright red. Your eyes are bloodshot."

My tears started to flow even more after trying to hold them in. He wiped my tears softly, and lifted my chin up so that our eyes locked. 

"Harper, I love it when you're so hard to get."

His lips softly pressed onto mine. My eyes slowly shut, and the world became smaller. The tears streamed out of my eyes, but we kept our lips connected. My stomach twisted, I couldn't help but wrap my arms around him, I wanted it to last forever. His arms wrapped around my waist, I felt his warmth pressed against my chest.