I'll Stand By You

Chapter 7

Being this close to Cory made me feel two things: amazing and awkward. Amazing because I had never in my entire life felt so safe beside someone. Then awkward because he had been so mean to me not too long ago and because I tried to kiss him and HE pulled away.

While we watched the movie, my phone vibrated. I pulled the phone out of my pocket and of course it was a Facebook notification.

Apparently, there were people from school at the party we were at and they seen 'what happened'. A girl from school sent me a message saying:

I don't know you but I know Cory and if I were you I'd stay away from him. He's dangerous. I seen what he did to you tonight at that party. Why would you leave with him? He's a crazy asshole.

"What is it?" Cory asked once I started shaking my head.

I handed him my phone to let him read and I felt him stiffen beside me.

"Don't worry about them. They"re.." He cut me off.

"Maybe you should stay away from me, I'm not worth being harrassed over."

"Don't say that, that's not going to happen."

"Why?"

"I like being around you, that's why. You're an amazing person."

"No, don't! I'm not amazing, I'm a horrible person!" He yelled and stood up from the sofa.

"No, you are not!" I yelled back.

"Why are you so hard-headed?" Cory asked, slowly moving towards me. "You are so fucking stubborn."

Then he took my face in his hands and his lips crashed down onto mine. The kiss felt like he was pouring all of his anger into it.

It was rough, short and amazing.

"I shouldn't have done that." He mumbled.

"Um, I'm going to leave now." I mumbled back.

Cory didn't say a word, just let me leave his house. I couldn't stop the tears that quickly fell down my face. Not even half way home Damen showed up. Of course he'd show up while I was crying and all beat up.

"Woah, what happened?" Damen asked.

"None of your business." I replied.

"He did it."

"No, he didn't. Damen, mind your own business for once in your life, please."

"Wait until I see that motherfucker." He mumbled.

"You know what Damen? Fuck you. Cory is a good person and like most people he does have a past. Get over it." I yelled.

"He's a good person? He killed my cousin because of you. He is a pill-popper because of you!" He yelled back.

"I don't have time for this." Then I walked away.

For some reason when Damen told me that Cory was on pills, I believed him. I mean, Damen really didn't have anything to lie for.

Just the thought of Cory turning to pills made me sick. I knew I couldn't let that bother me though because I really didn't need the stress.

So, I done what I thought I needed to do, I stopped talking to him all together. I didn't want to be the reason someone found him dead or something. He came up to me everyday for over a week trying to get me to talk to him but I would just walk away.

"Delaney, what did they tell you? I know me kissing you didn't make you stop talking to me." Cory asked me one day at lunch.

"Nothing, Cory." I turned and tried to walk away.

"No, don't do this please. Tell me. This is killing me." He said while pulling me into him. He had pulled us so close to one another that our chests were touching.

"You do pills because of me."

"What? No, I..."

"Please, don't lie to me." I whispered.

Cory just stood there looking at me with sadness in his eyes. He looked as if he had no clue what to say or do.

"I'll get help, for you. Please."

"No, don't do it for me. Do it for you."

"But you're all that matters."

"I got to go."

"Don't leave."

"What do you want, Cory?"

"Damnit, I want you to stay. Don't walk away from me, don't leave me." He begged.

"Until you get help, I have to. I don't know what I would do if you died from an overdose or something." I paused. "Please, just get better. I'll be waiting for you."

Cory turned around and began walking. But before I had a chance to go anywhere he was back.

"I love you, Delaney. I will get better so that I can have you back in my life but please, please don't make me do this alone." He begged.

I didn't know what to say to him so, I just walked away. Cory was walking behind me, I could just feel him back there. I turned around to look at him and he ran into me. We were so close to each other that I could feel his breath on my face, but neither one of us moved.

Cory kept looking back and forth between my eyes and lips, until he finally began moving in to kiss me. As his lips pressed against mine, the lunch bell rang, so kids came flooding the halls to head to their classes.

When we finally broke the kiss, Cory smiled down at me.

"I'm going to get better." He whispered.

"Good, I'll be waiting for you." I smiled.

I just couldn't stay away from Cory even though I knew I needed to. Cory was trying hard to stop pills, but he was having horrible withdrawls. He was sweating and shaking like crazy, I felt so bad for him but I knew it was for the best.

One day as I was waiting for him to come into the school, he never came. I called, texted, I done everything and I got nothing.

He was gone..

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Sorry for the cliffhanger XD.

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