Oh, Marcel!

Lost

~Ember's POV~

Running through the night air, the tears streamed down my face.

Those people weren't my friends and they never wanted to be. They just wanted to hurt me. This was all Marcel's fault. If I never talked to him, I could have friends.

I stopped running and threw my hands up.

"I HATE YOU MARCEL!" I screamed into the night air and contiuned running aimlessly.

Knew him for one damn day and he already ruined my social life. I shouldn't have told him about what I did. Then maybe I wouldn't have so many thoughts in my head. 

~Marcel's POV~

I pulled up to a stop sign and rolled my window down.

"Ember!" I yelled out it.

Silence.

I pulled out my cellphone and tried again to call her. No answer. There must be at least twenty missed calls on her phone. She must be looking at it and hitting ignore each time.

Damn it Marcel.

But I can't give up now. I had to be strong for her. She needed me even if she didn't know it. And I think I needed her.

The voice inside my head grew louder.

Marcel, you should just go home. She doesn't care if you wanted to help her. She doesn't want anything to do with you. Leave her to herself. It's not your fault. She's the one that chose them.

"But it is." I said aloud, my eyes scanned everything for movement. I had been driving around for at least an hour now. How far could she be by now? She doesn't know this area well. She could get hurt.

Then it hit me.

I really cared about her. I knew her for a day, and I cared. How?

My headlights danced across the lawns as I slowly drove down the next street. My thoughts yet again racing. I need to find Ember. This will help me as much as it will help her.

There she was. Her tall frame, crumbled in a ball on the ground. Her blond hair spread across her back, as she lay still on the sidewalk. I pulled my car up and jumped out just barely putting it into park.

"Ember?" I said as I ran up to her. She didn't move, but I heard her quiet voice.

"Leave me to die." It said into the darkness.

"No." I said and kneel-ed down next to her. I scooped her up into my arms and carried her to my car. Her head swayed limply, she didn't care what was happening to her. She was letting go. The embarrassment of tonight and yesterday was too much for her. 

I opened the back seat door and gently laid her down. She didn't make a sound.

I got in and drove slowly to my house because I had no idea where she lived.

Pulling into the driveway, I noticed that my parents were still not home. I wondered where they could be, but then I remembered I had a delirious girl in the back of my car. I shot out of the drivers seat and went to the back, gently lifting Ember back into my arms as I brought her into the empty house.

Oh, Marcel! You realize how this looks to other people right? It looks like you kidnapped someone. Not only are you shy and reserved, but now people will know why. Even if it's not what it seems.

Shut up you stupid voices. I drowned them out of my head with thoughts of this beautiful girl I was holding as I laid her on the couch. I pulled her blond hair to one side and tucked it behind her ear. She was sleeping peacefully now. Her face was so angelic.

Marcel, stop. Just get the girl a blanket and leave her alone for the night.

So that's what I did.

I came back from the closet with a warm blanket and I laid it on top of her and tucked it in so she would be less likely to roll off the couch. I took one last look at her beauty and sighed, walking away. She mumbled something that I couldn't make out.

"Ember?" No answer as she rolled over and faced the back of the couch. Shrugging, I continued to my room.

I knew it was for the best, because in the morning she would probably still hate me.

Flipping off the light switch, I quietly said goodnight to and headed to my own room where I fell into a fitful sleep.