There's Only You ✔

Chapter 6

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS MENTIONS OF ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Chapter 6

I looked like a mess.

Dark circles decorated under my puffy eyes. My greasy-looking hair was sticking out every which way, only proving even more that I had a restless sleep. It made me feel better after talking to my mom about everything.

We didn't get to have these heart-to-heart talks anymore since her and dad became full time nurses. It was admirable what they did and I knew I was being selfish to their patients who need their care, but I only get to see them a few nights a week.

I was clad in a baby blue button-up cardigan sweater, torn jeans and a custom-made pair of Nikes with sunflowers printed on the side.

Making the bed, that was when I was brought back to the dream I had last night - of Kayden. At first, he was on top of me. Igniting a flame of lust inside me as he left a trail of kisses from my collarbone to my jawline.

My fingers fisted the sheets and my teeth were clamped over my bottom lip to keep myself from moaning. Then, I felt cold. His hands were no longer holding me down. My bare skin was exposed to the cold air in the room.

He was on the other side of the room with his arms draped around Angela. She looked over her shoulder at me with a devilish grin worming its way across her face. I felt my eyes shimmer with tears at the sight before me.

My hopes of us ending up together fell down all around me. I jolted up and automatically felt blood rush to my cheeks, simply by remembering the intimacy in the dream. I broke myself out of my thoughts and proceeded to make the bed.

The first thing I did once I got to school was meet Olive by her locker. Her hair was curled and in a half-up ponytail tied up with an orange ribbon, she was in her favorite black Halloween hoodie with a skeleton dancing with pumpkins in its hands printed on the front.

Halloween was my second favorite holiday-second to Christmas, of course. I'd dress up as a cheerleader or a princess, go trick-or-treating with Zach and Kayden and eat candy all day the next day until my stomach hurt. Clearly, it was also Olive's favorite.

Our first Halloween together, she threw a party at her parents' house and dressed up like Catwoman. Zach and Kayden accepted her right into our group seeing they were comic book nerds at the time. My phone made a noise from my back pocket.

Zach:

Where r u? Seriously. I need to talk to you.

I cursed under my breath. Between the talk I had with mom last night and the intimate dream about Kayden, Zach's persistence to get me to talk completely left my mind.

Once I looked into those concerned eyes, I just knew my resolve was going to crumble and I'd end up spilling my guts right at that second. Thank God Olive was nearby so I could hide behind her as she was putting books into her bag. She was taken by surprise, but still went along with it by staying in front of me.

"Umm, is there a reason for this?"

"Zach wants to talk to me."