Affection at last

Chapter 18

It's Monday morning, 8:23 am, I should have been at school 20 minutes ago but I'm still laying in bed. I can't move, I can't speak, all I can do is think. I haven't shut my eyes in hours because every time I do, I see his face. I never thought that wanting to be noticed by a boy could put my life in danger, or ever make me feel this way. I looked back at my clock and it's 9:00 a.m, my school will be calling my mom soon, and I don't have the strength to think of an excuse to tell her. Chris hasn't talked to me since last night, and frankly I'm to scared to even text him. My door swings open and my mom is standing there.
"Why aren't you at school?"
"I felt sick"
I manage to get out my mouth.
"Oh, okay.. Well I'll be leaving for work soon"
I turned around and pulled the covers over my head, and waited for her to leave. I heard the front door open and my mom's car drive away, I went to the bathroom and filled the tub with water. I laid in the hot bubbles, for a second I actually felt relaxed and fell asleep.

I woke up and the water in the tub was cold and all the bubbles were gone. I went back to my room and heard my phone ringing, I rushed to see who it was. A picture of me and Chris popped up on my screen, it's from the day we went to that party. We looked so happy, it was the first time we clicked. I let out a big sigh and declined the call. It was 11:30 am and my stomach started to growl, I opened my fridge and the only thing in there was orange juice and a carton of eggs. I guess it's something. I scrambled some eggs, poured some orange juice and sat in front of my tv. They always play the good stuff during the day, "Martin" was on and it's my favorite show so I cracked a smile here and there. I thought about the people in the show and thought how nice it is to have a life like that, where everything is jokes and smiles and not a care in the world. Unlike me where I might die if I try to talk to my own boyfriend. I sat there for a while and stared at the tv, I'm not going to let Adam get in the way of me and Chris. I went back to my room to put on some clothes, let my house and started walking. There was a police station a few blocks away from my school. I stood in front of it before going in, I had no idea what I was going to say. "My boyfriend's best friend broke into my house wrote on my walls and threatened me? Welp."

"How can I help you?"
The lady sitting behind the counter asked me, she had big red hair and was smacking on a piece of gum.
"I would like to report a crime"
"Have a seat"
She said in an ignorant voice. I sat down and looked around the room, there was a woman and her daughter sitting in the seats across from me. The woman looked like she had just gotten into a fight and her daughter looks like she's been crying for hours. There was a man sitting beside me holding a lost dog sign, other than that the place was basically empty. I guess not a lot of things happen in Maysville.

"An officer will see you now"
I walk into an office and sat in the chair in front of the desk, there was a picture of a family on the desk. Two boys, one girl and a wife, must be nice.

"Hello, I'm officer Jackson"
"Hi I'm Laura Baker"
I stood up and shook his hand, he had a strong grip and I think he could sense that I was weak
"What seems to be the problem"
"Well, you see. I'm being threatened"
The officer took out a paper and pen out of his desk
"Do you know this person?"
I paused, there was a lump in my throat.
"Yeah his name is Adam... he's best friends with my boyfriend...Chris"
"Okay.. and what did he do to make you feel threatened?"
I don't know if I should tell him everything or not, this could change everything. Me and Chris can be happy again, and I don't have to live in fear.

Well here goes.