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CHAPTER NINE: Reality's Horror.

CHAPTER NINE: Reality's Horror.

I awoke to a bright light on on my face. My surroundings were a bright white. I felt as if my eyes had rolled into the back of my head. The world around me seemed to be spinning as I sat up. The light faded as around me turned to black again. I heard a rustle in the bush as I turned my head to face it. A shape of a person emerged. "What are  you doing?" the shape asked in anger. "Your Mum is worried sick!" At that moment, I realised it was Aaron. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "I thought I got far enough away for you not to follow me." He seemed to smile. 'Nothing can keep me away from you." I tried not to smile as I was still bubbling with rage. "But Ella, I'm just so," "Angry, I know. It's complicated. I should have told you, but I couldn't. Like you said, first impressions never fade, I didn't want your first sight of romantics from me to be like that. I'm not like that. I never want to lose you Mel." I pounced at him into a hug and kissing marathon, begging him in breaths not to hear. "We'll sleep here for tonight. Tomorrow, we'll walk back." I smiled as I laid beside him in the darkness.

"Good morning beautiful," I heard as I fluttered my eyes open to se the newly born day. "Hey," I began. "I feel so safe here. In your arms." He grinned as he pulled me closer. His masculant arms grew tighter around my body as he lay over me in carress. "I'm glad. You make me so happy Melissa." he told me, smiling while kissing my cheek. "I've never been this connected with someone." I said sitting up. "It's like we were..." "Made for each other." he chimed in, finishing my sentence. I smiled at him baring my teeth. "C'mon," He smiled, "Let's start walking back.

As we walked, I grabbed a lead in front. "Trying to run from me are ya'?" he asked laughing. I smiled and kept walking. I heard his footsteps heavy on the ground. My head felt heavy too; as if it was going to cave in. I kept thinking of Grandad, It was my birthday in a few weeks, and it would be my first year celebrating it without Grandad. I thought how hard it would be on my younger cousin Emmi; her birthday being shortly after mine. She shared the same bond with Grandad that I did, and I knew it would be hard on the the two of us. Greg's birthday was in July and Bayden, (Emmi's little brother,) was in April, a day after Nana's. Grandad was here then. He lost his battle shortly after Mum's birthday, in August.

I'd never seen my Dad so gutted. It was really so hard to watch him cry. I knew he was sad; he'd just lost his father. But my selfish alter ego burdened my head. I though 'your family needs you, shut up.' I wanted to slap myself so hard after thinking that. "What's wrong?" Aaron asked, catching up to me. I didn't want to make an ass of myself, so I just bit my tongue. "I'm just really tired."  Aaron looked at me doubtfully. "Please," he said in a condesending tone. "I use that line all the time when I'm down, and I'm not buying it." He threw his arms around me and put his head closer to mine. 'I won't judge you Melissa, everyone gets down. To make you feel better, you talk to someone." there was silence as he took a deep breath. "Talk to me," he stopped walking and put his firm hands around my waist. "I'm in love with you Melissa Swell. I'd do anything, just to see you're beautiful smile." By then I had tossed myself on him, embracing my gratitude in kisses. I'd waited my whole life for this. This feeling right here, with this boy. I stopped kissing him to catch my breath. I was panting heavily on his neck, when I whispered those three little words. I felt his heart go a rate faster than it was. I subtracted from him , biting my nail, and feeling stupid. He smiled.

"I love you too Melissa. Always have"