Who Can Tell

Nightmares of the Past

After a while, my parents had to return to their jobs and I was left alone. Rachel and Becca had left a little bit ago because of cheerleading practice. I got bored so I texted Xavier; I typed 'Hey' and sent it only to hear the doorbell ring. I got up and answered the door to see Xavier carrying my bracelet. I look at his hand as he walked in and started to get excited. I thought I had lost that bracelet for good. In case I didn't say it before, I was devastated at the loss of the bracelet. Anyway, we sat down and as he handed me my bracelet he said,"I found this in the Lost'N'Found at school. I recognized that it was your bracelet and here we are!" I smile as I try to put it on, but I struggle to latch it down. Xavier's hand gently grabs my wrist as he says,"Allow me." My smile widens as he latches the bracelet. He looks up to see my smile but does not let go of my hand. "You do know that there's something in your teeth right," he asks suddenly. I cover my mouth and he starts to laugh. "I was just joking," he said merrily. I laugh then punch him with the arm in the cast so to hurt him more. "Hey! Why did you use that arm," he said as he rubbed his arm.
We both laugh for a moment before silence fell in the room. I suddenly hear my phone's text tone. I pick my phone up and look at the message. It was from my parents, they said that the car broke down and they have to go out of towns or the night to get it fixed. Xavier give me a questioning look. I turn to him and say,"My parents are going to be gone all night, great!" His smile widens as he says,"That just means I get to sleep over!" I glare at him and try to make him leave then and there just because he said that, instead he just ran away into my room. I try to stop him but he was already inside my room. "Xavier! Wait no,"I say as he walks in.
He looks around then sits on my bed, urging me to sit next to him. I sit down as he grabs the picture frame on my nightstand. It was a picture of me and Rachel at my Nani's house. In the background, Nani is smiling and holding us in her arms. The picture was so old that I could hardly remember when it was taken. I could feel a lump in my throat. I quickly snatch the photo from Xavier and set it face down on the nightstand. I try to wipe away the tears pouring down my face before Xavier notices. He turns to see why I had done that but he only sees my tears. Suddenly, I feel a harm hand brush my cheek, wiping away my tears. "I hate to see you like this,"Xavier says. He pulls me into a hug. I look up at him and smile once more. We awkwardly stay silent for a moment until I say,"Um... Do you want to watch a movie?" He happily nods and he starts to go through my shelf. Coincidently, he happened to pick my favorite horror movie, 'The Conjuring'. We head back into the living room and start to watch the movie.

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I'm at prom. I walk out into the main floor and I look for Xavier. When I see him, he is talking to Rachel. Jackson is nowhere in sight, so I am immediately confused. I start walking towards them, when I see Xavier kiss Rachel. I start to bawl and run outside. I open the doors and run. All I can see are headlights.

I wake up crying and breathing heavily. Xavier walks into my room. I sit up but couldn't look him in the eye; I was furious with him. "Oh you're awake! Wait, why are you crying? What's wrong," he asks while I'm fuming. I stare blankly as more tears fell down my face. Xavier tries to wipe away the tears when he says,"Are you feeling alright? You feel like you have a fever!" I grab his hand and throw it away from my face. I glare at him with hatred as I say,"How dare you speak to me like we're friends! I trusted you...and you stabbed me in the back!" His face shows his astonishment as he replies,"Danica, what are you talking about?!" I start to feel weak as I scream,"YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" But as my weakness grows, he looks down and says,"So you finally remember..." I can barely remain conscious as I say,"You're dang right I did! Why would...you even..." I drift off as I feel incredibly weak. Xavier glances at me when I paused my speech then says,"Danica? Danica!"
He suddenly grabs me and pulls me close to his chest. I try to push him away, but I had no strength. "I can't lose you again,"Xavier says quietly. I look up at him, tears still falling down my face. I pull him by his shirt collar and kissed him before I completely faint.