Kayla's POV.
The sun shines too brightly through the red curtains, casting beams on my face. My chest feels heavy and my legs ache when I try to lift up.
Dave is sprawled out on my bare chest. His hair is sticking up all over the place and I brush it off his forehead.
I try to push him off but he doesn't budge.
"Stop moving." His voice is raspy and laced with sleep.
"I have to pee." He rolls off of me and puts a pillow over his head.
I rush to the bathroom and pick up my soaked jeans and bra out of the shower. I didn't go to sleep last night until Dave fell asleep. I was slightly annoyed when I told him I love him and he didn't respond.
I had an ache in my chest and a bad feeling that maybe he didn't love me. I was just some phase in his life that was slowly coming to an end. I wrap my wet clothes up in a towel and stick it in my suitcase. My dad didn't pack all my clothes so I would have to find a laundromat around town somewhere.
I throw some water on my hair and grab Dave's robe from the closet. Grabbing my phone, I go downstairs. I haven't checked my phone in a few days. I have plenty of missed calls from my mom and surprisingly, Alexa. One text from my father and I decide to text back.
*Wedding is next month. Vicky would love if you came.
I send a quick reply.
*I would love to speak to you on the matter.
I would have to have completely lost my marbles if I was going to attend that damned wedding.
I call back Alexa to see how things are going.
She picks up on the third ring.
"Oh my goodness Kayla! Where have you been? I could have sworn you feel off of the damn earth!" She shouts over the phone.
"Alexa calm down."
"It's been weeks what the fuck man?" Weeks. It doesn't feel like it. More like a couple days.
"Okay. I'll fill you in but you can't let mom in on any of this." I tell her taking a seat on the couch.
"Piece of cake." She promises.
"Pie. Now when I arrived everything was cool. I stayed at dads, met a guy, then everything went downhill. Dad's new fiancé is cra-"
"Dad is dating? Has the world fell off it's axis?" She laughs and I continue.
"Anyway her name is Veronica. I went on a date with Dave and things went bad so I was stuck in a city I knew nothing about. I met another guy named Cameron who told me where I was. While at the bus stop I met a homeless man named John who basically told me Veronica is some sort of man hunter who turns wealthy men into homeless pieces of shit." I feel bad for calling him that.
"Kayla wow! Anything else?"
"I got into a fight with Dave so I had to stay at Cameron's apartment where Dave barged in higher than a kite. We went back to his house and that's it." I say leaving out the most important information.
"Liar. You better hope you're not wearing pants." She says.
"I'm not lying." It's true I wasn't. I just didn't tell her something.
"Yes you are, so spill it."
"I lost my virginity." I whisper when a ear piercing scream sounds over the phone.
"Yes girl! Wait. No no no. I'm a bad big sister for supporting this. Who is he? Can he support a family? What does he do for a living?" She pesters me for answers I barely know.
"His name is Dave Franco and I'm not sure about the rest. We used a condom its all okay." I hear the shower start upstairs.
"Oh well that's good. Grandma said hey. I'm home now. Mom is out on another business trip."
"Of course." I snort.
"Where's dad? You never mentioned him again?" I can see the arch in her eyebrow. I left him out on purpose.
"Don't tell mom this especially, he kicked me out because when he proposed, I objected. I was only protecting him." I admit.
"Why protect him? He has been gone for years, not being there for us during the worst period of our life." She yells.
"Alexa. He's still our father. No matter what."
"Well he wasn't our father when the house was broken into it." She's crying now.
"He didn't know. He is our father no matter what happens he would never let something like that happen on purpose. Don't blame him." I shout back.
"You don't get it do you? You're such a daddy's girl that you're blind! You don't see what the hell he did! You weren't fucked up like I was! You always assu-" I'm in tears myself now.
"Alexa I'm sorry but I need to defend him. He needs to be saved from whats going to happen with that woman." I can't possibly see my father homeless, no matter what we went through he shouldn't have to go through the same. It shouldn't be evil for evil.
The shower water stops.
"We weren't saved Kayla! Nobody saved us. He forced us to be out there all alone. Like we were trash getting set outside only to be used. He's not worth it." The line goes dead.
I wipe my eyes and turn around to Dave in an all white shirt and jeans.
"Good morning." I attempt a smile but it fails miserably.
He takes a seat next to me on the couch eyeing the robe.
"What was all that about?" He questions.
"It was my sister. She's upset about my father."
"Continue." I didn't plan on giving him more information.
"She's angry with me for defending him from Victoria."
"She sounded like she was a lot angrier than just that."
"She doesn't think I should save him all because of some huge situation that happened a few years ago." I'm on the verge of sobbing again. Torn between whether or not I should tell him the secret that's been kept for so long between me and my sister.
"Explain. Please." Dave says. He seems to be in a really good mood so I don't put up a fight.
After all, I do trust him. More than I ever should.
I haven't updated in forever😭 My birthday is in 4 more days!! AUGUST 5😊 I will be leaving on the 11 for Florida. I will be back pretty soon for the school year. Love you all!
