Forever and Always

Chapter Fourteen

It was only seconds before I heard his voice.

"ALEX? WHERE ARE YOU?!"

I couldn't talk, no words seemed to come out. My eyes were flooded with tears and I couldn't help but sob.

"S-skylar I N-need you..."

I tried calming down but that didn't seem to work at all. Actually I think it made it worse.

"Alex I'm there... I'm right by you. Just calm down."

That just made me cry even more.

Fuck.

"I'm so sorry Sky. I'm so s-sorry..."

"Alex no. Don't be sorry you didn't do anything."

His voice was shaky and I knew he was going to cry...

"Yes I did. I'm a fuck up! I can't do anything right!"

"Alex what's going on? Where are you?"

Once I calmed down I told him everything. From the moment I left my house to the flight landing in California.

Everything just spilled out of my mouth. Of course I left some things out... But I think that's for the best.

I could hear him crying faintly over the phone. It kills me to know I'm causing him pain.

I wish I could just disappear without hurting him. I used to think that it wouldn't matter if I killed myself. But if I even cried around skylar he would brake down in tears.

I don't want to hurt him anymore...

"You have to come back. Tell me you're going to come back!"

His voice raged over the phone. And his attitude quickly changed. It's so scary when Skylar gets mad. I would know.

He tends to take his anger out on the ones he loves. I think it's because that's what his parents did to him. They knew he'd always forgive them.

I could feel his anger through the phone. Someone took the one thing he loved the most away from him.

"ALEX IM COMING TO GET YOU."

"Skyler, you can't! It won't work!"

"WHAT SHOULD I DO! I NEED YOU ALEX!"

This is all my fault.

"I GIVE UP."

I threw my phone across the room and grabbed my bag. I looked towards the window and didn't think twice when I opened it. I popped open the screen and climbed out of the house.

At least I'm on the main floor.
This would suck if I was upstairs or something.

I don't know where to go.

What am I even doing?

This was a stupid idea.

I wiped my eyes and started to run. I needed to get out of this neighborhood. I need to get away from everything.

The only place I could think of was the park. Well that and it's the only place I know how to get to.

Once I got past the neighborhood I slowed down. I walked along the sidewalk until I got to the park.

No one was there. So I climbed up to the top and leaned my back against the bars.

This park was really big. It looked smaller when I was driving past it. Now that I think about it, this was where he was sitting. Just thinking about Dakota sent shivers down my spine.

He was like something out of a movie, or something sculpted from the gods. Although I've only seen him up close a couple times, his body was so perfect. Everything on him was symmetrical. I couldn't see a spot of imperfection.

I was the total opposite of him. Everything about me was imperfect. All you had to do was look at me and you'd see every flaw. Most of them were carved into my arm...

I pulled my sleeves up and traced my finger over the scars. I sighed and looked up to the sky.

The sun was starting to set. I really don't care if she yells at me for leaving. I'm going to have to come back anyways.

I rested my head against the bars and with out my permission I drifted of to sleep...

      —————1hour later—————

My body slowly sat up and I opened my eyes. I looked to the left and right noticing that the street lights were on.

"Fuck"

I leaned back onto the bars and prepared myself for going back. I looked forwards and almost screamed.

My body froze as I saw what was right in front of me.

Dakota.