Anastasia

chapter seven

I gasp as my eyes bolt open ,
ending my nightmare ,"what's wrong ?"Derrick says in a low town "sorry to wake you up."i say sitting straight on my bed ,"no its fine you didn't wake me up."
He replies "did you have a nightmare or.." he trails off , "yeah, I've been getting them for some time now, why were you awake?" ,"i have insomnia " he shrugs ,well that explains why he was tickling me after midnight "im sorry..uhh...i dont feel sleepy either we could go outside for a walk if you want." ,"sure,why not."he smiles

Derrick and i are taking a stroll outside, "can you hear that?" I say ducking behind the bushes and so does Derrick peeping up at Axel and his dad having a heated argument "YOU BRAT,HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME THAT WAY!" Mr Zander yell at his son, his voice was so cold and void of emotion,"CALL ME WHAT EVER YOU WANT IT WON'T CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE, A SELFISH BASTARD!" Axel yells at his dad, i gasp silently at his choice of words "why do you think their arguing?" I turn to Derrick ,"i dont know but i think we should leave before they see us." He says ,"oh sure im right behind you ." i say and Derrick walks away ,i hear a grunt and turn back ,i can't believe Mr Zander just punched his own son, he walks away , gets into a black car and speeds off, leaving Axel there alone

Well im here but he doesn't know that.

Axel sits on the grass, i can't help but feel bad for him, he just got assaulted by his own father and i have a feeling its not the first time

Maybe i should go comfort him.

I slowly walk over to were he is seated and i have no idea what to say "can i help you?" He asks , his tone was so venomous

Turn around and leave.

" uh..im sorry to bother you...i uh ..i heard your argument..and i just wanted to see if you were alright." I say and turn around to walk away "well im not." He says making me stop and turn around "what?" I ask , "I'm not alright" he says bluntly, i walk forward and sit down beside him ,i obviously kept a distance between us, "I'm sorry about that." I say ,"i am too." He says,"you should probably put an ice pack on that." I suggest," why are you awake?" , "i couldn't sleep." I lie, he probably hates his dad right now i dont wanna tell him that i had a dream about his dad killing my granny, "do you want me to do you a favour?" He asks, "what favour?", "well i could give you my phone to call your mom or dad or whoever.", my eyes widen, i can't believe it "what why?" I ask ,"Because i know you couldn't sleep because you were probably missing your famliy or something.",he reaches into his pocket and hands me his iphone , i turn it on and it luckily doesn't have a password ,i dial my granny's number and click call, praying she picks the phone
"Hello" i hear over the phone and my whole body stiffens when its not her voice i hear on the phone
"sorry for calling this late but I'm calling to speak with madam Roy please." I say to the lady over the phone , "oh dear, im sorry honey but she passed a few weeks ago, she gave all her belongings to me, in case her grand daughter came back." The lady says over the phone ,the phone drops from my hand ,tears start falling down my face ,i couldn't control them any more, the one person i had left as my family is gone ,Axel wraps his arms around me to hug him , i sob on his shoulder for God knows how long.