Foster Me: Emerson's Secret (ON GOING)

Chapter 9

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I pressed my lips together, "He got arrested..."

"Charges were dropped though."

"Why?"

Levi shrugged, "I was never told why."

"I don't get why he'd get in trouble though." A few years in age is no big deal. If he's after 11yr olds then there is a problem.

"He's 21, Emme." Levi explained.

"Your kidding me right?" I asked, doubtful.

"I'm serious." His eyes seemed tenser than before.

"He's not 21," my forehead crinkled in disbelief. There was no way he could be...

"It's true. He hasn't graduated yet."

"I wasn't buying that," I thought to myself. Who honestly in their right mind wants to stay in grade 12 forever? At some point you'd get sick and tired of repeating. I sure would. "So he's basically a man child then...An adult baby.."

"Who knows why he hasn't been able to graduate."

"I'd take the first chance I get to get out of the school hell hole." I huffed. Course that's just me. Guess there must be more people like Derek out there. Sad.

"Last girl Derek was with, she was 15," Levi frowned with disgust. " Her parents found out and pressed charges."

No way.

"And that's just one time Emme. He's been in trouble for that kind of stuff before too."

"So he's a rapist."

"He claimed it was an consensual act but our laws here say age of consent is 18."

"Guess it wasn't very smart of me to accept a drink from him then," I mumbled.

"All I'm saying is you need to be more careful."

I nodded.

"If I weren't there, who knows what would have happened."

"I'd probably be attached by all limbs to the bed posts." I said matter of factly. Derek obviously liked that kind of stuff from what I know now. Disgusting.

"I don't even want to think about that," he muttered. "Just be more careful yeah?"

"Fine."

"So are we cool?" he asked.

"Not really," I thought to myself. I actually thought when Levi and I last talked that there was a chance at some point we could be friends. He gave me hope that, that, wasn't going to be the last time I heard from him. But it was. Weeks past and I didn't hear from him. We saw each other... he looked at me and that was it.

It was cruel...

Heartless..

I hated it.

And I hated him. That didn't change now that I was trapped in a car with him.

"You can take me back to Jake and Carols now." I kept my voice low then I tugged on my fastened seat belt. I tugged it more so because I was nervous rather then uncomfortable.

"I don't think we finished talking.."

"And why would you say that?" It came out more of an hiss.

"There's something that's bothering you."

"There really isn't.."

Levi shot me an incredulous look.

"Stop looking at me like that."