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9 | GOODBYE

"Why am I so afraid to lose you, when you're not even mine?"—Unknown

[9]

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" I say backing away from Adam. His fist is clenched and a horrifying look of anger passes onto his face.

"Who did this to you, Isabelle?" He growls quietly yet chillingly. I shake my head and keep my lips shut.

"Isabelle..." His tone is cold and deadly. A silence follows after. 

He can't know.

"I did this to myself, Adam!" I cry out. "I did this to myself..." A sob breaks out through my lips. I fall down to my knees and cry into my hands.

The darkness doesn't ever go away, it just follows. It surrounds me and gobbles everything I know and care about up in its path. The bruises, the cuts, the scars, they'll never go away because the darkness doesn't want them. It feeds on the things that I care about most.

I feel a warm hand touch my arm gently and pull my hands away from my face.

"Why are you afraid?" His voice is gentle. He believes me...I didn't lie though. I'm the cause of this, my life. More tears flow as I sob harder. His eyes gleam with sadness.

I shake my head. 

"I can't..." I breathe out in a whisper.

Adam's intense eyes stare into my own. "Isabelle ..." He starts.

"Just take me back home," I say, cutting him off, my voice turning cold. Adam gently nods his head and helps me up.

The ride back to the house is silent. The kiss isn't brought back up and neither is the encounter with my bruises.

Adam pulls up to the house. We sit there, no words exchanged. I sigh before getting out the car.

"Goodbye, Adam." With that, I close the door and climb back through my window to my room.

I don't know how long I stand in front of my window for, waiting for him to come back. I don't like knowing that I had to let go of Adam. He makes me feel good, happy even. The kiss we shared was like magic. It ignited something within, yet, it still seems so surreal, like it didn't happen. I just kissed, Adam Black.

I sigh and run a hand through my hair. I look over to my mirror and stare at my reflection. I don't want to let go...

I have to though.

-

I shut my laptop, happy I got the first five chapters done. I haven't gone to school for the whole week. Gary and Kelly don't give two shits.

'Now the house won't be a total dump!'  Was all Gary had said.

David returns from camp tomorrow which I'm dreading massively. My punishments have been half as bad since David's been gone. It's kind of like they're afraid to hurt me without him.

I blocked Adams number from my phone as well. I don't want to talk to him anymore. I know he's been messaging me though. Apparently, Lily has been able to get my number too. How do they even do these things?

She kept asking why I hadn't been at school and if Adam and I had finished the first chapter of the story. We finished the first half before finishing up that night, so, I did the rest as well as another four for her.

I still want to get good grades on this project even if I'm not at school anymore.

I'm happy though. I got to live for just one night. I even managed to kiss someone. My first kiss. Adams' lips were so...soft.