Unexpected

Chapter 14

"MARLEE!" My mother's voice boomed through the speaker.

"U-um y-es mother?" oh no. This was bad. Very very very bad. She could do worse things then I ever imagined when she was mad.

"WHERE ARE YOU?!"

"Im im at sc-school" I stuttered. Sam looked guilty. He probably felt bad.

"COME HOME. NOW!" She practically screamed into the speaker.

"Yes. Yes of coarse mother." I hung up the phone. My mother sounded more angry than ever.. And.. I was scared. I ran my hand through my hair and started crying.

"Hey. Hey its okay. What did she say?" Sam tried comforting me.

"Sh-she said f-for me to come h-home now" I told him and started crying into his chest. He put his arms around me.

"I'll take you home if you want" He said calmly

"But wh-what about my car?" I asked him looking up at him with teary eyes.

"Would you like me to drive your car?" He asked politely.

"Ok" I said as we stood up from the back of his truck and made our way over to my car.

He opened my door and I got into the passenger seat.

He went around the front of the car and got into the drivers seat. I wiped the last of my tears away with the back of my hand as we drove out of the parking lot.

"Are you sure you're okay?" He asked me politely.

"I think so. I'm just scared of what punishment I'll get."

"How bad can it be?" He asked.

"Well.. one time when I was seven... she.. she whipped me every hour for a week."

It was bad. When I was little, my mother was always so mean because of stress. She mainly became stressed when her and my father were fighting.. which eventually led to divorce.

The thought made me want to break out into tears again.

"Wow. That's bad."

"Yes, it was. It was because she was stressed." I told him hoping he wouldn't ask the next question.

"Why was she stressed?"

Great.

I started tearing up again and started silently crying.

He must've noticed.

"I'm sorry! You don't have to tell me if its that bad. I'm so sorry!" he quickly said.

"Th-thank you."

The rest of the drive was silent.

"Do you want me to walk you to the door?" he asked me when we got to his

"No!- I mean no thanks. It will only make things worse if she knew I was with you."

"Okay." he said and smiled.

"Wait. How will you get home??"

"Well.. I was going to walk.."

No. That wouldn't be fair at all. He's done all these nice things to me and I'm not just going to make him walk home.

"No. I'll drive you home."

"It's okay. You need to get inside."

"Are you sure??"

"Yes. I'm sure. You should get inside."

"Okay fine" We hugged and he once again kissed my forehead.

"Goodnight beautiful" he said to me smiling.

"Goodnight Sam." I returned his smile and walked inside not sure of what would come.