My New Secret Life

Chapter 16

After 1 month

This has been the best month in my entire life. Me and Connor have stayed at our place, went to parties and we have went street fighting together. I have spent more time with Caroline and Claire. Now they are my best friends and they don't judge me for the destinations that I have made.

Suddenly I hear my phone beeping. It was my mother calling, but I don't answer. I decide to I wake up Connor instead.
"Morning baby!"
"Morning!

While we were going down the stairs someone calls Connor.
"Wow, dude relax! What is it?" He says worried and that worries me too.
"Okay I'm coming"

"What is it?!" I ask as I put my hand on his shoulder.
"Come with me." It's all he says and runs at his car outside and I follow him.

"Connor where are we going?" I say and he looks worried at me.
"To the hospital. Your father is wounded."
I hear what he says and then look at the window. "Why should I care?" Now seriously, I've been trying all this time to stay away from my family and now I'm just gonna walk in there like I am a perfect daughter that loves her parents and we've never fight?! No! "I don't want to go to the hospital, can we just go back home?"
"I know that there are a lot of reasons that make you hate your parents, stay away from them and I know I'm one of the reasons. But is it gonna be like this till the end of your life?!" As Connor says this we arrive at the hospital.

Connor grabs me in his hand and we get in the hospital.

"Connor stop it! I don't want to go in there." Even though he hears me, he doesn't let me go. "Seriosly, let go of me!" I keep trying to go away but then I see my fake mother and fake brother in front of me.

"Just give them one last chance Alexis." It's all what Connor says and then leaves after hugging me. I sight and then walk near them. I really don't want to be here. I was just about to leave, but then I feel two arms hugging me. " My dear daughter!"

"You know I'm not your daughter right?" I say leaving her arms.

"Please -" It's all she manages to say because then the doctor comes "Does anyone want to see Mr.Collins?" And after the doctor asks us my brother points his finger at me. What? But why? "Okay you can come..Ms..um....."

"Courtez." As I say this my mother looks at in shock. Nobody talks until the doctor breaks the silence. "You may come Ms.Courtez."

I get in the room my fake father was and after the doctor leaves us alone I couldn't move. I stay in the same position for some minutes. Seeing him like this! I start walking slowly near him and then touch his hand. What if he dies? I mean why should I care? But.............seeing him like this just..........makes me cry. But why am I crying, I mustn't?!

I look at his face.I remember the time he learned me how to ride a bike. even though I needed one week to learn he was happy to stay with me. Every time i fell, he helped me and every time I cried he gave me hope that I would learn it. Every time I did stupid things like all kids do he forgave me. That's why I loved him.

I remember when one time there was a boy in school that always used to say bad things about me and I always felt sad, but it was my dad and brother managed to stop him.

I keep crying and then think they are not my fake family, they are the ones that raised me, made me who I am, helped me in my worst days. I should be proud to call them my family.

"Ms. Courtez, now you should leave." I hear the doctor say after the door opening.

I start walking away slowly. I see my brother and mother and then start crying more. They both hug me and I hug them back. I see a boy walk in here and my brother grabs my hand. "Come." I
I walk with my brother and hear him talk to the boy. "So who did it."
"It was really hard to find out who did this, but now we got a name, Connor Fields, the leader of the second strongest gang."

"No, it's impossible! He's the one that brought me here! I love him and he loves me, he would never do that, you're wrong!"
"I'm sorry, but it's true."

I leave the hospital running and like that I started runing even faster to get to our place.
Suddenly I feel water touch my shoulder. It started raining, but that doesn't stop me and I arrive. I forgot to take the keys this morning so I knock really hard on the door.

"Connor, please, tell me they are wrong. Please, tell me you would never do that. Please, tell me they are wrong and come here to hug me like you always do. I love you! Please tell me you would never do that!" I say all this crying. But nonody answers. Then suddenly I hear his voice, in one moment I was happy, I thought he was going to say what I wanted him to say. "I'm sorry, but......." But I guess things don't always go how want them to.

I run away and donmt even know where I will go, I just want to run away.

Without knowing why I find myself in front of Justin's appartament. I find myself in front of his door and then knock.
Suddenly he opens the door and I hug him still crying.
"What's going on?"
"Please can we just not talk for one moment." I keep hugging me and he hugs me back. Then when we let go of each other our cheeks connect and then we see each other in the eyes.

Justin kisses me and I kiss him back. What if it'll be better to be with him? What if he won't ever hurt me like Connor did today?