Who Fixed Me

Chapter 9: Better?... not yet

*3 months later*
Crystals POV:

   Justin and I have been dating for 3 months according to last week and everything has got a little more comfortable between us. We don't act as awkward and shy much anymore. He walks me to my classes and sits with me and Racheal at lunch. He's super sweet and loves to get hugs whenever he can. I couldn't be happier. I thought to myself as I sat in English class. Racheal didn't show up today she must have missed her alarm. Her mom will get her here.
   *buuzzzzz*
   The sound of the bell fills my ears as I get up and walk out of the class. As soon as I leave the door Justin jumps out from behind and the corner and scares me.
"Boooo!" He yells
"Justin why would you scare me..." I complain.
"Oh but you so cute when you scared." He sticks out him lip and pouts. I blush a little when he called me cute.
"Do you have practice today?" I ask as we walk to second hour that we had together who knew.
"Umm yeah it's the last week before metros so yeah I have practice.." he says while thinking
"Can you walk me home still?" I ask because why not
"Umm su.."
*phones vibrates*
"..re" he finishes as I pick up my phone
"Who's that?" He asks cause all I can do is stare
"It's.. it's.. its.. rach's.. mom.." I stutter though the sentence cause I can't believe what she said.
"Chris? Are you okay?" Tears fill my eyes as I read it over and over again. I drop my phone and collapse to the floor. The world felt like it stopped spinning.
(Noise muffles)"Chri.. Chris.. Crystal.. what happened.?" Justin's voice fills me ears as I look over at him.
"Chris are you okay?" I shake my head no and hand him my phone. He reads it quickly and when he's done he picks me up and takes me to the office.
"Chris stay here okay?" I just stared at the floor tears hanging in my eyes every time I blinked they feel to my legs. It felt like an hour but It was probably 5 mins but Justin came back.
"We're going home okay? Your mom called we're going home." He said so calm how is he okay? "Do you want to walk or what?" I stared at the ground and looked at him with sad eyes and got up and hung in his arm as we went to my locker. And then his we grabbed all our stuff and walked home. I looked down at my phone and read it again it said "Racheal got into a car accident and was announced dead at the scene. It was a drunk driver that was also texting and driving and hit her head on and she spun off the road into the ditch front bumper first and died. The drunk driver is at the hospital in critical condition." The detail is what makes me cry and the fact that it was a drunk and texting and driving. I stopped and sat down on the sidewalk we were half way their and I hated that she was gone I could barely believe it but i knew it was true somewhere in my brain and that's what broke me down.
"Hey Chris it's going to be okay" Justin cooed in my ear. I shook my head and cried harder and harder. I laid on the ground. I could barely breath when I felt him lay me on my side so I could breath better. When I calmed down a little he picked me back up and carried me home I held my head on his arm and I cried hard again.
"Crystal I'm gonna set you down okay?" I shook my head and curled up while I cried hard again. I finally stopped I was panting cause I could barely breath while I cried. I calmed down as I started to feel numb I sat up and looked at Justin and hugged him. He was a little shocked but, put his arms around my waist and pulled me close. I looked up at him and said "I'm ready to go home now." He looked at me and shook his head. I grabbed his arm and stood up. I thought about the text and my mind when into denial as I walked home. I thought if every possible reason they might be joking. We reached my house and stopped so we could say goodbye. I stopped and looked at my house and choked up because she dropped me off here yesterday. I could imagine the car and her smile. A tear rolled down my cheeks. And it was wiped away but it wasn't me it was Justin I looked up.
"It's going to be okay." I shook my head but at the moment I don't believe him. I stepped forward and buried my head in his chest and let another tear slip and pulled back. He kissed the top of my head and it caught me by surprise but, I soon closed my eyes and soaked it in.
"After practice we can go to the park or something okay?" I shook my head but for right now I want to go to sleep. I hugged him tight once more and we walked up to my door. My mother opened the door in tears and shook Justin's hand. "Sir I hope we can better meet some day when such a tragic thing hasn't happened."
"Yes ma'am I agree" and I let go of him and laid in my mother arms as I began to cry.
"Ma'am can I take her to the park after I get back from practice?"
"If she wants to then sure." She said stammering a little, because of me crying. He turned and walked away and me and my mother went to the couch and cried and talked.

*3-4 hours later*
   My mom and I took an nap together on the couch and when we woke up we ate some food. And went to visit Racheal's mom we all cried and talked together I hugged on Madeline because she's like a second mom. Once we left we went back home and me and my mom talked and got a little choked up when I thought of Racheal but now I'm just numb and pretty sad cause she's actually gone. School just got out so Justin will be here in an hour or so.

*knock knock*
I got up in confusion and creeped over to the door. And opened it slowly. I looked out and seen nobody I closed the door cause it was probably stupid kids playing ding ding ditch. I sat back down and hit play on Netflix, my mom is in the kitchen making dinner.

*knock knock*
I paused the show and got up and looked out the window and seen Justin at the door with flowers. And some chocolate and a bag. I opened the door a little and told him to wait a second. I was happier for a quick second I got to the kitchen and told my mom he's here. She smiled and said be safe and I walked to the door. And opened it all the way and a smile crept to my lips.
"Your not supposed to be here yet." I said confused
"Well my amazing girlfriend in all alone being all sad for a very good reason but I wanted to make your day just a little better." As he said it I choked up a little. I'm strong I don't have to cry. I choked back the tears and smiled. He's very sweet. I looked down at my clothes. My sweater covered in tears and snot and my sweats were dirty form leaving earlier.
"You don't want to take me out like this." I said gesturing to my pants.
"Chris I don't care if you look like big foot I'll take you out." He said. I looked down and shrugged I'm to tired to care. He handed me the flowers and I smiled. He ran up to the door and set the chocolates down. "You can eat those with some ice cream later." I giggled and we headed down to the park. I kept the flowers with me because they made me smile when I started I tear up and I'm sure they'll live 30 mins to and hour without water. As we walked we were on comfortable silence and his arm was around me while I held the flowers and we walked. We stopped at the spot he asked me to be his girlfriend and I remembered the note was on my wall. We stopped at the swings and decided to swing. As we went up and down I would lean back and close my eyes as I went back up.
"Hey Chris?" He asked out of the blue
"What's up?" I respond
"Can we go on a swimming date sometime?" He asked I looked over a giggled.
"I mean sure but I'm not as great of a swimmer as you are." I started thinking about staring at him and Racheal pulling me along so I don't get caught. A tear slipped down my cheek and I stop swinging.
"It's hard." I blurted
"Hey Chris don't cry it will be okay." He said. But he didn't know her like I did.
"Everything reminds me of her." I said while starting to cry a little harder. I got up and sat on the ground next to the pole that held the swing. He came over and sat next to me.
"Crystal isn't gonna be okay. I mean I lost my mom and idk if she's dead." He said with a sad voice. I looked over at him.
"Justin... idk if I can do it." I said
"Come here Chris it's gonna be okay? Do you want to head home?" He said as I stopped crying really hard.
"No, I want to stay here with you." I said and almost jumped back because I surprised myself..

Justin's POV:

  I know everything is hard when it come to loosing someone and I am willing to give her as much space as she needs.
"No, I want to stay here with you." She said and I could swear my heart sung I pulled her into my chest and rubbed her back as she began cry a little.
"I can be here as long as you need." I said and I meant it and I knew she knew I meant it too.
"I wish I could stay with you tonight." She said in the middle of sniffles.
"I wish we could too." I said and I almost thought about taking her home with me.

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