memories

chapter seven

(time skip to prom night)

Everything has been wonderful these past few months. Val and I have been doing better since everything that has happened. Gypsy goes to school with me and the rumors around school have calmed down.

It is now prom night. We are all excited for this is a big event in our high school career. We spent a whole weekend going back and forth to the mall to find the perfect dresses.

We are all in my old house getting ready while the guys get ready at Val’s. Val had bought my house when it went on sale. Val had also paid two stylists to help us get ready even though we told him we didn’t need it.

He tried to get a limo for us as well but I told him definitely no on that, saying my car will do just fine and he reluctantly agreed.

Right now one stylist is doing my freshly washed hair while the other is doing christabel’s hair and stormy is in the shower.

As soon as my hair is done the person starts on my makeup and the other one starts on christa’s as well.

Finally stormy comes out dressed in the same robe as christa and me. We laugh at how ridiculous we look. After they finish our makeup they sit stormy down and start on her while we get our dresses on.  

I walk out in a light sky blue princess dress that is poofed out a little with diamonds across the top and goes down some. Christabel comes out next in a long pink none poof dress with crystals across the top and down the side a little.

Next after she is done stormy goes in and changes. She comes out in a white and black short dress with satin on top of it. Black details across her middle section and around the edge of her sleeves.

Since we are all ready I pick up a bow tie and bend down to attach it to gypsy’s collar. Once I have done that I stand back up and realize that the stylists are gone already.

“Alright girls, this is our night! Let’s make it count!” I yell. They both chorus yeses as loud as I yelled. I hook gypsy’s leash on and we walk downstairs to my car.

I put Gypsy in the back with stormy while i was in the driver’s seat and christa in the passenger seat. I start the car and the other girls squeal at the sound and at the thought of us about to leave to go to prom.

I laugh and pull out of the driveway to drive to hilton hotel’s ballroom and in a few minutes we are there and I pull into a parking spot beside Val’s car.

Stormy gets out first and maddox’s mouth drops. Christa gets out next and maxwell’s mouth drops as well.

I step out and turn to get gypsy out since Val is not near me. We all walk in and I decided that he might be inside already.

Everyone goes on their own and I’m awkwardly standing against the wall with a dog beside me when I see him.

I go to start walking when one new girl, I think her name is Evelyn comes up to him and kisses him knowing well that he has a girlfriend. Tears run down my face as I see him never pushing her away but pulling her closer.

I run out of the ballroom and gypsy follows me.  I open the door for gypsy to jump in and as I’m closing the door, Valentino steps outside frantically looking for someone.

I start the car and race off back to my house. I pull in, jumping out with gypsy and running into the house before anyone can see me. When I close the door, immediately I fall down crying so hard.

My  mind spinning with unknown logic, why wasn’t I good enough? Shouldn’t he have told me never to come? Does he not care for me anymore?.

(TRIGGER: MORE SUICIDAL THINGS. SKIP AHEAD IF NOT WANTING TO READ.)

Finally I had enough of this thoughts so I stand up, find the knife from before heading up to my room. Memories of earlier this evening came flooding in and it made my decision final. I sent a silent prayer up telling Anna that I loved her.

Finally I swipe the knife across the vein in my wrist. Blood comes gushing out and I smile at it. As I drop the knife and my eyes start to drop the door opens and Val comes in with our friends behind him.

I whisper I’m sorry to the others and that I don’t want to go to a hospital before my eyes closed and I fall to the ground.

****two hours later****

I open my eyes slowly. My arm feels heavy and my head feels like it is splitting. I sit up and realize that I am still at my house but no longer in my room.

As I look around I see everyone surrounding me. Gypsy jumps on me while everyone else just stares. Knowing that there is some kind of bandage on my arm I feel the want to tear it off.

Christa looks hesitant but asks, “ Zay, why?”  Val tries to come close and that is what sets me off.

“Because of that cheater! Get him away from me!” I scramble off the couch and to the other side of the living room. Stormy approaches and calmly says, “ Zayla calm down before you have a panic attack.”

“No! I will not! Who bandaged my arm?!? I wanted to die!” I yell. As I look around the girls were crying and the boys had unshed tears in their eyes.  Slowly Valentino raised his hand.

I slide down, “why?”  whispered.

“Because I  love you. We all do.” he whispers and comes close to me, “Zay that girl, she kissed me, some how she is stronger and held onto my arms. I think she knew you saw or something because once you ran out she dropped her hands and walked away.”

I shake my head. “Zay she has something to do with Joy and her friends. That’s how she knew who to go to and who he was dating.” maddox and maxwell tells me.

I start pulling at the bandage wanting it off when Val’s hands grab mine and I start crying. He pulls me close but still holds my hands so I won’t take the bandage off.

I act like I fell asleep after a while but in reality I was sleepy but will myself not to fall asleep. Val picks me up and I feel him start walking and I guess he is taking me to the car. He sets me down in the back sleep while I’m still fake asleep.

He drives home, takes me in and sets me on the bed. He changes me into a nightgown and covers me up. Last I hear from Valentino before I fall asleep for real is, “ you will never understand how much I love you Zayla.”

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