Cherish || grayson dolan

fifty

"You know what today is?" Emercyn asks me as we sit at the table, eating breakfast and doing our school work.

"Hmm." I say, not really paying attention as I read an article. I must have zoned out of what she was saying because next thing I know, I'm being pinched.

"What was that for!" I ask, grabbing my forearm and rubbing it with my hand. I look at it and it's already turning red.

"For not wearing green." I give her a look as she goes and places her cereal bowl in the sink.

"Huh?"

"It's St. Patricks day you dummy." She rolls her eyes at me as if I am the stupidest person she has ever met. She walks out of the room and a mock her under my breath before shutting my lap top and going upstairs.

I like to leave my phone up here while I do school or else I'll get distracted. Either by Grayson, Haylee and Cami, or even my own parents. As I'm walking to my room, Clay walks out of one of the guest rooms.

"Morning." He says and pinches mez

"Stop that!" I pout, walking into my room and shutting the door. I hate this day so much, even if I am Irish.

I check my phone to see two text from Grayson and one from my mom. I unlock it with my finger and check my mom's first.

Birthgiver- Call me when you can.. i have some important news you might want to know...

Before I decide to call her, I check Grayson's texts.

Babe- What do you have planned today?
Babe- I want to take you to Six Flags New England :)
Me- as for now, nothing. I have to finish up my school work tho.. i'm so behind.
Babe- take your time, we'll still go. Ask Em, Clay, your sister, and Hayden if they want to come too.
Me- Okay. I'll text you in a bit. Love youuuu

I dial my moms number, too lazy to go looking through the contact list. She picks up after the first ring.

"Mom?"

"Hayden, you haven't received any messages from people here or looked on social media within the past few hours have you?" My mom asks.

"Not since last night no. Why?"

"Goodness okay. You know how you got super depressed after everything happened with Cole? And how you were so sad that something worse could have happened and that he scared you?" She asks.

"Mhm. Yeah I remember it so vividly that it still scared me. What is going on?"

"Erica killed herself last night." She said.

"My Erica?"

"Yes sweety."

"Why? I don't understand." I say, feeling a tear slide down my cheek.

"Cole rapped her, Hayden. It upset her, scared her, and depressed her to the point that she thought she was living in hell. Thought her life and herself were messed up and ruined forever. She wrote a note and left it on her bed for her parents to find and she left something for you too. She took her own life because of that monster who has tortured too many people." I cover my mouth to muffle my cries.

I feel awful. No wonder she sent me a random text last night. I go back to it and stare at the screen.

Baby Erica- Just wanted you to know I love you so much.