Let Your Walls Down

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

-Rachel-

“Give me my notebook back!” I shouted at Caleb, who was holding it in the air. We had just finished the history project.

“Grab it.” He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes, but I couldn’t help but smirk as I tried to reach and jump to get my notebook back. “You’re too tall!!”

“Am I?” He looked amused.

I stood on my tippy toes and reached up for it, but it was no use. He was way too tall. Before I could react, he pulled me into a hug. “What are you doing?” I tried to pull away.

Finally he released me and handed me back my notebook. “Here ya go.”

I snatched it from him. “Thank you.” Before I could react, a picture fell out. Caleb reached down to pick it up and handed it to me. Quickly I grabbed it from him. He didn’t need to see it. It was an ultrasound of my brother and me. The only “picture” I had of us.

“What’s that?” he asked.

“Nothing.” I tried to keep my tears back. Whenever I thought about my brother or my birth mother, I got a little emotional. A small tear leaked out and I quickly brushed it away, hoping that Caleb hadn’t seen it.

Unfortunately, he had. “What’s wrong?” there was concern in his voice.

“Nothing, I’m fine.” I lied and put on my fake smile, something I had gotten really good at doing.

“I don’t believe you.”

I began putting my books into my backpack.

“Rachel,” he put his hand on my shoulder, “You can trust me. What’s wrong?”

I pushed his hand away. “I’m fine, okay? Leave me alone.” I turned and began walking to the front door.

He came after me and grabbed my wrist. “You’re not fine.”

I looked into his eyes. They showed concern. I twisted my wrist out of his grasp and walked to the front door.

Before I could get the door open, he pulled me back and into a hug. He whispered in my ear, “You’re not fine and you won’t be until you tell someone what’s going on. Rachel, you can trust me.”

“Let me go!” I shouted.

Sighing, he pulled away and I opened the door and ran out. I ran all the way to my house as tears poured down my face. When I got home, I ran upstairs to my room and lay on my bed.

I just want to die. All those kids at school wouldn’t care. They probably wouldn’t even notice. Caleb doesn’t even know how I feel. If he knew my story, he probably wouldn’t….

My thoughts disappeared as I was consumed by sleep.

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I walked through the halls at school toward the exit with my face down. Class just got over. Some people stood and laughed at me, others stopped and stared. Why? I have no clue. Maybe it was because I wasn’t popular like them. Maybe it was because I was different.

I tried to ignore all the comments, which had gotten worse over the past week, but it was hard. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore. I ran. Through the hall, out the door, and all the way home.

I tried to do my homework, but I couldn’t concentrate. All the flashbacks from my mom’s conversation and the rude comments I got at school overwhelmed me.

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- Caleb -

Ding Dong

I walked over to the door and opened it. “Rachel?” I was surprised and happy to see her. After she had run out the other day, I was worried about her. Her face was tear-streaked. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her inside. “What’s wrong?”

Tears began spilling down her face. I reached out and wrapped her in a hug. As she sobbed, I rubbed her back and just held her. We stayed like that for a while.

Finally, I pulled away and wiped her tears away with my thumb. “What’s wrong?”

She took a deep breath. “I, I just found out that I was adopted.” She paused and I put my arm around her. “But I also survived an abortion.” She told me the whole story about her brother and his arm and also about how she wanted to end her life. Finally, she sobbed, “Why didn’t my birth mother want me? Why?”

I pulled her into another big hug. “Shh, it’s okay.” Looking into her eyes I told her, “Rachel, I don’t know why your birth mother didn’t want you, but I do.” I paused and a slight gasp escaped her mouth. “I love you. So much.”

Before she could say anything, I crushed my lips to hers. She seemed surprised, then she kissed me back. Finally, she pulled away. We were both breathless. She looked into my eyes and said, “I love you too.”

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