"So, this will be your room while you stay here." She opened the door and I stepped into a cluttered, dusty looking room. "No one has stayed here before, so this was the storage room. It's the only spare room I have though, so I guess it will have to do." Boxes covered the floor and were stacked almost completely to the ceiling. Pushed against the wall was an old antique bed. I walked over and dropped by bag next to it.
"Oh, it's fine." Truth was that any place was heaven compared to home, I would much rather stay in a messy room than in that hell.
There was a knock on the door and my grandmother disappeared into the hall. When I followed her my heart skipped a beat, Landon was
standing in the door. "Yeah, I just came by to check up on Lillian." He looked past my grandmother, when he saw me he smiled and didn't turn away. I strode towards the door, "Hey, I'm fine. Did you need something?"
My grandma got the feeling that we wanted to be alone and left the room. "Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go on a walk with me or something. Maybe I could show you around town?" He looked nervous; he cheeks were turning a little red. "That would be great! Let me just ask her if I can go really quick.-" "Oh, just go darling! But be back before dinner!" I heard her call from the kitchen. Landon smiled and took my hand, "Well let's get going then." He said as he led me out the door.
We started walking down the long driveway. "So, are you going to school here?"
"I don't really see the point. They have like a week left, so by the time I registered, it would be summer."
"Yeah, good thing to."
"Oh, why's that?"
"Because now you can see me more." A threw me a huge smile. "Now you get to see me every single day since I am going to work for your grandma." I knew he was just joking, but I really hoped that I would see him daily.
"Well, then I might be the luckiest person ever. So, where are we going anyway?"
"Well, I don't really know. I'll just point out important stuff we pass. Like, right there is the school you won't be going to."
The school was really small. It looked old and rundown; no more than three-hundred people could fit in the building.
"Why aren't you in school by the way?"
"I graduated last year."
"So you're 19 then?
"Yeah, how old are you?
"I'm 18." He was closer to my age then I thought; he looked older.
We kept walking through the town along the old dirt roads. Landon showed me everything he thought was important, he told me all about himself, and he tried to figure me out, but there were some things that I just couldn't tell him. It started to get dark, the sun painted the sky pink as it set, and we started strolling back to my grandmother's house.
"Do you want to so something tomorrow?" He asked, sounding nervous again.
"I would love to." He looked relieved. It was so nice to be able to talk to someone my age, I hadn't been able to at home.
We reached the door to the house. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then." He leaned over and kissed my cheek. His lips were soft and warm against my skin, and before I wanted him to, he pulled away and started walking towards his truck. My heart was pounding so hard in my chest I didn't even here his car drive away.
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The Suffer of the Silenced
Teen FictionLillian lives in a home where she is abused by her dad. One day she runs away to her family that has been kept a secret from her and meets Landon, the one guy who would do anything to protect her. But once her dad realizes she's gone, he'll do whate...
