Chapter Two.
I continue working on a poem I've been writing for quite some time now, but soon, the emotions it's evoking are too strong, and I stumble back inside with tears stinging behind my eyes. My mom doesn't even look up as I slam the door behind me and run upstairs, not that this surprises me. Sometimes, I wonder if she even cares about me anymore. Or if she even did to begin with....
By the time I make it to my room, tears are streaming down my face, and I can barely breathe. I wish I had someone I could talk to about what I'm feeling, but I can't go to my mom. No, she wouldn't understand. And she's far too distant now, anyways. I have plenty of friends, but none that I could trust with something like this. They love me, and care about me, but I'm afraid if I open up to them, they'll push me away. That's why I've been avoiding my friends since the start of summer. Since the accident. I know I can't make it through a conversation with anyone without breaking into sobs, and while my friends checked up on me after I lost Dad, none of them know the extent of what I'm going through. Hell, neither do I. I grab my iPhone, and start blasting music to drown out the emotions. I turn the volume up so high I can't hear myself think, and blindly cry.
Once I've calmed down enough, I finish sorting and packing up all my school supplies for tomorrow morning, and I go for a night walk to enjoy the last of my summer. My mom is already asleep when I leave, and I think about leaving a note, but decide against it. I grab my phone, put music on shuffle, and head out the front door into the brisk, summer night air.
** Author's note: the first couple of chapters are really short and rather boring, but the story picks up quickly, I promise
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Let It Be Me
Fiksi RemajaJess's dad died this past summer, and ever since then, she hasn't been herself. After months of ignoring any attempts to help her, she meets a boy named Taylor in her poetry class. Unlike her friends, Taylor isn't willing to just give up on Jess. Wi...
