Love Runner // Jonah Marais fanfiction

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Here goes nothing.

"So everyone told me on how you and I were so close, how did that happen? Like how did we meet?" I questioned

"Well.. it is actually quite an adorable story, you see you and I met in kindergarten, I remember I was coloring and you walked up to me, you were so cute and precious, no-one really invited you to play with them so you and I stood by each others side throughout all that time. We eventually had more friends but you and I were always the closest out of everyone in the group" Jonah smiles to the thought

"Awh" I pulled my wallet out. "I noticed these two photos.. are the kids you and I?" I smile at the little photo

"Yeah, I'm glad you still have it" he holds the photo in his hands, as if he doesn't want to ever let go.

I lay my head on his shoulder lightly. It just felt right.

"J-jonah.. at the hospital, I asked about my parents to everyone else. Its as if they did everything they can so they don't have to explain where they are. They haven't come to see me, so maybe.. just maybe, can you tell me?"

It was like everything stopped, the atmosphere around us was thick, like I shouldn't have asked that.

"Steffanie.. hum, its hard to explain, a long story kind of." I took my head off his shoulder and he held my hands looking into my eyes.

"We have time.. please Jonah I just want to know. I won't ask for help with anything ever again" I had to do it, I had to give him the quivering lips and puppy dog eyes

He chuckles "alright, but before I tell you anything, I want you to know that even if I didn't visit you at the hospital when you woke up was only because I was pretty bummed that you didn't remember me when I stayed with you for the nearly two weeks. But I'm just glad you're here with me and I wouldn't want this to ever change"

I bet I matched his hoodie, red, very red.

I leaned closer and kissed his cheek. he makes my heart skip a beat.

Oh im so cheesy.

I leaned onto him cuddling into his side and staying like that while he explains everything.

Its depressing to find out that I was abused growing up, lost my mom, and my dad is now in jail. I cried and cried.

Felt so empty. The fact I had no-one growing up to tell me everything would be alright. Even though Jonah was the one who stayed with me through that time until I was 10 and he witnessed it in person its not the same.. I was still probably hurt so much; inside and out.

Jonah says that I was questioned every single day on why I had bruises at school.

And everyone questioned my disappearance once I left.

Jonahs family were the ones who looked for me, the ones who reported my father so he was wanted, the ones who always cared.

Jonah has always been the one who stayed with me.

And I know that he will never leave me.

....

Unless-