well here is chapter nine. I know its short but you find out what her secret is and you also get to see how close her and Dustin really are. Hope you like it
Chapter Nine
"Dusty" I sniffled.
"Its okay Linds. Whatever it is it cant be that bad." He murmured smoothing my hair down. I had just told him about my dads visit and threat.
"It is." I whimpered "I killed my mom." I sobbed into his chest. I felt him stiffen as the words sunk in. I waited for him to push me away appalled at what I did. He never did. His body relaxed as he pulled me even closer.
"And how could someone like you possibly kill a person." he ask grabbing my face and tilting it so he could look into my eyes.
"I, I didn't mean to but I just... Dusty I killed her and now everyone is going to know. Its my fault she died. I didn't care then I hated her I wanted her to die...what am I going to do?" I stared deep into his eyes. I begged him to understand to help me. I've never in my life depended on someone as much as I depended on Dustin. If he refuses to help me I don't know what I can possibly do.
"I cant help you." He says
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have told you I should have just kept my big mouth shu-" I say all in one breath. Dustin covers my mouth with his hand,
"Let me finish, I cant help you until I know what happened." I just stare at him. I told him, and trusted him. I wanted him to help me but I never expected him to actually do it.
"Are you going to tell me?" He ask after a few minutes.
I shake my head no "Later, later at home." I whisper. He nods and hugs me tight once again. I feel safe, more safe then I ever have. Dustin knows and he doesn't hate me. I let myself fall asleep like that in his arms.
"Lindsey, Come on Linds wake up, my arms asleep." I open my eyes to Dustin's grey shirt.
"Well I'm comfortable." I mutter sleepily. I snuggle deeper into his chest and close my eyes once more. Dustin starts to move "No, Dusty."
"Alright, Alright, I'll stay." he mutters. I feel him shift once more then nothing. After awhile I hear him snore softly. I move and put my head fully on his chest. I want to sleep but I cant. Instead I lay in Dustin's arms imagining where I would be if I had been born into a better family. Maybe I would be with a snobby family like Justice's or a sweet one like Dustin's, maybe even a laid back yet strict family like Dylan's. I open my eyes and look around. Its dark outside. I wonder what Mrs. And Mr. Ward think about Dustin Staying the night at the hospital with me.
I carefully crawl out of Dustin's arms and stand on the ground. I can finally feel the effects of laying in a bed for over ten days. Its not very pleasant. I look down and see a walking cast on my right leg and a brace on my right arm. I pull the side of the gown around me so I can see my stomach. My ribs are wrapped again.
I grab the rolling coat hanger looking thing, that is holding the iv bag and heart monitor, and pull it towards the bathroom. I don't have to go to the bathroom, I only want to see my self in the mirror. I limp to the second door in the room and the only one I didn't see anyone come from. I open it and flip on the light. Sitting on the sink is my dad. He smells of alcohol, his beard is unshaven, and he is smiling a twisted smile.
"Hey princess, Lets go home." He smiles jumping up from the sink grabbing me arm. I scream at the top of my lungs.
"Lindsey, Lindsey, wake up" Dustin say gently shaking me. "its okay. It was just a bad dream."
"Just a dream." I say breathlessly "Right, Just a dream." I sit up and rub my eyes. Suddenly a nurse comes running in.
"Are you okay?" The nurse ask. "We heard screaming."
"I'm fine, just a night mare." I smile at her. God I must look like hell. I can feel that my hair is a greasy mess. Not that I cared how I looked all that much before but at least I was always clean.
"Alright dear, do you need anything while I'm here?" she ask smiling widely. She has to be at least fifty.
"Just one question. When can I go home?"
"Mrs. Ward was working on that they may be able to get you out of here by tomorrow, well today really."
"Thank you." I give her my best fake smile. She nods her head and leaves.
"thank you for everything Dustin." I smile at him. A genuine smile unlike the ones I gave the nurse.
"You know I don't mind Linds." He kisses me on the forehead. He smiles and I remember the only other time he did that. That time I was unconscious.
"Just call me if you need me to bring anything home from school or after school." Dustin says. "Or text me if you need anything at all."
"Okay I will." I mumble. Its six in the morning and Dustin is supposed to be leaving for school. His truck is still in the shop so he is driving the company truck. He hates it to say the least. I've been home two days and he's already went to town to get me things four times. I feel bad but I'm not allowed to leave my bed.
"Don't get up."
"I know."
"And if you cant reach me my mom and dad both have their cell phones on them. There's food in the mini fridge, right their and magizines and..." He says quickly listing things. Its funny actually. Its like he thinks I cant fend for my self. I'm quite sure I can, I did for years.
"Dustin." I say interrupting him.
"Yeah." He says nervously.
"Shut up and go to school." I scold him. He rolls his eyes but leans down to give me a hug. "bye now."
"Bye" he laughs. He turns to walk out but stops in the door way. "Oh my mom said to tell you that the trial is next month." then he leaves. The trial. I knew this would happen but not so soon.
At the hospital the morning after I told Dustin everything he called my dad and flipped out over the phone. Mr. Ward wouldn't let Dustin leave his sight the whole day or who knows what Dustin would have done to my dad. I think that if he would have found out from anyone else Dustin would have done something awful.
He said many threats on the phone but my dads threat was worst of all. In a calm 'normal' voice he said that he was going to take it before the judge that I was a run away and make it so I had to come home. He also said that if I told our 'secret' he would tell mine.
