Just Saying

Around the World and Back

DREW'S POV
I didn't leave Chloe's house last night.

I don't want to leave her alone.

I don't know what she'll do if she's left alone.

But I miss her.

I miss the happy Chloe.

Where's the girl who'd try to do the most cartwheels possible?

Where's the girl who'd scream her lungs out to Mr. Brightside?

I knew she had slight depression but she was always able to repress it.

But then again, how much repressing is too much?

I held her.

She just bursts out into tears sometimes.

She keeps apologizing for her bipolar disorder.

I keep her close to me.

"Do you know what's going to happen to you?" I asked.

"Yeah. I'm not going to college." She said.

"What?! Why?!" I asked almost yelling.

"They say that I'm technically a legal adult and I don't need to stay with either one of them. My college funds are going to an apartment." She explained.

"What about Juilliard?" I asked.

"I'm flattered but I really want to be a teacher." She said.

I hold her tighter.

This can't be happening to her.

She needs to go to college.

She needs a miracle.

I feel a tear on my shirt.

I wipe them away.

"It's all my fault." She whispered.

"No it's not. I used to think that too. But sometimes two people aren't meant for each other." I said.

"But we are." She whispered.

"You got that right, baby girl." I said.

"I love you so much." She said kissing my cheek.

"I love you so much more, angel." I said.