Chapter 11
A high pitched cackle echoes through the room, as Chalyiaa laughs.
"Your laugh is still obnoxious as ever," I say, but it still hurts to smile. My best friend's leg is in a brace, the extensions hooked up to the ceiling to elevate the injury. Her arm is also in a sling, which hangs from her shoulder as she sits up in bed.
"Oh shut up," she says, laughing again. "I'm glad you think it's funny."
She looks over at me then. "What's wrong?" Her smile fades and replaces with concern at my tone change. "Nothing."
"Sacha, what's wrong?" I sigh.
"Do you realize how hard this is to sit here with you while you are in so much pain? It literally kills me from the inside out to see you hurt. Especially since there's nothing wrong with me." She sighs now.
"It's alright. Really! I have broken limbs but who cares? I'm still here. Isn't that better than the alternative?" I nod. It was better than the alternative, but the alternative of that isn't what I want either.
"I wish you were back to normal."
She begins to take her arm out of its sling. "What are you doing? Chalyiaa put it back before you damage it even more!"
She ignores me, straightens her arm, and engulfs me in a tight enough hug for me to question her pain. "Ow," she squeaks, thinking I didn't hear her. "Sacha, I love you, but shut up. Yes I'm hurt, but you don't have to feel guilty about it. Because none of it was your fault."
I look away then. Because it was my fault.
"What is it?"
I keep quiet still. "You're gonna hate me after I tell you." She scoffs. "Come on, no I won't. Try me."
I brace myself for the last words I'll probably ever get to say to my best friend.
"It was my fault. The break in and everything. Because," I peek over at her, and acknowledge the raised eyebrow, pushing me to tell on.
"It was Kenny. He broke into my house and trashed the place, and he came up to my room. I wrote a fake note to my mom saying I was here, and he read it aloud. I heard his voice, Chalyiaa. I knew it was him, and I knew he came for me and Dana, and when he thought we weren't there, he came here."
"I lead him here. It's all my fault. I'm so so sorry," I say, as tears leave my eyes. I feel arms surround me again, as I cry out my feelings for the first time since my best friend was released from the hospital.
"Sh, Sacha, it's okay. You're okay, I'm okay, and Dana's okay. We're all okay. Okay?" I sniff and nod. But more tears continue to leave my eyes.
She pulls away. "Go home Sacha," my eyes widen. "No way! I am not leaving Chalyiaa!" She shakes her head. "Go to Dana. You need him more than you need me right now." My eyebrows furrow in confusion. "No, Chalyiaa, I need to be with my best friend."
"Dana was your first. He can do a lot more for you than I can." I stare into her eyes before the tears in mine cloud her over. "Are you sure?" I say barely over a whisper. She nods. "Now go." I nod and gather my things, and as I leave, I see her eyes gloss over with fresh tears. "Bye." I say.
"Bye," she responds as I close the door.
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I walk into my house, and drop my keys on the counter in the kitchen and sigh. Dana was sitting across from where I stood, and upon seeing me he got up and walked to me.
"Hey, are you alright?" I tried to keep a brave face on, but failed. I shook my head and tears wasted no time in falling. He wiped at my tears, holding my face in his hands.
"Sacha, what happened?" I shook my head. "It was my fault. I told her it was Kenny who hurt her. If I hadn't wrote that note, he wouldn't have went looking for us. He wouldn't have hurt her if it wasn't for me. She hates me and she has all the reason to. Because it was my fault." Tears thicken my voice, and I stop talking.
Dana pulled me close, and rubbed my back as we hugged. I cried in his shirt.
"Dana, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean any of this!" I say, tears falling once more. "Shh, it's okay. She's your best friend. She doesn't hate you, alright? It's gonna be okay..." He continued to whisper soothingly in my ear, and pulled back and kissed my forehead. He gives me a small smile. "You're alright." I nod, and smile back. He brings me in and tightens his arms around me, as I do the same.
I'm glad he's here.
A/N: heylo my loves! Sorry this chapter sucked. this was just a filler chapter if you will. But I will try my hardest to make a better chapter for next week! Thank you all for reading this far, I really appreciate it! To those of you who don't have school tomorrow, lucky! To those of you like me, screw school. (School not education) anyways, thanks again! Bye!
Well you only need the light when it's burning low,
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow,
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low,
Only hate the road when you're missin' home,
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go
Reese's Peaces
