Secrets In Love: Chardre (Sierra Lavish)

Chapter 16: This Is Love

Leo's POV:

I wake up to the sound of my phone ringing. I look and see that I have a lot of missed messages. They are all from Charlie and his family. I answer my phone after it rings for the hundredth time and walk into the bathroom.

"What?" I ask in a groggy voice. I'm still half asleep. Its 11 o'clock at night. I realized I was still at Derrick's house. Shit.

"Where are you?! I have been texting and calling and looking and couldn't find you for hours I'm sorry I left you are you okay did anyone hurt you are you drugged do you need help I missed you and I love you and you are worrying the crap outta me I'm gonna hyperventilate where are you!?!!" He says. My head hurts after hearing him talking so fast nonstop. My heart also aches. He did love me and care for me, and I miss him, too.

"Baby, I'm sorry." I said to him. He is still breathing heavily from talking so fast.

"Why... Are... You... Sorry...?" He asks me in between breaths. It obvious he's been crying, and I start to cry myself.

"Babe? Tell me..." He says, sounding scared. I don't want to hurt him, but I also don't want to hide the truth from him. One of the struggles of love.

"I'm safe. I fell asleep." I say to him as simply as possible, but I know that a question is coming up.

"Where? Who are you with?" He asks me. He sounds scared, worried, and angry.

"Uhh... I'm- I'm at... Derrick's house..." I say. I try to stop crying. I know that he knows I did something stupid. He will probably never forgive me.

"Oh... Gosh, baby... Its ok, I'm not that mad. I understand. I left you alone at the worst place ever at the worst time. I came back for you, but you were gone. I saw blood on the sidewalk and that scared me even more, but now I know that you're okay. I just want you to come home, okay babe...? Please come home..." He says to me. I know he's still crying, though he's trying to hide it. I look into the mirror.

"I'll hang up, just please come home." Charlie says and hangs up. I look like shit. My hair is all messy and I am covered in scratches and bruises. I also have dried blood on my clothes. Whatever.

I quietly go back into Derrick's room and write a note saying that I left and thanking him for letting me stay. I know its going to make him mad, but I front wanna be here any longer. I just want to go home and cuddle with my boyfriend. He should understand.

I leave the note on his dresser and open his window. The cool breeze hits me instantly and I flinch, praying that the wind doesn't wake up Derrick. I look down to see how high up the window is. It looks like a easy jump, if I land correctly. I have to leave soon, though, so I just slide out the window.

I'm balancing on the edge of his house and close his window, quietly. I then jump and land perfectly. New record. I think to myself and laugh before heading towards Charlie's house. He lives about a mile and a half from here, so it shouldn't be a long walk.

I start walking the way that Derrick and I came from The Alley and soon reach the spot where I kissed Derrick. He didn't kiss me... I kissed him. I start to get a headache, so I sit on a nearby bench. I watch as cars drive by and people jog across the street.

I decide to start walking again and pull out my phone. I go on Instagram, which I haven't done in a while, and look at some of my friend's posts. I continue looking and then stop. Derrick has a picture of me and him cuddling. I was obviously asleep when he took it, and he looks wide awake.

The caption is probably the worst part: Finally got dream boy to be mine xoxo I luv u Leo. I am absolutely disgusted. He took a picture of me without my consent and he put lies around it. I will definitely never forgive him for this. I message him before blocking him.