My Niece's Teacher

CHAPTER 10: And Here Comes The Past

BROOKE

        Well, I guess that's that. I thought I could start a whole new life. Make new friends. Let the past stay in the past but looks like life has other plans.

        I was really hurt more cause I wasn't gonna see Paige outside of school anymore.

        I really wish he would've just listened to me. Had heard me out. Then again, I should have known that your past always can catch up with you.

       It has taken a week for me to have been robbed and then kicked out of my friends house as well as now staying in a hotel.

        When I tried going to my house that still needed cleaning up, I found out my house had been bugged and there were a few small cameras installed that I knew I didn't have before.

        So I not only destroyed those, but also sold things, including my house and am now staying in a hotel. Which I paid for the suite so it isn't so bad.

         I also had called into work telling them I was sick. So I took the next few weeks off until I figured out what I was going to do.

        Running obviously isn't the answer so I need to figure out something of what to do with this situation. How to get rid of Drake, once and for all.

         While sitting down, relaxing while sitting on the bed, I hear a knock at my door.

         I get up and start walking towards the door. "Who is it?" I ask.

         "It's Deuce." He says in a calm tone.

         "Unless Paige is with you, please go away." I tell him.

          "Please. Just, I wanna talk." He suggests.

           I take in a breath and let it out as I begin unchaining and unlocking the door to open it up.

            "What do you want to talk about?" I asked.

           "Can I come in?" He asks.

           I look at him for a moment before answering since I'm debating in whether or not I should kick him in the balls and let him in or wait to do that after I let him in.

          "Okay." I reply and have him come in as I close the door behind him.

          "This is a nice suite." He compliments.

          "Yeah, it's not bad." I reply. "Well, why don't you take a seat." I suggest as I begin walking towards the small round table in the room as he sits across from me.

          "So how you've been?" He asks.

          "Are we really gonna start this off like that?" I ask him.

           "No. I've come here because I want to apologize."

           "For?" I ask.

          "For when I didn't let you explain that day.

          "Angela has told me about everything. About you and Drake and the cameras you found in your house and I just want to apologize. For everything. For..." I stop him.

           "Wait. First of all, I'm gonna hurt Angela for telling you and second of all, I don't need your sympathy or any of your pity. Besides, I'm gonna take care of everything. So that none of you or Paige ever has to worry about Drake." I assure him.

           "He isn't your responsibility. Brooke I know I've been a complete asshole and I'm not even gonna ask for your forgiveness cause I know I don't deserve it. Even though I wish you would. But Paige really misses you. And.......I...miss you." He tells me.

          "I miss her too. But I can't get involved or close to anyone. Things always seem to happen because of my past." I tell him while fighting back tears.

           "Drake isn't your fault and isn't someone you need to deal with ever again. In fact, I already have plans in motion to going after him." He assures me.

           "Did he steal from you or something?" I asked him.

          "More than that. But I didn't come here to talk about him. I came here cause I wanted to tell you I wasn't going back home without you." He says.

          "I can't I just, it's better this way. I mean, this was going to happen sooner or later. I just don't want anyone to die or get hurt cause of one mistake I made years ago." I tell him as I begin tearing up.

          I next feel his hand hold onto mine as he looks me in the eyes.

         "No one is gonna get hurt or die. I will never let anyone, including myself ever hurt you again." He tells me and I can see it in his eyes that he's genuine.

          "But how can you be so sur...." he stops me by leaning over and kissing me.

           We pull apart a little to take a breather and look at one another.

           "Please, let me protect you and love you." He says under his breath.

          I don't say anything in return and before I start tearing up, I lean in and start kissing him again.

           Wow, don't know exactly what just happened but I just hope I don't regret this......Though I don't feel like I will.

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