Mila looks out into the cold evening night.
Of course, it starts raining. Mila thinks while rolling her eyes at the cliche weather.
Now she just needs a night in shining armour, who is going to come out of the dark and save her.
Mila starts to think of the places she can go. Irina is having family problems, and she wouldn't intrude. Then there's Sam, though she likes him it would just be awkward. Robert's place is to small for the both of them to stay there. Ryan is also an option. Sara has always loved her, but it would be weird to go back there after the way Ryan dumped her.
She lefts out a sigh in defeat. A hotel has to do it then. She grabs her suitcase and steps out into the rain.
The wind is cold and bites Mila skin. It is at least 30 minutes walk down to the nearest Hotel.
As Mila walks down the pathway away from the house, she can't help but think how her life would have turned out, if her mom and dad would have just gone through a divorce back when everything started to shatter.
Of course, it would have been a rough time, but with the help of their grandma, they would have gone through it. Maybe Mila wouldn't have started seeing Peter - then that night would never have happened. Maybe Nick wouldn't be so closed off all the time - then he would have stayed with Camile.
Mila wants to blame her parents, for all the bad things there has happened. But she knows it's not their fault. She too has made some bad moves, which she regrets deeply.
She lives with the guilt every day.
"Hey, Mila. What are you doing out here?"
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Mila looks at her soundings with a small smile playing her lips. She didn't think she would be able to smile after the night she has had.
Only him, She sighs.
"You didn't have to do this." Mila turns around and faces a smiling Kyle.
He scratches the back of his head like he always does when he is nervous. "It is raining, and you looked like you needed some shelter," he says with a shrug like it means nothing. He doesn't know that it means the world to her.
Before he sees it coming, Mila closes the distance between them and hugs him tight into her. He is stunned at first, but slowly he embraces her frame. He can hear her soft whimpers. He doesn't understand why she cries, but still, he comforts her.
They stand like that for some time, before Mila's sobs calm down. Kyle pulls her a little back, still holding his arms around her. He strokes a single tear away from her cheek, "Why are you crying? Is it about the fight you had with your mom?"
Mila is stunned. "How did you know that?"
Kyle's mouth opens and closes repeatedly. No answer comes out.
She raises an eyebrow at him in question, and he sighs. "I saw Chelsea walk out with your suitcase and later you." He explains.
Mila bangs her head into his chest, "How embarrassing. If you saw that, the other neighbours saw it too; 'Did you see the girl who got kicked out by her mom? Sure, I heard it from miss Jackobsen.'" Her words are mumbled, though Kyle can hear her mimics.
"I'm sure you're not the only one who has been kicked out by your mom." He says, "And I'm sure, miss Jackobsen will love your imitation of her."
Mila chuckles, "I swear Kyle, you are the only person who would be able to make me laugh in a situation like this."
Kyle can't help but feel proud of his accomplishment; He is able, to put a smile on the girl he likes. Though she still didn't answer his question.
"So, why did Chelsea kick you out?" He asks hesitantly.
Mila looks up into his eyes. Those beautiful blue eyes. Right now she is ready to tell him all of her deepest secrets.
She is just about to blurb the whole thing out when a loud thunder echoes outside.
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I was just curious, I guess..." Kyle admits after the bang.
Mila keeps looking into his eyes, when she finally answers, "She and my dad are getting a divorce."
She looks down at the ground and shakes her head while a sad laugh escapes her lips, "It is not like I didn't saw it coming, it is just the way it happened." She looks back up into his eyes, filled with understanding and sadness.
"She cheated on him!" The tears start falling again, and this time Kyle understands why they fall. "She cheated on him!"
Her tears are falling like a waterfall, but she doesn't give them a thought. The anger needs to get out of her.
"How could she do it? Why couldn't she have waited until she left dad?!" Mila starts banging her fist into Kyle's chest, though he doesn't mind.
He knows how it feels.
A small tear starts to fall from his eye.
"My dad cheated on my mom."
Mila stops banging on his chest at his confrontation.
"A week after we found out, mom packed our things, and we moved here."
Mila takes a deep breath and places her head on his chest. She was curious about what had happened to his dad, and now that she knows, she feels a little closer to him. He knows what she is going through - he went through it just weeks prior.
"I'm sorry." She says.
Kyle tightens his grip in response.
Mila never really thinks that other people are going through things, things like herself, that they don't like to talk about.
"You know, you never really answered my question. Why did Chelsea kick you out?"
Mila untangles herself from his hold, suddenly feeling uncomfortable. "We have some issues we haven't worked through, and I guess she just had enough of me." She gives the most reasonable answer she can give. An answer there will make him stop digging further into it.
Kyle seems to sense her curtness towards the subject and nods his head. "I understand. I will see you tomorrow. Sleep well." Then he walks out of the guest room.
Mila stands alone in the now silent room. The only sound comes from the storm outside.
She knows she was rude, the guy had just opened up to her, and when he expected her to do the same, she shuts down.
She didn't mean to, but when it comes to her mom, Mila can't control her emotions.
Especially not the feeling of emptiness and loneliness, that Chelsea always leaves her with.
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