Chexton: Wounded Hearts & Battle Scars

Far Too Long

*April's pov*

[Five months later May 13th everyone is doing good. I feel someone crawl into my bed I sit up and turn the lamp on it's Ethan he's only wearing his boxers I say:]

"Hey."

"I didn't wake you did I?"

"Yea. How long are you home for?"

"A few weeks. How have you been?"

"Good. Frankie has been such a help. I want to adopt her. Let her know that she is enough for us."

"Okay."

"You're not too tired are you? I have something for you."

"What's up?"

[I give Ethan the box he opens it and stares at the picture he says:]

"Seriously?"

"Doc says at least six weeks. I haven't told anyone except Frankie."

"Frankie knows?"

"Yea. She caught me throwing up one morning. I asked her not to say anything."

"I'll be right back."[I go in the kitchen and open the fridge I get out doughnuts and the milk I put some on two plates and heat them. I warm the milk up I take it into the room and give April a plate she squeals and says:]

"I didn't even have to ask. Oh I love you so much. Gimme a kiss."

"I love you too."[we kiss quickly and eat our doughnuts I steal one from April's plate she laughs and says:]

"Are you kidding me? You have your own."

"But yours are so much better. Sweeter. Plumper. Delicious. Kind of like your lips."

"Don't tease me."

"Who said I was teasing you? I was stating a fact."

*Frankie's pov*
[I wake up at 6am and go on a run I go back to the house and take a shower get dressed I sit at my desk finishing up some homework it's seven thirty when April calls me downstairs I put all of my stuff in my bags and put my headphones on and go downstairs Ethan and April are eating breakfast I say:]

"Hey. Welcome back."

"I picked up some of that yogurt you like. There's more pancakes on the stove."

"Thanks. I won't be here later tonight away game."

"We could come maybe go out to dinner afterwards."

"Do what you want. Can't be late."

[Frankie grabs an apple and puts it in her lunch bag she gets a paper plate and puts three pancakes on it along with syrup  Ethan says:]

"Is everything okay?"

"Never better. Gotta go."[I leave and get on the bus Jo and Logan are sitting together Kelly says:]

"Hey. You can sit with me."

"Thanks."[We all start talking Jo says:]

"We should ditch today."

"Are you insane Jo? You are living with cops. They will kill us!"

"Come on. Take a risk."[we go to homeroom and talk about our plan after the bell rings we're at our lockers I ask:]"Are you guys in or what?"

"No. This is crazy."

"Fine. I'll go by myself and if anyone asks you guys haven't seen me."

[Caroline puts her softball bag and some of her textbooks in her locker she only has a few notebooks and her lunch bag in her book bag she closes her locker and leaves. After the game April, Ethan, Maggie, Barry, Barbara,  Jesse, Erin,  Jay, Logan, Kelly, and I are having dinner when April says:]