Majors

Chapter 6

Lucas sat on the guest bed as I began

to pack, throwing my things into my duffel bag quickly.

"You know, we don't need to leave just yet," Lucas said, raising his arms above his head, flexing his muscles. I rolled my eyes and dropped the duffel bag onto the floor. I turned around, facing him fully. His blue eyes were sparkling with a secret plan. I sat down on,the edge of the bed.

"Yes we do, what if those guys come back?" I said with a sad time. I had lived here nearly all my life. Granted, it is hell here, but my best friend is here, my life is here.

" We could stay until Friday, then leave Saturday after the party. Think of it as your secret going away party." He said grinning wildly.

"I don't know... What if something happens? Today is Wednesday which gives me two days to pack up my entire life and move in with a mother I haven't seen since I started preschool! How am I supposed to know she won't want me? What if she sees me and sends me back? What then? What am I going to do if she decides I'm not what she wanted?" I rambled on, surprised at how much I had told this near stranger. A silent tear rolled down my cheek.

Lucas stood up and moved away from the bed. He stepped closer to me, wrapping me in his arms. I breathed in his scent, Pine and Vanilla. He held my chin, wiping the tear away with his thumb.

"She is going to love you. She's not going to turn you away, I promise." Lucas said in a soft tone. I looked up at him. His jaw, his chin, his ear, his hair,his forehead, his nose, his lips, his cheeks and finally his eyes. His eyes glowed with pride as he stared down at me. I had a strange thought. I reached up and kissed Lucas on the cheek.

Lucas tensed up with an,indecipherable look on his face. I squirmed away from him, looking at the floor. I knew he didn't feel the same way about me. I faces the door, tears brimming my eyes. I walked out calmly to the door then I started to pick to my pace and by the time I reached the back steps, I was practically sprinting.

I could feel myself breaking. My heart felt as if it had shattered and was now stabbing me from the inside out. I stopped running and leaned against a tree. I looked up and saw Terra and I's old tree house. I found the secret ladder hidden in the ivy. I climbed up, forcing myself to pull myself higher. I reached the top and sat on the old floor.

I breathed in the scent of old wood,and leaves. The trees swung around the house, smacking branches against it lightly. Terra and I had spent everyday up here when we were little. I didn't feel the tears until one splashed on my black Chucks. I shoved the heels of my palms into my eyes to stop the crying. How could he ever love you? You're own mother didn't even love you! A voice said into my head. I lowered my head into my lap and wrapped my arms around my legs, letting my heart break.

I don't know how long I sat there but when I raised my head, it was night. The moon was nearly full, casting a silver light in through the tree house window. I looked out the small window, staring at the glowing white orb that inhabited the sky. What will my mother think of me? Will she be proud or disgusted? I asked the moon, knowing it couldn't answer me back. I had nearly forgotten about Lucas as new fears invaded my mind. Everything will be fine, don't worry, I thought to myself.

I heard a twig snap beneath me and a deafening scream rippled through the darkness.

Authors note-

Hi guys,

So my tests are done and I have all summer to write :)! Tell me what you think of this chapter, did it suck? Was It good? Who do you think screamed?

-Rachel <3