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Chapter 31

Cass POV:

I start to stir in my sleep feeling uncomfortably hot. I start to pull to blanket off of me, but instead of feeling my fluffy blanket I usually sleep with I feel a foreign blanket.

I jolt upright into a sitting position looking around. I'm clearly in a males room, I turn to my left and see Jess and Josh cuddled up in a mattress. How did I get here? Am I in Josh's room? Was he the figure from last night?

Last night... the mere memory of yesterday hit me like a ton of brick. I feel a new will to just punch a wall.

I'm sleeping on the right side of the bed so I quietly get off the bed when I see someone's back facing me sleeping on the couch.

I can see who it is just by looking at his brown hair. I sigh, I don't know why they even brought me here if they were trying their best for three weeks to ignore me. I quietly tip toe around the bed to get out of the rook when I see a picture of Shawn and his family.

They look so happy, I wish I could have that. A family.

I slowly open the door when it creaks, I freeze and look around. Nobody seemed to wake up.

I tip tow sown their stairs quietly and out their front door. A sigh escapes my lips when I reach my house. I look down at my phone, 7:00am.

How did I even wake up at this ungodly hour.

I look at my front door, I wonder if my Mum is in there.

The door suddenly slams open and I see a very tired and depressed looking Derek.

He looked angry but as soon as his eyes set on me his expression softens. Im grabbed into a hug, "Cassandra don't ever do that to me again!," Derek sniffs.

I didn't realise I was crying until he wiped my tears. "Mom isn't in there, please come in. Don't run away. Ever."

I walk inside and go sit on the couch, Derek come sits in front of me, "Where were you Cass?", he whispers.

"I was at a friends house, I'm sorry I made you worry", I said looking down at my hands. Yea FRIENDS pfft...

"I stayed up all day looking for you, you had me so worried. I- I – I was afraid that you'll do something to yourself. I've noticed how upset you were these last few weeks but decided against asking you what happened. If you wanted my advice you would ask me, but when you ran away yesterday, Cass, I regret not asking you what was wrong. I love you so much and I don't know what I'll do without you," Derek said crying.

I broke down, I told him everything. From the moment I became friends with Jess and Josh, to becoming friends with Shawn, to them completely ignoring me. I told him I felt numb, and alone. I told him the truth about last night. Getting drunk and ending up at Shawn's house.

"I think you should talk to them, maybe it will help. I don't see why they'll just ignore you," Derek said, "You can do that tomorrow just rest today, no stress. Get some sleep, I need some too."

I sigh and thank him. We hug for awhile before I head upstairs and shower. I grab my phone out and text Jess, Josh and Shawn "Meet me tomorrow at the park when one of you found me, 1:00pm. If you don't show up I know where we stand, no hard feelings". I send it before I have second thoughts.

"No hard feelings", pfft yea right.

For the rest of the day I just spend by myself resting and having some me time.