NOAH SCHNAPP ~ GIFTED

•CHAPTER SIX•

"Serena, you are welcome to leave. Your mom is here to pick you up.", the principal said. "Y-yeah. But ca-can Noah pl-please come too?", I asked, stuttering every other word. "Yes. I assume. If his parent is okay with it.", the principal responded. Noah was still hugging me. He rubbed my back an eventually, we left. My mom was waiting in the car, crying. "Mom. Noah is here. To comfort me.", I told her. "Yes. That's fine.", my mom said but it was barely audible. "I'm so sorry.", Noah said again. My mom started driving. I was a bit worried though, because she was all shaken up. We drove to the hospital where my dads body was. At this point, I stopped myself from thinking about what I lost. So, I stopped crying. "Cause of death?", I asked the doctor. "Suicide.", she replied. "What!?", I screamed, stepping back wards out of the room in shock. "What happened now?", noah questioned. "My dad... he killed himself.", I said, sitting in the seat next to Noah. Noah looked shocked as well. I couldn't take it anymore. I just burst into tears. "It's gonna be alright. It's gonna be alright.", noah repeated. I just continued to cry. "I will be here for you. Ever step of the way.", he continued. "I love you.", I said. What the hell was I thinking? Oh right, I wasn't. The thoughts of my dad were crowding my brain and I just slipped. He just kept comforting me, though. A few minutes passed and my mom came into the room. "Let's go home.", she said. I nodded and Noah and I got up and we went home. I almost forgot that I told Noah I loved him, but now that I started thinking about that, I couldn't stop. "Sorry.", I told Noah. "What the hell do you have to be sorry for?", he asked. "I slipped up in the hospital and...", I said then he cut me off with, "it's fine. don't worry about it." "Thank you."