Forbidden//Dylan O'Brien

Chapter Twenty-One

I was in New York a few days later.

I had turned my phone off the whole way.

I did not want to deal with my dad.

But I had planned on calling him once I got into a hotel.

And well that time was now.

"Oh my god Azalea! Finally." He said

"I turned my phone off when I was driving. Thought it would have been to much of a distraction." I told him

"Well you better turn it off because you are getting your ass back on the road and coming to LA. And trust me when I get my hands on dear Dylan his face won't be so cute any more."

"Dad, no. Don't. It was my idea. I just couldn't take it there anymore. Everywhere I turned I would see my face on a magazine or on the TV. I even saw it on tumblr a few times. I just needed to get away for a bit. And you wouldn't let me, so I left."

He sighed for a long moment.

"Just come back. I will fix this." He said

"Dad, you can't just fix everything for me. Mom did not send me with you so my face, my name, god her name could get splashed in the tabloids. She would not want you to fix this. She would want me to face it with a smile on my face. And I will.

In a week or so. I'm in New York. Just let me stay, please."

"Fine. You are probably right about your mom. She attacked everything head first. I understand you needing to get away. I am giving you 10 days there. Then I am sending your brother, Seana, and dare even Dylan." She said

"Okay, thanks. And don't be mad at him. He was just helping me get my getaway. She you when I get back in LA, I love you." I said

"Love you too."

Then he hung up.

I flew back on the bed I was sitting in.

Now that was over with.

I texted the one friend I did make while in NYC.

Riley Brown.

Me:Central Park. You. Me. 15 minutes?

Riley: Hell to the yeah. Make it 10. Will be waiting on our bench.

Riley and I met on a bench.

She was crying because her brother had just died in car wreck.

And I was crying because I found out my mom had cancer.

Terminal Cancer.

We bonded over our pain.

And just how fucked up the world was.

I spotted Riley sitting and talking with a guy.

He looked familiar.

But I think it was to far away for me to put a face with the name.

I walked up to her.

She jumped and hugged me.

We stood there for a long moment.

"You remember Harry. We are dating now."

Harry was in the popular circle.

Riley and I, we were just there.

"Yeah, hi." I said trying to be polite.

"I will just be over there." He said pointing to the opposite direction of the park.