Run to You

11

Scott and I both freeze when we hear the knock at the door. I stare at Scott, my eyes wide and my heart pounding. What if it's him? What if it's Travis? I remain still as Scott stands up, walking out of the room.

"Don't worry, Mitchy. I got it." Then he disappears. I hear the door open, and muffled voices. Curious, I slowly creep out of the bedroom. As I draw closer to the front door, the conversation becomes more clear.

"I just want to apologize to him," Alex's voice says. I relax a tiny bit. It's not Travis. But I'm still on guard. Alex hates me.

"Allie, I don't think it's a good idea for you to see him. He's still pretty upset from earlier. I just-"

"It's fine." I cut him off. "I'll talk to him." Scott starts to protest, but I stop him. "I can't hide behind you forever, Scotty." You can't hide behind your big bad boyfriend forever. And if either one of you makes a mistake, I'll be ready. I remember Travis's promise and shudder. But I can't think about that right now. "Let him in." Scott sighs, stepping to the side and allowing Alex to enter.

"Thanks, Mitch." I sit down on the couch, gesturing for him to sit beside me. He does, smiling. But the smile doesn't look genuine. I must be imagining it. "I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry for yelling at you like that. I guess I was just super protective after you left, because he was pretty torn up about it. I didn't want him to get hurt again." I nod understandingly, even though for some reason, he doesn't seem to mean it.

"I would probably do the same. But hurting him is the last thing I plan to do." Scott sits down beside me, gripping my waist protectively with one hand. I look over at him, giving him a soft smile. "I never meant to hurt him. Or any of you. I was just so scared and I didn't know what else to do besides leave." I sigh shakily. "I left because Travis didn't like me being with you guys. He hated that I spent time with anyone other than him. I was scared of him. He's a pretty intimidating guy. So I moved with him."

"I'm sorry, Mitch. That must've sucked." I breathe a silent sigh of relief. I managed to leave out the real reason I was scared of Travis without Alex suspecting anything.

"Yeah, it did," I say quietly, looking down.

"Well, like I said, I'm sorry for being so rude. Would you guys maybe like to go out for a few drinks with me and a few other friends tomorrow night?" I look at Scott, who shrugs.

"Sure," I say, happy that Alex is starting to accept me.

"Great! I'd better go now, though. I promised Todrick I'd go shopping with him." He stands.

"Bye, Allie," says Scott, smiling warmly at his friend. I give a small wave as he walks out the door. "That went well." I nod.

"Yeah. I'm excited. Do you think everyone else will forgive me too?" I look up at him, anxiety eating away at my insides. But instead of saying 'I don't know' or 'maybe,' he grins aat me.

"Of course, baby. They love you. It'll just take a little time for them to get used to you being back." I look down thoughtfully. Scott is probably right. They were always there for me before. Why should that change now?

Oh yeah. Because I fucking abandoned them.

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