Does he really care?

Surprises

I woke up in the middle of the night, I had a dream about my dad, and when he told me that I need to back to my old quiet ways. I try to forget about it and go back to sleep, but the thought won't leave my mind. I turn and see Luke dead asleep.

'He looks so peaceful.' I think to myself.

I get up out of the bed and go into my own room, I look at my phone and see it's 2 in the morning. I already know I'm not going to be able to fall back asleep so I decide to take a shower. I take some clothes that I was going to wear and I hopped into the shower.  I stood in there for a good ten minutes. I wash my hair multiple times just because there was nothing else to do. Once I finish in the shower I change into my clothes, I'm not sure why but I actually try on my hair. I braid it and sling it across my shoulder, once my clothes are on I throw on some shoes and go outside. 

I walk out the front door and start walking, not really sure where I'm going. I just keep walking, cars drive past me very fast and I watch them as they disappear into the darkness. I plug in my earbuds and play my music. All my feelings come to my head and it's too much to handle, tears stream down my face before I know it and my vision is blurred by tears, I know I should probably go home but I just keep walking. My brain is consumed with what's been happening to me and coincidently more sad songs come on. I'm now on a road with barely any cars driving past and now it's just me and my thoughts. 

"Psst over here little girl." I hear through my music. I turn my head and see a man standing on the other side of the road. 

I start to panic and walk faster towards a lit-up street with more cars. I look back and I see the man on the same side of me walking towards me not very fast though. Keeping my fast pace I reach a drug store with a few people in it, heading towards the back I make eye contact with a boy that looks a bit older than me. He had a darker skin tone and bright blue eyes, he sees me rush to the back but he stays in his aisle. 

The man walks straight to the back and sees me, I try to get as far as possible I can away from this man but he just gets closer to me. 

"C'mon little girl let's go back home and we can have some fun," The pervert says. 

"No, I don't know you," I say back. 

He starts running towards me but before he reached me that boy from before tackles him to the ground. He gets up and looks at me. 

"Do you know this man?" He says as his bright blue eyes stare at me.

"N-n-no I don't," I stutter. 

Before getting up he punches the man in the face one more time, he walks past me and turns back motioning me to follow him, we both exit the store and he speaks. 

"What's your name," He asks.

"Dakota," I murmur.

"Cool my name is Liek James," He says looking at me.

"Hey, do you have a phone?" He says scratching the back of his neck.

"Um yea but I um have a boyfriend," I say nervously.

"That's cool, but I just want some new friends." He says looking down.

"Oh ok," I say, he puts my number into his and I do the same. The sun is starting to rise and I have no idea how to get home.

"Do you need a ride?" He asks.

"Yes please," I admitted.

We get into his car and he drives me back to my house. It takes 15 minutes to get there but eventually we do.

"Um thanks for the ride Liek, I guess I'll talk to you later," I say.

"Yea for sure," He says.

I close his car door and he speeds away, I walk up to the front door and enter my house. Going over to the couch I flop down on the couch, plug my earbuds in and just stare out into space. Soon enough I find myself sitting upside-down on the couch with my feet dangling off the backrest.