The Broken One ✔

Chapter 19

I walked around the block one, two, maybe six times, waiting for my family and friends to leave the house.

The long walk was good for me, I was able to think about Gina and everybody. Gina really was a great girl, I still miss her to this day. She always believed in me, even when my dad told her not to.

When I entered my childhood home, I decided to pack my shit and head back to Washington. After all, my three days in San Francisco had passed - I was due to go home anyways. When I had finished packing I found Chris standing behind me.

"Yes?" I cocked a brow as gripping my suitcase. Suddenly a great force hit my face "ow" I hissed in pain. "what the fuck is wrong with you?"

Yep, Chris had punched me in the face. I'm not proud of how I reacted as I'm sure that he isn't either.

"I've always wanted to do that" Chris admitted proudly.

I looked up at him in anger. I clenched my fists before swinging at his stomach. Chris then hunched over in pain.

"Doesn't feel so good does it!" I snapped.

He looked at me with fury. That's when we began hitting each other back and forth for a good five minutes. When we were both bruised and out of breath, I took a step back.

"Truce?" I raised a brow.

"Truce" Chris nodded as catching his breath.

"What's wrong with you man?" I caught my breath as wiping my bloody nose with my sleeve. "Why do you hate me so much?"

Since Elise died, Chris had treated me like shit. I could never understand why.

Chris looked down "she wasted so much time on you" he admitted "someone should have told her that you were a lost course"

Oh, the irony in that sentence. Elise was told on the daily that she should give up on me, but she never would.

I laughed without humour "people did but that's the thing about love....you stick around despite all the bullshit fuckhead's like you say" with that I take my suitcase and begin walking through my bedroom.

"Pleasure" he called from behind me.

"Likewise" I yelled back as walking through the halls. I climbed down the staircase where a man entered my sight "fucking hell" I rolled my eyes.

I couldn't say that I was surprised to see him. After all, a lot had happened that weekend.

"Ned" Raff grinned "you don't seem thrilled to see me"

"Look doc, I've already had an intervention and a crippling hangover today" I started "I don't need anything else"

"I am not here to lecture you, I promise" Raff assured "Evangeline got word of the intervention and what not, and called me to check up on you"

The man that I was talking to was Rafferty Marcus, Chris and Blake's dad, and Cleo's grandfather. He was also Evangeline's counsellor.

I found out later that Eva lost her shit when she found out about the secret intervention that they were giving me.

Eva and Elise were alike and yet different in many ways. Elise was always too polite to tell people what she wanted to, Eva never gave a shit what others thought.

I nodded slowly "of course she did, look thanks for the offer but I have a flight to catch so...."

Raff half smiled "well, how about I drive you?"

"Do I have a choice?" I cocked a brow.

I didn't need to ask. I already knew that I didn't.

He shook his head with a smirk "nope"