Lust and Lies

Here For You

Kristen's pov

I felt a warm tear roll down my cheek. I wanted to be with him so bad. I didn't care what everyone thought about us. I just wanted to be happy for once.

"Look Kristen I think you need to think long and hard about what you want your life to be like, I don't want to be the reason you and your family aren't together. I'm already one reason why your parents are getting a divorce. This isn't a break up or anything but you really need to go talk to your dad."
"And if I don't?"
"Listen babe you really need to sort this out, I'm going back to the house to grab some clothes for all of us. While I'm gone sort your shit out." With that he kissed my forehead and walked inside.

I tired my best to hold back my tears. It started to get a little cold so I walked inside and went back to room 217. It was dark and quiet. I grabbed a blanket from the corner of the room and laid on the couch. I needed to cool off. I was overwhelmed. I grabbed my phone and checked the time, 8:09PM. I closed my eyes and tried my best to fall asleep, when I couldn't I just kept thinking about everything.

Was Rich the one for me? What would happen if my mom didn't make it? Is my dad gay? Does Rich even want to be with me?

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a knock at the door. I opened my eyes and watched the door open slowly. The light from the hallway spilled into the room. It was Noah. He shut the door behind him and I heard him take a deep breath.

"You can turn the light on." I said quietly. I watched his figure turn around and switch on the light.
"Your dad said you might be in here." He said sitting across from me on the hospital bed.
"What's up why are you here?" I asked
"I just wanted to be here for you, I know I didn't want to be alone when my dad was sick, you were with me the entire time and I feel the need to repay you."

He's referring to last year we were just talking then but his dad kept getting really sick out of no where and had to get many surgeries. He was a mystery case. He eventually got better but we still don't know what was wrong. He had to stay in the hospital for a few months and Noah took it really hard. I was there for him the entire way.

"Okay I guess."
"Your dad also told me that he knew. Are you okay? Where's Rich?"
"He left to get some clothes. I'm fine though."
"You and me both know that's not true, what's going on?"
"Well mom first of all I don't know if she's going to be okay and I don't know what will happen with that. And Rich, oh how I love him. Maybe he's not the right one for me. We've made many good memories but maybe he's right, maybe he is tearing my family apart. After all family comes first."