Crazy Love

Chapter Eight

•Derek's POV•

I woke up to find Tavonda not in the bed with me. I ran down the stairs to find her in the kitchen. "Good morning." She said hearing me walk towards her. "Morning Boo. What are

You doing?" I said. She looked at me with sad eyes. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." she said blankly as her eyes got teary. "Tavo. What happened? You can tell me." I said. "My parents..." she trailed off. I stared at her. She started sobbing and fell to the floor. I picked her up and asked, "Tavonda. Please tell me what is going on?" She looked at me

With puffy eyes and said, "My parents are dead." I only stared at her. I didn't think I heard her correctly. "What happened?" I couldn't help but ask. "They were in an accident. There was a pileup." She sobbed into my chest.

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•Tavonda's POV•

It's been three days since my parents were confirmed dead. Derek stayed with me the whole time. He was gone for a day cause I told him to get out of the house. While he was gone I got a call, my brother is dying. "He has lung cancer. Stage 3. It's too far gone to treat. I'm sorry honey." Said the doctor. I hung up and went to my bathroom. I picked up a razor from a drawer and cut.

*later that night*

"Tavonda. Why are you wearing a jacket?" Derek asked me. "I'm just cold." I said. "Yeah. Right." He said as he walked towards me. "My brother is dying." I blurted out. He stopped walking and stared at me. "W-what?!" He yelled.

"He has stage three lung cancer Derek." I said as my eyes started tearing up. Derek walked to me and pushed up my sleeve to reveal slashes. He looked at me then drug me to the bathroom and looked in the mirror with me. "Look. Look in the mirror. You see yourself? You're so beautiful. You're hurting that beauty when you self harm. You're my best friend and I love you. I don't want to lose you. Please stop hurting yourself!" he said in tears. I just stared at him trying not to cry. "I'm sorry." I said. He wrapped his arms around me as he whispered, "I can't lose you Tavonda. You're my everything."

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~Hey guys. This chapter was sad I know but I still love y'all. I'm working on chapter nine.~🐢