Partners in Detention

Chapter 17

Meriya's Point of View

So my week has been utter shit, but thank god it's a saturday. I don't say that to make it sound like my life is bad because overall, it's not terrible. Granted, it's not wonderful, but I have one-

Gabriel: So how is this pretty lady today?
Me: I guess I'm fine. Just waiting on my date to pick me up for ice skating.
Gabriel: oh...so you're not single?
Me: Nopeee
Gabriel:
Me: hello?
Gabriel: i gtg. don't text back

Sorry about the slow update i just got a weird text. Anyways. Depression week?

Jill's Point of View

I've tried calling Meriya four times now to tell her I am outside, but she won't answer and I'm very tempted to just leave. I know I can't though because she is already mentally unstable and I just can't do that to the girl who loves me.

As I am walking up to her doorstep I hear distant yelling and it sounds like Meriya and her dad. This is bad. Her father is probably the parent she likes the most, and she hates both her parents. I ring the doorbell and the yelling stops. Her dad answers.
"Hello. And you must be the whore that my daughter is dating?" Ouch. Does he really think that?
"Yes, sir. I am the whore who is dating your daughter. I am actually here to pick her up for our date." I fucking hate this man.
"Yeah. About that," he starts to look at the floor while he is saying this, "You won't be taking my daughter anywhere."
"Bu-" He cuts me off.
"No if, ands, or buts. You hear me? You are to stay away from my daughter from now on. No get off my property before I call the cops."

Stunned. I slowly walk off the porch and back to my car, hoping he will change his mind and let me come back. But he doesn't.

Meriya's Point of View

I overhear everything my father is saying to Jill and it makes me wonder how he can sleep at night knowing that he is taking away the one person that makes life worth living.

Finally he shuts the door and it's back to just him and I in the living room. I try to hold myself back from yelling, but I break.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? I LOVE HER AND YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME?"
"I'm simply doing what's best for you sweetheart," with those words he tries to hug me but I walk to the other room avoiding all physical contact.
"What's best for me?How do you know what's best for me? You didn't even stay to make sure I was okay those three days I was in the hospital. You know who did, though? JILL. YOU NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO COME INTO MY ROOM. SO DON'T TELL ME WHAT'S BEST FOR ME IF YOU DON'T EVEN TRY TO BE A PART OF MY LIFE." It feels nice to get to yell at someone. It helps me feel like i am getting rid of some demon that's been stuck with me.

For a good five minutes my father just stands there stunned at what I have just said.Almost like he didn't realize what he was doing in not participating in my life was a bad thing.

He tries to talk to me, but I just roll my eyes and walk up to my room.

As soon as I am on my bed I immediately start crying. It's almost like Jill senses is because not two minutes in to crying, I see her name on my phone indicating that she is calling me.

"He-he-hello?" I can't hide the fact that I am crying no matter how hard I try.
"Hi sweetie. I'm still outside your house. Which window is yours?" If my dad knew that she was about to come into our house he would literally strangle her.
"When you're lo-looking at the h-house from the front. It's the s-second window on the left." At this point I am bawling and it's lucky that I have gotten this sentence out.
"Okay. I'll be up in a minute." She is actually crazy. But I love her for it .

Five minutes after she hung up, she is at my window. I unlock the window and she climbs in. The very first thing she does is hug me. Normally she goes in for a kiss first, but not this time. Something is up.

I pull away, "What's wrong?" She looks genuinely confused.
"What do you mean what's wrong. We both heard your dad. And then I hugged you. I don't understand what you don't get." God, I hate it when she gets defensive.
"Why did yo hug me before kissing me. That's not normal for you."

Jill nods and takes me to the bed to sit. "Honestly, I thought today would be the day I ended my experiment, and our relationship. But when your dad told me I couldn't be with you and that I needed to leave you. I realized that I don't want to lose you. I want to lose the project being the reason that we are together and I just want to be together. I am in love with you Meriya. I don't just love you. I am in love with you. I know it seems like too short of a time to love you but I do."

I almost expect her to say that she's kidding but she just looks at her feet and stays quiet.

"I love you too Jill." I finally say. "I may not be in love with you yet but I do love you. I will try to make this work but with my parents. I just don't know." She is looking at me now. I don't know what else I should say, so I kiss her.

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Authors Note: I realized it has been over a year since I have published. But it has been a rough past year. I will try to update more frequently.