Save Me

26

"Cara," Bill greeted me with a nod as he approached me. "I see you found my library," he smiled taking me in. I currently sat on the second floor of his personal library in the corner in a very large cushy arm chair with piles of book surrounding me. "Your father is departing now, wouldn't you like to say bye?"

Closing my book, I thought it over. I did want to see him off. Seeing my struggle Bill helped me up. "I'll be down in a bit." I said stretching. I waited for him to leave the room before I began making my way down. I had avoided my father over the past few days of his stay here. I went downstairs to find my dad at the door with his suitcase by his foot.

"Cara," dad greeted me. There was an unsure look in his eyes.

"Dad," I smiled walking up to him. "So where are you going? Home or away on some so called business?"

"I'm going home," he said pulling me into a hug. "I'm sorry," he said holding me at an arm's length. "I messed up but you should know everything I did was for your safety. You're safer here than you'll ever be at home." He pulled me into another hug. "Maybe you'll get to come home for Michie's birthday and we can catch up," he said kissing the top of my head.

Michie's birthday? Wait... Oh shit! I had totally forgotten about Michie's birthday-it's in a few days. I had been planning it since her nineteenth birthday and I forget about it and remember a few days before her birthday!

"Cara?" He asked looking at me concerned.

"Right, don't worry I'll see you soon." I promised.

"Okay, be careful and take care." He said kissing my forehead once more. I walked him to his car and waved him.

I rushed to my room where I brought my suitcase out. I had planned my best friend's twentieth birthday since her nineteenth I had everything sorted and organised and I come here and forget about it. How could I? What kind of friend am I?

I all but ran across my room to my phone. Grabbing my phone I dialled Zak's number. He picked up on the third ring. "Zak!" I said before he could speak.

"Cara," he chuckled from the other end.

"Zak, can you believe it's Michie's birthday in a few days! A few days! There goes my entire plan I had planned after she had turned nineteen and now I had forgotten about it and all of that hard work went out the window. It took me just sixth months to perfect the plan we were suppose to go for a meal at this lovely restaurant the lot of us and then to hit the clubs but now I can't do that since I'm heavily pregnant and unable to do half the things I had planned. We were suppose to get matching tats and now we can't even do that."

Zak chuckled. "It's good to hear from you sis."

"I'm sorry, I did call or anything. I'm sorry I didn't return any of your calls. I was pissed." I said sitting on the edge of my bed. "I shouldn't have taken it out on you guys," I sighed.

"I'm just glad I'm hearing from you."

"So, what are you guys doing for Michie's birthday?"

"The plan is we head to The Italian Village and then to a club because she is adamant on partying it out."

I already had a plan forming in my head, I had been to The Italian Village once before with Finn, it was a lovely date but the thought of it now made me cringe. "Okay, listen to me, err, where are you?"

"At home."

"Okay, go to my room now and open the built in wardrobe."

"The one where you keep your shoes?"