A Country Girl.

chapter 8

My ribs screamed as I ran but I couldn't stop, I had to get away. The tears still flowed down my face as I ran. I could heard Ty calling me, then I heard foot steps as Ty ran after me. I ran faster pushing myself to get away. I ran as long as I could before I collapsed. My ribs screamed at me for pushing myself but I had to. I laid there gasping for air staring up at the clouds.

After what felt like forever I had finally caught my breathe. I sat up and looked around. I was in one of the fields not far from the woods. 'maybe I can try looking for Peach and her baby' I thought 'yeah I should, I haven't given them much thought lately cuz of my injuries'.  I got up, my ribs were still angry but the pain did die down a bit, and looked back behind me to see if Ty had followed me. He didn't. I was glad he didn't but the fact that he also didn't seem to care made the tears begin to flow again."STOP" I yelled at myself and wiped the tears from my face and started toward the forest. I wandered the edge of the forest, I was too scared to go any further into the forest because of the lion, calling peach but she didn't come running. Tears pricked my eyes at the reality of it and I sat under a oak and allowed the loss take hold of me. I sat there crying for what seemed like hours, before I knew it I was asleep. By the time I woke up It was dark. "Crap" I sat bolt up right, my sore ribs screaming in protest, "what time is it" I asked myself. I went to grab my phone but then realized that I had left it in the house."shit" I said standing, but as I stood a wave of dizziness came over me. I braced myself against the tree. After a minute I stood up straight "ok I think I'm good" I said assuring myself then I walked toward the house.

When I walked through the door Amy came running at me "where have you been?" she asked hugging me "me and grandpa have been trying to get a hold of you for hours" "sorry I just had to blow off some steam." Amy sighed "well grandpa went to bed but said that when you got home to tell you that your grounded and aren't allowed to leave the house except to do your chores" she said "alright" I sighed and walked up to my room. I laid in bed for awhile before I fell asleep. I woke up to the sun peeking through the blinds. I sat up and stretched then I pulled the covers off me and walked to my closet pulling out a pair of blue jeans and a grey t-shirt. After I got dressed I went down stairs. I walked into the kitchen and almost burst into tears. Ty was sitting at the kitchen table as I walked in. I stepped back into the hall and calmed myself saying 'relax just don't look at him just grab an apple and leave' I took a deep breathe and walked back into the kitchen. "morning Hailey" Amy said "breakfast is almost done" "I'm not hungry" I said walking past Ty and over to the bowl of fruit on the counter "are you sure?" papa said " yes, papa I'm sure." I grabbed an apple and walked out the door, I could feel Ty watching me the whole time.

I did my chores as fast as I could so I didn't have to see Ty, but it wasn't fast enough. As I walked back into the barn to muck the stalls Ty walked in 'why' I thought. I turned to walk back out before he saw me. "Hailey!" he called. "shit" I said quietly to myself. "Hailey, wait" Ty came running up to me so I turned around. "what do you want Ty?" I asked with as much irritation as I could trying to hide the hurt I felt. "I just..." he trailed off "you just what Ty?" "I just wanted to apologize for what I said" he grabbed my hands "I really didn't mean it." I looked up at him then looked at our hands. I stared at our hand for a couple seconds then anger flared up inside me and snatched my hands away "if you didn't mean it then why did you say it" I said taking a step back "I was mad and I wasn't thinking" he went to reach for me but I took another step back "I don't care if you were mad you still shouldn't of said it" fear and hurt took hold of me along with the anger, I have no idea why I was scared but I was "Hailey, please" Ty begged, I could see the pain in his eyes but I didn't care "I really didn't mean, I promise" "I don't care" I yelled.