Two Broken People

Tell Tell Heart </3

                                                                                       Tori's POV

  "Hey.", I felt someone nudge my shoulder gently, "Mam'? Mam', you can't sleep in here." I opened my eyes slowly, and then I realized where I was. The utility room. Must've fell asleep while crying. Great. I would have to explain this to my mom. The lady looked extremely concerned. My head was pounding. Let it be known, that crying for an excessive amount of time gives you excruciating headaches. "I-I'm sorry miss. I'll leave.", I got up and left the stunned maid in the utility room. I walked upstairs holding my pounding head with both hands. I stopped by the door of the room I was staying in. My mom probably was waiting in there for me. I checked my phone for the time. It was four in the morning! I finally got enough nerve to open the door with my key. As soon as I walked in the room, I was greeted by my tired mother who was staring at the TV in the little family sitting area. "Where have you been?", she asked in a melancholy voice. "I was crying in the utility room.", I said honestly, "I must've fell asleep." "What woke you up?", she asked with a puzzled look on her face. "A maid.", I sighed. I really didn't want to have this conversation with her. Not right now. It was the last thing I needed. "Listen mom, can we talk about this tomorrow?", I sighed again. "It IS tomorrow! What were you doing in the utility room?! Why did you stay there that long?!", my mother whisper/shouted at me. "I needed to be ALONE! I didn't want to go back to the room just yet! I already told you! I was CRYING!!", I whisper/shouted back at her. "Oh my God, Tori! You need to get over him!! I thought you found someone NEW!!", she almost said in a loud voice. "SSSSSSSHHHHH!! There are people who are trying to sleep!", I tried to reason with her. 

  " We're not done here.", she said in an angry tone of voice,"You need to take a shower. You smell like chlorine." I rolled my eyes at her and started the shower. 'This definitely will wake people up.', I thought as I got undressed and stepped into the warm water. After my long, warm, comforting shower, I got out, toweled off and walked into the bedroom to change. I changed into my purple cold shoulder top with black skinny jeans, and black socks. Since my hair was still wet, I couldn't lay fully onto the bed, but I tried to get comfortable. I thought about my mom and what she had said. She had said that I needed to get over 'him'. That she thought I found someone new. She was half right. I did find someone new, but I wasn't completely over 'him' just yet. My mind wondered to her again. I totally thought that my mom would FULLY understand how I felt. What with her and dad splitting up when I was fifteen. She was with my dad for 29 years. I was with Philip for 3. Guess the big difference in the number of years we were with someone justified her indifference to my pain. It only made me hate what she said even more. 'Get over it.' That was what I have been told over and over again. I was TRYING to get over it. Probably not the best way by talking to a complete stranger, going on a date with him, and sleeping with him on the first date, but I was TRYING. Elliot was so handsome, yet so mysterious, sexy, yet sensitive and smart. I caught that the first time I met him. Yeah the drugs thing was bad. Like really really bad, but I could tell that he needed someone just as much as I needed someone. I sighed, "Elliot Alderson, I'm so sorry for sleeping with you on the first date. I'm a mess right now. I really hope that doesn't turn you off, but I really need you right now." 

                                                                    Elliot's POV 

  Friend, I feel like I need you now more than ever. This girl, Tori. She's been on my mind 24/7. I can't stop thinking about her, and the way we kissed. I want her to be with me so badly, but she lives far away. I couldn't ask her to move here could I? I mean, that would be selfish. Really selfish. She's got a family who cares about her. I don't think that they would let her move here, unless.....oh friend. That's just it. She'd have to marry me. I don't know if she would want to move that fast, but I mean......we're running out of time. She could be leaving any day this week. I want her to stay. I want to get to know her better. I want her to be with me. I might want to keep her around LONGER. Maybe even forever. That's crazy! I just met her! But I want her. She's not suspicious at all, and she seems like a harmless, sweet and caring woman. That may be just what I NEED. Someone to come home to at the end of the day. Someone I can really talk to. Someone I feel comfortable with. Someone to hold. "ELLIOT!! HELLO!! What's the plan?!", Darleen shouted from across the room. I looked up at her with a blank expression. "This isn't going to be easy, but we need to do it soon. There's not going to be enough time. It's a good plan, we just make some adjustments and-", I was cut off by my sister.