Kimberley's Story

Chapter 4

When I get home my mom yells "where the hell have you been?!" I thought whether I should tell her about Tim or not and decided now wasn't the time. I shrugged then ran up to my room and pulled out my phone and quickly started texting him. Later we decided we were going to take a mini vacation to a private beach the following week just him, me, the sand, and the water. no adults, no little kids to watch, no friends, no one, Just me and him. I had the whole day planned out, we would walk on the beach, swim some, and at the end of the day we would would lay there and watch the sun set. My thoughts were interrupted by my mother telling me to go to bed. Quickly I turned down my brightness and sound on my phone, then pretend to sleep until I hear her walk into the bathroom and close the door. Then I start texting Tim again, I ask him what school he goes to, what his favorite color is, and if he lives in town. Turns out he does online school, his favorite color is orange, and he lives just on the outtrim of town. We decided to make plans every weekend we can to hang out. We also set some boundaries but we didn't talk too long on that subject, after all it is only the first day we've been dating. Then all of a sudden it hit me, if we go swimming, what if he sees my scars? "Maybe I can hide them" I thought. Then I thought "maybe I should tell him, but what if he doesn't like me after I tell him? What if he thinks i'm a freak? maybe I shouldn't tell him afterall right now. But then again if he sees while we're swimming maybe he'll think i've been hiding things."