amour plastique

12

The week went by quickly.

It was the same school basic, except I've been hanging out with Hudson a lot.

My first month and a half of school came and went, and now it was Friday, 2:42 in the morning.

I couldn't sleep, because I'm up thinking. Thinking about getting better. Hudson is protecting me against Adam, and when someone tries to call me spazz he always stands up for me.

I've also learned to stand up for myself. Whenever Jennifer tried to come up to me and tell me to stay away from Hudson,  I would just roll my eyes and walk away. Gaining the confidence to actually tell someone off is still slowly building, but when I told Adam that day to leave me alone, I felt empowered.

Andrea and her friends have been super nice, but I feel like I don't belong in her clique. I'm more myself around Arabella, Chase, and Hudson.

Andrea and I have gotten closer. I finally told her about why I'm a foster child and my whole sappy life story. She accepts me, and that's all I could ask for.

But, Hudson.

I feel a different way when I'm with him. I feel more secured and safe whenever we're together. Growing a relationship, no matter what kind it is, is hard to build up after I've been assaulted.

But with him, it feels so normal.

A vibration from my nightstand caused my attention to flash over there.

I picked up my phone and saw a message,

2:56 AM
hudson / Hey, are you up?

Talking about the devil.

2:57 AM
me / disturbing my beauty sleep now, huh?

2:57 AM
hudson / Oh please, we both know that you were up probably watching Jane the Virgin..

2:58 AM
me / busted- what do you want?

3:00 AM
hudson / Wanna go on an adventure?

3:02 AM
me / at 3 in the morning?! are you on drugs!

3:03 AM
hudson / Just high on life sweetheart. So what you say?

3:05 AM
me / you want me to, sneak out?

3:06 AM
hudson / NooOoo, gO oUt ThE fRoNt DoOr

3:07 AM
me / what if Janice or Drew catch me not in my room?

3:08 AM
hudson / You just have to be bold.

3:10 AM
me / where are we going?

3:10 AM
hudson / Wear a bathing suit, I'll be there in 5 ;)

Oh great.

—

"Come on sweetheart! I got you." Hudson whispered loudly from the foot of the house. I was on the ledge of the window, and his arms were open.

After jumping, and getting into the vintage car, Hudson began to play The 1975. He had his hood down, so the fresh air of Malibu blew past my hair.

The beautiful night scenery made me gawk in awe. The streetlights being lit, the stars glistening in the night sky, and the smooth road under us.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" I asked as a rhetorical question, but he answered anyways.