AnatomyGames

Chapter 3

I know it's morning from the sun peaking through the window but I don't want to get up. Getting up means I have to face everything and everyone. My fingers trace my lips were Derek had kissed me. Derek. There's a knock at the door which forces me out of bed, I know mom would never answer it this early. I open the door still half asleep and find myself face to face with Derek. My mouth forms a small 'O' as I look down at my appearance and realise how he is seeing me.
"Hey you" he says, completely un fazed by my mess. I blush in return.
"I was just coming around to see if you were okay? From yesterday you know.."
My finer traces over the lump from where the bottle had hit me yesterday.
"Yeah" I say weakly, not able to clear my throat so early.
"Okay good, well did you want to hang out later?" He asks me. He sounds so sincere and rugged, if you can even sound rugged. And his eyes, his eyes you could get lost in For days.
"Uh Meredith.. You okay? You sure you still don't have a concussion?" He puts his hand up to my forehead pretending to take my temperature.
I run my hand through my long curls embarrassed.
"Yeah, later sounds great. I'll see you then" I say whilst shutting the door.
Later~
"You ungrateful bitch! I've done so much for you and this is what you repay me with?!" Mom, or Elise I guess she's not much of a mom anymore, yells at me. Honestly I don't know what I've done, I guess she's just lonely and circumstances have made her angry and she's needs someone to take it out on. That someone gets to be me. "I raised you to be extraordinary, and you've turned out to be no more than ordinary!" I look down at myself knowing that her words are nothing more than alcoholic slurrings, but still some things can't be forgotten. She storms off to her room, slamming the door for extra effect. I rub my eyes to get rid of the forming tears and head out. When I open the door Derek's standing there. He obviously heard it all but being the gentlemen I think he is, he let's it slide.
We climb under the fence and go deep into the woods. Once were out of site I try to put my mum out of mind.
"You drink right?" I ask him, whilst opening the bottle of tequila I stole from the kitchen cabnit.
"Uh, no not really" he replies sheepishly.
"Yeah me neither" I mumble as I take a swig. I sound inhumane as I cough up the burning liquid.
He gives me a worried look as I bring the bottle to my lips again.
It doesn't take long for the stuff to kick in. Somehow I feel lighter and everything is just easier.
"mer, I think that's enough" Derek says as he tries to take the bottle from me.
I giggle as though this is a game he has just invented and run through the tress, "you'll have to catch me first" I say as flirtatious as I can.
He laughs, but it looks strained.
The world tilts as I run through the trees, they all blue together and all I see is green. I trip on something and fall to the ground, banging my head on something sharp, a rock maybe. Derek's right at my side, cradling me in his arms.
"mer you're hurt" he says examing my face.
I can't feel anything, "no I'm not silly!" I say as I feel my forehead, when I bring my hand back down it's soaked with blood.
"You've reopened your wound from yesterday" he sighs.
I'm not sure why but I laugh, "at least it's not from Elise this time" I say.
He reads my face, checking if I'm joking. He seems to understand that I'm being honest and he takes off his shirt to hold on my face.
"Woahhhh" I laugh as my bloodied fingers trace his chest.
"Woahhh" he reciprocates as he pulls my hand into his.
I don't know if it's from the tequila or from the loss of blood but for some reason my eyes become too heavy to keep apart. I can hear Derek calling my name, calling me to him but it sounds like the waves at the ocean, calming and peaceful, a lullaby for sleep. I sink into his embrace and let my mind be swept away with the current.