Cough Syrup (Zach Dempsey)

Chapter 42

I went through my school day feeling like a zombie , I could feel Zach's eyes on me in our classes together but I couldn't even look at him without wanted to cry.

After school I caught up with Monty

"Hey give me a ride home." I said to him and he looked surprised

"Your boyfriend ok with that?"

"I don't have a boyfriend anymore." I said trying not to cry again

"Oh shit what happened?"

"Can you give me a ride home or not?"

"Of course, come on." He said and I followed him to his car

"How are you feeling?" I asked him

"Sore but I'll live."

"Do you need a place to stay tonight?"

"Two nights in a row is that ok?"

"If it wasn't I wouldn't have offered."

"Cool thanks Perri." He said and I nodded

"My parents will be home tonight but they go to bed around ten so come anytime after." I said as he pulled up to my house. I got out and walked in I sat on my bed just taking everything in. Theses past few months have been the worst of my life and things didn't seem to be getting any better

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I snuck Monty in around 11 after everyone was sleeping

"Left the blankets over there for you."

"Alright thanks." He said as my eyes landed on a picture of Hannah and I, I've been drawn to it all night. I was so confused on how to feel. Is it ok to be mad at a dead girl?

"Monty?"

"Yeah."

"Do you think I'm pretty?" I asked and he started laughing but stopped when he saw I was serious

"Perri have you lost it? You are gorgeous." He said sitting next to me on my bed

"Do you think I'm prettier than Hannah?"

"Yes of course you're the prettiest girl in school. Where all of this coming from?"

"Zach slept with Hannah." I said with a laugh

"Can you believe that? Two people that I loved and trusted the most in this world." I said wiping my tears

"Hey Zach's a fucking idiot that's it. Don't blame yourself for that shit you didn't deserve it." He said and I looked up at him my emotions were all over the place but I needed this so I kissed him. He froze so I pulled away

"Sorry." I said looking down

"Don't be." He said then kissed me this time

This wasn't right, I knew it I felt in my heart, but let him lay me down. I kissed him as my hands moved under his shirt. This was wrong but I needed to feel like a normal girl for the first time since all of this began.

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I couldn't sleep as I laid there with Monty next to me. I didn't feel any better if anything this made me feel worse. I felt like I betrayed Zach. I knew he would be crushed by this and there there's the fact that Monty felt more for me than I did for him and I just used him. I got out of the bed and pulled on some sweats, then walked over to my wall of pictures and pulled the one of Hannah and I down, I stared at it then I ripped it up

"Perri?" Monty said still have sleep, he looked at me with a smirk

"You should go." I said and his face fell

"What's wrong?" He asked sitting up

"Nothing is time for you to get so we don't get busted." I said and he sighed and sat down I look away while he got dressed

"So I'll see you later?" He asked then leaned in to kiss me but I turned my head so he got my cheek

"You regret it?" He said and I didn't say anything

"I'm sorry Monty-"

"Yeah me too." He said then walked out leaving me with my thoughts. I just can't bring myself to care anymore

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