the falls of autumn

chapter 9

I haven't left my room in 3 days. I've been in my room sitting staring at the wall. I don't have much energy to do anything since my mom died. I don't want to do anything either. My birth parents really shocked me are sitting downstairs talking with my dad. I don't even what to deal with them. Can't they understand I've been through enough and now I have to worry about college applications soon. And now Milo is trying to reconnect with me?! A girl needs a break.
I reach over and look at my phone. So many missed calls from people I don't even remember knowing my name in school. The summer is almost over and I haven't even done my summer reading project.

I'm looking at parrots when my door opens and I see a silhouette of a person on the other side of the door.
I sit up getting ready to meet this person and I see someone who I wouldn't expect in 1000000 years. Milo.
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I quickly jumped out of bed. "What are you doing here." "Shh," he put his index finger up to his thin lips. "Milo, I said what are you doing here." "I wanted to see you. I wanted to know how you were doing. " I am fine, now go." "No." "Why not?" " I didn't work this hard for our relationship to go down the drain. Now stop slowing killing yourself and get up. I'm tired of you grieving for a woman who's alive.
I feel the tears about to fill out as a cloud when it rains. "Stop. Stop it, just let me grieve. " Your mother isn't dead, she's with my other mother. They have been working together for quite some time. They work for the government and have to go away for the rest of our lives. I'm sorry you have to find out this way but I must tell you. Your father knew the entire time but had to pretend that she was gone. "

I don't understand. A why would my mom not tell me, she would eve. if she couldn't, he's lying. I know he's lying, she wouldn't do this to me. She's my mother for crying out loud.

Milo can tell I don't believe him. He reaches in his pocket and unfolds a picture of my mother driving an unknown car in who knows where. She looks different, her hair is dyed red, she almost looks like a different person.

I look at Milo, I'm mad at my father for not telling me but I understand that adults have to do things even when they don't want to.

I don't know why but I kiss Milo. My first Official kiss and I don't regret it. I don't know what this feeling is but I think it's what some people call love. The boy of my dreams have saved me from literally the toughest time in my left and saved me as a prince saved a princess. At this time I really look at Milo. Like I really look at him and I see him for who he really is. And now I know that he now sees me.

When we were freshmen and I first saw him I didn't really see the real him till later. I really see him now as not just a boy but as my boy. Out all the places in the world, Milo decided to be with me and tell me things that I didn't even know was a possibility.  I am truly grateful for my Milo and all his amazing things.