Prom Queen | phan au |

honestly didnt know what song sorry

DAN'S POV

I stand in front if my mirror, making sure my outfit looks perfect, before heading downstairs to head to school.

I sigh loudly and Adriana looks up from her bowl of Froot Loops, "what's wrong? Boy troubles?" She says spinning her spoon.

I grab a water bottle from the fridge and nod while drinking, "oh! Did they like...hit it and quit it?" Causing me to spit the water that was in my mouth- across the kitchen.

"Where did you learn that?!" I exclaim and she blushes.

"Y-you say it!!"

I sigh and massage my temples," just because i- just...dont say it again. Especially around your teachers. I cant handle another parent teacher conference," I go back to sipping my water and hear Adriana mutter something that causes my heart to wrench.

"Its not like you're mom or anything," she continues eating her cereal and I just stare at her.

Of course I'm not her mom..well...either of our mom. But at least I'M here. We havent seen our mom for months, but we get checks in the mail from her and our father -who we've never met-so we get by.

We havent talked about out mother since the last time she "visited" us. Which was just her stumbling into the house, drunk off her ass, begging us for money.

I finally sigh and tell her to get ready to leave for school, which she does quietly. Then we're off.

We pull up to her school in a few minutes and she hurriedly gathers her things and opens the door.

"I love you Ari," I say to her but by the time I get the whole sentence out the door is shut and she's running to the schools front door.I bite my lip to keep the tears from streaming down my face.

I've taken her to school everyday for the last 6 years, and we a l w a y s say 'I love you' before we part ways.

Always.

I didnt mean to make her upset this morning I just..I'm trying? I'm trying to make sure she grows up okay, because I dont want people to use our mother as an excuse for our behavior. I'm trying my best to make sure she acts the way a kid her age should act. I just want her to grow up okay, because if she didn't...theres no one else to blame except me.

I sigh when I pull into the school parking lot and rest my head on my steering wheel once I parked my car.

I can't believe I made her that mad at me. What if she doesnt talk to me after this? What if she runs away? I couldnt anything happening to her, oh my god.

My chest tightens at the thought of her getting hurt as the tears spill down my cheeks.

I just need her to be okay. I dont know what I would do if she wasn't.

I quickly put my car in reverse and speed out of my spot, and out of the lot within a few seconds.

As the tears stream down my face I push my car to almost 80 mph trying to get to her school as fast as I can.

Right when I reach the school lot I park haphazardly, grab the keys and run inside.

Once I get in I go straight into the office, to see Adriana crying in a chair near the principals office. She looks up and I fall to my knees as soon as she runs over, so I can wrap arms around her properly. Right when her face falls into the crook of my neck, she begins to sob harder.

"Adriana, you're brother didn- who is this?" Her principal walks out and stops relatively close to us.

Adriana stays nestled into the crook of my neck so I pick her up and look over to her principal, " I'm her brother, Daniel. Is she in some sort of trouble? Why is she out here?"

The principal shakes her head, "no, she said she needed to call you- said it was urgent. I assume everything is cleared up?"

I nod, "yes ma'am. I would like to check her out of school for the rest of today- would that be possible?"

"Of course, Daniel. Just go to attendance, and she'll help you from there." She says pointing to another office and then walks back into her own.

As I sign her out of school, she keeps her head in the crook of my neck- still softly crying.

Before I walk out of her school, I grab her backpack from the chair she was sitting in then wave to the women sitting at the front desk.

"Ari? Are you awake?" I whisper, close to her ear. She doesnt respond so I walk slower- trying not to wake her up. Once I reach my car I gently pull open the passenger door, and set her in before buckling her seatbelt then shutting her door.

Once I reach my side I let out another sigh then quickly get in, start the car and pull out of the schools lot.

"Danny?" Adriana mutters from the passenger seat.

"Hm?" I keep my eyes on the road as my phone buzzes in the center console.

"I love you, I'm sorry I didnt say it earlier.....but I love you." She says quietly.

"Its okay, Ari.." I say turning down our road.

She's quiet for a little while until I pull into the driveway and turn off the car, "Danny?" She whispers, causing me to look at her.

"You're not...you're not gonna leave me..right?" She says tears running down her beautiful face.

"Oh baby.." I pull her into my arms, "no. I could never leave you Adriana. I need you as much as you need me, sis."

She sobs harder into my shoulder, "then why did mom leave? Are we not good enough? Am I not good enough, Danny?"

I shake my head and stroke her hair, "we're good enough for each other, Ari. She's not good enough for us."

She sobs harder and I pull her over into my lap and we stay sat in the car hugging each other as my phone buzzes furiously in the console.
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