It Started With a Rose

Chapter 5

Tyler and I started to head back to my house after we were done at the park. I looked over at Tyler and saw his red cheeks and his cheesy smile as we walked on the side walk by the street. I didn't want to go back home, hell I didn't want that night to end. I stopped walking, Tyler stopped with me and looked at me worried. "What's wrong?" he said, with worry in his eyes. I looked around for a second and then back at him, I took a deep breath and said "I don't want to go home, can we go somewhere else, please. Tyler sighed and put his left hand behind his neck, "Well we can hang out at my place for a bit, my dad should be at work." I nodded and we started to head for his place.

I was excited to see Tyler's home but also nervous, I was also curious why he said nothing about his mom, but I wasn't going to bother asking. Tyler seemed a bit different now though, a bit more spacey and like he was distant, but me being me I was to nervous to ask, I didn't want to scare him away. We finally reached Tyler's home, it was an apartment building. We walked up the stairs and we reached his apartment number. "Well this is me, haha it's not much." Tyler said nervously as he opened the door.

The house was a bit messy, but all in all very nice. It had two bedrooms and carpet floors that filled the place, with flowers on the wall. I didn't really say much as we walked through the door I just looked around and smiled. "It's nice Tyler." I said kindly. "Oh uh thanks." he said a bit surprised as he sat on the couch, I sat next to him.

Tyler and I decided to watch a movie not too long after we got there. We decided to watch Nightmare on Elem Street and we were at the beginning of the movie. Tyler and I cuddled close and we shared a blanket, it was perfect I never felt so happy and terrified at the same time. He really made me want to fight for life and he didn't even know it.

After awhile the movie was almost over, but I was more focused on Tyler as I watched him. He seemed a bit on edge, but I don't know if it was because of the movie or something else he hadn't shared. "Tyler?" I said looking up at him and a bit worried. Tyler paused the movie and looked at me. "Yeah what's up?" he said. I put my hand on his shoulder and said worried, knowing something was up. "Are you oka-?" before I could finish the sentence the front door opened.

From behind the door a man walked in, he was wearing a business suit and was a bit taller than Tyler, he seemed about in his early forties and was a bit on the bigger side. The man held a briefcase and looked a bit pissed off. I felt shivers go down my spine as he turned to see me. "Who the fuck is this?" he said in a angry tone. "Um, my name is-" I said nervously, but before I could finish my sentence once again I was interrupted by him saying "I didn't ask you girl, Tyler get your little slut out of my house!" I was taken aback at those words, did he just call me a little slut. Tyler's eyes widen as he got up and lead me too the door, he had guilt in his eyes and said "I'm sorry Lucy, talk later okay?" he said with worry and guilt. I nodded and he shut the door.

I started to walk away from the door and too the stairs, but before I could I instantly heard yelling and the sounds of items breaking. I rushed back and I wanted to knock on the door, but I was too scared too. Tyler's dad screamed at him and said the most awful things too him I wanted to cry just hearing this, but what could I do. Tyler how could you be so happy and caring, when your father says things like "You should have died a long ass time ago boy!" how can you let him do this too you Tyler? That's all I could think as I heard glass break and the screams of the boy I cared so deeply for.

I ran down the stairs and out onto the side walk by the building. Tears flooded my eyes as I thought about what was happening to Tyler right now, why would he do that to him. I couldn't save him from the monster of a dad, because I had my own parents that just came back to haunt me. I just sat next to the entrance of the building and cried saying. "Tyler, I'm so sorry."