It Started With a Rose

Chapter 11

I woke up the next day to the sound of my alarm clock. I groaned and turned in my bed to shut off the sound of incessant beeping on my night stand. As I started to wake up, I was remembering all that happened the night before, it seemed like a long dream. I then remembered that I had a sleeping Tyler on my couch last night and my eyes widened as I rushed into the living room. I looked at the couch, my face turned bright red as I saw him curled up sound asleep. I fixed the blankets for Tyler so the coldness of the morning wouldn't keep him freezing, I then walked into the kitchen and proceeded to make us breakfast.

I was half way done with making us breakfast now, I almost forgot it was the first day with all that happened the previous night with Tyler. I made some waffles and bacon, I wanted to impress Tyler honestly, normally I would just not eat breakfast. Tyler was still asleep when I got done making breakfast. I didn't want to wake him, but I would have too because we both would have to go to school or at least the first day. I walked over to the couch and set down the both our plates on the coffee table in front of it. I looked at Tyler for a few minutes and smiled, he really was so adorable, I felt this ache in my stomach as I shook him too wake him up.

"Tyler, hey Tyler you need to wake up sleepy head, I made us breakfast." I said in a soft tone as I softly shook him to wake him up. Tyler then made a little grunting sound as he stretched, he seemed in a daze as he rubbed his tired eyes. I turned and grabbed his plate and turned back to him with a smile "Here you go" I said cheerfully, but also a bit nervous. Tyler's eyes then widen as he saw me after a minute of waking up, he had a look of worry, shock, and a lot of confusion. He looked around observing his new surroundings, he was still utterly confused. I looked at him kindly and gestured to him to take the plate. Tyler took the plate slowly from my hands and looked down at it with a look of sadness and shock, he then looked at me and said "W-where am I? How did I get here Lucy?" his voice was unsteady and soft.

I looked at him kindly, then I looked down with sadness written on my face. "L-Lucy?" he sounded scared, his voice still unsteady. "You were in the hospital last night Tyler, your dad hurt you. Joseph found you and called me, when you got out we both thought it would be best you stay here then go back to your house." I continued to look down as I rubbed my arm, then I looked at him seeing the busies along his body. Tyler looked at me sadly and then looked to the side, he then said to me softly "I'm sorry." I looked at him surprised and then tears filled my eyes, I then leaned in and hugged him tightly, I then whispered in his ear, "Don't be, you have nothing to be sorry for." I pulled away from the hug and looked into Tyler's dark brown eyes before getting up with my plate of food.

I set my plate down on the counter after I finished, along with Tyler's, I looked at the time on the oven. My eye's widened and I rushed into my room, Tyler said to me worried and with curiosity in his tone, "What's wrong? What's going on?" I then peeked my head out of my door and looked at him, a bit out of breath from the panic attack I was about to have I said, "School!" I then rushed back into my room looking through my closet, we only had thirty minutes to get ready now.

I finally found something to wear after a good five minutes of looking, it wasn't really about looking good for the first day of school though like people would think, really I just wanted to look cute for Tyler. I walked out ready to go about ten minutes after I found the outfit, I was wearing a long sleeve black dress with black and white stripped tights, my hair straighten down, and my black converse, along with my back-pack upon my shoulder. Tyler had his back turned to me as he repacked his stuff into the bag Joseph brought. "You ready?" I said nervously, my face red with him just being near me. Tyler than turned to me, his eyes widened as he looked me up and down, his face turning a bright red, mine getting even more red watching his. "Y-yeah." he said shyly. I smiled and walked over to Tyler, then placed my hand on his shoulder. "It's going to be okay." I said to him kindly, starting to head out the door, walking to the bus stop.