I'll Remember

Chapter 33

"What happened?"Dad asked me, probably noticing the blood on my hoodie...and neck, and..yeah. My hand never moved from my neck. Just.... Gosh, I've never been so terrified.
Imagine, being choked to death, by your own brother. 

"Leo!"

"Dad....I'm fine," I lied and stood from the floor. "You..y-you have blood...Why is there blood on your hand...and your shirt..?" Dad examined me. "Leo, what the h*ll happened? Wheres Micah--"

"Dad, I told you...! I'm..fine." Not true. I feel so...light headed. Dads hand was on my shoulder, "He did something, didn't he..?" Dad.
He, as in, Micah... "H-how could you...y-you just assume that-- Mic, didn't do anything." I say, lying again, and brushed his hand off my shoulder. "Leo, you know he has problems--"

"Yeah, I know, but he's still my brother!" And with that, I just had to walk out. Out of the house. It's Late, it's the weekend, who cares. I'm just so....not feeling like myself right now. I feel...scared maybe? I'm scared?

Why do I feel like, I'm gonna be haunted for the rest of my life?...

I walked, since that's supposedly what I do best... And I walked some more. I walked around in circles without even realizing it. Now....I feel dizzy.
"Uh..What..?" I sigh lifting my hands. One, I was surprisingly still holding my phone, and the other had..blood, on it... Things that legit happened 40 minutes ago, flashed through my head, followed by a headache.

Oh man, I hate this...

I ran a hand through my hair, and sank to the ground, sitting in the middle of the side walk, like some type of pathetic loser...? Why is all of this getting to my head..?
One minute I'm sitting there with my head in the foggiest cloud, and the next, I'm on the verge of crying. Is that okay? To cry because you were almost murdered by your own sibling? No...wait, I'm exaggerating.

"Is this..something else you do, besides following around girls?" A voice. I immediately recognized it. "D-diamond!--" I gasp after looking up at her, and stood up quickly. "W-what are you..-- Where did you come from...?" I stutter and try wiping away the tears that didn't even escape my eyes yet.
Diamond made a face, "Your not the only one who likes to take walks,"
I nod, cause, that's the only thing I thought of to do. "Are you..okay?" Diamond asks me. "Did someone attack you?" 

"What-- No, no, I-It's nothing---"

"Come, with me," She grabs my arm. 
Hold on, what?
"Wait, what? why?"

Low-key the second girl that ever touched me.

"You've got blood on you, right?"

"Uh...y-yeah, but---"

"So, come with me,"

Soooo......I never thought, I'd step into another girls house, at least until, like, a couple years. Don't get the wrong idea. But I'm not gonna lie....I feel so d*mn uncomfortable.
Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating. Why am I here anyway?
"Leo," Diamonds voice interrupted my many thoughts. "U-uh, Y-yeah?" I stutter. "You can stop acting like a nervous wreck, No ones even home," She sighs walking up some stairs.

"Okay, now I feel even more uncomfortable,"

"What was that?"

"N-nothing, Uhm...you really don't have to do this," I say really trying not to look around. "It's nothing serious--"

"Leo!" Another voice. I looked to see Maryland, " Whoa, your in my house... Did Mic come with you--"

"Get a grip, sis, your so stalkerish." Diamond.
Wait, Maryland's here.
"Omg," Yet, another voice, another girl behind Maryland. She looked like a younger version of Diamond, and Maryland, except with light brown hair. "Diam, is that your boyfriend?!" she Yelled. "He's so Hot! Hi there!"
Oh god, there's another one.

"Okay, My parents aren't home," Diamond shrugs then opens a door. "You could use my bathroom," 
It was her bedroom, I'm pretty sure. I'm low-key trembling...It's fine, It's fine, just wash off the blood. It's a get in, get out situation. "Nice room," I said, accidentally. I wasn't supposed to say, anything. Diamond smiles, "Thanks," She opens another random door, and that was...the bathroom...

Get in, get out.

"Leo, stop being all nervous, It's a bathroom." Diamond scoffs.

"It's your bathroom,"

"What's that even supposed to mean?"

"I mean, It's not my bathroom," Why am I still talking? Just wash your d*mn hands, Leo.

"Are you scared to step into a girls bathroom?" Diamond folds her arms.

"Are you saying I'm sexist?" I ask. "Maybe I am," she said looking up at me.
" Are you?" Me.
" Please just...step into the bathroom." She sighs. I look down..at her. Mind you she's quite short. "Why are you so eager for me to go into your bathroom," I ask her again. "Look, I can go in," Diamond steps in then turns around facing me. "Your turn, Leo," She grabbed my hand.(Not the one with blood on it.) I (low-key) flinched, when she touched me. "D-diamond--"
She pulled me in, like caught me off guard. "Woo, mission accomplished!" Diamond shrugs. Okay, first, she pulled me, and we're really close to each other now...okay, not that close, but close enough for someone to look, and then get the wrong idea. She was just smiling up at me.
She really...can do something...with her smile.

"Why are you looking at me like that..?" Diamond chuckles, making a confused expression.

"You...look like your twin..." I say, again it was an accident.
I mean, you look like your twin? What am I even saying?

"Uh," She laughs. "Yeah, we're...twins."

Way to kill the mood..

I smile nervously, and just do what I came in here to do...finally.
"You forgot something.." Diamond mumbles. "What my hoodie? It's fine--"

"I have plenty over sized, if you--"

"I said*sighs* I'm fine--"

"Okay, Leo," She sighs, holding up a wipe. I don't know where she got it from...
Then she steps toward me, close enough, pretty sure she stoop on her tip toes and her hands came up to my shoulders. 

hold on, wait...

"You forgot..." she starts and taps the wipe on the side of my neck. "here," And, she starts to wipe.... I knew Diamond was bad*ss, but apparently, she has a sweet spot..
"Uh..thanks..."

~SI---LENCE~

"Is it okay, if I ask...what happened?" Diamond broke through the silence. "U-uh...well--"

"You could just say, yes or no, Leo," she chuckles. She continued to stroke my neck, with the wet object, and I tried to not look directly in the eye with her, even though she's not looking at, at me, but..my neck.
"Yeah..I don't want to worry...anyone," I say, keeping my eyes on the floor. "Was it Micah?" Diamond asks. And that time, I had to look at her in the eye the same time, she did me.
That one stare...
"Is it...that obvious..?" I ask, breaking the stare. Diamond looked down. "Kinda..?" she shrugged. "No..I mean...I saw him."
I didn't say anything, cause, I guess I was disappointed. I probably shouldn't have yelled at Jamie back there then...........Oh well.

"Maryland..."She starts lowly. "...She really likes him, Leo.....I don't wan't things to go wrong." I sigh, wishing she never said that, so I wouldn't feel any worse than I already do. "Can you talk to him?" She asks. I shrug, "He's a stubborn kid...Some ones gotta break him...But that someone..Is not...Me."

"Sorry," I say. I noticed, she stopped. She stopped wiping. And our eyes met. Aaaand that one stare..came back....

"Okay," Diamond said lowly.

Okay, Okay, so what's this feeling?
What's this...how should I put it...urge?

Well, My questions were answered as soon as, the 55% distance between us, wen't from 38%, to 19%, to 0%.

You don't get it?

Okay, we kissed, I'd say for no reason at all. Maybe there was a reason, maybe there wasn't. I'm not gonna say how much I was...the opposite of not okay with it though.

Is it okay to say that...I liked it? No? Maybe so?

I don't know....





















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