The Changes (On Hold)

Chapter 3

So after debating with myself over whether or not I should tell Sydney and Eric about what happened this morning, I decided to tell them. Anyways, I had packed a bag for a reason.

"Hey umm guys?" I start, looking at them with worried eyes and stepping away from Eric, dropping his hand.

"Yeah Kenz?" They answer in unison.

"I need to tell you something." I look at Demetrius pleadingly and he nods his head.

"I'll see you later, kay?" He says looking at Sydney.

"Yeah, love you." She gives him an apologetic smile

"Love you too." He says before letting go of her hand.

"So what's wrong Kenz?" Eric asks averting his attention back to me.

"Umm there was another incident with my mom." I pause. This is always a tough subject. It has been since the first time anything happened.

"What?" Eric asks. I can clearly hear the concern in his voice.

"Nothing really happened we just got into an argument. Let's just say I brought up my dad." Eric gives me a look. He knows how that subject was with my mom. That night was a drunken mistake. Which means I'm a mistake.

"Kenz, you know thats a touchy subject. So why bring it up?" Sydney questions.

"Well I wanted her out of my room, and she wouldn't leave. To be fair she started it. She brought up.. Well she," Shit I think to myself. "She brought up the incident." I say looking down at my feet.

"Why the fuck would she do that?!" Eric was obviously pissed. He wants to just forget it ever happened. Everyone else thinks that guy was just trying to ruin me, but Eric and Sydney know the truth. I did do that. I screwed up. Everyone just thought I had sex with him.. I didn't. I just had some very dirty conversations. You do stupid things when you're 15. I was so embarrassed. I was also mad at myself for letting that come out, and even more mad at myself for letting it happen. It almost destroyed everything. All because of

One. Stupid. Mistake.

"Because she's mental."

"Well yeah. We know that." Sydney says rolling her eyes. She knows what its like. It's scary. The first time anything happened I was sobbing on the phone with 9-1-1. That was 3 years ago. I was only 13 and I didn't know what to do. I was scared to death and the only person that was there for me was Sydney. I hadn't really met Eric. The first time we even talked was when I accidentally bumped into him a year before that.

~*~

I was walking through the halls thinking about what I was going to do about this stupid project that was due during my last period and I had only gotten it 3/4 of the way done. I closed my eyes and shook my head at myself as I walked through the halls.. and then my books went everywhere.

I looked up, and instantly fell in love. I know its early to say you're in love when you're in 8th grade, but I'm telling you. His brown eyes captivated me. He helped me up, and then asked my name. I told him.

"Didn't you win 1st place at Young Authors last year?" He asked.

"Umm.. Yeah." I had replied quietly.

"I read your book, it was great." He had told me, and smiled at me.

I knew then, that I was never going to forget those words.

~*~

I snap back into reality.

"It's not hard to guess. But I did pack a bag of things to take over, so I can stay at someones house. I don't care who's it is. As long as I get away from my mother." I say looking at my best friend and my boy friend.