Who am i?

Zoey

I walked her home cause I wanted to see what she would say on the way there. She's so far very kind and generous. But i was surprised as soon as we got to her house.

"Well this is my house. I should probably go." she said it with a sad tone.

"Yeah, be careful who you hang out with from now on." I said while I was turning away. But she grabbed my wrist.

"Hug? What is it?" I looked at her and she was shaking.

"Can you come inside with me please?"

"Would that be ok? I mean you don't really know me."

"I know but I need you're help."

"Okay."

I couldn't believe what i saw. Their were empty beer cans everywhere and the place smelled like cigarettes.
How can she live like this?!

"Zoey where were you?!" a drunk guy came out of the kitchen. He looked at me like i was a monster.

"Who the hell are you?"

"He's-" he cut her off.

"Shut up. I was asking him. I think he has enough balls to answer me. So who are you?"

"My name is Dante. I'm a friend of Zoey."

"I'm surprised she has any." His own laugh made me sick.

"You know I'm surprised that you can see her through all the smoke in the place. Maybe you should stop making fun of her."

"What did you say?"

"You heard me."

"Boy...you better get your ass-" i cut him off.

"No i should tell you what you should do old man. You should be treating your own daughter with more respect than this. She needs someone when no else will listen. So dont even think about telling me what the hell i should do."

He didn't speak for what felt like hours. When he did it shook me.

"You're right. Then why don't you be that person?"

"I will if she will have me as that person."

"Can you take her for tonight? I have some cleaning up to do."

In his eyes i saw that he meant what he was saying.

"I will."
Why did I stand up for her? Was it cause my dad was like that?

"So where are we going? "

She broke me from my weird trance.

"To a Hotel for the night. I'll get you back home in the morning."

"Ok. Thank you for what you did back there."

"Don't mention it. My dad was a lot like that."

"Is that why you helped? "

"No it was cause you didn't deserve it."

The rest of the drive was calm. She told me how her mother died when she was little and her dad was so devistated he took on drinking and smoking. I told her how my dad left us when I was 7 and how I had to grow up pretty fast. She got me and I know I can relate to her. But she won't have what Skyler had. I cant bare it. We checked in to the hotel in one of my old rooms. I went there a lot when I got in fights with my mom. We got in the room and got ready for bed. She went to the bathroom to put on her pjs. When she came out I couldn't look away. She had a pretty purple shirt that complemented her long black hair and brown eyes.

"H-hey. I got the bed ready for you. "
Chill out you're there to make sure she's ok not to date her!!
"Thanks. Are you gonna sleep in the bed with me?"

She looked away when she said that. And turned a little red.

"No actually I'm gonna sleep on the floor. You can take the bed."

"Let's share the bed. So no one will feel bad."

"Sure. Ok."

We got in bed and just laid there. She went to sleep in about 10 minutes. I couldn't sleep I was too caught up in the past.
How long has it been since she's been in my bed?  I wish I still had  Sky..

All of a sudden Zoey moved and her arm was around me. She was close enough for me to smell her. She was like spring and roses. All I could do was look at her. She's been through my life just like i went through hers.

"I think it's time I forgot. Maybe I should protect this one..."