Our Hill Of Stars

Ryder

"You take care sweetie and be nice to the Cortez family. I've left the keys to our house in your bag but don't stay there at night though and don't even think of skipping your meals while we're gone!" Mom tells me while she sits in a car ready to leave for the airport.

"Yeah okay mom I'll be fine and just so you know I never skip my meals on purpose. Nobody ever should." I tell her as I kiss her cheek.

I watch them leave and I try to hold back the tears that are threatening to spill out any minute now. I hate it when somebody leaves me. I know mom and dad will come back soon but I always feel like they wouldn't. My brain tricks me into thinking that they're abandoning me.

My bag in which I've put some clothes in and some of my stuff is already placed in the guest room. It's a normal sized room with walls painted purple and white which gives out cozy vibes. In he middle of the room lies a queen sized bed.

"Hey honey, come sit, the dinner is ready." Mrs Cortez tells me as I enter their house.

"Thank you so much for allowing me to stay here Mia. I'm really grateful and happy to be here." I say as I smile at her. She is the only reason I decided to stay here. I don't think my heart would be able to handle living with brian but it's not like I have a choice.

"It's okay my darling. I'm very happy that you're staying here with us. We will have so much fun together." she smiles at me.

"I'm sure we will." I say as I set the plates down on the dinner table.

"You are such a goody two shoes." brian teases me as he walks downstairs. The guestroom where I'm staying is upstairs along with brian and dylan's room.

"Don't test my patience brian." I whisper to him.

"Or what? You'll beat me?" He smirks at me.

"No. I'll just kick your balls just like I did to Hulk the giant at the party." I whisper to him as we sit down to eat.

"No you wouldn't." he gasps, fear evident in his eyes. His hands crossed in front of his jeans as in to protect his pee-pee.

"You say one more thing to me and you'll watch me do it." I smile at him. He doesn't talk to me the rest of dinner but he still keeps on pushing and playing with my feet with his own. I like it though.

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I wake up tangled in the bedsheets as beads of sweat cover my face.

I had a nightmare again. This has become a routine now. I sleep, I get a nightmare, I wake up in an awkward position and then I go back to sleep.

Somebody knocks on my door and I get up to open it.

"You okay Emma? We heard noises coming from your room." dylan says as he and brian stand in the doorway with messy bed hair and eyes half open and half closed.

"Yeah I'm okay, I was probably talking in my sleep or something." I give them a small smile. Brian looks at me suspiciously.

Please don't question me any further about this. I thought.

"Oh okay, sorry for waking you up." dylan says as he scratches his head.

"No it's okay. Thank you for worrying about me, not that I want you to worry over me but still thank you." I tell him.

"Come on brian let's go." dylan says walking out of the doorway. Brian doesn't budge. He just stands there until dylan enters his room and locks the door.

"You want something?" I ask unsure of why he was still standing here.

"Can you uhh cover yourself first?" He says trying not to look in my direction. I realise I'm only wearing strap tank and shorts. Oh my god.