Surviving Love Among Other Things

Chapter 5

Sorry I havent uploaded in awile. havent had the time between school and the holidays. I will try to make this one longer to make up for it

~Chapter Five~

( Three Weeks Later)

Finally we got settled into the new apartment and I had almost every thing un packed. Allik has barly talked to me since we moved. After getting the living room all un packed I grabbed the pictures from a box in the corner and grabbed the hammer and nails and started hanging them up. Grabbing for the next picture. I looked down to see that it was the picture of my parents on the couples cruz that they took not even a year ago. Sighing at the picture I grabbed a nail and started nailing the nail in.

Hearing a knock at the door. I practically jump out of my skin at the knock. Hitting the hammer on my thumb I cursed under my breath, coming down from the step ladder. Hearring the knock again i hurried over to the door opening the door to reveal a very sexy looking bryon. I could feel my face scrunch up in cunfusion. Why was Bryon at my apartment. After a couple minutes I remember that he lived in this building too.

Smiling at him " Hey Bryon, is there something you needed?" Just as I finished my sentence I hear Kalle calling me from her room." Mommy! Mommy! Who are you talking to?" After I heard her voice I saw her round the corner with her turtle in hand dragging behind her. I could still see the sleep in her eyes from her nap she took at the same time everyday.

"Hey baby girl, did you just wake up from your nap?" I walk over to her and pick her up. I

realize that bryon was still standing at the door with it wide open. I gesture him to come in

and shut the door. After that I hear a high pitch squeal coming from Kallie." Bryon! Did you come to see all my turtles?"

I look back over to bryon to tell him that he didn't have to, but when I looked over at him he had a heart worming smile on his face and he was nodding his head yes. With another high pitch squeal from Kallie and her almost throwing herself out of my arms. I put her on the

floor and watch her grab onto Bryons hand and basically drag him down the hall way. I tag along

behind them with the start of a smile trying not to laugh at the look that Bryon was sending me as we made it to Kallie's room and he saw the shelves of stuffed turtles. As Kallie starts

naming each turtle I sit down on the bed and pat the place next to me for Bryon to sit

down with me. When he sat down I whisper in his ear" we might be here for awhile, this girl

has a lot more turtles in her closet." After I told him that his eyes got wide and I couldn't help the laugh that escaped my lips.

After what seemed like an hour of looking at all of Kallie's turtles and her naming them. I took Bryon back out to the living room to see what he originally came here for.

We sat down on the couch and for what seemed like forever we sat there in silence until Bryon cleared his throughout to say something." I wanted to tell you about this program we have at the local community center that can help Allik get back on track. I have some pan flits, if you want to know more." Thinking about it for a moment, I know if I agree to this it would make Allik more angry at me, but this will be good for him. Now knowing that there was a program that will help him with the things that were going wrong in his life. Feeling someone shift in the seat beside me I pulled myself out of my thoughts. Looking back up at Bryon I give him a smile and grab the plan flits out of his hand. Putting them down on the coffee table I stood up trying to put some distance between Bryon and me. I could feel his dark blue eye burning a hole in my back. Turning to face bryon, I felt myself run into something hard. Looking up to see Bryon staring at my with an expression that was unreadable. But as soon as it was there it was gone in a blink of an eye." I should probably get going." Prying my gaze away from his I could feel my heart hit my rib cage. After nodding my head I went the door. When I reached for the doorknob his hand came down to the doorknob just as mine did. Feeling myself flinch away from his touch. The heat in my cheeks got warmer when I say him give me a questionable look. After struggling with the door for what seemed like forever, I finally got it open. Feeling more flustered than ever . Hearing him chuckle was like nothing I have ever heard, and it my stomach do summersaults. Giving him a glare,"it was not funny." I told him with a stern look, " your just too cute when you pout." Seeing his trade mark smirk return. I push him push him out the door and closing it back just. After his laughter faded away I slid to the floor, holding my head in my hands. That was so close to going somewhere I didn't want it. I knew my heart couldn't take another break. I knew now that it was already only holding on by threads. Making a vow to myself that I wasn't going to fall for Bryon. I stood up and headed to the kitchen to start dinner with a heavy heart thinking I've Kallie's dad. Sadness started to overwhelm me. Taking a deep breath and started dinner. But inside she just wanted to crawl to bed and forget the world. Times are getting tougher and money was tight. She needed help and fast because the quick sand she was in was already devowering her and she knew it wouldn't be long before it consumed her, and it was getting harder to keep her head up.