Vapor

Chapter Ten

Hey guys! I hope can tell by the last chapter that you needed more content. Here is part 10! Tell me what you think!

Word Count: 2.4K

Warnings: Mention of abduction, unconsensual touching, muder, and suicidal thoughts.

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I didn't know what to think after that night. The dreams continued, but so did the thoughts of JJ. I couldn't figure either out. I woke up screaming, I went to bed crying. Everything was a huge mess and I couldn't seem to get a grip on any of it.

I laid in bed, not wanting to move. However, I promised Kie ages ago that we would get ready for Midsummers together. I promised her I would go and smile like everyone else because that's what we both had to do. We had to stand there and look pretty for photos. I got up, grabbed everything I needed, and headed over.

Midsummers was a tradition for Kiara and I. Every year we would sit on her bed and gossip about who was going with who and what drama was going to happen. We would laugh because neither of us really cared, but it was fun to talk about. I had a feeling this year would be different though. I knew it would be awkward to be around the people who didn't want to be my friend. It would be awkward to see Kiara after leaving like that. I knew she would bring up JJ and I wasn't prepared for it. I walked up to her front door and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Carerra greeted me with a hug and told me Kiara was in her room. I walked up and knocked. She seemed surprised to see me, but not disappointed.

"Hey..." she said. I gave her a smile and asked if I could come in. She nodded and made room for me on her bed. It was tense at first. Neither of us knew what to say.

"I'm sorry," I whispered. "I-"

"A, shut up," she said with a smile. That smile meant she understood. She knew perfectly well why I couldn't be around them. She knew that I was going through a tough time. "So, how was White Chapel...?"

"It was... eventful," I said. I listened to her say that she heard that they found loads of bodies there. I nodded and never looked up from my hands. She could tell I was uncomfortable by the subject, but she kept pressing. She wanted me to open up to her, I just didn't know if I could. I thought about Topper and how JJ freaked out. I thought about JJ and the fight and the... kiss.

"Adelaide?" she asked and my head snapped to look at her. I apologized for zoning out and she dropped the subject. I listened to her tell me about the situation that happened earlier today. I listened as she told me what JJ and Pope had done. She told me that JJ was arrested and my heart sank. I knew what his dad would do to him. I knew how much pain he was going to go through. I wanted to get up and run out that door, but I couldn't. He didn't want to see me. He didn't need me.

"Please, be okay," I accidentally mumbled aloud. Kie looked at me and asked if I said something. I shook my head no and then we got ready.

Kiara looked beautiful in her long silky purple dress. I could tell she hated it, but I thought she looked stunning. I had brought along a blush pink dress. It was flowy and loose. I slipped on my flower crown and looked at the both of us in the mirror. I looked like nobody next to Kie. The dress hugged her body and no one would be able to look away from her. Me, on the other hand, looked basic. I would blend in and that's the way I wanted it.

I said my goodbyes to the Carerra's and told Kie that I would see her there. My family would kill me if I didn't attend the event from start to finish with them. I walked up the steps of my house and into the living room. My sister wore light blue and my mom wore yellow. We looked like Easter had just thrown up on us. I bit my tongue to suppress any of my thoughts from slipping out of my mouth as my dad told us he was getting the car.