A Daylight Ride

A Daylight Ride chp.31

CHAPTER 31

*******DREW'S POV (Carmen's dad)*******

I was already awake when I heard Amy walk in to the bathroom. I saw her in the mirror and smiled. She smiled back sleepily and walked into our closet. She came back a few minutes later dressed

"Good morning" she said and walked up to the sink

"Morning babe"

"Are we still going to put Jace in a foster home?" she asked sadly

"Yeah, I don't want him being a bad influence on her and I don't trust her anymore"

"But we don't know what she would have done if you hadn't come in. I mean I trusted her to be smart and stop"

"I know Amy, I just don't want to take the chance of Jace pressuring her or saying things to her"

"Yeah, I guess your right" she said sadly

"So are you ready to go break the news to her?"

She nodded. "Let's get it over with"

We walked out of our room and into the hallway. I saw Carmen standing in the hallway. When she saw us, she froze and got a worried look on his face.

"Mom, dad?" she said worriedly

I took a deep breath. "Carmen, I'm afraid we have some bad news"

*******CARMEN'S POV*******

I got a huge knot in my stomach when I saw my parents standing there

"Mom, dad?" I asked warily

My dad sighed. "Carmen, I'm afraid we have some bad news"

Oh great! They were going to make Jace leave! I knew it! Now what was I going to do, I couldn't be without him! I needed Jace, he helped me through all of those horrible things in the cell and now we were finally together but my parents wouldn't take him away from me, would they?

"W-what kind of bad news?"

My mom spoke up. "Honey, Jace is leaving. We're taking him to live in a foster home"

"What?! Jace can't live in a foster home!" I screeched. How could they make Jace leave?! I needed him!

"I'm sorry sweetie but Jace is a bad influence on you and we don't want you around him anymore" said my dad

"A bad influence?! You think Jace is a bad influence on me?! How could he be a bad influence, he's been stuck in a cell his whole life! Besides, I love him and I know he loves me too!" I said emphasizing the word love

"Sweetie, we don't want to argue about this but he's seventeen and you're fifteen, you don't know what love is yet" said my mom sadly

"What?!" I screeched "How can you say that?  Juliet was fifteen and she died for her love! And besides, how old were you when you fell in love with daddy? Well!?" I demanded

My mom kept her mouth shut

"Yeah, that's what I thought!"

"Carmen" spoke up my dad. "Jace is just a horny teenage boy who wants to use you, he doesn't love you"

Now I was beyond pissed. Not that my parents were sending away, that just added to it, but the fact that they were saying that I was only fifteen, and I don't know what love is, and Jace is just using me! I couldn't believe it! They don't know Jace, they don't know what happened to us those six months in the cell; they don't know what we went through! How could they just assume that about us?!

"How can you accuse him of that? you guys don't even know Jace! You don't know what happened in that cell fox six months! You don't know what we went through! In case you don't remember, I was almost raped! Three times! and Jace was the only one there to comfort me! I know I love Jace and I know he loves me too!" I had tears falling down my face

"Carmen, were not talking about this anymore, Jace is going to live in a foster home and he's leaving tomorrow morning weather you like it or not!" said my dad

"But dad!" I screamed

"No Carmen!" he snapped

"FINE! Go ahead and ruin my life! Take away the one most important thing in my life! You don't care!" I yelled

"Carmen, were not trying to ruin your life, were just doing what's best for you" said my mom

"What's best for me?! You think you know what's best for me?! Ha! Well, you certainly are far off but you know what, I don't care! I hate you guys!" I screamed bawling and ran down the hall to the guest room

"Carmen!" my parents shouted. But I ignored them. I was really mad pissed right now. They had no right to assume any of that stuff about Jace and I! I didn't know what I felt more of, sorrow that Jace was leaving or anger at my parents. All we were doing was kissing! We would have never went that far! I thought they would have trusted me more, but I guess I was wrong.

I wrenched open the guest room and saw Jace stumble backwards. I walked in, slammed the door shut and slid down to the floor crying.

"Carmen, what's wrong?" Jace said in a worried voice

I ignored him and pulled my knees to my chest and continued to cry.

I felt Jace sit next to me and out his arms around me. Of corse, that only made me cry harder because I wouldn't get to feel Jace's arms on me again

I cried for a long time. When I thought I was all out of tears, I lifted my head up and looked at Jace. He was staring at me with a worried look on his face

"What happened Carmen?"

"I saw you stumble away from the door. Were you listening?"

He nodded. "But I didn't hear everything, all I could make out was you saying that you hated your parents and that they were ruining your life. What did they do that was so bad Carmen?"

"Jace, you have to leave" I said sadly on the verge of tears

"You want me to leave?" he said sadly

"No Jace, I don't want you to leave. My parents are making you leave" I choked out

His eyes widened. "Carmen, I'm sorry" he whispered. He sounded like he wanted to cry

"Jace, it's not your fault. They think you're a bad influence on me and they're putting you in a foster home"

Jace didn't say anything for a while. "Carmen...I, I can't be without you" he said sadly

"I know, Jace but I just... I don't know; there's no way my parents are going to change their mind. You heard all the yelling"

He nodded. "Well, if this is what it comes to Carmen, just know that I love you, and I always will, no matter what happens"

"I love you too, I always will" I said and smiled

He moved his hand up to cup my cheek and kissed me. I didn't kiss him back and he pulled away

"Carmen?"

"I'm sorry Jace"

"Carmen, if I'm leaving tomorrow, don't you want to saver the time we have left together?"

I nodded

"Well...um"

I leaned forward and kissed him. He kissed me back and pulled me into his lap. I pulled away

"We better get all of your stuff packed" I said sadly

He nodded with a frown on his face

He stood up and offered his hand to help me up.

I took it and we started to sadly pack all of his things