V.O.I.C.E

.Chapter Fifteen.

Chapter Fifteen                       Evalyn

I yawned as I rolled over and groaned. I knew there would be no going back to sleep for me. I had been tossing and turned for almost an hour, unable to fully fall back asleep. Glancing at the clock, I read that it was only just before seven. I didn't have to be out of bed for another half hour to get to school in time. Growling at myself for only getting a few hours’ sleep I knew my body was going to hate me about halfway through the day. I shook my head at myself and pulled my blankets back, slowly dragging myself out of bed.

Wondering out of my room, I noticed Carter's door was open and being noisy I went over to see what he was doing up so early and ask what time he had gotten home at. I hadn't heard him come in before I fell asleep at two. When I peeked inside I saw that his bed was made and that he wasn't in there. Had he not come home last night?

I made my way to the kitchen, trying to think of what he would have been up to last night that had caused him to disappear like he had and then not come home at all. I grabbed a glass and filled it with tap water and as I was turning off the tap, I heard the front door open softly. I went to the doorway and watched as Carter slowly closed the door behind himself, obviously trying not to wake anybody up as he snuck in.

"And where were you?" I asked suddenly and watched as he jumped in surprise.

Turning around he was bright red in the face and for some reason- woman intuition or whatever they call it- I knew where he had been. His hair was wild and he was in yesterday’s jeans and a rumpled shirt I had seen in the back of his car a few days ago.

"I just went for a walk. I woke up early," he lied, biting his lip nervously.

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "yeah, sure. More likely the walk of shame."

I didn't know it was possible but Carter went an even deeper shade of red as he opened his mouth and closed it, seemingly at a loss for words. "Whatever," was his brilliant come back as he pushed past me, going upstairs. I followed behind slowly and went to my room. Sitting on my bed, I unplugged my fully charged phone and opened a new text.

‘Carter just came home doing the walk of shame,’ I texted Vic.

I lay down and rolled onto my side thinking about last night. Both Carter and Isabella had just disappeared, it made sense now why we couldn't find them when we were leaving, they was already upstairs. My heart seems to pull a little as I thought that but quickly I shook the feeling. No I wouldn't be sad about this. He was dating her, of course he would sleep with her. Putting my phone on my bed, I got dressed for school and packed all my stuff I would need in my book bag. I grabbed my phone on the way out of my room.

‘No way!’ Was Vic's reply.

‘Yuppers,’ was my quick response. He was kissing me and telling me he loved me less than a week ago. I wonder if he told her the same thing, I thought to myself as I entered the kitchen.

Carter was already sitting at the table eating his waffles. I didn't say anything to him, just went to the freezer, grabbing two waffles from the box and dropped them in the toaster on my way by. We ate in silence. The whole time I kept my eyes on my plate not daring to look up. When we were done we put our dishes in the sink to be washed later and grabbed our bags on our way out the door.