Chapter 9

Yesterday was a big blur.

A lot happened. From having the best morning by waking up next to Colton to having the worst afternoon by getting the news after school. It was terrible, really.

I had received Kevin's call as I was leaving the schools premises. I left the others to go talk in private in an alley beside the school. There I received the news and punched a wall. Hard. It left my knuckles bruised and bloody. Colton found me leaning against the wall with my face buried in my very bloody hands. He saw that and got mad. But he knew not to question me because he saw the look on my face. I was furious, probably more than him, and I was crying. He took me back to grandma's house, who was already waiting for me, and then left as per my wish. And then I went and locked myself in my room and came out the next morning. Well, late morning.

It's my parents. My family. They are who I've been hiding from. I had my reasons, of course, and I knew I had to face them sooner than later.