Am I Just A Memory?

Chapter 9

I walked to room one oh six (106).

It wasn't hard, considering he's only two (2) rooms away.

So I got to the room, then I gently knocked on the door and another person opened the door.

"Hey, um is Dan here?" I asked the man.

"Yeah he's in his room, come in." He said and opened the door wider.

"Thanks, and who are you?" I asked him.

"Oh I'm Sean, one of Dan's friends."

He said, when I looked in the living room I see another man.

I think I am interrupting something.

"Oh, alright, who is that?" I ask Sean.

"That's Phil!" He says and smiles.

Yup I feel I interrupted something!

"Hey!"The other man said, or known as 'Phil'.

"Hi" is all I say.

"Sorry, but do you think I can I go see Dan very fast?" I ask him.

"Yeah, of corse! He's in the room to the right!" He says and walks to the couch.

"Okay thanks!" I say and walk down the little hallway.

I knock on the door once and hear "come in" so I do so.

I walk in and see Dan just on the computer, watching stuff.

"Oh, hey Katelyn!" He says and smiles.

Damn that smile.

"Hey, Dan! Erm- can I ask you something?" I ask him.

He turns the computer off and sits on his bed, then he pats a spot next to him.

"Well you already did, but you can ask another." He says and smiles again.

I started laughing a bit, then I sat down next to him on the bed.

"Okay well, um. I know this is going to sound crazy, but if anything happens can I come over here?" I asked as I looked down.

I felt his finger under my chin, and our eyes connected.

When I looked into his eyes, it felt as if the world just stopped.

Crazy right? I don't even know him well but he has this affect on me.

"Katelyn, you know you can come over when ever you want. I'll always be here for you." He says and continues to look into my eyes.

"Thank you. It's because my ex is here and he gets pretty, mean." I say and look down again.

"What do you mean 'pretty mean'?" Dan ask, as I look up at his eyes again, I see he really cares.

That was the same look Ian used to give me when we started dating.

"He, he used to beat me. Not only did that, he did other stuff, that I can't say." I whisper to him.

He pulls me into a tight hug.

I wonder why? Cause he feels bad that's that's why.

So I hug him back as tight. But I start felling hot tears stream down my face.

When did I start crying?!

I pull back and wipe the tears away.

"Dan you're really helping me, alot. I mean it." I tell him and he just whispers "anything for you."

"Okay Dan, well I have to get going! I'll see you later! Thank you for- well everything. Bye." I tell him and stand up from the bed and give him a peck on the check.

He just smirks, and stands up with me.

"I'll walk you to your room, ok?"

"Alright!" I say. Then we leave.

When we make it outside his apartment, into the hallway, I don't know what came over me. But I grabbed Dan's hand.

He didn't mind because I felt his fingers on my knuckles.

"Aw fuck!" I hear Dan yell. When I turn to the side that's when I see him.