His Secrets And Lies (Bwwm)

chapter 8

Promise the book gets better. Its just starting out you feel? OK enjoy love ya!

Cherry's POV (back to present)

(In case u forgot Cherise is in Zaires house that's where we left off.)

"Joile?' Tears swell her eyes and she runs towards me wrapping her arms around me. I hug her back.

"What happened to you?" I ask.

" Ummm." she turns to Zaire then the woman.

"Um... It doesn't really matter what happened to me." she mumbles.

"What do you mean it doesn't matter?! I have been sitting at home worried, about thinking my friend might be dead. Your mom has been worried too, they sent a search party in the mountain looking for YOU! And you're telling me it doesn't matter!?"

She didn't say anything just looked at the floor. I was full out sobbing. The only thing you could hear was me crying.

"I'm sorry." she manages to choke out. I don't say anything about the apology. I pick up my crutch and walk out the kitchen door.

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I sit in my bed crying. There is no way I am going to school tomorrow. I hear the front door open.

"I'm home" my mom yells from down stairs. I sit in the middle of my bed curled into a ball. Someone came to visit you my mom yells down the hallway.

"Who can that be?" Zaire pops his head through the door. Just seeing his face brings tears to my eyes.

"Cherry I'm" he trails off.

"Cherry what! Oh cherry I am so sorry that we lied to you or oh Cherry please forgive us!" I yell. "You lied to me. I feel so stupid!" Zaire comes over to me. I slap him as hard as I can. I finally lost it. I was beating on his chest like a wild animal. I finally run out of stamina. I'm panting now, tears still sting my face. I look up to Zaires face full of regret. He kissed my forehead and wrapped an arm around my shoulder.

"I am so sorry Cherise." I 'm now tucked under his arm.

"Why did you lie to me?"

I can't tell you I'm sorry.
"Whatever Zaire" I say half asleep. Crying was rare for me and when I did cry I always fell asleep.

Zaires POV
I look down to find cherry asleep. I smile at the sight. She looks so cute. I scope her up and place her under the covers. Her hair was spread across the pillow. Her eyes are puffy from her crying and she has the saddest face when she sleeps. I sit up from her bed passing Ms. Brown.

"How is she?" Ms.Brown asks

I can't tell her she was crying because her best friend who is suppose to be missing is staying at my house recovering. But before I can open my mouth she cut me off. Her eyes are filled with worry and bags followed underneath.

"I love that girl in there. She is my baby. And the past week she has been stuck in her room. She won't tell me anything. She hasn't even cried since she has been back not until today. Instead of being sad she's been angry. Angry at herself because I know she thinks this is her fault somehow. She thinks she could have prevented the boys death and her friend missing. Zaire its nice of you to come over because my daughter really needs someone to talk to. She won't talk in therapy but she'll talk to you. I'm thankful for that but please don't hurt my daughter she has already suffered enough."

I nodded my head and told her goodbye.

I will never hurt her.

Cherry's POV
I wake up under my blanket. I don't remember getting under the covers but whatever. I fell my stomach groan. I'm starving and I'm too lazy to get out of bed. What's even in the fridge. Is it worth the trip or can I wait til morning. My stomach growls again and remove the covers from my body. Ok I can't wait. I walk into the kitchen and open up my cabinet, grabbing Fruit Loops. I sit at the bar swinging my legs below me. I hear a knock at the porch door. Only one person ever came to my porch like that. Jolie.

Another tap came to the door. I open the door to see jolie in her sweatpants with a black tank and a sloppy bun.
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah sure." I swing the door open wider.
"Cherry I don't even have words to say about how sorry I am. I just don't know where to start."
"Um how about why you stayed at Zaires house?"
"Um....I..can't really um..tell you."
I roll my eyes. "What was the point in you coming over?"
"All I can really tell you" she trailed off.

She lifted her shirt to show me a wound. I let out a huge gasp. "Is that from the monster in the cave?" She nods her head with a sad look on her face.

"I'm sorry." There was an awkward silence in the room.

"Why don't you tell your mom you're still alive?"

"I'm actually on my way now to see my mom."

"Even though it was a week it felt like a month. I missed you so much." She cried.

"Do you need me to drive you there" I suggest. A smile went across her lips "yeah, do you mind?"

"Let's go" I say sighing and grabbing my car keys. I'm kind of hungry though she said rubbing her stomach.
"Of course you are." I dump my froot loops out and made a new bowl because they are all soggy. We both sit there talking and stuffing our mouths with cereal. She wraps her arm around my shoulder and says I love you.

" I love you too girl."