Shattered

Chapter 006

I heard voices around me before I opened my eyes. They were saying that I just had a panic attack and that I just needed sleep. I heard the voices mention Carter, and that's when I opened my eyes. I quickly sat up and put my hand on my head to regain my balance. My eyes finally focused and I saw everyone's faces. By "everyone" I mean Will, Layla, Magenta, Eric, Zach, and Warren. I avoided Warren's gaze as I looked around and saw I was in Layla's bed. "Harley, are you ok" Magenta asked me. This was the most sincere I had ever seen her. "Yeah. I'm ok" I lied. They all visibly let out a sigh of relief and hugged me. I kept my arms to my sides because I felt bad for lying to them. They stepped back and looked at me while I kept my head down. The next thing I knew everyone was out of the door, or at least I thought so. I let out a shaky sigh and felt the bed dip next to me. My head snapped up and I met eyes with Warren.

"I'm sorry about yesterday. You're right. I don't know how you're feeling and I know that nothing will ever be the same for you. And I'm sorry" he said. "You don't have to apologize. I was being a bitch" I whispered. "But that's the thing, you had every right to act like a bitch" he said which made both of us laugh a little. "I don't know what you're going through, but I do know what it's like to lose a parent. The last time I saw my dad was ten years ago. I can understand the feeling of loss your having and feeling like you don't know who you are anymore, Harley. I just want to help you. I love you" he said. I jumped onto him and wrapped my arms around his neck with my face in the crook of his neck. He wrapped his arms around me just as tightly and I felt him shaking. "I love you too" I said shakily. I could tell it was taking everything in him not to break down in front of me. "Are you sure you're ok" he asked pulling back enough to look at me. I hesitated before answering. "Yeah. I'm fine" I said lying. "Harley, it's okay if you're not. You don't have to pretend to be okay when you're really not." I smiled at him and shook my head. "I'm fine. Great, actually. I really just want to see my brother" I said. I groaned and face palmed. "Where am I going to live now? I'm sure my dad doesn't want me there anymore" I said looking at Warren with sad eyes. "You can live with me if you want. I'm sure my mom wouldn't care, or maybe you can live with Layla? Will? You have friends that would be happy to take you in Harley."
"Yeah I guess. Do you think you could give me a ride to my house" I asked sighing and putting my head on his shoulder. "Of course. Anything for you," he said kissing the topping of my head, "Are you ready to go now?"
"Yeah. Just let me say bye to everyone and wash up." I got up from the bed and walked over to the bathroom. I splashed some water in my face, gargles some mouthwash, and put my hair up into a bun. I walked back out and saw that Warren was gone, so I walked out of Layla's room and into the hallway, where everyone was standing. "Hey guys," I said awkwardly, "Warren is going to take me to my house, so I can get my things. Do any of you think I could stay with you for a while? At least until all of this is figured out?"
"You can stay with me. I have a guest room and my parents are never home" Magenta said while walking up to me. I smiled and hugged her. "Thank you" I said. She pulled back and shrugged. "You can come by whenever okay?" I nodded my head and followed Warren out of the house.

The car ride to my house was very tense and anxious. Warren had to grab my hands to stop them from shaking so much. He finally pulled up in front of my house and I was on the verge of tears. "Harley, you can do this" he said turning to me, "You're one of the strongest people I know and I'll be with you the whole time, okay? There's nothing to worry about."
I quickly nodded my head and he kissed my cheek. "It'll be fine. Just breath" he said with his forehead pressed against mine. It took a minute, but I was finally able to calm myself and walk to the front door, with Warren's hand in mine. I quickly glanced over at him and knocked on the door. I bounced up and down on my feet as I waited for the door to open. After a while, I heard the lock click and the door opened to reveal my mom. "Oh honey" she gasped as she saw how horrible I looked. She pulled me into a hug and brought Warren and I inside.

Once inside, I was nervously looking around, waiting for my dad to appear. "He's at work sweetheart" my mom said. I visibly relaxed and grabbed Warren's hand again. "I just came to get my things" I said. She had tears in her eyes as she nodded her head and walked back into the kitchen. "Go with her, I can get my stuff by myself" I said to Warren as I pushed him in the direction my mom went. He nodded and I headed up the stairs to my room.

I walked into my room and went into my closet. I grabbed the biggest suitcase I could find and just started throwing things into it. Clothes, shoes, and anything else I found. Once pretty much everything in my closet, besides my dresses and things my dad had bought me, I went into my bathroom and did the same thing. It took me about 45 minutes considering I wasn't packing neatly. I ended up with two huge suitcases and walked out of my room without looking back. I walked down the hallway, and stopped in front of a door.

I knocked and waited for the door to open. When it did, I saw my brother with a bowl of cereal and milk dripping from his chin. I laughed a little and pulled him into a hug. He dropped his bowl at our feet so he could hug me back. I pulled back and laughed again at the mess he made. "I hope you know I'm not cleaning that up" I laughed. "I don't care about that" he said crying and hugging me again, "I'm just glad you're here. You're going to stay right?"
I pulled back from him and looked at him. "I'm sorry bud, but I have to go. I promise you that when I get all of this sorted out, I'm taking you to live with me. Okay?"
"Okay. As long as I still get to see you" he said wiping his eyes. "Of course bud. You're Carter Farter, I'm never forget you" I kissed his forehead and hugged him one last time before walking back downstairs with my suitcases.

I left the bags by the front door and went into the kitchen where my mom and Warren were. "Hey guys. How's it going in here?"
Warren just nodded his head and smiled and my mom said "good."
"Well that's great and all, but I think I should be getting out of here. So, I'm just going to take my car and get out of here" I said hugging my mom. "I'll help you with the bags" Warren said walking out of the kitchen. "Wait! Don't you want to talk to your father? He'll be home in a few minutes" my mom said with sad eyes. "Nah, I'm good mom. Can you give him a message for me?"
She nodded her head. "Tell him that I said, he can go fuck himself straight to hell."

With that I walked out of the kitchen, with the keys to my Rolls Royce, and got into my car. Warren had put the bags in there and was waiting out side with his car. I texted him and said "I'll see you later❤️". And with that, I drove away from the only family I'd ever known.