The Boy in Glasses (The Love Story)

Chapter 15: Carter Saves My Life(Sorta...)

  -Carter-

After Halo drove off, her words repeated in my head.

I'm leaving now.

And I'm never coming back.

This is something I have to do alone.

What was she talking about? What did she have to do alone?

I walked in to school and found  Iyanna at study hall.

"Iyanna! Hey!"

"Carter? What're you doing here? I heard about Halo. Is she okay?"

"I don't know, she's acting weird."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. This morning she was talking about how she was leaving and how she had to do it alone. Its almost as if-"

I looked down at the book Iyanna checked out.

How to Kill A Mockingbird

My eyes lit up. Something she had to do alone. Leaving.

Oh my god. Halo was gonna-

"OH SHIT! THIS IS BAD!?!?"

Iyanna looked confused. "What?"

"IYANNA GIVE ME YOUR PHONE!?!"

"What?Why?"

"JUST GIVE ME THE GOD DAMN PHONE!"

She passed me her phone and I dialled Mr.Snow's number.

"Steven speaking."

"MR.SNOW! IS HALO HOME WITH YOU!?!?"

"What? No, she should be there at school."

"MR.SNOW I KNOW THIS IS GONNA SOUND CRAZY, BUT YOU NEED TO GET TO THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE AT THE CHICAGO BEACH!"

"Carter, what are you talking about? Where is my daughter?!"

"IF I'M RIGHT SHE'S DOWN AT THE LITGHHOUSE! I'LL  EXPLAIN ON THE WAY!?!"

I hung up the phone and grabbed Iyanna's arm.

"Hey! Where are we going?!"

"Like I said, the lighthouse. Halo's about to make a serious mistake."

-Halo-

After dropping Carter off, I made a small stop at the house to grab my some items. I was gonna do exactly what my mom did : write a note to Carter.

      Dear Carter,
             I'm sorry. I don't know what I'm doing. I know I'm making a mistake, but it's a mistake I'm willing to make. I need these years back with my mom.

I taped the note to the fridge and started on my way to the Chicago beach.

- Carter-

Me and Iyanna ran to Halo's house to find Mr.Snow sitting on the couch looking completely drained.

"MR.SNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?! WE HAVE TO GO RIGHT NOW!?!"

"I don't know Carter, after I called you and you told me to go to the white house, I didn't know what to wear to meet the president."

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?"

Iyanna nudged my arm and pointed to the kitchen table. There were three empty bottles of wine. (Boy that man could drink!)