The girl next door

(12)

I limped around the grassy clearing. "It's getting better." I said. "I can walk on it more."

Sebastian left a few minutes ago, so it's just Arabella and me now. I walked around for a little bit longer before I sat down again. I still need to let it rest. "At least it's just sprained." Arabella said. "But it still hurts." I said. "It could be worse. It could be broken." She shrugs and sat down next to me.

I sighed and looked at the ground. "It'll get better." Arabella leaned her head on my shoulder. "I hope so." I mumbled.

"Be positive!"

"It's hard to be positive when we've been running away for days. We can't stay here any longer either. They'll find us."

She started playing with my hair. "But you need to rest your ankle."

I sighed again.

"Think about something else." She said. "Like...what it would be like without all that hate..."

I closed my eyes.

I couldn't think of anything except what's been going on. All I could think about was what would happen if they found us. What they would do.

I tried

On my own I thought I'd get there

Around and round

But I was only getting no where

Then you

Came along and gave me something

Something that I could believe in

Trust in

And I won't go back again

Not again

"Paige? It it happening again?"

I nodded.

As long

As I have you

I can't live like there's nothing left to lose

Unbreak

Every fracture in my heart

Nothing in this world's gonna tear this love apart

I ignored it and looked up at the clouds. I soon started singing the song.

"They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you."

I sat up.

"I tried. On my own I thought I'd get there. Around and round. But I was only getting no where. Then you came along and gave me something. Something that I can believe in, trust in. And I won't go back again. As long as I have you. I can't live like there's no left to lose. Unbreak every fracture in my heart. Nothing in this world could ever tear this love apart. They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you. I've been spinning circles in the sunshine. Stuck in my ways. But you put everything in motion. This time I want you to see the real me. And I will open up completely, deeply, I'll never be alone again. As long as I have you. I can't live like there's no left to lose. Unbreak every fracture in my heart. Nothing in this world could ever tear this love apart. They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you. And I realize that I'm better with you. You got here right on time, yeah you are my breakthrough. You are my breakthrough. As long as I have you. I can't live like there's no left to lose. Unbreak every fracture in my heart. Nothing in this world could ever tear this love apart. They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you."

I smiled and took Arabella's hand. "As long as I have you, no one will hurt you. Nothing in this world's gonna tear this love apart."

I stood up, ignoring the pain in my ankle. "Come on. We should get moving."

She nodded and stood up. I took her hand again and we started walking through the forest.

I'll take it all as long as I have you