Lolita Brown. Behind her blond hair and enchanting blue eyes lies a world of pain. There are so many labels stapled to her back, everyone knows her life story.
Hunter Kings. A boy once known as trouble from New York, enters Lolita's world in an esc...
M E A N I N G F U L M I S T A K E S Chapter Fifteen
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My mind is hazy, almost as if I'm peering through a window of someone else's life. I wish I were because when reality fades back in, I know this is my tragedy.
"Are you sure you want to go to school today?" This question has already been asked to me. My honest answer would be no, but I've already had so much time away from school.
My eyes bore into my best friend's. "I'm sure Will."
"Are you, really?" Every time I answer, he knows I'm lying. He understands how much things affect me since I'm not strong. I want to be.
My mind is begging me to say no and spend another day at home where I know I'm safe. Unfortunately life isn't that easy. I can't hide away when things get tough and tell myself I want to be better than this. Locking myself in my room is not the answer to all my problems.
When I woke this morning, I'd been flooded by the memory of yesterday- of seeing Noah at the gym here in Lacewood. I hoped he would never come back, but he did.
I had lost consciousness from the fear and because I couldn't get my breathing under control. I was getting enough oxygen and my body wore out.
I don't remember hitting the floor, and I barely remember anything from when we returned home. I think someone carried me, or drove, or ran. That knowledge is lost.
When I came back to my senses I was tucked in bed and it was dark outside. William was lying beside me, but I shut my eyes again. I slept once more until waking this morning.
"I am. I need to be stronger than this." We have been sitting in the car for nearly ten minutes in the school parking lot. Before I can change my mind, I get out and start walking towards the entrance with William following closely.
"You are stronger than you give yourself credit for, Lolita. You just need to believe it." His arm drops on top of my shoulder and I'm pulled to his side.
It makes me feel more comfortable walking down the Lacewood High hall. "I don't need any more of your motivational quotes today. It's too early for it."
"Whatever." He chuckles and opens his locker once we reach it, letting me go. "Before I forget to tell you, I won't be home for a few hours after school."
My eyebrows knot together. "What? Why?" What plan's could be possibly have if it doesn't involve me, Jake, or Hunter? He only words it the way he does if it's nothing to do with our friends.
