Ghosts *COMPLETED*

Chapter Seven

ROSE

"Do you need a ride home, Rose? We're dropping Ethan off on the way."

I shake my head as Lucas sits next to me on the wall just outside the school, "I'm actually going somewhere with Liam. I want to be able to make up for all the lost years; if I'm comfortable around you then I need to learn to be comfortable around him again."

"That's great Rose," he laughs ruffling my hair, "you two were inseparable. But don't have too much fun now."

Lucas jumps off the wall and walks off towards his car where his brother Mike and Ethan were waiting for him. Ethan waves in my direction and I wave back, I was happy I wasn't the only new kid and Kellin was really funny to be around.

"Shall we go Rose my cars on the other side of the car park?"

I jump out of my skin when Liam appears next to me like a ninja grinning. I put my hand on my chest and my heart was beating very fast.

"Thanks for the heart attack, Liam. Now lead the way."

I get off the wall and allow Liam to guide me across the car park. On the way we pass by Kyle who I wave at, he smiles and waves at me while glaring at Liam who glares back. I swear I even hear Liam growl beside me but I could have been hearing things.

The drive to the park was semi-silent, it wasn't an awkward silence but the conversation wasn't flowing naturally. Some rock radio station was playing in the background and Liam taps his fingers on the steering wheel in time with the music.

"I would make a comment about awkward silence Liam, but that would probably make this even more awkward."

He chuckles, "how about twenty questions? I really missed you Rose and I want us to be best friends again."

A sad smile plays on his lips, I didn't really remember what it was like to have friends my own age because Alex homeschooled me and because of my 'illness' I wasn't allowed to play with the other kids so I couldn't quite relate to the obvious pain Liam was showing.

"Twenty questions sounds good Liam. You go first."

He pulls his car into the park and before he can even kill the engine let alone ask the first question I take off my seatbelt and jump out of the car and start running towards the swings. On the odd occasion Alex took me out just the two of us, he took me to the local park and would push me on the swings. I would giggle and tell him to push me higher, and then panic when he pushed me too high.

"Rose wait up. Don't run off." Liam pants having run up the hill after me.

I claim the only non-damaged swing and start to push myself and pout in Liam's direction when I didn't get enough height.

"Liam push me, pretty please with a cherry on top."

Liam's anger subsides and he shakes his head before walking up behind me and starts to push me.

"You're one of a kind Rose. This is the same park you were kidnapped from and you just run off, I don't want to lose you again when I just got you back."

"I guess that slipped my mind," I sigh, "you're not going to lose me again, Liam, now I believe you have to ask me a question."

This trip wasn't about our past, it was what we could make our future.

"I'll start easy Rose. What's your favourite colour?"

I roll my eyes at the cliché question, but I guessed we had to start somewhere.

"Dark purple, yours?"

Liam grunts, "Black and don't even think about calling me an emo."

"Black is a very classy colour Liam, it's probably my second favourite." I laugh at how defensive he gets when he came across as a bit of a loner at school.