Chapter 14
Chapter 14
“Mum, it’s only seven o’clock.” Danny says in confusion.
“Well, then it’s bath time.” Tanya picks him up and rushes up the stairs.
Max movies away from the T.V and we well look back at the screen.
I pop my lips. “Damn, Shaggy, how many Scooby Snacks did you have?”
Max bursts out laughing again, bending over and slapping his knee. He looks like a fool.
Dylan chuckles and Noah just stays emotionless.
“I gotta pee.” I announce, making my way to the stairs.
“Thanks for telling us.” I can practically hear Noah rolling his eyes as he says yet another sarcastic thing.
“You’re welcome.” I call back as I get to the top of the stairs.
“Goodnight, Vaeh!” A small body latches onto my waist, hugging me tightly.
“Night, kid.” I ruffle Danny’s hair.
“C’mon, Danny, time for bed.” Tanya says from the doorway of his room.
Danny runs off and Tanya smiles at me before walking into the room with Danny and shutting the door.
Tanya pokes her head back through the door and throws something at me. I catch it.
hood up and “I washed your hoodie for you since it was my son’s fault it ended up soaked with fizzy drinks.” Tanya whispers, making me lift the my
smile at her.
I walk to Tanya’s room, change hoodies leaving the football hoodie folded neatly on Tanya’s bed- before walking into the bathroom, shutting and locking the door behind me.
business and wash my hands.
As I’m drying my hands with the hand towel, a bottle of pills on the edge of the sink catches my attention.
Being the nosy little shit I am, I pick up the bottle.
They’re prescribed to Noah.
Antidepressants?
“Alright, spit it out.”
“What?”
“I know you’re dying to say something to me.” Noah stops outside my front door, making me turn to him. “So spit it out.”
Should I tell him I found the pills?
No! He might rip out my tongue and wring my neck with it!
It’s always better to be honest though.
Not when the person you’re being honest with can rip out your tongue and wring your neck with it!
“I, well, I found a–I found out who that hoodie belongs to.” I change what I was going to say last minute.
That’s just as bad a thing to say!
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“You…you did?” He looks like he’s been punched in their d
“I…yeah. Your mum told me.” I rub the back
my
neck.
gut.
“Well, it’s–it’s none of your business.” He snaps. “And don’t
Ine
“Don’t fucking say I don’t know how it feels to
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snap
any sympathy either. You don’t kno”
back before lowering my voice to a whisper. “I…I’ve lost people too.”
He sighs regretfully, looking at the ground. “Carter”
“Goodnight, Noah.” I cut him off, turning around and opening my door, walking inside.
As I shut the door I hear him growl in frustration. “Why do my people skills
I shaking my head, locking the door and walking into the living room.
I find my mother asleep on the couch, an empty beer bottle in hand.
I sigh, walking over. I remove the bottle from her hand, placing it putting it over my mum.
I bend down, kissing her forehead. “Goodnight,
mum. I love you.”
suck?!”
on the coffee table before grabbing the blanket from the back of the couch and
Тар.
Tap.
Tap.
What the fu-
I swear under my breath, switching
on my bedside lamp as I slip out of bed and go to my balcony, pushing the curtains open.
I dive to the side as soon as I see Noah standing on the other side of my sliding door.
Thank god he was looking the other
way
wee my face.
I grab my a random hoodie from the ground, putting it on, making sure the hood covers my face before standing up and opening the door.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” I growl silently
y as he slips into my room.
“Well aren’t you just little miss sunshine?” He rolls his eyes. “Get dressed. We’re going somewhere.”
“It’s two in the damn morning and we have school tomorrow, you fuckwit.” I curse at him.
“Does it look like I care?”
“No, not really.”
“Hurry up and get dressed.”
“Where the hell are we going?” I groan as I trudge behind Noah while we walk down the street.
“Somewhere.” Is all he says.
“Would you at least tell me what we’re doing on the other daMN SIDE OF TOWN?!” I shout, making him cover my mouth with his hand.
“Shut up, yeah?” He hisses. “And it’s not the other side of town.”
I slap his hand away from my mouth. “Really? Goo-”
“It’s the next town over.”
“What?!”
“Shut up!”
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Chapter 14
“You brought me to the next town over?!” I grit my teeth in exasperation.
“Obviously.” He rolls his eyes.
“And I still can’t believe you took Max’s jeep!”
“I know you can’t.” He states. “You’ve only said it five thousand times since I picked you up.”
“Picked me up?” I repeat. “More like kidnapped me.”
“I didn’t kidnap you.” He rolls his eyes.
