The girl

chapter 9

danielle didn't know where she was going but it wasn't home...

after seeing stefania so upset earlier driving in her car she decided to go and check on her. she felt horrible for the way she treated her that night and didn't want to call or text her to apologize. it wasn't right. in danielles mind the only right way to apologize was to do it in person. so thats where she headed.

when she got to stefania's house after getting stuck in gof awful traffic it was about 11:30 pm so she was hoping that she wasn't asleep.

when danielle got to her house she noticed that the light to the living room was still on but everything else was pitch black. she finally got up the courage to knock. you see when you stand on stefania's front porch you can see right into the living room if the blinds weren't shut (which they weren't). danielle noticed stefania passed out on the couch with 2 bottles of wine empty, 2 tubs of ice cream and a bunch of wrapers everywhere on the table. she knocked again but stefania was still passed out.

Danielle didn't know what to do...

does she use the spars key under the mat and go in and help get stefania to bed... what that breaking and entering?

does she just leave her and go home?

she knew she probably shouldn't go in because it could be against the law but something was telling her not to leave stefania alone like that and to help her out. so she did.

she reached under the mat got the key, unlocked the door and walking into stefanias house. when she walked in she locked the door behind her and went over to the could. she gently called stefania's name but she still didn't wake up and he face looked all puffy from what danielle assumed was from all the crying but she still thought stefania looked as beautiful as ever. 

she gently placed her hand on stefania's cheek and lightly stroked it and said her name a couple more times. she watched stefania open her eyes ever so slightly.

stefania looked up at danielle very confused as to what was going on which made danielle giggle because she thought she had the most cute confused face ever.

S: whats going on? what are you doing here?

stefanias eyes started to well up and she started crying again

D: awe stef don't cry, come here.

danielle lifted her head up so that she could sit down on the couch and put stefania's head in her lap and began stroking her hair in hopes it would calm stefania down a little bit. after a couple minutes stefania stopped crying and just layed there while danielle held you... she felt safe.

D: I got your letter.... stef you really-

S: it's okay danielle you don't have to talk about it.... there's nothing to talk about remember?... it was all my fault. I messed up so I took responsibility for it and now im suffering the consequences.

D: no stef thats not it at all. I over reacted. I took out my past hurt on you because I thought you were just like everyone else... and I shouldn't have done that....

S: what if I am like everybody else? what if all I ever do is hurt you? what if-

D: im willing to take that chance. stefania, all I ever do is think about you. I think about what could have happend if I didn't leave that day. I think about what would be if you didn't basically quit your job because of me. I want you to be happy stef even if that means your not with me.

S: danielle, I don't want to hurt you. I can't live with myself If I ever hurt you again.

D: well then maybe we just stay friends for now. we can take it slow and start fresh. I want you in my life stef. I can't let you get away again.