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I made my way down stairs to look for food but stopped short once I heard dad talking to Chase. "I don't know Chase. I get it that you want to help with the loans and the bills but I don't think that I will ever be able to pay them back."
"But I'll work hard for Shelly! You guys can't leave!" He exclaimed. My eyebrows shot up.
"I don't have any other option but to sell this house and go back to Denver." He sighed. I gasped.
"What?" I asked. "No dad no please..." I pleaded.
"Shelly, I'm sorry. I can't do anything." Tears made their way down my cheeks. Dad wheeled himself out of the room leaving me and Chase to talk.
"Chase no! I'm not leaving.."
"Cherry-"
"No!" I ran out of the house.
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Running from my house was one stupid decision I made, seeing that I was lost and I had no idea where I was going. "Stupid!" I whisper to myself. And the best part is that I left my phone at home. Oh why did I run from my house?
I walked straight ahead. The night was getting cold and I was starting to worry if I'll ever reach home again. I wrapped my arms around myself and continued walking. Many cars passed me and I tried asking for left, but none of them seemed interested to help a girl until a car stopped right beside me. I smiled in victory and walked towards it. The driver rolled down his window.
"Uh hi, can you help me out a bit here? I need a ride home." The guy smiled sweetly at me.
"Sure thing creamy puff. Why don't you get inside." I smiled at him and got into the passengers side. The guy on the driver's seat looked around the age of 25. He had brown hair, and hazel eyes. "So what's your name?" He asked.
"Shelly." I replied.
"I'm Dylan. So, where to?" I put on a thinking face. I decided to head to the gym instead of home. I told him the address. He looked a bit unsure but headed towards-which I guess is-the gym. "So, how did you get lost?"
"I ran from home in anger and lost directions." I say simply.
"Oh." He said. "Well if it makes you feel any better, I ran away from home when I was 15. Never once returned." My jaw dropped as I turned to face him.
"What why?" I asked him. He shrugged.
"Mom and dad were always fighting. Their relationship got worse when mom started drinking and brought strangers home to have fun. Dad would bring sluts from strip clubs and have his fun. No one noticed. Never have they ever called me once to ask where I am or what am I doing."
"Wow...." I breathed out. "That must be rough." I saw him shrug.
"Not really. I found a couple of guys when I was on the run. They helped me, changed me even." An evil smiled spread across his face. "You made a big mistake to take a lift from me cream puff." He said.
"Wh-what do you mean?" I asked as his voice became colder. He laughed and faced me.
"You sure are lost...." He said. He took a quick turn and drove as fast as he could.
"Stop! Where are we going? Stop the car!" I say as he sign which said 'Thank you for visiting New York. Come again soon'
"Oh you'll see." he said. I tried to open the door and jump out out but the door wouldn't budge. "Child lock." He said. I screamed in frustration. I balled my palm in a fist and punched him in the face. The car skid to a stop.
Dylan clutched his face and turned to me. I panicked and tried to open the door again, not caring of the fact that it has child lock. Dylan got out of the car and with slow, deathly slow steps approached my side of the door. He yanked it open and grabbed me by my hair. He pulled me out of the car and slammed me on the road. "You're gonna regret what you just did." I threw a punch at him and kicked him where the sun don't shine making him fall down beside me. I quickly got up and ran away from him.
I kept running until I saw a small cafe at the end of the corner of the street. I ran inside.
Panting, I made my way to the lady behind the counter. "Excuse me?" I called for her attention. "Do you have a phone that I could use?" She nodded and pointed to the telephone kept to the side. "Thanks." I dial in Chase's number.
A few rings later he picks up his phone. "Who ever you are, I don't want your company's insurance for the last time! Get a life and stop bugging me!" I heard Chase say. I rolled my eyes at him.
"Chase its me."
"Cherry?"
"Yes genius."
"Oh my gosh! Where are you?" He asks.
"I'm not exactly sure." I say.
"Okay stay right where you are. I'll come get you." He said.
"Wait! How will you find me if I myself don't know where I am?" I asked. There was a minute of silence on the other side.
"Right. Ask someone where you are and tell me." I nodded even though he couldn't see me. I turned to the lady again and asked her.
"Hello Chase?"
"Yeah." He spoke.
"I'm at a small cafe near the border of New York."
"Okay now stay there, I'll come get you."
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"You are an idiot yo know." Chase said as we drove past huge buildings. "Who runs away like that?"
"I don't want to leave okay? I just can't leave you." I said, biting my lip as tears surfaced my eyes.
"Hey look at me..." He said softly and so I did. I looked at him in the eye. Chase pulled over at the side and turned to face me. "We'll get through this. We can do this Cherry. It doesn't have to be like this."
"Chase you heard my dad...If we don't pay back the money, we'll be forced to leave." I said as my voice started cracking.
"Let me help then."
"No!" I said without any hesitation. "You've helped enough. I cannot let you pay for any other loans." I said shaking my head. "I'll talk to Robbie. I'll fight-"
"Your stitches-"
"Fuck them!" I yell as a tear rolled down my cheek. "I've stalled enough. I need to live in the reality. I'll have to work towards what I want and I most certainly don't want to leave." I say. Chase sighs beside me.
"Letting yourself get hurt is not how you should fix this Cherry. I won't let you do this. We'll find a way but just, hold on." With that he started driving again. He drove home without another word. We sat in comfortable silence as I stared out of the window. Once we reach home, Chase walks me to my room. I pass dad's and Sam's room while making my way to mine. Sam was asleep seeing that it was pretty late. Dad on the other hand was reading in his room.
I motion Chase to wait for me in my room. He nodded his head and walked into my room while I entered dad's.
"You're back." He says smiling up at me.
"Daddy, I don't want to leave." I said taking a seat beside him.
"Nor do I pumpkin...but we don't have any other option."
"I can work as a waitress. Make money, help you... please let's not leave."
"Shelly-"
"I don't want to leave Chase okay?" I say.
"Oh so now I see why you don't want to leave. Honey, Chase is your first boyfriend, I get it, but that doesn't mean that he's gonna be your last. You cannot put everything down for him."
"Dad its not that.... it's just, it's different with him. I've never felt this way for a guy before. The way he makes me smile by just looking into my eyes, the way eyes sparkle when he's out in the sun. The way my heart swells every time he does something adorable and cute. It's too much. I can't leave him. Heck I love him!" I said while looking into my father's eyes. Dad had a small smile on his face. He knew that I couldn't let him go.
"You love him... You do. You really do." He said nodding to himself. "Alright. We won't leave but we'll together have to work very hard." I nodded.
"Anything." I say. I get up and walk out of his room and enter mine. Chase was lying there on my bed staring at the ceiling. I walked up to him and laid down beside him. He turned to face. A smile on his face.
I smiled back at him. His hand found mine. We lay there in silence not uttering a word. Just smiling at each other. My heart flutters a little when he brushes a few strands of hair out of my face. He leans in and kisses me softly. "I need to tell you something." he says, opening his eyes. I look into his eyes and motion for him to continue. "I love you Cherry."
A huge smile finds a way to my face. "I love you too."
"I know. I heard you say to you father." My cheeks burn from what he said.
"You were eavesdropping..." I said.
"Maybe..." He kissed my hand gently. "I love you." We continued staring at each other when my phone rang. I picked it up still staring into Chase's eyes.
"Hello..." I sigh into the phone.
"Shelly! I need your help, please just come down to the gym." Mrs. Brown's voice snapped me out of my daze.
"Hey what happened?" I asked.
"It seems like this gym is illegal. Every fight, every money given. All illegal. I don't know how." She says.
"No that can't be. I'd never do anything illegal. Are you sure?" I asked.
"Shelly, the cops are here and they say it's illegal. I think it is illegal. Shelly you need to get here right now with Chase. All files and documents are being checked and they've been asking for the two of you as you guys are the best fighters here." I look at Chase with panic.
"We'll be there."
"Please, just come as quickly as you can."
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Updated on 10th April, 2016. Sunday.
