Chapter 46

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Emily

Everett and I was back in his room after the result was out. He was thrilled and shocked and still couldn't believe he won the competition.

"Congratulations." Morgan said to him as they shook hands. "Yours looked delicious."

"Yours did too."

"We didn't even get to try any." Evan complained.

"I'll make it tomorrow." Everett promised. He spun me around and kissed my lip.

"I did it, baby." He said to me with excitement cleared in his eyes. "Now, we can plan a trip during summer."

That give me hope for summer, but at the same time worries. Things will be different once summer ends next year. We all will be in college, maybe in different cities or countries even. It's sad we got closed during senior year, but I'm glad we did.

My head was on Everett's shoulder while we were watching some random movies.

"You're way too quiet after the competition." He said to me.

"I'm just tired." I said to him, which was somewhat true.. but in truth I was thinking about our future. We didn't date for long, but we have been closed enough that it breaks my heart thinking about parting ways with him.

"If you get a chance to meet your biological parents, would you?" He asked.

I sat up straight to look at him and then at the screen.

"At the beginning, when I found out what adoption meant. I was curious about my biological parents, wondered why they didn't wanted me.. I didn't have much information about them.

I didn't actually try hard to find any informations about them. Honestly, things are going fine. Maybe, my parents regret adopting me, but they did everything they could to raise me up and I can't imagine anyone else as my parents.

And I don't know, maybe my biological mom have moved on in life or my biological dad have a new family? I don't want to mess things up. What's the point of bringing the past when there's nothing much you can about it in the present?"

"But ain't you curious about how biological family is doing?"

"Maybe when I'm much more older." I give him a small smile.

"I hope everything will turn out good for you." He said holding my hand.

"I hope so too." I said.

I was in the empty hallway of our school. Not a single soul was in the hallway. I frowned. It's always busy. I touched the lockers as I passed by them.

"Hello?" I called out, but there was no answer. "Is anyone out there?" I tried once more, but the place was eerily quiet. The hallway in front of me was turning dark and I panicked as I looked back and there was an exit.

I quickly turned around towards the exit. I see the hallway breaking and falling. I was running, running before the ground could swallow me. I made a mistake and turned and before I knew it, the ground swallowed me-

"Em."

I could hear a voice from a distance. That familiar voice, but I was falling. Falling into the darkness with no idea of escapism.

"Baby, wake up." The voice said.

I kept falling and falling and it was like there was no end to that dark place.

And I jolt awake, startled and wide eyes.

Everett eyes was wide opened and scared. "Are you okay?" He asked me.

"What happened?" I asked confused and lost.

"You were crying in your sleep." He said looking scared.

Was I? I touched my face and indeed there was tears and I wiped it away.

"Was is a bad dream, again?" He asked hugging me. "I was so scared. I tried waking up up, but you were still asleep and crying."

I hugged him tighter to me. Everett is here, everything will be okay. He's here. It was a dream, a bad dream. He's here.

"You're here." I said out loud to myself. My heart was racing.

"I'm here." He said to me.

"You're here." I said again as I hugged him tighter.

I don't remember anything after that. The next day, I woke up with Everett closed to me. His arms wrapped around me protectively. His head was on my chest. He was sleeping soundlessly.

I think I have fell asleep on his arms after that dream. I don't remember much after waking up. I hope Everett doesn't bring that subject up. I don't really want to talk about it.

I don't know how long was I awake like that, but I was not complaining. This afternoon, we all will return home and Everett will be all alone. That thought made me sad.

Even though he have siblings, he was still alone. Mr. Harper, is not related to him by blood, but he does things that make you feel like he's a family. He cares for Everett in a genuine way.

Everett always showed the best side of his to the world. In school, he always smiled or have a smirk on his face. Even though, things at home was tough. He didn't let it come in his way, even when he joined the school in the middle. Everyone basically knew each other. He was the new kid, no one knew him, except Evan. Everyone at school knows him now, and he's the favourite of everyone.

He did things that I would never ever imagined doing. He speak backs to the teachers- and corrected them when they're wrong, he fought for what he thought was right. He's good in his studies, an athlete, a good friend, a good boyfriend and a good person over all.

While there was me, I was going through personal things of my own and instead of putting that at the side, I let it come my way. I didn't made new friends if it was not for Everett. I was scared of making new friends, it means you have to let them in and I didn't like the change.

There are some people who hate changes or difference in their life. They don't like when their usual routines or day interrupted or changed suddenly. I was one of them. I panic and I get scared because I don't know what's going to happen next.

Changes happen for either a good or bad reasons and it's up to how you look into it. At the beginning, it's hard to accept those changes, but then you get used to it. Everett came to my life bringing changes, and at the beginning I wanted to deny and wanted to scream at him for bringing that change, but change was necessary. Even your phone's software needs updates to improve its features.

At the beginning, you may hate and complain about the new changes, but you soon get over it and you accept it and you move on.

But why was I still scared about changes?

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