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Chapter 17 - Home

People take their homes for granted, a warm place with their families in them. I haven't felt warm in a while, right now I'm warm though. In my heart especially, maybe that's what it feels like to finally be happy.

It's different, but must I say so far the pain was worth it if everyday will be like this. The pain was so worth it.

A shuffling next to me wakes me up, Kingston smiles at me. "Sorry to wake you." He says as he moves from my hospital bed, his voice is not gonna lie kind of sexy in the morning.

"Guess what?" He says looking at me happily, though his eyes look tired, but still so genuine. "What?" I say as I sit up, which I can do now without hurting myself too bad.

"You're going home today." He says and I look at him, "That place brings back so many bad memories." I say and he bites his lip. "I know." He says as he runs his fingers through my hair. "I know." He says again, quieter, more to himself.

"River's going to take you shopping, too." He says and I shake my head. "I don't have enough money for that." I say and he chuckles. "I do, and he does, Darling." He says and I look at him and shake my head.

"I don't want you to have to pay for me in anyway, I don't need clothes I have the other ones." I say and his lips turn to a small frown. "They went through your house, you had three sweaters and two jeans. All black, no jackets and an old pair of beat up shoes that were way to small for you.

"You had no blankets, no pillows, you had to do everything Darling. Just let me- us.. do this one thing for you, I sure as hell have enough money." He says, chuckling at the end.

"Okay.." I say quietly making him smile and get up from the bed. "I am going to get you something for your room, and River said he'll meet you at your house soon after you get there." He says and I sigh. "Okay.." I say nervously and he smiles at me.

"Tell me what's wrong?" He asks do I shake my head, looking up at him, his blonde hair and bringing my hand up to it.

I run my fingers through it softly.

"That's what's wrong, is that nothing is wrong." I say and he smiles, leaning down and he pacing his head in the crook of my neck, whispering softly in my ear, "Something I couldn't quite hear, and he knew that."

"Your mom is coming to pick you up in an hour, I'll probably drive there myself, unless you want to drive with me?" He says and I nod, anything to get away from Halo. Which I should probably tell River about.

"But just so you know my mom is bi and apparently she has a wife she met in Cuba." I say and he chuckles, "Okay," He says as he pulls on his hoodie over his white T-shirt and jeans.

Yes he slept in jeans, we fell asleep while making fun of old bachelor seasons. Though he resisted watching the bachelor at first.

I try to get up from the bed to change out of the hospital gown. Grabbing my clothes at the side of the bed and getting up, though immediately pain surges through my body and Kingston rushes over to me.

"I got you." He says as he leads me over to the bathroom, he hands me the pair of crutches I'm supposed to use that were by the door and I walk in. Standing hurts but I get used to it. As I try to reach the back to untie it it hurts every time.

I could ask for his help but he probably wouldn't. That's probably weird. At this point he's my friend, my first real friend other than River, and Lilah but she scares me, he's probably uncomfortable with that.

I try again, though pain goes up and down my entire body from my wound. Reluctantly, and scaredly, I ask quietly at the door, "Kingston ?" Which I hear his deep voice on the other side of the door.

"Yes?" He asks, sounding confused. "Can you, uh... C-can you help me untie this?" I ask and soon he opens the door.

Giving me a smile He unties the gown, it almost falling down my shoulders but I stop it. I can't let Kingston see me Half naked, he would hate me. I'm terrifying. I blush heavily as he stares at me, which is interrupted by the ping of his phone.

"I have to go now, I won't be able to take you. Sorry you have to face the Halo angel girl alone." He says jokingly as he takes off his hoodie,

"Take this, it is cold out and you do not have one. I will grab another on the way to your house." He says giving me a smile and leaving the bathroom for me to change. I change into something my mom brought me, a pair of mom jeans with a 3/4 sleeve top and a black belt.

I put Kingston's hoodie over it and brush out my wavy hair before grabbing my crutches and exiting the bathroom. Kingston's hoodie smells delicious, just like him. Vanilla and sandalwood engulfing me, the hoodie being the blue one with the crown on it.

My mom waits outside, a pale woman with gorgeous blonde hair sits next to her. How she's pale when they lived in Cuba, I don't know?

"Hey, I'm Halo." She says giving me a hug with no squeeze so it doesn't hurt me. I give her a smile and a nod before my mom sees the large hoodie I have on.

"Kingston's?" She asks and I nod my head, "oh hoe tell me more." She says says and I shrug. Maybe he's using me. She grabs my stuff and helps me out of the hospital as I get discharged and soon head to my house.

The car is new, a truck that my mom always wanted but my dad would never let her have. "We've moved in fully, got some stuff fixed in the two weeks you were in there." She says and I nod, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Everything is happening so fast. I gulp as we get to the house, snow all around it in the cold, but I'm sill warm with Kingston's scent.

She opens the door, and though the house is lit up and furnished completely. It's still the same house, just with punch holes that we're covered up and bloodstains that they couldn't get out of the floorboards.

I take in a deep breath. "I know it's a lot hun, you can go anywhere in the house. Just...
I'll figure some stuff out with you later. Just get settled." She says and I look around.

The basic furniture is the same, but it's light in here. It's mostly pink and green like a grandmas house. I go up the same old creaky stairs, looking into my room. It's completely white, bleached carpets and white walls. White bed sheets.

It doesn't matter how it looks though it matters what happened here before. And so much happened here.

A knock on the door is heard from down stairs. Making me a little more happy. He's only started talking to me like he doesn't hate me for a couple of days. But he's the only friend I have, and for some reason my sarcastic personality puts a smile on his face.

I rush down the stairs, or walk as fast as I can with crutches down the stairs. Halo is at the door, Kingston isnt there, it's River, With swollen lips and messed up hair.

Of course.

He went to go see Madeline, his main fuck buddy. I guess I'm not angry because I don't really like getting angry, angry hurts people. But I guess for some reason that kinda hurts me.

He left me leaving the hospital to have sex, which I guess is kind of expected from him. I guess he has so many friends it's not really his priority. But he knows more about me than anybody else.

I guess I kind of trust him, and hope he trusts me.

But I trust Kingston so much more. His beautiful blonde hair and baby blue eyes, his smile and perfect teeth....

Fuck, I like Kingston.

You can't like Kingston you can't.
Quick like somebody else!

And guess who's within range of me. River.

Oh yeah yep ahuh you like River now even if he hates you and you kinda hate him and don't feel comfortable around him.

Because you can't. Like. Kingston.

He's the most popular guy in school! Way out of your league even if River is too.

Fuck