I looked down at her once again, my eyes searching hers for any sign of acceptance. I wasn't expecting any. What I saw however, was something unexpected. A small smile appeared on her face as she glanced up at me and raised her eyebrows."What? What is it?" I smiled slightly, unable to stop my grin from forming on my lips.She giggled lightly and grabbed my hand, pulling me down towards the floor where she sat cross legged on top of the carpet. She laid her head on my lap as I stroked her hair lovingly. We remained silent for a while."Why didn't you tell me before? How long has it been since you talked to your parents?" I finally spoke up after a while."About six months ago or so." She replied quietly, still looking straight ahead."Did they know?" I asked curiously.She nodded slowly. "They knew. They suspected something was going on, but we never really discussed anything. They didn't want me to worry them. That's probably why they made me hide everything."I frowned. I didn't li

The rest of the day went surprisingly smoothly. I spent most of it watching movies and playing games with Alessia. We sat in front of the television until my dad finally came home. Then we ate dinner together before he retired to his room.As soon as my dad left the room, I hurried over to Zee and lifted her gently into my arms and carried her to her room, laying her down on the bed. I crawled into bed next to her and covered us both up with the blanket. She looked up at me sleepily and yawned, stretching her arms up above her head and arching her back slightly. I smiled at her and reached over to brush some hair off her forehead before pulling my hand back. I laid down on the bed next to her and rested my head on her chest. After a few moments, I let out a deep sigh and shut my eyes.I opened my eyes and looked up at Alessia's alarm clock. I yawned again, shifting so that I was lying fully on top of her, and rolled over onto my side so that I was facing her. I stretched out my ar

At least I hadn't had another nightmare. Well, I suppose that's good...at least until I wake up again anyway. That is if I woke up again. It seems like I've fallen asleep pretty soon. I opened one eye cautiously, not daring to move my gaze away from the ceiling. I was completely confused. Where the hell am.I blinked and looked around me. This wasn't my bedroom. I narrowed my eyes and raised my head off the pillow. I looked down at myself and was pleasantly surprised to find that I had changed into a clean pair of shorts and a long sleeved t-shirt. Why am I still wearing jeans? I sat upright and swung my legs round, allowing my feet to touch the floor. I glanced around the room again, trying to piece together where exactly I had woken up.I ran my hands through my tangled hair as I pushed myself off of my mattress and walked towards the door of my bedroom. After opening it carefully I stepped out into the hallway and looked around warily, expecting to see someone waiting there for

When she finally left the room once again, I lay back down and stared down at the blanket draped over my body. I had been laying there for at least half an hour now, and I had already started to feel extremely tired. It didn't take very long for me to fall asleep, and before I knew it I was fast asleep once again. When I woke up, I found myself lying in bed for the second time that week. I wasn't really sure how long I had actually slept, but it felt like it had been longer than I expected. I stretched my arms above my head and rolled over onto my side. I yawned deeply and stretched once again before sitting up on the edge of the mattress. Everything still hurt and I still ached all over, but I managed to force myself to get up and make my way downstairs to the cafeteria. I made my way past the nurses station and towards the elevator, but when I arrived at the cafeteria I noticed that the place was empty except for one person sitting by himself near the corner. He wore a black t

"Well, maybe you should give it another shot." She said before leaning forward and pecking me on the cheek. "Now get out of the car, we're already wasting valuable time, remember?"After opening the door, I hopped out of the car and made my way to the shop. A couple of minutes after entering the shop, I noticed Aunt Rachel sitting near the cashier counter reading a magazine whilst sipping on her coffee. I quickly ran up to her and smiled sheepishly as I greeted her."Good afternoon!" I said cheerfully."Hello dearie." She replied in return. "How was your day?""It was alright, how about yours?"Aunt Rachel set her magazine down on the counter and reached up to ruffle my hair. "It was okay. It was the same as always, really, nothing exciting happened."I rolled my eyes as I grabbed an empty stool and sat down next to her."Did you manage to find anything for today?" I inquired.She nodded slowly. "I did. Although I had to go shopping again." She said in an annoyed tone.I laughed lig