You Saved Me Once Book 1

It was now the end of the week, and Friday came quicker than expected. For the whole week I ditched every class except photography, and instead did extra shifts at the Coast.

It was starting again, I’m losing myself, and the memories were coming back.

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It was about 5 months after Hayes, and his father had moved away. No one knew where they went, we all thought they would come back.

Months passed when we got the news that they moved to Hawaii. The news hit everyone hard. It got to my mother the most.

She started getting depressed, still wouldn’t let go of Mr. Bart-ley though.

I think it fueled her, fueled her long enough to keep her breathing. Even if he didn’t feel the same way.

She’d secretly call him every day. Even if that meant calling around and asking for him. He changed his numbers, not us.

I think deep down she knew the truth.

A year has passed without them, and my mother is now a smoker. She lives in her room, and barely eats.

She is hurt, she feels abandoned by Mr. Bartley. Most nights I hear her crying. It’s bad.

Maybe things went south, maybe Mr. Bartley and my mother had planned another life.

Another life, just the two of them.

Would she have left us behind?

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It’s a Friday afternoon, and I’m eating a popsicle while sitting on my car. Something hits me right in the face.

“Alex, throw the ball back over!” Adam shouts.

that hit me, bounce on the pavement. The rhythm of the ball matched my

car, holding my nose, in fear it might be

walk next door. I haven’t been over Hayes’s in years. Thankfully, it was just in the garage. This was still much; the secrets

brother, they

face, he was drenched in sweat, and he was shirtless. I could

could’ve just thrown it over.”

now, that’s great.” I mumble. He ig-nores

me in the face, you’re missing a few

ball.” He says, they both

you both suck!” I say, then throw the ball at Adam.

hell Alex! Hey, if you’re going to be

you know

Jeff?” Hayes

party?” I ask.

does the party @ your

-Rochelle

party and needs to meet some of my college peeps. Guess whose house

to bleed. Adam

totally deserve

fine, just leave

the house, grab a

now, I try to breathe. I’m one to fear blood when I see it,

~~~~~

a cold shower, and put on some-thing decent. Which for me meant, flared pants that covered my slip-pers. Followed by a crop

Rochelle giggling, and laughing. In the kitchen I see her, and

Guess who is back together? I’ve missed you, where

looking at me again, he

asks. I let