Love Misunderstood

am in such a peaceful sleep that I don't open my ey

," the voice star

reply in a s

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ig inhale of br

t before knocking my water off my bedside table and it

e to tackle him to the ground. He runs out of my room to mum downstai

us comes. I get ready, and just as I am about to leave, I catch m

head to the bus stop. I wait there for a few minutes

the hallway in hope of running into Caden again, but

and head to my fir

to the hall to meet Clara. I see her and start to walk in. She is wearing a dress

see someone walking up to it and sitting down, just like cloc

right back. She doesn't think much of

d he instantly looks up with his guard up. Once he notices it's me, his eyes softe

otion to the space ne

ded to sit down and release a brea

's not awkward. We are both silent

eyeline, and he stares at th

hinking it might make you feel better, or when you think you are about to have an attack,

hem, and then his g

hy

you mea

he says, avoiding my confused expression. His smooth, deep

? I want to get to k

e asks more

to sugarcoat it, so I ju

nteres

h ways" h

, then back at me; it's like a

me, and it was an achievement that you even responde

irl to have people come up to you in the hallway, but when t

ice me with

to them." He gazes right in

when he says th

y noti

the day. It's Wednesday, and that means I have half a day. I have to collect Brody at three thirty,

r a jukebox. I leave my table and stalk over to it. I look at the song sel

her volume than it was before. I go over to my table again and pull out my

I don't realise it is almost half

king sure not to be too late. If he doesn't see someone, he starts to get scared. I rus

ee him turn around, and I see a smile on his little face

without an

watch a

up, and he yells

still at work, but I don't mind since Brody and I ha

it to my face and turn down the brightness so Brody

it was Instagram messages. I click on it, and Cad

ssage

t you did for me; they have helped me a lot. I hope you don't

f, some I don't recognize. I save them to my playlist, I

ou. I will let you know what

eep like an angel. I turn the TV off and I try to carry him up the stairs.

ad, and left his room. As I was walking to my room to

um and see how work

ook in the crack by the door, showing me the room, and I see her sitting at the counter wit

have a good life. I think I need to get a job to help

ve me a smile and say "Everything is fine" when its clearl

d. I write it, walk back to my room, and fall asleep, ready for another day but worrying most of the night abo

u

you do for us. Brody and I