Amelia was starting to worry. She texted Nate hours ago, but he didn’t reply. Was he mad at her? Maybe she was too emotional and scared him off. Stupid Ame.
She decided to call him instead. He can’t ignore her forever because she won’t let him!
To her surprise, he answered right away.
“Why won’t you text me back?” she asked before he had the chance to say hello.
“Wow, needy much?” Nate laughed.
“Yes, I’m needy, and I need you not to ghost me,” she said quickly.
“I’m hardly ghosting you. It has only been a few hours, and you aren’t my mom or my girlfriend,” he said in an amused tone.
“I know, I’m just the girl you like to have sex with. Don’t remind me,” A
After school, he offered to take her home again. This time, Amelia didn’t argue with him and walked to the car. His smile vanished as he saw Destiny standing by his car. What now?“What are you doing in my school?” he asked. “Are you stalking me now?” Nate was irritated beyond belief.Destiny threw her arms around him and pulled him into a hug. Nate moved quickly and took her arms off of him. He is not going to be swayed by her easily this time.“I came to see you, silly! I was hoping we could spend some time together,” she said.“As you can see, I’m busy,” Nate said and motioned to Amelia.Destiny finally noticed Amelia standing there. Her face twisted into a frown.“Who is she, Nate?” she asked. Her eyes started to glow with jealousy.“She
“Errm….hey Amelia,” Nate said nervously. He had never seen her so angry. The usual cheerful glow in her big brown eyes was replaced by rage-fueled fire. Nate was scared.“Don’t you ‘hey Amelia’ me you turd muffin! What do you think you are doing?” she roared.“It’s not what you thin….” Nate started to explain, but Destiny cut him off.“That’s none of your business. It’s between Nate and me,” Destiny said.“He is my best friend, and I am making it my business,” Amelia said and glared at her.“Excuse me? Who the fuck are you? You are nothing but a friend. I am his girlfriend!” Destiny announced.“Ex-girlfriend. And you are nothing but a SKANK who broke his heart to sleep with his look-alike,” Amelia cou
“So, the rumors are true!” Amelia exclaimed. “Your father is in the Mafia. I never would’ve thought. Is that why you were depressed all the time? Because you were ashamed of it”.Nate nodded. His eyes were full of sadness. He told Amelia everything about him. He was tired of keeping secrets from everyone, and it was time, he told someone. Part of him was afraid that she would be disgusted to hear about his criminal family but didn’t want to hide it from her.“Alex happily embraced the life of crimes, but I never could. It was a punishment for me,” he said.“I am so sorry you have to endure so much because of your family,” Amelia hugged him and buried her face on his chest. “Have you ever thought of running away?”“All the time, but I am not dumb. I knew I wouldn’t go too far, and my father will eventually
Nate called his father. He knew he was the only person who was capable of helping him at a time like this. His father had all the money in the world, and ten thousand dollars was nothing to him. He never asked his father for anything before, so he hoped he would pity him just this once.“Dad, I need your help,” Nate said, his voice was shaking with fear.“Nate, what the hell? Do you know what time it is?” his father Robert said in an annoyed tone.“Dad, please…this is serious,” Nate said desperately. He tried to control his emotions, but he felt like crying.Robert went quiet. He could hear the fear in Nate’s voice. “What happened? Are you in trouble?” he asked. “Nate, I swear to god, if you got yourself into some mess, I will…”&ldquo
After waiting for hours, which felt like a lifetime, the doctor finally called them. Nate felt hopeful as he saw the doctor smiling.“Good news, the surgery was successful. Just watch her diet and give her the prescribed medications and she will be just fine,” Dr. Rich smiled. “She should wake up in a few minutes.”Relief washed over Nate’s body. She was going to be okay. He didn’t have to spend the rest of his life alone. Amelia will be right there beside him, smiling like she always does.After a few minutes, he went to see her. The doctor only allowed one visitor at a time, so he had to wait in the waiting room while her mom stayed by her side. He felt restless. When will she wake up?Emily walked in after a few moments. Nate stood up abruptly and looked at her questioningly.“She is awake and can’t wait to see you
“Um…Jeremy, this is my boyfriend Nate,” Amelia giggled nervously.“A boyfriend? Since when do you have a boyfriend?” Jeremy squinted his eyes at them.“Since now,” Nate said. “It’s nice to meet you,” he said.Jeremy stared at him for a moment. His face twisted into a frown. “I am not sure if I like you, Nate,” he declared.“Jeremy!” Amelia protested.“I can already sense what kind of person you are by how you look. And, I don’t trust the rich pretty boy type like you around my sister,” Jeremy concluded.“You don’t know shit about me,” Nate snarled.Amelia can already sense the hostility growing between them, and it was making her uncomfortable. Jeremy wasn’t a bad guy, but he was an overprotec
In the next few days, Nate couldn’t get his hands off of Amelia. He craved her touch.“Excuse me. You know you’d have to let me go eventually when the bell rings, right?” Amelia said and giggled when he nuzzled her neck.“There are few more minutes left before the bell, so I am not letting you go until then,” Nate said.“Get a room, you two!” Ryan screamed from across the hall.Nate casually flipped him off and turned his attention back to Amelia. Amelia’s facial expression turned serious all of a sudden.“So…I need to talk to you about something very important,” she said.“Huh? What’s that?” Nate asked.“I need to talk to you about Prom!” she beamed.“Oh, lame,” Nate said.
Nate came directly to her house and knocked on her door. She was surprised at his sudden visit at first, but when she saw how his face looked, she knew something was wrong. She didn’t ask him any questions and sat there with him on the couch, waiting for him to say something.“My father, he…he is dead,” Nate said flatly.Amelia gasped and immediately held his hand. “What? How did that happen?”“They say it was a heart attack. I found him sitting on the couch, already dead,” Nate shook his head.“Oh my god, Nate, I am so sorry. I can’t believe your father passed away so suddenly!” Amelia exclaimed and hugged him. “Are you okay?”“It’s okay. I am okay. I am just in a shock,” he said.“I understand. What about Alex? Does he know?” she as