Promise

Chapter 14

The drive to Molly's was longer than usual. Everything was longer than usual. Oh maybe this is what depression feels like.

I block these terrible thoughts out of my head as I pull into Molly's driveway. I get out, slam the door, and walk up to hers. She answers immediately.

"Sa-"

Her eyes go wide on my bruise.

"Molly." My voice cracks and I walk into her living room.

She follows me silently.

"Is your mom home?"

"No she's at work...Sadie what happened?"

"What happened?"

"Not just with the bruise, the whole story. You promised remember."

Oh yeah. Shit, I did.

"Fine." I said. "Let's sit down though. It's going to take a while."

She nods her head and we both sit on her couch. Well here it goes.

"Well me and Ashton."

She looks at me confused.

"I mean Luke-"

She stares at me.

"Please Sadie." She whispers.

I take a deep breath.

"After I got mad at Luke, I went out to the back. I had a melt down. It wasn't that bad. I was just confused by my mom, and hurt by his comments. Then Luke came out." I gulped.

"He said he was going to go check on something." She frowned.

What. For a second a thought came to me that he actually....it's not true, Whatever.

"Anyway" I kept going. "He came to check on me and I was pissed at him. I took all my anger out on him and..."

"And what?"

"I slapped him Molly!"

I look down at my feet, ashamed.

"Oh Sadie..."

"I don't want to be like my mom! I can't turn into her! I've been so careful, so careful to control my anger and.... I don't know I just slapped him out of nowhere. I feel terrible still Molly." I sobbed, as she wrapped her arm around my shoulder.

"Sadie it's okay. Did he forgive you?"

I sniffed. "I think. I tried to run home after...but he, he-"

"He what?!" She shook my shoulders.

"He offered to drive me."

"Oh."

"Yeah." I gulped. I knew what was coming.

"Do you um..."

I shake my head. "No Molly. I just have so much guilt built up because of my mom."

"I know, I know babe." She wrapped her arms back around me.

"So what happened with the bruise. Tell the truth Sadie please I just want to help."

I sighed. I had to tell her.

"My mom hit me again."

"Saaaaadie." She moaned and covered her face.

"You need to tell someone! I'm not letting someone hurt my best friend like that!"

"It's different! She is my mom!"