Payton's P.O.V
**DISMISSAL BELL RINGS**
Thank you, Jesus, I don't think I could deal with those people anymore.
I push open the front door and start my walk back home, hoping and praying my dad isn't there. I get about half way before a car pulls up beside me
"hey project buddy, need a ride?" Shawn says through the window smirking at me, I smile and nod
"sure" I say opening the door, I know you're not really supposed to get in the car with strangers but I don't care, I don't feel like walking the rest of the way home.
"I thought you had practice" I say,
"it was cancelled, but hey, do you want to get some food, and then we can go back to my place and work on it? orrrr" he says stopping at the stop sign.
"that's fine, but can we stop by my house, I need to talk to my dad" I mumble, he looks at me and nods
"aright, which way" he asks
"left" I say, he turns left and glances at me
"are you alright?" he says. I look out the window and nod
"I'm fine" I say faking a smile
"you turn right here and it's the house right there" I say pointing out the window, I see my dad isn't here so I look at Shawn,
"uhm, he isn't here but I have to run inside and get something, you can come in if you'd like" I say, he smiles at me and turns off the car, we get out and walk up to the front door, I unlock the door and walk in.
"uhm... can you just stay right here" I say, I didn't want him going into the living room because then he might notice the faded blood stains and I didn't want to lie to him. I run upstairs and grab my wallet. I freeze when I see a car pull into the drive way.
"fuck" I mumble to myself. I run back down stairs
"we need to leave, now" I say grabbing Shawn's arm
"woah, is everything alright" he says, I open the front door, hoping that he went through the garage
"yup, perfect" I say pulling him even harder, but it was too late, I make eye contact with my father, making me stop dead in my tracks
"who the hell are you" my dad says walking up to Shawn. He looks at me and back at my dad
"uh... I'm Shawn, Payton's friend" he says. I walk up to Shawn and smile sweetly at my dad
"can you go to the car...please" I mumble at Shawn, he nods and walks past my father, and walking towards the car.
"you are in for it now girl I swear" he says walking up to me
"if you lay a finger on me right now, Shawn will see, and most likely call the police, so I wouldn't" I say suddenly getting brave. He smirks and raises an eyebrow
"getting tough now aren't you, well, in that case, I guess I'll just have to wait until your done hoeing around and come home" he says.
"what if I don't come home" I say looking down at my feet. He coldly laughs, making me get chills just listening to it
"and if you don't, where you planning on staying, with him?" he asks stepping closer.
"I... maybe" I stutter stepping back, he laughs again,
"oh Payton, you need to learn that there's no one in this world who could ever love someone like you" he says pushing me out of the way as he goes inside, leaving me outside in the cold with my tear stained face and a broken heart shattered at my feet
how could he say that to me... someone I'm supposed to trust... someone who helped bring me into this cruel world... just told me that he, and everyone else hated me. I mean I already knew that but to actually hear it come out of his mouth, that hurt.
"hey, hey come here" Shawn says running up to me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I lean into him and cry onto his shoulder.
"do you want to go" he whispers into my ear. I nod and pull away, seeing tear stains on his shirt
"I'l..I'll buy you a new shirt" I say looking down
"don't even worry your pretty little mind on that right now, c'mon let's get you a milkshake, you like Cookout?" he says grabbing my hand, pulling me towards the car
did he mean to say that? or did he just say it... is he just trying to make me feel better because I'm crying... oh geez
"I've never been" I mumble, he stops suddenly making me almost fall since he was holding my hand, speaking of that, why was he holding my hand.
"you have never had cook out" he says looking down at me. making me suddenly get nervous
"uh...uhm... no?" I say, it coming out more like a question
"oh bet, c'mon, were getting milkshakes" he says opening my car door, I chuckle and get in, he closes the door and running over to his side. He gets in and starts the car. I look out the window as he starts to drive. I feel him glance at me every so often
"I know you have questions, so just ask them and stop staring at me like you just ran over my dog" I say sighing. I feel him tense next to me
"did he give you that bruise?" he says barley over a whisper, I feel the tears start to come again
"yeah, and plenty more..." I say. he stops at a stop sign and looks over at me, he slowly reaches over and grabs my hand
"I know we just met today, but Payton you don't deserve to be treated like that" he says, I look at him and shake my head
"my mom died because she got a disease doctors believed she got from giving birth to me, I do deserve it" I mumble,
"no, you don't, that wasn't your fault, you didn't ask to be brought into this world. You can't go back there. I won't let you" he says squeezing my hand
"uh, Shawn I kind of have to" I say looking down at my lap.
"no, you don't" he says
"yes, I do, if I go to the police they'll ship me off to some foster home and I don't want to do that... and besides... he won't do anything... after I just threatened him with the police" I say lying through my teeth, hoping he won't notice. I guess he doesn't because he leans back, letting go of my hand, and sighs
"fine, but you're not going back there tonight, you can sleep at my house, I'll talk to my mom and I'm sure she won't have a problem with it" he says beginning to drive again.
"Shawn I'm fine with going back there tonight" I say,
"I don't care if your fine with it, you're not, I want you to stay with me" he says, I keep my mouth shut because I don't feel like arguing with him. He pulls into the parking lot of cook out and smirks at me
"ready to have the best milkshakes of your life?" he says, I chuckle and shrug
"I guess" I say getting out, we walk up to the window and Shawn looks at me
"do you know what you want?" he says, I look over the milkshake menu and nod
"yeah can I just get an Oreo mint" I mumble, he smiles and tells the lady what I said and orders his, I pull out money from my wallet but Shawn pushes it back into it
"I already paid" he says
"Shawnnn" I groan
"paytonnn" he says mocking me. I glare at him and sit down
"you suck, did you know that" I say. he raises an eye brow and laughs
"really? I think I'm pretty un-suckish" he says, the lady calls out our number so he goes up there and comes back with a big goofy smile on his face. He hands me the cup and stares at me
"drink it dude, I want you to eat it so you can thank me" he says smirking
"you are so full of yourself" I laugh. It feels like I've known him forever... even though we just met today
"only for you" he says winking, I laugh and take a drink.
"it's alright" I say smirking, I see his face literally drop before I laugh
"I'm just kidding, it's really good, thank you Shawn" I say, he smiles at me
"okay so, do you want to sit here or go back to my place" he says. I shrug and look up
"that's your decision" I say, he stands up and grabs his stuff
"okay, let's go back to my place, I just want to get this project done" he laughs, I stand up and follow him back to the car, we drive in silence until we pull up in front of this beautiful house.
"okay were here" he says turning the car off. We get out and walk up to the front door
"okay, just a warning, my families a little crazy" he says, I laugh and nod
"okay" he opens the door and we walk inside
"mom I'm home" he screams out, this lady walks out of the kitchen smiling
"hey Shawn, and who is this?" she says, Shawn looks at me and smiles
"this is Payton, we have a history project to do, which we should probably get started" he says grabbing my arm, pulling me to the stairs
"alright, bye it was nice meeting you" I hear her scream out
"you too" I yell back, we get to the top of the stairs when I see a girl, younger than us, walk out of a room
"hey Shawn" she says walking past us, she stops and looks at me and smirks back at him
"who's that?" she says, Shawn rolls his eyes
"This is Payton, Payton this is Aaliyah, my annoying little sister" the girl glares at him and punches his arm.
"I am not annoying, but it was nice meeting you, I got to go my friends waiting for me" she says walking away
"you too" I say smiling back, Shawn once again pulls my arm until we reach a room, which I was guessing was his. He closes the door and turns around, facing me
"sorry for my family" he says smiling
"they're nice" I say sitting on his bed. his room was really cleaned for a guy's room, I look around and see a guitar
"you play" I say referring to the guitar
"yeah, it's one of my many talents" he says bowing, I laugh and shake my head
"okayyy, let's get started on this project" I say pulling out the papers that contained the notes. We end up getting the whole project done in like an hour
"I have to go talk to my mom really quick, I'll be back" he says standing up, I smile and nod. he leaves the room, leaving me by myself
Shawn's P.O.V
"Hey mom" I say walking up to her.
"hey" she says smiling
"okay let me explain some things, Payton doesn't have the best home life and I was wondering if she could stay here tonight, she could sleep in the guest room" I say, she looks at me, her smile slowly fading
"you know that if her family life is something serious, you should go to the police about it" she says. I nod my head and look around
"her dad and her got in an argument that's all" I say scratching the back of my neck, she nods and goes back to mashing potatoes
"I don't care as long as she sleeps in the guest room" she says glancing at me
"thanks mom, love you" I say giving her a quick hug and running back upstairs, I go into my room and see Payton right where I left her
"okay my mom said you can sleep here if you'd like, you can sleep in the guest room" I say scratching the back of my neck, she smiles and nods, standing up
"thank you" she walks up to me. I realize she doesn't have anything to wear
"uh, I have some sweats you can wear to sleep in, if you'd like" I say walking over to m dresser, I pull out a pair of old sweatpants and toss them to her. She smiles and nods
"thank you" she mumbles. we walk outside and I point her to the guest bedroom
"that door leads to a bathroom, if you need it" I say pointing to a door, she nods and sits on the bed
"thank you for everything Shawn, I really appreciate it" she mumbles, I smile and nod
"of course, get some sleep, goodnight" I say walking into the hallway, I hear her say goodnight before I close the door, I walk back to my room and change, laying in my bed, I look up at my ceiling...what is she going to do about her dad...
Payton's P.O.V
I'm already changed into Shawn's clothes, they were a little big but they worked, and was staring up at the ceiling, when it hit me, what am I going to do about my dad...