Sarah's Journey to Love

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SARAH’S POV 

The week is finally over, it has been crazy my mom gave me a necklace she said was my grandmother. She said my grandmother would have loved for me to have it. It wasn’t much, it was a sliver chain with a sliver heart shaped locket. I walked out to my car to she Evan leaning up against it, he looks up and sees me my heart skips with joy. When I reach him, he pulls me into him and gives me a kiss. 

“Why aren’t you at work?” 

“I am taken a break it is slow right now and I wanted to see you.” 

I lean my head on his shoulder and smile. 

“Plus, I won’t get to see you until tomorrow night and that makes me sad.” 

“I’m sorry. But just think we have tomorrow night and I will be over Sunday as well.” 

I lean in to give him another kiss, but I stop when my phone rings. Unknown again. 

“Hello?” 

I don’t hear anything other than breathing. I say hello again. 

“I am watching you.” 

“Who is this?” 

“Soon” 

And with that the line went died. Evan looks at me. 

“Who was that?” 

“I’m not sure. Some unknown number keeps calling me, telling me that they are watching me I have blocked two different unknown numbers this week and this will be the third. I sigh and lean into him again. 

“Sarah, I think you may need to change your number.” 

“Yeah maybe you are right.” 

“Sarah I am right you need to change it.” 

“Okay, I will talk to my mom about changing it.” 

“Changing what?” I hear behind me I turn to see the girls. 

“My number.” I say. 

“Hey, I have to go, I will see you later.” Evan gives me a kiss and walks to his bike. 

“Okay go home and get ready for the game, we will meet you there.” 

I can tell they want to say something, but they don’t. They get into their cars and drive away. When I get home, I find my mom in the kitchen. She looks worried but smiles when she sees me. 

“Hey.” She says when she sees me. 

“Hey, so I keep getting calls from unknown numbers do you think we could change my number?” 

“Okay Hun I can call, and have it changed. Are they saying anything?” 

I tell her about the call and text that I got, and she looks worried. 

“I’m sure it’s just kids playing around.” I tell her giving her a weak smile. 

“You are going to be gone all weekend right, you are coming back Sunday night?” 

I was planning on coming back Saturday night, but it wouldn’t be until late but I’m sure the girls would love to spend more time together. I tell her yeah and head upstairs to get ready for the game I just in the shower and wash the day off me, feeling my body relax under the water. I jump out of the shower and head to my clothes I pull out a pair of dark blue hip huggers, and a black tank top and my school hoodie. I get dressed throw my hair up in a ponytail and put on some foundation and mascara. There is a knock on the door and my mom walks in she has a piece of paper in her hand. 

“Okay I just got off the phone here this is your new number can you text me to make sure it was changed.” 

I text her hey and a few seconds later she got it.

“Okay great it looks like it has been changed.” 

“Thanks mom.” 

She smiles and nods, “Have fun this weekend. Oh, and daddy will be home Sunday night.” 

She walks out the door closing it behind her. I walk over to my clothes and grab a bag out from the floor, I put it on my bed, I pull out a pair of light blue skinny jeans that has rips on them, and a black shirt that hangs off one shoulder. Next, I grab a pair of black leggings and an oversized t-shirt that is made to look faded, it’s white with the word love in black with a rose. I grab a pair of pajamas out of my dresser along with underwear and bra for the next two days. I walk over to my vanity and grab my makeup bag. Before heading out my bedroom door I text the girls and Evan my new number and grabbing my biker boots before coming downstairs. My mother is sitting in the living room talking on the phone when she sees me, she hangs it up and smiles at me.

“You all set sweetie?”

“Yeah, I believe so.” 

“Do you want to eat anything before you head to the game?” 

“No, I am fine, I will get something there.” 

“Okay sounds good we will see you Sunday night.” 

“Yeah sounds good.” 

We say our good byes and I have about 45 minutes before the games starts to, I head to the shop. When I pull up it looks slow. I get out and walking in the lobby doors say hi to Alan. He disappears through the shop door. I feel someone out their arms around my waist as they pull me into them, I can smell Axe spray and I lean my head back into Evan’s firm chest. A smile creeps across my face. He leans down and kiss the top of my head. 

“What are you doing baby girl?” 

“Just came to see you for a little.” He let’s go and I turn to face him. 

He smiles at me leaning in to kiss me again. “You going to the game after this babe?”

“Yeah, it sucks that I won’t see you until tomorrow night.” 

“Yeah about tomorrow, I am going to be busy pretty much all day so if you don’t hear from me most of the day that is why okay?”

I frown and put my head on his chest. 

“Okay but we are still on for tomorrow night, right?” 

“Of course, dinner at my place.” 

He puts his hand under my chin and lift my head up and I meet his eyes. I press my lips against his and he deepness the kiss a little before pulling and smiles warmly at me and my heart skips with joy. He tells me that he must head back to work when Alan walks in. We say our goodbyes before he disappears behind the shop door.

“I am happy that you guys worked everything out he seems really happy.” Alan says before answering the phone and smile and give him a wave and walking out to my car. 

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TINA’S POV 

We wake up to the sound of my dad banging around in the kitchen. 

“Guess it is time for breakfast.” I say with a smile on my face I love my dad’s cooking. 

We get ready for the day, and head downstairs. 

“Hey girls.” 

“Hey” we are saying unison as we take a seat at the table, which has blueberry pancakes, bacon, and eggs. 

“Are we feeding an army?” I ask as my dad makes his way to the table with a pot of coffee in one hand.

“Yeah I guess a made a little too much but that is okay.” 

We all eat and talk and laugh. After breakfast we do the dishes and get ready to leave for the mall. 

On the way we sing and dance along to the songs. We pull up the mall and head straight for JC Penny’s. Laughing the whole way there. 

After trying on a dozen dresses, I try on a light bubble gum pink one that has a Halter top and Aline waist. It looks great against my tan skin tone.

“Wow, you look amazing.” Sarah says looking at me. 

Next comes out Karen, she is wearing a teal strapless dress, that has an empire waist, it’s so long and it drags behind her a little. It fits her great and looks great with her pale skin tone. 

“Have you found anything yet Sarah?” I ask her, she looks down at a dress in her hand and shakes her head no. 

“I don’t think.” She says looking a little sad. 

“Oh, come on I am sure there is something that will look great on you we will help.” Karen says with a weak smile on her face. 

We get dressed in our clothes with our dresses in our hands and look for a dress for Sarah. After searching for about thirty minutes we found a few. We bring them back to the dressing room she goes back to the dressing room.

“Karen, we have to talk to her about everything we have heard about Evan.” 

Karen looks down at the ground, “I know but I don’t want to hurt her.” 

“But we need to save her. I mean what if they are true.” 

“I know.” She says with a sigh. 

Sarah comes out wearing an off the shoulder Emerald green, Aline dress with lace on it. It really brings out her eyes. After paying for the dresses we head to the food court as we eat, we pick out a movie to watch. We pick out a Rom-Com. After the movie we get into the car I take a deep breath. 

“Sarah, we need to talk to.”

“Okay, what is going on?” 

“Don’t be mad.” Karen says from the back seat. 

“Okay I’m listening.” 

“We have heard something about Evan, and we think you should stop see him.” I spit out. 

“What are you guys talking about? You guys told me to work things out.” 

“Yes, we did but he was in a fight; and his last girlfriend he beat up, he is not a good guy.” Karen calls. 

“Why are you guys talking about?” 

“Sarah, you need to break up with him. He was beat up and he hurts people we don’t want you to get hurt!” I am louder this time.

“You guys have no idea what you are talking about, you guys don’t know what he has been through and what he is going through.” She is pissed.

“It doesn’t matter what he has been through you are going to get hurt.” I yell at her, I don’t understand why she isn’t getting it. 

“We are done talking!” She yells and with that no one says anything.

When she gets to my house she goes inside and grabs her bag and grabs her dress and drives away. 

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SARAH’S POV

I pull up to Evan’s getting out a slam my car door and walk up the stairs to the door. I knock hard on the door. Evan opens the door just as the tears are about to fall. He wraps his arms around me I bury my head into his chest. 

“Baby girl what’s wrong?” 

I tell him everything the girls said. 

“Why didn’t you tell them what happened?” 

“Because it’s not my truth to tell.” 

He shakes his head, walking into the living room he sits down on the couch. 

“And what do you think about the ex-girlfriend that I “beat” up?” 

“I don’t know.” 

“Do you believe it?” 

“No, I don’t.” 

“I would hope not, I mean yeah I have an ex-girlfriend, I have a few none of which I have very hit. I would never hit anyone.” 

“I know you won’t.” 

Part of wanted to know how that rumor started. Evan puts arm around my shoulder, and I snuggled into him. We watched watching a movie and a fell asleep. 

“Hey, let’s order pizza for dinner, what do you want on it?”

“Pineapple and ham,” I smile half away, “it’s my favorite.” 

“Okay pineapple and ham it is.”  He smiles at me. He gives me a kiss before ordering it, after ordering it he gets up and puts in another movie. 

“Can I ask you something?” I look at the ground as he is walking back. 

“Anything.” He says siting back down 

“Why would people say that you beat up your ex?” 

He sighs and doesn’t say anything. When he finally meets my eyes, he takes a deep breath. 

“Because I did have a ex that got hurt because of me, we were on a bike that I was fixing up and I was showing off and she fell off and got hurt. She had road rash on her arm and had got some bruises it looked like she had gotten beat and even though she told everyone what happened they still thought I beat her and that she was lying because of all the fights I had gotten into. That and the whole bad boy reputation really didn’t help I was known as a hot head I still have a temper, but it is something that I am working on.” 

“Oh, I am sorry.”

“It is okay is there anything else that you would like to ask me?” 

“Nope I think I am good.” 

He leans back on the couch he looked like he was deep in thought, so I let him be, before I knew it there was a knock on the door bring him back to reality. I get up to open the door and he grabs my hand pulling me back on the couch giving me a kiss and gets up to open the door. 

He brings the pizza back to the living room and sit it down on the table and starts the movie. It is late by time the movie is over. And I don’t feel like going home but I don’t want to go back to Tina’s either. I look over at Evan he gets up and throws away the box. 

“Do you want to watch another movie, or do you need to get home?” 

“I’m supposed to be staying the night at Tina’s.” I shrug. 

“Do you want to stay here you can stay in the other room.”

I nod and snuggle into him as we watch another room.