I Swear I'm Not Crazy

14| What A Surpise

"Holy, Holy, hallelujah!!" Pastor Sam said into his mic.

"Let the church say amen!"

Amen

I looked at Veronica and my dad... why the heck are they here? Especially Veronica, She is a sinner!!!!! Not even God and his angels can fix her wicked ways!

I looked towards Rose she looked out of place sitting in the middle of her parents.

Greg slapped my hand I looked at him he gestured me to stand up, "Oh my bad." I whispered.

A family started to walk past us, I was trying hard not to make them trip or, bump into them, my calves were sinking into the bench.

I caught a familiar scent.

My head shot up, "Liam?" I blurted out, louder then I expected.

"Hey ugly." He whispers with a wink.

He walked past me sitting down.

What is he doing here, a church is the last place I would expect to see the Liam Holmes.

I guess devils needs saving.

Rose looked back at me with a weird face, I nodded with my eyes wide.

We were like talking with our face, she said what is he doing here?

And I said I don't know I'm shook!

XX X XX X

"God works in mysterious ways, God bless everyone, goodnight!"

What the hell time is it?

I rubbed my eyes with my knuckles. Everyone started to stand up and greet each other.

Rose walked up to me, "Wow you look fancy." I giggled as we hugged each other.

"Courtesy to mother dearest, forced me to come here."

"I need to go to the bathroom real quick." I say. "I actually have to go my dad and mom is going to this dinner and, I have to go." She whined.

"Bye, I'll text you," Rose exclaimed. "Okay."

I ran off into the bathroom, I grabbed my phone in my back pocket and started to play fortnight mobile.

XX X XX X

"Die, die, die!" I repeated as I walked out of the bathroom.

"Okay fine I'll go jump off a cliff then." I heard a deep voice say.

I slowly lifted my head up to see Jake, my eyes opened in shock.

He stuffed his hands in his pocket, "Don't worry I'm not gonna hit you or anything." He said with his head sunken low.

"You know my wrist still hurts because of you, dick." I hissed.

"Oh... look I'm so sorry that wasn't me I was already pissed because of something else." He blurted out.

"I'm sorry." He repeated.

He's apologizing?!?!

"Pinch me I think I'm dreaming."

"I'm serious Nia, I was going to apologize to Rose too but she left already."

"Well, then I accept your apology." I said as I playfully punched him on his huge shoulder.

However I still had some anger inside of me towards him, so I punched him for a real one in his gut, "That's for my wrist." I spat.

"I totally deserve that." He grunts hunched over holding his stomach. "Now we're good." I said with a smile.

A small smile crept on his face making me blush, his smile is golden.

But it was quickly put away back to his regular cold, devilish face.

"I guess I'll see you around." He says as he waved me goodbye, following his parents out the church doors.

Churches would let anyone in.

Okay now to get out of here I walked up to veronica, Oh my God I know, why is the devil herself in a church?

I started to tug on her dress, "Can we go now?" I ask.

She turned around from her conversation. "Sorry didn't mean to interrupt." I blurted out.

"It's fine child, we are actually going to go over to Angela's house for dinner." She said with a smile.

"Angela this is my step daughter Nia." She introduced.

We shook hands, "Hi." I say.

XX X XX X

"Why couldn't I go with Greg? Why couldn't I just go home?" I blurted out.

"Because your father was called into work and, she says she has a son your age maybe you guys can become friends?"

"Veronica, you Know damn well I don't want to be here especially with you and I know you don't want to be here with me, so what the hell is up?"

"Because your father wants us to get along--"

"Oh my God!" I blurted out cutting her off, "Get along, with you? Oh hell no, I don't get along with home wreckers."

She started to look in the mirror, "Yeah, same. I don't get along with brats." She spat, applying red lipstick on.

"This is so stupid." I mutter.

"I know right, you are just ugh!" She says in disgust, "I'm offended you are just ugh! your Botox is just ugh, and your whole presence is just ugh!"

"Ugh!" We both said in unison.

We pulled up in her driveway her house looked really familiar, like so familiar.

We got out of the car and up the driveway, she started to knock.

"I hope you didn't make this pie." I say, "What if I did?"

"Yikes!" I snort.

"Shut up!" She nudged me on my shoulder I was holding the peach pie she almost knocked it out of my hand.

The door finally opened revealing a happy Angela.

"Hey, come in, come in." She exclaimed.

I walked inside her house I almost dropped the peach pie myself.

"Holy sh-"

Before I could finish my sentence Veronica nudged me on my shoulder.

I cleared my throat.

"Nice home." I let out. "Thank you, is that peach pie?" She said in her southern accent.

"Yeah, I made it myself." Veronica says with a smile.

"Don't eat it." I mutter.

I handed her the pie we walked into the kitchen, f**k I know who's house this is.

"Let me go and get the kids." She says and exits the kitchen.

"KIDS!!"

"AUNTIE!! Can you not yell when I'm trying to sleep." I heard a deep voice yell from upstairs.

Fuck.

"Boy it's daylight outside, wake up." She spat.

I heard footsteps coming into the kitchen, Veronica stopped touching things once they appeared in the kitchen.

"This is Liam. He's my nephew."

"Hey, Nia." Liam dragged out.

"Hey Liam."

"You guys already know each other?" Angela says with a sparkle in her eyes.

"Yeah..."

"Sadly." I muttered under my breath.

Veronica and Angela started to talk in the living room.

"You're really pretty!" I heard a high pitched voice say.

I looked down revealing a small little girl with pigtails in her hair smiling up at me with missing teeth.

"My names Kimberly." She introduced.

I squatted down, "Well aren't you just adorable Kimberly." I cooed as I picked her up.

"So how did that," I pointed to Liam, "Turn out like that." I whispered to my new friend.

"I don't know my mom says he was dropped on the head a couple of times." She chuckled.

"I'm standing right here you dic-"

I covered her ears, "Not in front of the child." I Cut him off.

He walked up towards me and grabbed her out of my arms, "Why don't you go play with Skit."

"I watched as she ran out of the kitchen.

"Skit, huh. I thought you was going with another name." I say with smile.

"Changed my mind."

He walked towards me and I backed up against the marble back and white counter.

He placed his hands on both sides of the counter, "This is like your third time being here, What are you doing here?" He questioned.

We was so close, way too close!

"I was dragged here by my step monster. My dad wants us to get along."

He reached over me, My heart started to pound, He backed away with a bag of Doritos in his hand and started walking towards the stairs, "You coming up?"

I walked towards him, "Try anything funny and-"

He stuffed his hands in his pocket, "I won't." He muttered.

Following him up the stairs and into his room, I mean I was in here before, but I was you know I was asleep in the bed and half terrified and tired.

"Oh my God, you actually read?" I blurted out as I made my way to the bookshelf.

"Of course, who do you think I am an i***t?" He blurted out.

"Yeah..." I trailed off.

He rolled his eyes.

I trailed my hands over the big books on his shelf, "Did you read all of these?" I questioned and turned around.

He laid out on his bed, "Yeah." He yawned.

Why is he so tired?

I walked up to him and started to poke him on his cheek, he's so soft, "You can't fall asleep! You have company."

"Where?" He questioned and closed his eyes again.

I sighed and walked towards his piano.

"Do you play?" I questioned.

"I use to play." He let out.

"What happened?"

"Stuff."

I looked around his room I realized his picture frames were faced down.

I walked towards one, maybe they just fell and he was too lazy to fix them.

I placed my hand on one of the picture frames lifting it up I took a glimpse of a a lady and man, I was quickly pulled onto the bed.

"Stop touching things."

I tried to move my hand put he was holding them down.

He looked down at me with sad eyes they were quickly covered with his normal scary look.

"Why were you talking to Jake?" He questioned still holding onto my wrist.

"Wouldn't you like to know."

He dryly laughed, "If he hurts you. Don't come crying to me."

"DINNERS READY!!!" I heard veronica yell from downstairs.

He got off of me leaving me there confused and stunned at the same time.

He walked towards the door and paused, "Don't take to long your foods gonna get cold." He says before leaving.

He's so...

Lonely.