Her secret with him, Stephanie Lynn Hutchinson [short story to read txt] 📗

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“I wanted you to ask me. I was also trying to ask you but it just would never come out. Hey matt what time is it?”
“Um its 3:30.”
“Shoot no no no I need to get home.” She jump so quick and started running to the car it took me a little to get going to.

Annebeth.

I was so happy and didn’t want to move or do anything but once he said what time it was I had to get home so I didn’t think and just ran. It took him a little to get to the car but I can’t be late getting home my mother would flip out.
“I’m so sorry to cut our time short.” He was holding my hand and stroking my finger.
“No its okay I understand completely. Perfectly okay.”
We were silence the whole way home but it was perfect holding his hand blasting music. We pull into my drive way and my mother don’t look happy.
“Oh no I’m in trouble. Stay…” Before I could finish he was out opening the door for me and walking me to the house. “Mom I’m sorry for being late.”
“Save it get in the house now. Hello again there Matt.”
“Hello again. Do you need me to pick you up tomorrow Anne?”
“No I’ll be okay I’ll see you tomorrow Matt.”
“Okay have a good night.” Then he headed back to the car and left and I walked into my house.
“Were the hell were you Beth.” First thing my mother asked as soon as she shut the door.
“Matt picked me up in the morning and drove me to school. We were talking that’s all.”
“That’s all the better have happened up to your room now.” I headed up to my room and get changed in my sleep clothes not willing to go to bed. But I end up falling asleep fast.

Matt.

I didn’t want to leave her but what else could I do her mother looked pretty mad and I didn’t want to get her in more trouble I hope everything will be okay. But I looks like I have my own issue because my grandmother is waiting outside and doesn’t look happy at all.
“Hey grandmom what's up”
“Where have you been Matt?”
“I was with Annebeth. I took her to the lake and we lost track of time I’m sorry.”
“Get over here you scared me to death.” I walked up and held her tight. See my grandmother is the only one who knows about me my grandfather doesn’t even know. She has been there through the pain and threw the breakdowns and she has been teaching me to control the pains. I guess I need more lessons.
“I’m so sorry grandmom.”
“Its fine sweetie it okay now I know you’re safe. Now come tell me what is on your mind.” We walk in and into the living room where she has cookies and milk sitting there, she always know when I have bad days and one day she will tell me how she knows all that.
“Grandmom the day I had today was perfect but then again painful.”
“How is that sweetie?”
“Everyone at school was talking about me and Anne being together and we weren’t together just yet.”
“Anne the girl on the other side of the woods who you been crushing on.”
I blush. “Yes Grandmom.”
“So I’m taking your with her now.”
“Yea I am.”
“Very good son. Matt,” She gets up and walks to the window. “I have to tell you something about us sweetie.”
“Anything grandmom.”
“You know were not like other people. Were different from everyone. It’s so hard to explain cause there no reason why or who it picks to go to.”
“Yes, what are you getting at grandmom.” I join her over by the window.
“We have to be careful when we fall in love because we fall a lot harder for our true love but sometimes we meet them to soon, like you did sweetie. I am just like you but I am what is called your teacher in all this. I’m here to protect you until you move on then I will leave this earth. Now see this as you can call it powers skipped your mother and father and that is why I am your teacher.”
“What you’re saying if they had our powers they could be here right now.”
“Yes sweetie. But listen, when you with Anne, She has this power just like us but because you to are true lovers you block the world away from each other. Now you have a teacher, she don’t, her father died before the power got to her. See these powers don’t come until your 5 years old and her father was killed 3 months before then. He knew he was going to died but no one not even I knew how he would know that, but that’s why she has mittens and is so close to him.”
“I understand that’s why she rushed out of class and was so happy when I found him.”
“Correct, now we have to be careful she has to be protected that’s why you get those feelings to do it, other than the fact that she is your true love.” I can’t get over the fact how carelessly she throws those word “True love” or “True lovers” around but I can’t help but smile every time.
“So what more do I have to protect her from grandmom”
“Oh sweet child you have to protect her from the word, The demons who killed her father is after her and we can’t let them get ahold of her or they will kill her just like her father.”
“How do I do that?”
“Come sit with me,” We walked to the sofa. “Close your eyes and pay attention to my voice only. Now clear your head of everything but her and my voice,” I do as I was told and still can’t help but smile at every thought of her. “Now I need you to try to get into her head. Make her hear everything you say, Now she is sleeping, Wake her, Just say get up Please.”
I follow what I was told, “Get up Please.”
“Now to make sure you fully in her thoughts tell her to call you please and when you hear her voice you should hear your voice when you reply and her thoughts.”
“Call me please.” Next thing I know my phone is ringing and it’s her so I answer it, “Hello Anne”
“Hello Matt, I just I don’t know just wanted to hear your voice and just say I’m perfectly fine and um I wanted to see if maybe I could drive you to school tomorrow?”
“Sure I would love for that.” I heard her thought of screams it was so cute I smiled.
“Okay I’ll see you tomorrow then.”
“Yes you will. You have a goodnight Anne.”
“Thank you. Goodnight.”

Annebeth

I don’t know why but I woke up and I really need to hear Matts voice and when he picked up I didn’t understand why I was calling him so I made up about picking him up so now I get to pick him up I mean not saying it’s a bad thing but eh I’m already grounded. I just should head back to bed and maybe things will be better then.
Morning
My head is pounded and it hurts really bad and mitten is barking to go out so I take some pills and get dressed. I head outside for my run and that feeling someone is following me is back again. We get to the pond and my head hurts more so I sit for a second I guess that wasn’t a good idea cause someone came out of no where and grabbed me but then I was flung back with mittens and the figure that grabbed me and another was flying into the pond I didn’t think twice and I picked mitten up and ran straight home. I ran straight into the house and locked the door. Next thing I knew I was calling matt crying my eyes out.
“Hello Anne, Are you here already.”
“No Um can you please come get me.”
“Sure thing I’ll be right over is everything okay?”
“Um I’m not sure just get her quick please.” I sat on the floor to shaken by what just happened.
“I’m already in the car.”
“Okay just stay on the phone with me.”
“I will. Just breath sweetheart I’m almost there.”

Matt.

She called me crying now I know what happened I just cant tell her I hate knowing that I have to lie to her it breaks my heart. I quickly get changed and rush to my car and get to her house quick. When I get there I run up to her door before I even get on the last step she jumps right into my arms.
“Oh my gosh, Thank you for coming I’m so scared.”
I hold her tight to make her feel protected, “Its okay sweetie I’m hear tell me what happened.”
“It was awful I was walking mittens and I said down cause I have this pounding headache and it didn’t even look like a person grabbed my arm but before anything something hit it and theey went flying into the lake and I just grabbed mittens and ran straight home and the only thing I could think to do was to call you.”
“I’m glad you called me. But you should stay out of the woods now its not that safe.”
“I should of knew they weren’t safe I always felt like someone was falling and Matt I’m so thankful that you came here.”
“Are you going to be okay going to school? I can drive seeing that I’m already here.”
“Um yeah please, Um but I have to get a shower and get changed.”
“I can wait out in my ca…”
“No you can wait here my mother left for work already I’ll only be a couple mintues.” Without thinking she kissed me not one of those quick kisses this one had a lot of feeling to it and felt perfect kinda how I imaged it she pulled away and smiled and headed upstairs and I went and called my Grandmom.
“Hello? Matt? Were are you?”
“Grandmom I was following Anne or her run today and you were right something is after her. They tried to grab her. I thought of impulse and hit it but it disappeared by the time I hit the water, Anne didn’t see that it was me she just kinda picked up her dog and ran got home and called me that’s where I am right now.”
“Sweetie you have to be careful your not ready or prepare for these demons, Okay well at least you both are safe, Stay with her take her to school get her home on time today then get home I guess its time for your training to start.”
“Okay grandmom, I love you.”
“I love you too, Be safe there dear.” Then I shut my phone and sat down on Anne sofa and thought to my self.

Annebeth.

I cant help but smile how fast he got here and how worried he looked, But then I couldn’t help to smile more after I kissed him it felt so perfect and I hoped he felt the same. I jumped in a quick shower and got dressed in my shinny jeans and my purple ‘You cant handle this shirt’ and walked down stairs. When I came into view there I saw Matt and I smiled he got up and walked over to the steps were I just couldn’t help my self I just jumped into his arms