Breaking Down Walls.
Twelve
I V Y
After we left the café we headed back to my house in a comfortable silence, my Auntie had text me that she would be home late tonight and that if i wanted Dylan to come back that was fine. So me and Dylan were currently sat in the lounge watching some dumb TV program. I shifted in my seat to try and get more comfortable, Dylan looked over at me a smiled.
"Hey, Dylan why don't you tell me more about yourself? you've told me a bit but i want to know more"
"Okay I'll make a deal I'll tell you my life, if you say a bit more about yours, i mean you've only told me your name and your age"
He noticed my slight movement.
"Hey, ivy I'm not asking to know much about your life, just a bit more. From you, not from your auntie".
I nodded with agreement.Oh shit
"You first, Dylan"
"Well as you know my name is Dylan I'm 17 and only just moved here with my mum, my dad left when I was about 8, I'm not going to say my life's hard because it's not. I mean it had bad moments but it's good. My mom is an alcoholic so I care for her, and make sure she is okay. Since dad left she's been a wreck the drinking started when I was about 10 I thought nothing of it but now 7 years later I should have done something, when I was 14 she was getting better she had got rid of the alcohol and she was becoming healthy again but then some fucking idiot ruined her again, left me to pick up the pieces by the time I had done that she was back to the way she used to be. I live with it, helping her when I can. Which explains why I thought I was going to be late today. Last night she went over the top and smashed a few things but when I woke up she had cleaned it away. She has stages where she is the best mom I could ask for to the worse person I've ever met. But I love her. She is a strong person deep down. I have 1 sister who doesn't talk to me or my mom. She hates us because of mom it would have been lovely to have my sister around but that's never going to happen she got out when she was 19, now she's 23 with a husband and a great job. I've always despised her, because she could get out. I can't if I leave I don't know what would happen to my mom, which gets me to why I'm in Baltimore, I thought the move would make my mom better, she's not living in the same house where my dad left her she could have a fresh start here. Hopefully. I work and try to pay our bills, my mom is looking for a job, if she can handle it I don't know. Anyways that's my life. Now your go Ivy".
I started to panic slightly, what do I tell him? why did I have to agree to it? I can lie. I haven't known him for long, I can't just trust him with all of this. No way could I tell him about my scars, my brother. Maybe I could tell him just about my parents that's it.
"Well I'm also 17 and my name is Ivy I live next door to you, last year was the worse year of my life. I got a phone call to say my parents were gone".
I take a steady breath in trying to hold back tears that were threatening to fall
"Ivy you don't have to carry on if you don't want too it's fine"
"No I need to do this, for a year I never left the house unless my brother or his friends dragged me out and I mean dragged me. I refused to leave because I felt close to them here, I still do, that's all I want is to feel close to them. Nothing else. I just want them. I always feel like they could walk through that door at any second but they are never going to, It kills me everyday that I'm never going to see them. Today was the first day where I had forced myself to leave this house, the reason you saw me on my door step is because I made a promise to my brothers friend that I have to go out of this house At least 5 times within the next 3 weeks, it was me preparing for what I had to do. Then you came and asked me to see you today and show you round, which made the whole thing go faster. I'm scared that soon I will forget them".
A tear fell down my check
Dylan went to hug me but I stopped him wanting to carry on with what I was saying.
"Well I live with my brother who isn't here for 6 weeks which explains my auntie being here...And well that's my life".
Dylan reached over and pulled me into a hug.
"Listen you seem like a really strong person, I'm glad you told me about your life. I feel like you can trust me and you can. Whenever and whatever if you need anything I live next door and you also have my number".
"Thank you, the same goes for you".
D Y L A N
I sat there listening to Ivy's story, shocked that a 17 year old girl could go through all this and still seem so happy. I had so many questions in my head. Where is her brother? Is there anything else? Why did it take me to get her out of this house? these questions would have to wait. I don't think she could take anymore, We were now just hugging I felt a few tears of her slip onto my shirt. I didn't want her to noticed that I felt it. She needed to cry. Her phone buzzed with the called I.D. flashing 'The sexiest guy Ivy knows' I let out a little laugh when I then realized that she could have a boyfriend. With even more questions in my mind Ivy picked up her phone.
I V Y
Bringing me out of the hug was Jack calling me. I quickly pulled away from Dylan grabbing my phone and tell him I'd be back in a few minutes and left the room
"Hello Jack"
"Hey ivy, how are you now?"
"Yeah I'm good Jack, a bit shocked that you've rung me"
"Well actually it's not just me you're talking to Zack Ri and Lex are here to"
I hear the guys saying hey.
"Umm what does everyone want?"
"We were just checking you were okay, and how your day went"
Zack replied.
"Well Zacky my day is going well, I went into town for about an hour"
I hear a chorus of wooing
"Hey let me finish I'm okay now thank you for asking, but no my day was really good, I have to go though Dylan is in the lounge, I'll text you all later okay?"
"Well done ivy! okay well I'll talk to you later bye" t
he guys all said before hanging up.
I walked back into the lounge to see Dylan had made himself comfortable on the sofa by spreading out, he didn't see me come in.
"Making your self comfortable I see"
Dylan's head spins around.
"Of course, sorry I didn't see you come in"
He takes his legs from the sofa and sits normally. I go back to sitting next to him
"Sorry I had to leave, my brothers friend rang me"
"It's fine, I have to go now Ivy it's getting late and I should see how my mom is. Text me though?"
"Oh okay well, I guess I'll see you soon?"
"Yeah sure"
I walk him to the door and wave goodbye as he walks to his house. Within 5 minutes I get a text
Dylan
Thank you for today, honestly i had a great time! Ivy you're a wonderful person xx
I think for a moment not knowing how to reply to him.
Don't thank me. It was nothing. Thank you for helping me get out of this house. I also had a great time. Let's do it again soon? and thank you, you're
a really nice person. xx
I feel my eyes start to grow heavy today has tired me out, i leave a note for my auntie and uncle
"Guy's I've gone to bed, night"
I check my phone reading i had another message but this time it wasn't from Dylan but from Zack
Hey, don't know if you're still up. But well done. I'm proud of you, i love you Ivy, you're the best sister anyone could ask for. Ring me tomorrow
Goodnight xxxxxx
Getting in to my pajamas
I smile at the text and feel myself slowly drift off to sleep.
After we left the café we headed back to my house in a comfortable silence, my Auntie had text me that she would be home late tonight and that if i wanted Dylan to come back that was fine. So me and Dylan were currently sat in the lounge watching some dumb TV program. I shifted in my seat to try and get more comfortable, Dylan looked over at me a smiled.
"Hey, Dylan why don't you tell me more about yourself? you've told me a bit but i want to know more"
"Okay I'll make a deal I'll tell you my life, if you say a bit more about yours, i mean you've only told me your name and your age"
He noticed my slight movement.
"Hey, ivy I'm not asking to know much about your life, just a bit more. From you, not from your auntie".
I nodded with agreement.Oh shit
"You first, Dylan"
"Well as you know my name is Dylan I'm 17 and only just moved here with my mum, my dad left when I was about 8, I'm not going to say my life's hard because it's not. I mean it had bad moments but it's good. My mom is an alcoholic so I care for her, and make sure she is okay. Since dad left she's been a wreck the drinking started when I was about 10 I thought nothing of it but now 7 years later I should have done something, when I was 14 she was getting better she had got rid of the alcohol and she was becoming healthy again but then some fucking idiot ruined her again, left me to pick up the pieces by the time I had done that she was back to the way she used to be. I live with it, helping her when I can. Which explains why I thought I was going to be late today. Last night she went over the top and smashed a few things but when I woke up she had cleaned it away. She has stages where she is the best mom I could ask for to the worse person I've ever met. But I love her. She is a strong person deep down. I have 1 sister who doesn't talk to me or my mom. She hates us because of mom it would have been lovely to have my sister around but that's never going to happen she got out when she was 19, now she's 23 with a husband and a great job. I've always despised her, because she could get out. I can't if I leave I don't know what would happen to my mom, which gets me to why I'm in Baltimore, I thought the move would make my mom better, she's not living in the same house where my dad left her she could have a fresh start here. Hopefully. I work and try to pay our bills, my mom is looking for a job, if she can handle it I don't know. Anyways that's my life. Now your go Ivy".
I started to panic slightly, what do I tell him? why did I have to agree to it? I can lie. I haven't known him for long, I can't just trust him with all of this. No way could I tell him about my scars, my brother. Maybe I could tell him just about my parents that's it.
"Well I'm also 17 and my name is Ivy I live next door to you, last year was the worse year of my life. I got a phone call to say my parents were gone".
I take a steady breath in trying to hold back tears that were threatening to fall
"Ivy you don't have to carry on if you don't want too it's fine"
"No I need to do this, for a year I never left the house unless my brother or his friends dragged me out and I mean dragged me. I refused to leave because I felt close to them here, I still do, that's all I want is to feel close to them. Nothing else. I just want them. I always feel like they could walk through that door at any second but they are never going to, It kills me everyday that I'm never going to see them. Today was the first day where I had forced myself to leave this house, the reason you saw me on my door step is because I made a promise to my brothers friend that I have to go out of this house At least 5 times within the next 3 weeks, it was me preparing for what I had to do. Then you came and asked me to see you today and show you round, which made the whole thing go faster. I'm scared that soon I will forget them".
A tear fell down my check
Dylan went to hug me but I stopped him wanting to carry on with what I was saying.
"Well I live with my brother who isn't here for 6 weeks which explains my auntie being here...And well that's my life".
Dylan reached over and pulled me into a hug.
"Listen you seem like a really strong person, I'm glad you told me about your life. I feel like you can trust me and you can. Whenever and whatever if you need anything I live next door and you also have my number".
"Thank you, the same goes for you".
D Y L A N
I sat there listening to Ivy's story, shocked that a 17 year old girl could go through all this and still seem so happy. I had so many questions in my head. Where is her brother? Is there anything else? Why did it take me to get her out of this house? these questions would have to wait. I don't think she could take anymore, We were now just hugging I felt a few tears of her slip onto my shirt. I didn't want her to noticed that I felt it. She needed to cry. Her phone buzzed with the called I.D. flashing 'The sexiest guy Ivy knows' I let out a little laugh when I then realized that she could have a boyfriend. With even more questions in my mind Ivy picked up her phone.
I V Y
Bringing me out of the hug was Jack calling me. I quickly pulled away from Dylan grabbing my phone and tell him I'd be back in a few minutes and left the room
"Hello Jack"
"Hey ivy, how are you now?"
"Yeah I'm good Jack, a bit shocked that you've rung me"
"Well actually it's not just me you're talking to Zack Ri and Lex are here to"
I hear the guys saying hey.
"Umm what does everyone want?"
"We were just checking you were okay, and how your day went"
Zack replied.
"Well Zacky my day is going well, I went into town for about an hour"
I hear a chorus of wooing
"Hey let me finish I'm okay now thank you for asking, but no my day was really good, I have to go though Dylan is in the lounge, I'll text you all later okay?"
"Well done ivy! okay well I'll talk to you later bye" t
he guys all said before hanging up.
I walked back into the lounge to see Dylan had made himself comfortable on the sofa by spreading out, he didn't see me come in.
"Making your self comfortable I see"
Dylan's head spins around.
"Of course, sorry I didn't see you come in"
He takes his legs from the sofa and sits normally. I go back to sitting next to him
"Sorry I had to leave, my brothers friend rang me"
"It's fine, I have to go now Ivy it's getting late and I should see how my mom is. Text me though?"
"Oh okay well, I guess I'll see you soon?"
"Yeah sure"
I walk him to the door and wave goodbye as he walks to his house. Within 5 minutes I get a text
Dylan
Thank you for today, honestly i had a great time! Ivy you're a wonderful person xx
I think for a moment not knowing how to reply to him.
Don't thank me. It was nothing. Thank you for helping me get out of this house. I also had a great time. Let's do it again soon? and thank you, you're
a really nice person. xx
I feel my eyes start to grow heavy today has tired me out, i leave a note for my auntie and uncle
"Guy's I've gone to bed, night"
I check my phone reading i had another message but this time it wasn't from Dylan but from Zack
Hey, don't know if you're still up. But well done. I'm proud of you, i love you Ivy, you're the best sister anyone could ask for. Ring me tomorrow
Goodnight xxxxxx
Getting in to my pajamas
I smile at the text and feel myself slowly drift off to sleep.
Notes
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