Breaking Down Walls.
Fourteen
IVY
It was 3 hours ago since Dylan ran out of my house I was starting to worry that I had done something, he hasn’t text me back and I’ve been sat on my bed waiting. I’ve never had to worry about anyone liking me but now that Dylan is in my life I’m scared that I’m going to do something wrong and mess it all up. My heart is reaching out to him; I know what it’s like to lose a parent I just pray that his mother is going to be okay. I get up from my bed and check my phone again…nothing. Ring him Ivy he might need you, ring him my head is calling out to me. I don’t want to be a bother to him, I think for a minute and decided to ring him but if he doesn’t answer then he’s busy and I’ll just wait it out. Before I could even dial the number his called I.D is showing, I answer it quickly
‘Hey Dylan’
‘Hi Ivy, sorry I left earlier the doctor needed me back, she is awake. Apparently they are going to send her to rehab for a month maybe more, it’s gotten out of hand again and they say that I cannot look after her anymore’.
‘That’s a good thing Dylan you couldn’t look after her forever, at least in rehab she was people who know what they are doing. She might have a chance of really getting better this time’
‘But Ivy it’s always been me caring for her, what’s going to happen to me when she’s away, I can’t live in the house on my own. What if they put me up for foster care? I don’t want to live with a new family’.
‘This is your chance to make a life for yourself just like your sister did, maybe when your mom comes out she will be well enough to help you out with making that life, and hey you can’t leave I’ve only just got to know you. If I talk to my brother you might be able to live with us until your mom is back’.
‘I don’t know if I’m ready to make my own choices, and would you really do that for me?’
‘Of course you are. Yes I will really do that like I said I’ve only just got to know you. I want to know more, you are the first friend I’ve made in over a year it might do me good to have you living here then maybe I can move on with my life just like your about to’.
‘Thank you so much Ivy’
‘I’m not promising anything yet I’ll ring my brother now and I’ll try and sort it out with him’
‘Okay it’s fine if not, but thanks anyways I’ll talk to you later then bye’
‘Bye’
Oh god, what have I just done, I’ve known the kid for a couple of days and I’ve just asked him to come live with me, this is going way to quickly, but I’d hate the thought of him living with a new family, this might also benefit me. I don’t even know where he’s going to stay my aunties in Zacks room the only other room is mom and dads, I can’t go in there and make it nicer for him. It will just have to stay how it is, I know that Zack cleared things out of there and changed the sheets and stuff, so it might be okay.
‘Hey Zacky’
‘It’s not Zack Ivy’
‘Oh hey lex where is my brother’
‘He’s in a different room I’ll go get him’
‘Okay thanks Alex’
‘How are you anyways Ivy’
‘Yeah I’m doing good yourself gaskarth?’
‘I’m doing pretty good myself, honestly this has been amazing’
‘I’m really glad to hear that Alex’
‘I’ve found your brother wooo! Here you are Ivy have a good day’
‘Thanks lex you too’
‘Hey Ivy what may I do for you’
‘Hey Zack, well I’m just going to ask you this straight up because otherwise I’ll get to worried. Can Dylan move in for like a month?’
‘Woah Ivy, you’ve known him for 3 days are you sure?’
‘Well it’s that or he has to get put up in a foster home’
‘Why’
‘Because his mom is an alcoholic and she’s going to rehab, Zack this is the first friend I’ve made in over a year, I don’t want to lose him yet. Please?’
‘Well I’m okay with it, but where is he going to stay’
‘Mom and dad’s room’
‘How’s that going to work you can’t even go in there?’
‘I don’t know Zack but I’ll make it work, one more thing why did Alex have your phone?’.
‘Well okay sweet, and because we shared a hotel room last night and I must have left it in there. I’ve got to go anyways, I’ll text ya later, love you bye’
‘Bye zack love you to.’
With my answer being yes I quickly text Dylan one simple word.
yes xx
By now I was starting to feel a little hungry I skip downstairs to see the house empty and note on the fridge.
gone out be back later, had to go shopping if you need anything give me a call
-love auntie Carol xx
Great I take a look in freezer to see nothing; I notice that there is actually nothing to eat in this house. Me and Zack suck at shopping so we only do it if we need to, and before he went we didn’t need it. I start rummaging through the draws to find a number for the local pizza place knowing I had money upstairs, when I hear a knock at the door. I take the leaflet then run and answer it Dylan was stood outside with two bags in his hand.
“Hey Dylan that was quick”
“Yeah the doctor told me I had to leave the hospital after finding where I’m going to stay”
“Oh okay well I’m just about to order a pizza do you want some? Then we can sit down and talk, my aunties out anyways so we have the house”
Oh shit I forgot to tell my auntie and uncle that Dylan is now living here for a while, I quickly text her telling her that Zack has agreed it’s fine.
Dylan was just staring at me, I think he spoke I’m not sure.
“Sorry Dylan I had to text my auntie to tell her that you’re staying here”
“That’s fine I just said yeah and can I have a look at the menu?”
“Oh yeah sure here you go”
I say passing over the menu.
I walk into the kitchen a sit on the side waiting for his answer he looked up to me again
“Can I just have chicken bacon and BBQ sauce base?”
“Well that’s good because that’s what I was going to have”
“Really? You’re not just saying that because I’m being awkward”
“Nope ask anyone that knows me that was I always have”
“That’s sorted then”
I walk out of the room to ring the pizza place ordering two medium pizzas.
20 minutes later we were sat in the front room munching on pizza.
“So Dylan how was your mom when you left?”
“She was okay she kept apologizing for what she did, and she started crying that she was leaving me to fend for myself, I tried to explain to her that I was going to be okay and I’d only be living next door to our place, but she just wouldn’t stop crying”
“It’s okay Dylan I’m sure when she comes back she will see that she did this for you”
“Yeah I hope”
“oh and what’s happening about this house and stuff like do you still have to pay although no one is living there?”
“Well luckily out landlord understood and he’s not making me pay rent but he is going to put another family in there for a short time, and explain to them that they are only in there until me and my mom move back in, he’s going to clear the house of our stuff tomorrow and bring it here, also Ivy where am I going to be staying like what room”
I was really hoping he wouldn’t ask this.
“That’s really good, I’m glad you have a nice landlord you should have met ours when we tried to tell him we couldn’t pay the rent for one month because we were paying for our own parents funeral, and well the only spare room is mom and dad’s old place, I understand if you don’t want to stay in there, I can try and sort something else out like the sofa or the other half of my bed”
“Well I don’t want to be awkward but I’d prefer not to stay in your parent’s bed, I’m fine with the sofa though”
“Okay well it’s like 8 now what do you want to do?”
“Get changed into PJs and watch TV maybe?”
“Yeah sure, you can get changed in the bathroom or something Dylan”
“Okay”
I ran upstairs to hunt through my draws for something to wear to bed.
‹ Chapter 16
It was 3 hours ago since Dylan ran out of my house I was starting to worry that I had done something, he hasn’t text me back and I’ve been sat on my bed waiting. I’ve never had to worry about anyone liking me but now that Dylan is in my life I’m scared that I’m going to do something wrong and mess it all up. My heart is reaching out to him; I know what it’s like to lose a parent I just pray that his mother is going to be okay. I get up from my bed and check my phone again…nothing. Ring him Ivy he might need you, ring him my head is calling out to me. I don’t want to be a bother to him, I think for a minute and decided to ring him but if he doesn’t answer then he’s busy and I’ll just wait it out. Before I could even dial the number his called I.D is showing, I answer it quickly
‘Hey Dylan’
‘Hi Ivy, sorry I left earlier the doctor needed me back, she is awake. Apparently they are going to send her to rehab for a month maybe more, it’s gotten out of hand again and they say that I cannot look after her anymore’.
‘That’s a good thing Dylan you couldn’t look after her forever, at least in rehab she was people who know what they are doing. She might have a chance of really getting better this time’
‘But Ivy it’s always been me caring for her, what’s going to happen to me when she’s away, I can’t live in the house on my own. What if they put me up for foster care? I don’t want to live with a new family’.
‘This is your chance to make a life for yourself just like your sister did, maybe when your mom comes out she will be well enough to help you out with making that life, and hey you can’t leave I’ve only just got to know you. If I talk to my brother you might be able to live with us until your mom is back’.
‘I don’t know if I’m ready to make my own choices, and would you really do that for me?’
‘Of course you are. Yes I will really do that like I said I’ve only just got to know you. I want to know more, you are the first friend I’ve made in over a year it might do me good to have you living here then maybe I can move on with my life just like your about to’.
‘Thank you so much Ivy’
‘I’m not promising anything yet I’ll ring my brother now and I’ll try and sort it out with him’
‘Okay it’s fine if not, but thanks anyways I’ll talk to you later then bye’
‘Bye’
Oh god, what have I just done, I’ve known the kid for a couple of days and I’ve just asked him to come live with me, this is going way to quickly, but I’d hate the thought of him living with a new family, this might also benefit me. I don’t even know where he’s going to stay my aunties in Zacks room the only other room is mom and dads, I can’t go in there and make it nicer for him. It will just have to stay how it is, I know that Zack cleared things out of there and changed the sheets and stuff, so it might be okay.
‘Hey Zacky’
‘It’s not Zack Ivy’
‘Oh hey lex where is my brother’
‘He’s in a different room I’ll go get him’
‘Okay thanks Alex’
‘How are you anyways Ivy’
‘Yeah I’m doing good yourself gaskarth?’
‘I’m doing pretty good myself, honestly this has been amazing’
‘I’m really glad to hear that Alex’
‘I’ve found your brother wooo! Here you are Ivy have a good day’
‘Thanks lex you too’
‘Hey Ivy what may I do for you’
‘Hey Zack, well I’m just going to ask you this straight up because otherwise I’ll get to worried. Can Dylan move in for like a month?’
‘Woah Ivy, you’ve known him for 3 days are you sure?’
‘Well it’s that or he has to get put up in a foster home’
‘Why’
‘Because his mom is an alcoholic and she’s going to rehab, Zack this is the first friend I’ve made in over a year, I don’t want to lose him yet. Please?’
‘Well I’m okay with it, but where is he going to stay’
‘Mom and dad’s room’
‘How’s that going to work you can’t even go in there?’
‘I don’t know Zack but I’ll make it work, one more thing why did Alex have your phone?’.
‘Well okay sweet, and because we shared a hotel room last night and I must have left it in there. I’ve got to go anyways, I’ll text ya later, love you bye’
‘Bye zack love you to.’
With my answer being yes I quickly text Dylan one simple word.
yes xx
By now I was starting to feel a little hungry I skip downstairs to see the house empty and note on the fridge.
gone out be back later, had to go shopping if you need anything give me a call
-love auntie Carol xx
Great I take a look in freezer to see nothing; I notice that there is actually nothing to eat in this house. Me and Zack suck at shopping so we only do it if we need to, and before he went we didn’t need it. I start rummaging through the draws to find a number for the local pizza place knowing I had money upstairs, when I hear a knock at the door. I take the leaflet then run and answer it Dylan was stood outside with two bags in his hand.
“Hey Dylan that was quick”
“Yeah the doctor told me I had to leave the hospital after finding where I’m going to stay”
“Oh okay well I’m just about to order a pizza do you want some? Then we can sit down and talk, my aunties out anyways so we have the house”
Oh shit I forgot to tell my auntie and uncle that Dylan is now living here for a while, I quickly text her telling her that Zack has agreed it’s fine.
Dylan was just staring at me, I think he spoke I’m not sure.
“Sorry Dylan I had to text my auntie to tell her that you’re staying here”
“That’s fine I just said yeah and can I have a look at the menu?”
“Oh yeah sure here you go”
I say passing over the menu.
I walk into the kitchen a sit on the side waiting for his answer he looked up to me again
“Can I just have chicken bacon and BBQ sauce base?”
“Well that’s good because that’s what I was going to have”
“Really? You’re not just saying that because I’m being awkward”
“Nope ask anyone that knows me that was I always have”
“That’s sorted then”
I walk out of the room to ring the pizza place ordering two medium pizzas.
20 minutes later we were sat in the front room munching on pizza.
“So Dylan how was your mom when you left?”
“She was okay she kept apologizing for what she did, and she started crying that she was leaving me to fend for myself, I tried to explain to her that I was going to be okay and I’d only be living next door to our place, but she just wouldn’t stop crying”
“It’s okay Dylan I’m sure when she comes back she will see that she did this for you”
“Yeah I hope”
“oh and what’s happening about this house and stuff like do you still have to pay although no one is living there?”
“Well luckily out landlord understood and he’s not making me pay rent but he is going to put another family in there for a short time, and explain to them that they are only in there until me and my mom move back in, he’s going to clear the house of our stuff tomorrow and bring it here, also Ivy where am I going to be staying like what room”
I was really hoping he wouldn’t ask this.
“That’s really good, I’m glad you have a nice landlord you should have met ours when we tried to tell him we couldn’t pay the rent for one month because we were paying for our own parents funeral, and well the only spare room is mom and dad’s old place, I understand if you don’t want to stay in there, I can try and sort something else out like the sofa or the other half of my bed”
“Well I don’t want to be awkward but I’d prefer not to stay in your parent’s bed, I’m fine with the sofa though”
“Okay well it’s like 8 now what do you want to do?”
“Get changed into PJs and watch TV maybe?”
“Yeah sure, you can get changed in the bathroom or something Dylan”
“Okay”
I ran upstairs to hunt through my draws for something to wear to bed.
‹ Chapter 16
Notes
New chapter yay
I hope no one hates me because they think I'm moving Ivy's and Dylans Friendship to fast because I'm not trying to, or am i not forcing them to be together right now because it is too soon and authors annoy me when they try and force it. So don't shout at me
-Kay
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9/6/14