Chapter 34

Halfway into the car ride, my phone vibrated. I pull it out and see I have three text messages. One from Stormie, probably the picture, one from Ross, and one from Tony. I look at the one from Tony and it's just a picture of his new dog. I open the one from Stormie then the one from Ross. I cover my mouth and shake my head as I begin to sob. I shove my phone into Rocky's chest. "I told you," I cry.

He reads the message and widens his eyes. "Mom, is Ross coming over?" He asks.

She nods. "I believe so, why, hun?"

"He texted Lynn," Rocky says quietly. I lean my head on Riker's shoulder. "Is it okay if I read it out loud?" I nod. Rocky clears his throat before reading, "kill yourself, bitch. No one wants you in this world."

I sob harder and Riker wraps his arms around me. "That's messed up," Ratliff says from behind me.

No one said anything the rest of the ride. when we got to the house, there was a girl sitting on the porch. Riker quickly gets up and runs up to her. Their lips connect and he pulls her into a hug. Rocky helps me out and into the house. "Rocky?" I whisper as we enter the house.

"Yes?" He says at the same time as his phone buzzes. I glance at the message.

Ross: she's about toshut down, catch her.

Rocky throws his phone on the ground and he catches me before I hit the ground. He carried me upstairs and sets me on his bed. After a few minutes of laying there and Rocky sitting with me, I could finally talk. "Please," I whimper.

He looks down into my eyes and shakes his head. "I'm not going to kill you," he whispers and kisses my forehead.

I close my eyes. "Rocky, please." I beg.

He shakes his head with tears in his eyes. "I can't do that to you." He mumbles as tears escape his eyes. I hear the front door open and close. I knew it was Ross when Mark started yelling. I whimper as I hear Ross coming upstairs. Rocky lays next to me and pulls me into his arms. "Shh, shh it'll be okay." He whispers and pulls the blankets over us. I nod and allow sleep to take over.

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I groan and open my eyes. Rocky moves hair out of my face and wipes my tears. I must've had a nightmare.. But I don't remember it. "You're okay, I promise." He says in a reassuring tone.

Riker groans and opens his eyes. He smiles tiredly at me and waves to me. I giggle slightly, waving back. "Are you okay, kid?" He asks groggily.

I shrug and lay my head on Rocky's chest. What? I'm a cuddler. "I guess so." I sigh and close my eyes, again.

I wake up sometime later to Ryland shaking me awake. "Hey, Ross is here to see you." He says quietly as he sits next to me.

I groan and get up. "I don't wanna see him, he told me to kill myself." I say as tears stream down my face.

"I'm sorry, baby. You know I love you. Please come home. Please, I want to hold you." Ross begs from behind me.

I spin around and shake my head. "No, no, no! Stay away from me." I say as I jump back onto the bed.

Ryland gets up and walks out of the room. Ross sticks out his hand, causing me to back against the wall. "Just place your hand in mine. I won't hurt you, I promise." I slowly move hand in his. He wraps his fingers around my hand. He places his other hand on my knee. "Now, come here. I won't hurt you. Just come," he whispers and opens his arms to me. I quickly jump into his arms and wrap my arms around him. "I'm so sorry, baby. Please forgive me." He begs.

I nod. "I will," I say as I cry into his chest. "C-Can we go eat something?" I ask quietly.

He nods and gets up, extending his hand to me. I grab it and we walk downstairs. Rocky shoots me a questioning look. I just shrug as Ross guides me into the kitchen. "What do you want, my love?" He asks as he looks in the cupboards.

I shrug as his mom enters the room. "Are you guys good?" She asks sweetly.

I nod and turn back to Ross. "I'm not hungry anymore," I whisper.

He nods and turns around. I walk over to Stormie and we start talking. Ross wraps his arms around my waist, causing me to tense up. "Does it make you uncomfortable?" He asks quietly. I nod and push his hands away. He huffs and walks away. I walk after him and grab his wrist. "What?" He snaps.

"Ross, can we go home?" I whimper.

His face softens and he nods as I begin shaking. We say goodbye and I say thank you to everyone. We get in the car and I burst into tears. He turns to me. "Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong?" He asks as he wipes them away. I shrug and grab his wrists. "What?"

"My stomach hurts and I want to go home and.."

He moves his hands away from my cheeks and kisses my hands. "And what, baby?" He asks anxiously.

"I just want to go home," I sob.

He nods and starts the car. When we got home, I run upstairs into the bathroom. Ross knocks softly on the door. "Are you okay?" He asks sweetly.

I take a deep breath. "Y-Yeah, I-I just need a minute." I say quietly.

"Okay, baby." he says and walks away. I move a picture frame and grab a blade that is taped to the back of it. I put it back and get a handful of pills with a glass of water. I take a deep breath and raise my hand to my mouth. Ross swings the door open, causing me to drop the pills and glass with a shriek. "What the fuck!? Lynn! What're you doing!?" He slightly yells with tears streaming down his face.

He pulls me over the glass and I collapse into his arms. "I-I was going to k-kill myself, like you told me t-to." I sob and push him away from me.

He just tightens his arms around me. "I never told you to do that. I love you." He whispers. I pull put my phone and show him the message. "Babe, I gave my phone to Laura last night when I got to Caulm's..." He trails off.

I push him away from me and run into the room. "you spent the night with her!? You're fucking stupid! Leave me alone!" I scream and crawl under the blankets.