Precious Memories (8)

About two days later, the doctor decided I was well enough to go home with someone to take care of me. I beamed as Leah took me out to her car in a wheelchair. Leah already had her lisence, so she drove us back to my apartment. I realized that it was almost the 30th. That was an important day.

In the car on the way home, I asked Leah, "Did you remember that Hannah was coming home on the 30th?"

She pulled into a parking spot. "Um, no. Why?"

I unbuckled my seatbelt. "That's only 2 weeks away. Maybe she'll let you..... Never mind."

Leah came around to my side of the car and opened the door. "No, Danny. Tell me."

I smiled mischeviously. "I'l tell you inside.

Leah helped me into the house and took me to the couch. I laid down and propped my feet up. Leah sat on the floor in front of the couch. "So, Daniel. What were you going to tell me?"

"Oh, yes. Leah, will you....." I was cut off by someone banging violently on the door.

Leah got up and walked to the door. She looked through the peephole and sighed. I watched as she unlocked the door. When she opened it, her brother Jax was standing there. "Leah, mom wants to know if you two wanna come hang at our house until Danny's better."

"Sure Jax, why not?" Leah replied, walking to the couch and helping me up.

Jax carried me to Leah's car. He set me in the front seat and I buckled the seatbelt. He got back into his own car and we drove to Leah's house.

When we pulled into the driveway, Leah's mom sat in a rocking chair on the front porch. Leah and Jax helped me up the drive and onto the porch. "Hi, Daniel." Leah's mom greeted me.

I smiled. "Hi, Mrs. Page."

"Let me get that door for you, sweetie." she said, opening the front door. Jax and Leah carried me into their house.

"Danny, since Jax doesn't have any more room in his bedroom, you'll be staying in Leah's room. Leah, take him up there." Leah's mom said, smiling.

I smiled, too. I'm staying in my girlfriend's bedroom. For weeks. Until my big sister, Hannah, comes back from her trip to Costa Rica. She'd been gone all summer. I didn't miss her.

I thought as Jax and Leah carried me up the stairs. I remembered suddenly who Caylee really was. Caylee was Hannah's best friend. She was supposed to go to Costa Rica with Hannah. But she partied all night long and drank until she was sick. She was so hungover in the morning, she missed her flight. And she was mad.

Not mad at herself for partying, but mad at Hannah for leaving without her. I was happy for Hannah. She finally got to go on a trip without our adults bugging her. She was now 21 years old. Old enough to take care of us when our parents died.

They were in a horrible car crash when I was about 12. I was now 15. Every year, dealing with adults has gotten harder. Whether they want us to do things, or they ask about our parents. It never gets easier.

Caylee was one of the people that refused to leave us alone about Mom and Dad. She insisted that we should hold a seance and see if they were trying to talk to us from beyond the grave. Hannah and I laughed in her face. It offended Hannah a little, but it didn't bother me. Not until Caylee went insane. Trying to break in and conduct a seance every night. Stabbing me. Wanting to hurt Hannah. She'd gone out of control.

The cops had been called more than once, but Caylee made an escape every time.

Suddenly, I was awoken from my trance-like thoughts by Leah's voice. "Danny?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking." I replied, startled.

"It's alright." Leah replied. I was laying with her on her decently sized queen bed.

She had one hand on my chest. The other arm was behind my head. I smiled at her. She leaned close to me. I felt her breath on my skin. It gave me goosebumps. I felt her lips coming close to mine. I closed my eyes. We kissed.

Then we heard a sound. Someone clearing their throat. We pulled away frantically. Jax was standing at the door. "God, you icky lovebirds."

Leah narrowed her eyes at Jax. "What do you want?"

"Uh, nothing. Just. Where's your Justin Bieber CD?"

"Oh. My. God. Really? You want it?" Leah said, cracking up with laughter.

Jax narrowed his eyes at her. "Haha, very funny. Now give it to me!"

"For what, your sick little fantasies?" Leah retorted.

"Eh, no. I just wanted to...Oh, never mind! I've got YouTube for this." Jax said, walking out.

He'd closed the door behind him. Good. Now Leah and I were alone. We kissed again. "Danny?" Leah said.

"Yes, babe?" I replied.

"Who is Caylee? Why'd she stab you?"

I'd known this was coming. I closed my eyes and swallowed. "Well....."

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