"You're perfect the way you are." Dad said as he walked over to me wiping my tears. I didn't even know I was crying. He pulled me into a bear hug as he whispered soothing words into my ears.

"Quiet borderline personality disorder."

"Wh-what?!" I chocked as I heard that.

"You might want to sit down for this." Dad said.

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❄Present❄

This chapter finalizes the change in environment(Ohio to California)
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If you want to read this chapter you should firstly read the chapter themed 🌹Confession🌹
A quick recap.

~RECAP~

"Gracie Wilson... at least you didn't lie about your name and age." Drew said and looked up.

Okay... I'm confused here. What is going on?

"Is there something you have to say? And please... is there something truthful you have to say to us?" Ash asked stressing the truthful.

"Gracie... talk." Drew said staring at Gracie with hatred.

"Please..." She said as her voice broke.

❄PRESENTLY❄
❄THIRD PERSON POV❄

"Gracie why are you pleading." Creed asked as he gently sat beside Gracie.

"I just, you know- it wasn't my fault. I want- you see I-"

She stuttered leaving everyone confused as Drew glared at her with a smirk.

"Let me explain." She said throwing an apologetic look at Creed.

"No, no. No need. Since you can't fix a proper statement." Drew said looking fulfilled.

"Apparently, Gracie Wilson here, was the girl in the hospital. Three years ago when my sister of blessed memory died." Drew said furious.

"Let me expansiate." He said looking at each face in the room one after the other.

"Some minutes before my sister died, I was talking with the Doctor when we saw a girl with thick black hair." Drew said staring squarely at Gracie.

"What does that have to do with Gracie?" Creed asked confused.

"Well as you can see, Gracie has light brown hair but its dyed because its not her hair. She dyed it from black." Drew said.

"Yeah, everyone dyes their hair Drew." Paige said looking between Gracie who was fidgeting and Drew who was boiling.

"Well she did hers for a purpose. She was in love with Andrew; Amelia's bestfriend. She knew Andrew would never be hers so she stalked him." Drew fumed.

"She was there when Amelia arrived. She followed them to the bar. She heard when Andrew said he was starting to fall for Amelia, she was so mad but he saw her."

"If he did not see her, they couldn't have left. If she hadn't stalked them, my sister would be here."

"She came to the hospital to see Andrew but he was in coma, she is the only kid her parents have. Think about it, she just popped up and used you to come into our lives." Drew said pointing at Creed who was still in shock.

"How come?" Creed asked furiously.

"She was meant to be in a mental health facility back in California but she met you and decide to use you to replace Andrew."

"She's fucking obsessed! You think I'd let anybody so close without some information?" Drew asked and kissed his teeth.

"Get the hell out of my house!" Creed boomed which made everyone flinch.

"Cr-creed I can explain. I c-can ex-"

"Get out!" Creed screamed making everyone worried.

"Creed I'm sorry." Gracie said with tears in her eyes.

"Y'all should leave. Including you- Drew. Leave." Creed said with a tone of finality.

"Bro you-"

"Leave. Leave Drew. You knew this was going to hurt me. You could have told me when these feelings were new. No." Creed said and let out a pained laughter.

Creed's POV

"Just because you wanted to hurt her." I pointed at Gracie whose body shuddered with sobs.

"You think this doesn't hurt me? Let me shock you, I love her." I said frustrated without thinking.

Everyone looked at me in shock and even Gracie looked at me as I looked into her black beautiful orbs that used to light up my day.

"Just go." I said with a shaky breath.

I don't want to break down. I'm a man, I'm strong.

"Guys, we should respect his privacy. He needs sometime to think." Gunner said surprising me.

He and Ashley had been quiet for a while.

I looked at him and sent a small sad smile to him as they all shuffled out.

I walked to my room and stared at the mirror as tears slid out of my eyes.

You don't know pain until you're staring at yourself in the mirror with tears streaming down your face and you're begging yourself just to hold on and be strong.
THAT IS PAIN.

I sat on the floor as the tears kept on coming. I tried to stop but it was almost impossible. But why was I crying?

I'm not angry. I loved her with the last breath in me and she couldn't trust me enough to tell me that singular event in her past.

I cried for hours till I felt sleepy. Just as I was about to fall into slumber my door slowly opened.

Didn't I make myself clear enough?

The door slowly opened wider but I remained in my position. After a while I heard someone sniffling but I was reluctant to raise my head up.

After a few minutes, someone sat comfortably beside me and covered me with a blanket.

It was Gracie.

She rested my head on her thighs making me more comfortable. I snuggled into her warmth and she hugged me as she sobbed softly as the laid down right next to me.

I felt tears drop unto my hair as she sobbed. She whispered inaudible words as she clung unto me like her life depended on it.

"I'm sorry... I don't wa-want t-o lose you. I was scared. You'd blame me for her death- I ju-just I knew... I love you- so much. It hurts- it hurts so bad.." She whispered as she sobbed.

It broke me into a thousand pieces.

I lifted my head up slowly as she stiffened under me. What I saw shook me to my bones.

She looked like she had been crying her whole life. Her beautiful eyes looked so empty, like life has been seeped out of her. She looked so pale.

She toyed with the hem of her top and ignored eyes contact as the tears kept of falling.

I don't know what got into me but I found myself raising her head up with my thumb on her chin. She looked everywhere but my face which hurt me.

"Hey, look at me." I said sounding like I just had a throat surgery.

She looked at me.

"I love you. More than you can ever imagine." I said and inched closer and wiped the tears off her face with my thumb. Our bodies got closer as we looked each other in the eye.

I leaned closer and crashed my lips on hers. She stiffened, making my heart drop.

I think I made a mistak-

She kissed me back. Her lips were so soft against mine. I locked fingers with her making her gasp; giving me the opportunity to deepen the kiss.

She wrapped her slender hands around my neck as we began to explore each others mouth with our tongues.

She broke the kiss leaving me desperate for her embrace while she panted softly. She touched her lips in disbelief making me chuckle.

"Why are you blushing?" I asked her which only made her to giggle before burying her head into my chest.

My heart was soaring.

I just kissed the girl I love.

"Quick question." I said and she nodded in my arms still snuggling.

"I've wanted to say this for a while now. I love you, perfect or imperfect, stubborn or obedient, happy or sad. I love you today and forever. I don't know if you feel the same as I feel though but I want you to know that I see a future with you." I said and sighed.

"You know, cuddling is so perfect with you when I think about it because when cuddling, you really get close to someone you love and to me, it's like saying,'Hey human, there's a lot of humans in the world but you're my human and I love you.' And damn, it does things to me." I said playing with her hair.

"And even if we fight, I still want you in my life because you're very important to me. It doesn't mean we will always agree, see eye to eye or never have an argument. It means despite the bad days I can't see myself without you." I said.

"Gracie Wilson. Be my girlfriend?" I asked whilst my heart kept beating so fast I was convinced I'd explode it she didn't say anything.

She chuckled,"Sounded like you were reciting your vows boyfriend." She said.

"I love you girlfriend."

"I love you boyfriend."

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