Chapter Song: I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

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Chapter 52:

(Kerri's POV)

Michael opens the car door for me and then he gets in on the driver side.

"What happened?" he asks as he cranks the car

I wipe away the tears that had fallen," Grey happened. He always happens. Whether it's my fault or his, he always ruins everything. Which I mean, we both make mistakes but I feel like tonight we both took it too far."

"Did he try to.." Michael trails off and puts the car in drive.

I look over at him," no, no, that's something that I don't think he would do. Grey may be trouble but I don't think he would do such a thing."

Michael looks at me with a questionable expression.

"What?" I ask.

Did he actually think that Grey would?

"After all he's put you through you still believe somewhere down deep inside he's not completely awful. Even though he hasn't put you through much, you've seen what he will do but you still... you still believe in him."

"Don't you?" he adds his question and glances over at me instead of the road.

I don't answer I just stare out the window.

I wonder if Grey ever told Michael what had happened. Did Michael know how much we cared? Or how screwed up everything became?

"Kerri, once upon a time Grey loved you and you let that go. Do you know how much that screwed him up? He never believed in love until you and when you left, that made him want to shut everything off. And so he did. I know it's horrible to say but, he's like this because of you," Michael explains.

I don't dare look at him.

"But you also made him feel loved and he was the way he was with you because of you," he adds and parks the car.

I look over at him despite the tears that fall from my face.

He doesn't want me anymore. I ruined him.

I open my car door and get out," thank you Michael. I owe you one."

"Its no problem," he states," get some rest, you'll probably feel horrible in the morning."

"Thanks for warning me," I state sarcastically.

I take a step back and nearly fall to the ground. "Hey chica, do you need me to walk you in too?"

"Nah, I'm good. Thanks!" I slur and shut the door.

"Okay. Be careful."

My head is pounding and my legs feel wobbly as I step up onto the sidewalk and watch as Michael drives away.

All I can think about is getting in my bed and going to sleep. I may just fall in the floor and sleep there when I get inside.

I walk through the dorm hall doors and head for my dorm room.

I get to my door and try the doorknob. Fuck. I left my keys inside.

After stupidly jingling the doorknob for about ten minutes I fall to the floor and lean my head against the wall.

How did I get here? How did I get so screwed over tonight?

How can I get into this damn room so I can pass out and go to bed?

My alcohol is being sweat out, this tight effing dress is squeezing the damn alcohol out of my system.

I wipe the sweat off of my forehead and attempt what they do in the movies. Bobbypin.

I pull the auburn colored pin out of my hair and shove it into the lock. Please God, work.

I move it around the way that the description said to from a year or two ago and I hear a click.

Did it work?!

I try the door knob. Nothing.

I attempt again. Nothing.

"Fuck," I whisper," one more try."

This time I jump in the air with joy as I open the door and fall to the floor in my room.

I kick the door shut with my foot and I pass out exactly where I fell into my room.

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I am woke up by a knock. "Kerri?"

"Let's me in," Diana pleads from the other side of the door.

How in the hell did we both manage to leave without our keys?

"Hold on."

I get up off the floor and notice that it's nearly five in the morning by glancing at the alarm clock on my bed. "Diana, why did you wake me up at five am?" I ask and open the door for her.

She comes through the door way and plops onto her bed," because I forgot my key and unlike you I stayed for the rest of the party even though I was embarrassed to hell and back."

Her eyes stay closed in the light of the moon from outside our window. "Okay."

I sit down on my bed and massage my temples," damn it Diana, this fucking hurts."

I see her shoulders move and shrug in the moonlight.

Next thing I know we are waking up to my godforsaken alarm clock.

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"Shut the damn thing off NOW," Diana yells, throwing a pillow at me.

I get up quickly, despite the shooting pain through my skull, and push snooze on my alarm clock. Maybe she will get up with the next alarm.

I walk to the bathroom and nearly run into the door frame.

"Eat an Apple. Take an aspirin. Don't whine, it makes it worse," Diana states from her bed.

I start," okay wh-"

"Top right cabinet, on the left," she answers my unfinished question.

I get my aspirin, down it, and splash some water onto my face.

I need to get ready. I leave the bathroom and look at my alarm clock 7:30.

Too bad everyone is gonna have to see me in sweat pants and a t-shirt.

I pull out a pair of under armour sweat pants and a mint green t shirt.

This will do. I slip on my tennis shoes and run over to the bathroom.

I leave the room around eight-ish with my hair fishtail braided and no make up.

I hope I don't scare away Justin.

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