So I'm cancelling my Q and A. No one is submitting questions for me to answer, so... :(

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (Black Friday in 3 minutes)

Hope everyone had a good one!

And now, on with the story!

I winced as pain shot up my arm from it being burned the previous night as I opened my locker only for Reese to walk straight past me, making me confused as I called out.

"Hey Reese."

I then went after her and gently grabbed her arm as she snapped.

"What, Chase?"

"I was wondering if you wanted to hang out after school."

She shook her head as she tried to leave, making me confused as I grabbed her gently again.

"Reese, what is going on?"

"I'm sorry, Chase, but...I don't think this is working out."

"What?"

"I'm breaking up with you. I'm sorry. We can still be friends." She suggested as tears brimmed my eyes while I ran out, with sobs forming in my throat as I ran. 

Straight out of the school and I immediately ran to the first house we lived in as I knocked, praying she was home. Luckily, the door opened as I flung myself into my grandma's arms, tears falling down my face as my body shook with sobs.

"Chase? What's going on?" She whispered as she lead me inside and wiped my face, only for more tears to fall. "What's wrong, baby?"

"S-she bro-broke u-up wi-with m-me." I cried as Grandma hugged me while pulling the tissue box closer.

"I thought you and Reese were getting along wonderfully!" My grandma realized as I shook my head while leaning in her arms.

"Th-that's wh-what I-I thou-thought t-too. S-she sa-said I-it wa-wasn't wor-working o-out."

"Chase, if Reese doesn't love you, she doesn't deserve you. You are a brilliant young man, and if she can't that, then that's her problem, not yours." She told me as I nodded while starting to calm down. "Now, I should probably call your mom and step father."

Then I remembered what Donald had said about skipping school and I immediately panicked.

"No don't!"

"Why?"

"Cause they'll be mad if I left school over this. Just let me catch up with Leo on the way home." I explained as she nodded in understanding before putting a plate of her oatmeal cookies on the table.

While I was still upset about Reese, spending time with my grandma was actually a good distraction while eating and watching TV. Even though I had to lie about the burn mark on my wrist and hand, saying it was a Home Ec incident. After a hour, there was a sharp knock on the door and my grandma opened it to Donald, making my heart leap into my throat as I moved as far from him as possible.

"What are you doing here?" My grandma asked.

"I got a call from the principal that Chase never went to class, even though Tasha and I definitely saw him leaving for school, so I figured he would be here." He told her with a nice, loving voice, but I knew he was actually EXTREMELY mad cause I skipped school again.

"Yes, he's here. Something happened at school with his girlfriend and she broke up with him, so he came over here. I'll go get him." My grandma told him as he nodded before she turned to me, saying.

"Your dad is here."

My mind filled with hatred as I heard this man was my "dad" as I nodded before going with him, hugging my grandma one last time before the short, quiet drive home. When we got there, I noticed my mom's car was gone.

"Chase, I'm sorry about your girlfriend."

For a split second, I thought he cared about me as I asked.

"Really?"

Before receiving a hard slap in the cheek while all my old feelings came back as he laughed at me.

"You think I care about you? You're a stupid little brat who doesn't deserve to be here! If you weren't your mother's son, I would've kicked you out by now!"

"Why don't you treat Leo, Adam or Bree like this? Why just me?" I cried as I felt myself being kicked down to the ground while I felt Donald place his foot on my beating chest.

"Adam and Bree are my kids and Leo obeys me. You are the little brat who keeps getting in my way and getting into trouble. That girl was right to break up with you." He laughed before he removed his foot from my chest and  kicked my side, sending a wave of pain up my entire body before he left, walking up the stairs as I curled up into a ball and cried-no, sobbed.