• He stood up and grabbed my hand. I felt my heart beat faster. He went and opened my door for me and he got in on his side. As we pulled out of the driveway he turned right heading toward....
    the sunset. I felt so awkward just sitting there not saying anything. I felt like I should say something, but I wasn't going to be the first to talk. I wanted to reach over and turn on my favorite radio station and sing along to a song I knew...just to feel comfortable. I hate the silence, its just awkward. If you can "read" the silence, you can tell how the person feels. I sifted in my seat. I was about to strike conversation when his hand slowly turned on the knob on the radio. The radio screen lit up and the radio station that was programed on the screen was the station I listened to all the time. He turned up the radio. The Dj was nutritious for telling the viewers the traffic and the weather. After the end of a song by The Black Eye Peas the Dj said, " Alighty all ya drivers and gettin out of heres and daters. The traffic on I.80 is backed up." He had said a couple other traffic problems. I tuned it out until he said the weather," Its 'bout to be rainin. So ya all betta get back in yo houses." I laughed and said," To bad. Why don't we just head back to my house and watch a movie?"
    "haha, yeah sounds better than getting soaked."
    He turned the car around and headed towards my house. Once we pulled back in my driveway the rain had started to fall. And then lightening and thunder came. We hurried into my house. Once inside we sat down on the white couch. Then he asked,"So, what movie do you want to watch?"
    "I don't really care, I'm in for a scary movie. I've seen like all the movies. I kinda collect them, its something I did with my dad."
    "Hmm, where are your movies?"
    "Over here." I got up and heard him follow me. I turned down the hall and headed towards a room. The door was the only door with a custom made doorknob. The doorknob was shaped like a movie case. I turned around and said,"All my movies are in my dad's office,"I glanced behind me."I'm not going in. I haven't been in there since he died...anyway all the walls are filled with movies. Its like a library of movies. Just go ahead in."
    "Wait, you haven't been in there for ten years?"
    "Yeah."
    "How do you put the new movies in there?"
    "My aunt goes in."
    "Oh, okay so what movie?"
    "Surprise me...some kind of horror movie."
    He nodded and turned to go inside. He opened the door and walked in. I heard a let out of breath. I wanted so badly to go in there but I had a flash back of what happened the last time I went in there. The doctors told me to never go back in that room. My eyes short of shifted to the past as a memory of the night my mother and father died. I was seven years old and I was sleeping in my bed when my aunt, who was watching me for the night, came in the my dark room and woke me up. She picked me up and took me downstairs. I nuzzled my head to fit her neck. I hadn't been thinking why she had picked me up in the middle of the night, all I thought was 'sleep..sleep..I want sleep' but when she brought me down to the leaving room and sat me on the couch and said,"J.J. sweetie wake up." Her voice sounded sakey so it alarmed me and my eyes flashed open wide. I saw a police officer sitting on the coffee table in front of me. His eyes were tender. When my eyes weren't as sleepy I saw he was my aunt's newly husband. I hadn't understood what was so important. He just stared at me. I looked at his and my aunt's eyes. They were both red, as if they were both crying. I was the first to speak,"Tell me." It was simply that, just tell me. My uncle looked at me and put a hand on my shoulder and said," Jay,hun, you know I've been a police officer for ten years. But this is the hardest thing to say. Especially since its a love on of mine. Do you think you're old enough to hear everything? Its about.."He sighed and steadied himself."Its about your parents." I remember thinking I'm going to cry. I thought I couldn't talk but somehow I found my voice and said,"Tell me..everything."
    He sighed and said,"Your parents have been in a terrible care accident. A car had ran a red light and your parents' car was in the middle of the street...and the car hit them. The man in the other car was drunk and had passed out. He died of a heart attack from the impack. Since your mother was driving she is in critical condition. Your father has a better chance of suriveing and well,"He took a deep breath and looked at the celling and wiped his eyes and looked back at me to finish," the chances don't look good, but we are praying. And we are taking you to the hospital to see them."
    I nodded and started crying. I walked to the door and to the car and got in. My aunt and uncle drove me to the hospital. My aunt picked me up and took me to my mom and dad's room. Their beds had been pushed together, their hands entwined. My mom looked at me and said,"Jayne...I'm not going to survive. I know it...So do me a favor, live your life,n...nam...name a kid after me...and I love you, you are my life." I cried and just nodded and said,"I...lo..love you too." I gave her a hug and she kissed my head. I walked to my dad's side and he said,"I love you...I may not survive...but I may...keep the movies going...my little movie." He coughed and a little blood came out. I hugged him and he kissed my head. I went back to my mom and hugged her and didn't let go. She told my aunt to take care of me as if I was her own. My aunt agreed and they both said I love you and their good byes. A few minutes later her monitor beeped and stopped. I cried and cried. The doctors came and covered her body and took her away. I went over to my dad and hugged him. After three days the doctor sent my dad home. I was just happy to have him, but sad not to have my mom. A few days later my dad had a stroke. The doctors said that it was a possibility with all his injuries. It was the last time I said I love you to my dad and the last time I saw him. After my father's funeral a couple days later, I ran home and ran into my dad's office. Once inside I fell to the ground. I woke up three weeks later laying in a hospital bed. The doctors said I had gone in some sort of shock. And that my mind was protecting itself. They told me that the room held some sort of significance in my brain or something and they advised me never to go back in there or I would go back in shock, and I could maybe never come out of the coma the next time. My eyes came back to focus as I heard the door open and shut behind me.
    Victor came out and said,"I've got the movie Mirrors and your collection...wow."
    I chuckled and said,"Thanks. I've actually havent seen that movie, my uncle bought it and I hadn't watched it."
    "Well thats good...I have. Shall we?" Held out his hand and I took it and led him back to the living room. He slouched down on the couch and I walked towards the T.V. and put the movie on, I skipped the opening credits and sat down. He sat up and put his arm around me. I put my head on his shoulder. When a part that scared me came up I would cringe into him. About half way in the movie I fell asleep. We had put a blanket on us and he was very comfortable. I just lade there and fell asleep. In the morning about eight in the morning my cellphone rang. I looked up. I saw I was still laying on him, he was asleep. With a secound ring that woke him up. I smiled and put my finger to my mouth fingering him to be silent. I picked up my phone and flipped it open,"Hello?"
    "Well good morning sleeping beauty! Tell me everything! I want details!." It was oblivisly Emma. In the beginning of High School Emma and I developed a code word for saying "I've got a boy right here." in Freshman year of High School. I responded," No, it 17."
    "Holy Shuts! He's there?! I'm coming over right now!"
    "Mk..." I stood up and he stretched." Ems, bring breakfast." I shut the phone. I turned to him and laughed,"Looks like we fell asleep. Are your parents going to be mad?"
    "Nah, I live with my uncle and he's pretty chill."
    "Cool, Emma is bringing breakfast."
    "Yum."
    I looked at him and he looked at me and he opened his mouth to say....