Breaking&Entering

CHAPTER 51

I stand outside Liz's house, my feet frozen on the doorstep. I walk up the steps and press my fingers lightly on the doorbell. I consider pressing it but I decide against it and drop my hand. Slowly, I begin to walk away.

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I begin walking where my legs take me, successfully avoiding Lily's house. I end up in Lucy's neighbourhood and Phillip's door catches my attention. I realise that the driveway is empty, signalling that there is no one home. I walk towards the door and ring the doorbell just to make sure. No one answers the door and I sigh in relief. I remove the hair clip from my hair and begin to unlock the door.

After a few minutes, I manage to open the door. I hold my breath as I close the door quietly and walk upstairs. 

I look at the hallway, noticing the numerous doors which are closed. I open the door closest to me and I instantly realise it’s a guest bedroom as everything is empty.

I open another door and I realise it’s the bathroom. There are only a few more doors to check now. I walk across the hall and push the door open. The walls are painted green and there are pictures of Kaiden everywhere. It's apparent that this is Kaiden's room. 

I walk inside and notice the cleanness of the room. I take in my surroundings as I stare at the pictures on the walls. It's obvious they've been taken by a professional photographer and the photos are in order, as Kaiden grows older. 

The last picture on the wall is of Kaiden who is sitting down next to a girl his age who has dark brown hair and blue eyes. On Kaiden's lap is a baby girl who looks as if she's two years old as she's sitting up. Kaiden's hands are snaked around her waist and that's when I notice the wedding ring he's wearing. 

It, then occurs to me that Kaiden doesn't live here anymore. I look around the room, looking for something that will give me a clue as to where they live. I begin shuffling his books and his study area. 

Just as I'm about to lose hope and give up, I notice a letter that is on the bed. I pick it up and realise it says "To the Parents of Zoe Lynn Fitzgerald" and I'm assuming that's the name of Kaiden's daughter. There's an address on the letter and I'm surprised when I realise it's near Lily's house. I grab my phone and take a picture of the letter as well as the last picture on the wall.

I'm about to leave when I hear Phillip's voice. He's talking to a woman and I'm assuming it’s his wife. 'Honey, why don't you go straight to the living room and I'll go and change upstairs,' the woman suggests and Phillip agrees. Immediately, I begin to panic, considering what action to take. 

I stare at the window and quickly walk over to it. It's not that high up and I open the window. I pushed one leg over the edge of the window, causing my leg muscle to strain. I hold both of my hands against either side of the wall and say a prayer. Dear God, please don't let me die. 

I hold my breath and turn to my side. I bend my back to fit under the window. I raise my knees and bring my other leg over the window sill until they both dangle over the edge. And, I push off.

I fall onto the ground and notice the rip on my shirt. Blood is dripping from my elbow and I bite my lip, trying to ignore the pain. I quickly get up and sprint towards Lily's house.

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I walk into the house and try to get my breathing under control. 'Why are you out of breath?' Lily asks as she stands in front of me. She notices the blood on my elbow as she gasps. I roll my eyes and she asks 'what the hell happened?'

'Nothing,' I mutter as I try to walk away. She pulls me into the kitchen and I see Lucy, Katie, Liz and Rosabella sitting at the dining table. Lily gets the medical box and says 'Kiera sit down.'

'It’s fine.'

'Kiera,' she warns and I sigh loudly as I sit down avoiding any conversation they bring up. Silence fills the air and it’s nothing but awkward. I can feel all their eyes on me, making me squirm in my seat.

 'Did you end up going to my house then?' Liz asks breaking the silence.

 'No, I ended up walking around.'

'I think you did a lot more than "walk" Kiera,' she replies referring to my bleeding elbow.

 'Shut up Liz,' Rosabella replies and I slouch in my chair, not liking the conversation. Lily sits beside me and grabs my arm. She puts an antiseptic wipe on my arm and I pull my arm out of her grip.

 'Kiera, it’s going to get infected.'

'That thing fricking kills, I'd rather it got infected.'

'You're not in your right sense of mind right now, let me do this,' Lily replies as she reaches for my arm but I put it behind my back. 'Kiera-'

'No Lily,' I reply annoyed.

 'The sooner I get this over and done with, the sooner I can plaster it.' I sigh loudly as I put my arm back on the table, trying to ignore the burning sensation in my elbows.

 She finishes shortly and plasters it. 'All done,' she says breaking the silence and I stand up. 'Where are you going?'

'Upstairs,' I reply and she asks 'Do you not want to talk?'

'What do you want to talk about Lily?' I ask sarcastically. She doesn’t reply and the others just watch. 'I have an amazing idea Lily, let's talk about the fact that my dad is dead and that I'm an orphan,' I sarcastically say.

 'What?' I turn around to face Anna and mentally curse myself for being so stupid. 'Do you think that's funny?' She rhetorically asks with Will by her idea.

'Do you see anyone laughing?' I reply and she shakes her head.

 'You really are testing my patience.'

'So send me back to New Castle,' I reply and Lily stands beside me.

 'Shut up Kiera. It’s understandable that you're feeling a lot of feelings right now but just shut up.' I raise my eyebrows at her before leaving the kitchen and walking to my room. 

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A knock is hear on my bedroom door and I don't say anything. The door opens revealing Anna and I roll my eyes. She sits beside me on the bed and doesn't say anything. Instead, she wraps her arms around my neck and the tears begin flowing down my cheeks, disobeying my brain's command. 'It’s okay,' Anna says comfortingly as she runs her hand up and down my back.

 'It’s not okay so don't tell me it is.'

'Kiera, calm down,' she replies and continues saying comforting things until my breathing returns back to normal.

I sit back up and realise that Anna's shirt is soaked with my tears. 'I'm sorry.'

'You have nothing to be sorry for,' she replies as she palms my face. I nod my head and she stands up. 'I'm going to get you something to eat.' I just nod my head, not bothering to tell her that I'm not hungry and watch her leave the room.

I cover my face with my hands, thinking how messed up my life currently is. I hear another knock on the door and I can tell it’s not Anna. I'm not in the mood to verbally respond so I sit in silence. My door opens and Joe walks inside. 'It’s so quiet downstairs, it’s like someone has died. Anyway how was the induction day?' He asks as he sits beside me but I can't manage to sit up to face him. 'Lily told me to not bother you but I did so anyway.' I ignore him and he sighs softly. 'Hopefully this will cheer you up.' I scoff loudly because nothing can cheer me up.

I sit up and he looks at me with a worried expression. 'What's wrong?'

'Everything,' I mumble. He puts his hand on my shoulder and opens a box. Inside it, it is a locket. 'Happy birthday Kiera,' he says and he walks behind me to put it on. He opens the heart shape and there's a photo of Joe and I looking care free. He sits beside me and more tears fall down my cheeks. His face falls as he probably expected to cheer me up. 'Kiera-'

'Just shut up Joe,' I snap.

 'Kiera I don't why you're so upset but I came here to talk about our relationship.’ I sarcastically laugh as I wipe away my tears.

 'My dad is dead Joe and here you’re talking about our relationship? We don't have a relationship Joe.'

'Kiera-'

'Just leave,' I reply emotionlessly.

 'I'm-'

'You’re "sorry" whatever, I've heard it all before now go,' I say turning away from him. He sighs before he exits the room. 

Lily walks into my room as soon as Joe leaves and has a plate of food in her hands. I roll my eyes at the sight and avoid looking at it. She puts it down in front of me and says 'Doctor Ash called and he said that you could visit your dad in the hospital if you wanted to today.'

'What's there to visit? It’s just his dead body.'

'Kiera, it may seem like that but you might want to go-'

'Do I look like I want to go?' I sarcastically ask. Before she can reply Katie and Lucy walk into the room and I sigh loudly as I don't want to talk to them. Lucy sits beside me and Katie stands next to Lily.

 'She doesn't want to go,' Lily says telling them.

 'Do you have to tell them everything?' I rudely ask and she takes a deep breath, choosing to ignore my question.

'You have to go,' Katie says breaking the silence.

 'No one asked you for your opinion.'

'Kiera,' Lily warns and I roll my eyes.

 'It's okay to feel upset and to cry Kiera, just don't push us away,' Lucy says softly as she intertwines our fingers.

'I don't even know how I feel and as for crying, I just broke down when Anna was here. I'm sick and tired of crying.' Lucy squeezes my hand and Katie sits beside me, putting her hand on my knee.

'You need to go and see him one last time Kiera,' Katie says.

 'I don't ned to do anything.'

'Kiera, I know you'll become depressed if you don't so don't waste this chance,' she replies. I sigh, pulling my hand out of Lucy's grip to wipe my tears. Lucy opens her arms and fall into them. She wraps her arms around my neck and the tears form again.

 'Why do I keep crying?' I ask.

 'You're hurting, it’s understandable,' Lucy replies and Katie rubs my back. 

We pull away and I take a deep breath before standing up. 'Do you want anyone to go with you?' Lily asks as she puts her hands on my shoulders.

'No, I just want to be left alone.' She nods and pulls me in for a hug. I blink away the tears and we break apart. I leave the room and walk downstairs.

 'Are you going to?' Anna asks and I nod my head silently. 'I'm driving you, you're in no state to drive.'

 'Okay,' I reply quietly and we leave the house.

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