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Raising Chandler

Because.

I got up early the next day and slipped on some shorts and pulled a tight muscle shirt over my tanned skin. I went to the front door and hesitated a moment, considering leaving a note for my broken little family. I was mad at them, but I didn't want them to worry too much, plus they might call uncle Jaime and I didn't want to cause him any more painful stress than he already had. I jotted a quick note down on an opened envelope and left it out where Aubrey would find it when she got up to watch her morning cartoons.
I quietly grabbed my MP3 and headphones, then slipped out the front door and made my way down the driveway to the street that was never busy. I placed the buds in my ears and started playing my 'favorites' playlist, which consisted of mostly of Green Day, Panic! At The Disco, Nirvana. I began jogging to the pace of "Holiday" and headed back for the beach that I was at last night.
When the gravel turned to sand under my feet, I slowed my pace to a quick walk, and kept slowing until I stopped at the water's edge. The sun was barely visible on the horizon, and I looked at the screen on my MP3, which told me that it was now 6:48 am. I paused my music and sat just out of the tide's reach. I sighed deeply and closed my eyes, stretching my legs out in front of me, and letting the cool water wash over my feet and lower legs. I let my thoughts take over as I wondered what would've happened to Lilly and Jack if I hadn't survived the crash.
Would they have been happier without me as a constant reminder of my late parents and other family?
Would they still be if I just disappeared now? I could drown myself and my body would float out to sea....maybe if I did that they'd just forget that I'd ever lived, they could continue their lives without being reminded of Alli and Vic...
I was ripped from my thoughts by a cry. Not a scream, not a cry for help, but literal sobbing. It was loud and I opened my eyes and looked around frantically. I saw nothing, but continued to search, standing up and waiting for my eyes to adjust to the brighter setting. The sun was now most of the way risen, though it was still barely holding on to the edge of the water. I finally saw the tiny frame of a girl, but there was something odd. She was leaned against a rock, and holding something in her hand... a gun. And it was facing her. Before I could process anything, I began to run in her direction.
"Hey!" I yelled as I got closer. She looked in my direction and pushed the gun against her temple. "Please....d-don't come c-closer...I'm n-not worth it..." she said weakly. Her finger trembled on trigger, and I ran faster, then leaped towards her and knocked the gun out of her hand. It flew over the rock and shot a bullet into the distance with a loud 'bang'. I crawled over to her shivering body and pulled the stranger into my arms. She sobbed into my chest and I felt my breathing begin to slow, finally. My pulse was racing from the excitement as I cradled the crying stranger. I rubbed her back, attempting to calm her. She pulled away from me suddenly and looked up at me.
Her light brown eyes brimmed with tears and her face was pale, but she was easily the most beautiful person I'd ever seen. Her black hair was tangled and pulled to the left side of her head in a messy ponytail. There was a small hole just below her bottom lip, where a ring or stud would've been, and one to match on her nose. She began to talk.
"Why did you stop me?" she asked quietly. I remained speechless for a few moments. "Why were you going to do it?" I countered. She nervously chuckled a bit and looked away. After a moment, she looked back. "I asked you first," she mumbled.
I felt the edge of my mouth slightly curl upward. "Because you are worth it." I replied. She shook her head. "You don't know me, you don't know what I'm like..." she murmured. "Maybe I saved you because I want to know you," I countered. She remained silent, but laid her head back on my chest. I held her there. She was right, I didn't know her. But I saved her anyway, and I'm glad that I did. She and I seemed to be in the same place- lost.
I leaned back against the rock and she sat up and looked at me with those beautiful eyes once again. "What's your name?" I asked her. "Ella," she replied. "What's yours?"
"Chandler," I replied. She nodded and looked out towards the water, which was no longer touching the sun. She stood up and sighed. "Why were you at the beach at this time of morning?" she asked, looking back towards me. "Kind of the same reason you were here I suppose," I said. She seemed confused and slightly upset by my answer. "What stopped you?" she asked, sitting back down in front of me. "You did," I said, realizing that if she hadn't been here, we'd both be gone. We sat in silence, just staring at each other. I used this time to take in the rest of her features.
I broke the silence after a while. "You never answered my question," I stated. "Yes I did, I told you my name was Ella," she replied. I shook my head and she sighed. "It's a long story," she said. "I have time," I replied. She started to get up again, but I grabbed her hand. "You don't have to tell me, Ella, but please stay," I said. She stopped moving. "Why?" she asked. I stood up with her, noticing how short she was compared to me. "Because." I whispered.

Notes

I'm immensely sorry that these updates are so spaced out, I'm trying! I've had a lot of drama in my life lately so I've been a tad distracted, but I'm getting back on track! This chapter kinda sucked but I swear it'll get better ;~; please don't give up on it /.\ I love you guys and thank you so much for sticking around and putting up with the turtle-pace at which I'm updating!!!!
<3
Shayde

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