The Sunny Life Ch. 3

Hey guys, sorry its so short!! I'm kind of running out of fuel on this one... yeah, I know, its only the third chapter. I think I need to start writing these in advance, then I wouldn't have all these unfinished stories hanging on my back. I'm not really sure what you all want to read, or if your even going to read this. For all of you who don't write on here, you should know that it's really hard to keep writing a story when nobody comments on it, or doesn't even read it. the last chapter of this got only one comment, and that's because somebody decided to tell me I screwed up a name. I'm serious you guys, if you don't like my story, tell me, and I'll try to change it so you will actually want to read it. If you want something to happen just let me know :)
ps. I changed brads name to bart. I feel it suits him better;)
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After a few minutes of this, I decided it really was time for food. Looking at the clock, I was shocked to find that it was almost four o'clock. Where had the time gone? I asked myself.

My parents got home just in time for dinner that night. I made Fetucini alfredo. We all sat down to eat, even Bart and Jake. My father started out the conversation.

"Sunny, you already know what we're here to talk about, but Syd doesn't so I have to start from the beginning. On Wednesday, I received a letter in the mail from somebody threatening to kill me. At first I didn't think anything of it, until the next day when a similar letter came in the mail and not only threatened me, but also threatened you Sunday. I didn't want to tell you over the phone, but that's also the reason your getting Bart. He has seven years of experience. I need you both to work with me here. If anything were to happen to either of you, I wouldn't be able to live." My father was starting to get tears in his eyes. Sydney and I both jumped up and ran to his side, giving him the biggest hugs we could.

"Don't worry Dad, you have nothing to worry about, neither of us is going to fight you on this." Sydney said, trying to reassure our father.

"I agree, we want all of us to be as safe as possible. I um, need to, a, do something. I'll be back in a little bit." I tried to act as calm as possible on the outside, but on the inside, I was really freaking out. Somebody wants to kill me? How could this be happening. All this time I thought I was safe, the only thing I've been worrying about is the rude comments about my father. Now, somebody was after my life. I've never been so scared as I am right now.

For the second time today, I run strait to the pond. Somehow, it keeps me calm. I sit on the bench and bring my knees to my chest. I feel somebody sit next to me and immediately scream. It's too dark to see anybody, but I know there's somebody near me. I feel a hand go over my face and am immediately relieved to hear Jake say "Shhh, it's okay, you are going to be alright." It doesn't happen very often, but I suddenly start crying. Harder than I've ever cried before. I can hardly breathe. I feel like I'm going to puke. Soon, I started to hyperventilate, Jake took me in his arms and started rubbing my back. Telling me that I would be okay, and that nothing could hurt me when he or Bart were around. I finally started to calm down enough to move away from him.

"Sunny, we need to talk. I don't think I can let you ask your parents for permission for us to be together. Your family is going through something really big and hard right now, and it isn't right for me to put you all through something else. We need to stop this before it has gone to far. I'm sorry, I would love to be your friend, but you need your family right now, not a boyfriend who's seven years older than you. It's just too much drama." He was seriously braking up with me. I thought to myself. I instantly went hard.

"Fine. Please leave. I want to be alone right now." I said to him with no emotion in my voice.

"Don't be like this, please Sunny. I'm sorry, I just can't put your family through this." He was pleading with me.

"I said it's fine. Now go away. I need to be alone right now." I didn't really want that. It was taking everything in me not to fall to the ground and beg him not to do this, but I knew, he wouldn't change his mind. So now, I needed to act mature and not throw a hissy fit.

He slowly got up, as he stood, the moonlight hit his face, and I could tell how hard that was on him, but just as quickly as I saw it, his face went hard and he was serious. I knew what had changed. He was my bodyguard now, and I was just the person he was hired to protect. We were no longer the people who sat in a restaurant for three hours talking with each other and laughing together.

I sat out there alone for a few more hours, thinking not only about Jake, and how much I hurt because of this at that moment, but because somebody was going to try to kill me, and I could do nothing about it. I still needed to go to school, I had to go to different businesses to sell my artwork, I couldn't hide, but hiding was the only thing I wanted to do.

A few moments later, I heard footsteps coming around the tree. The person sat next to me and took me into his arms. The scent of aftershave told me it was my dad.
"How do you do this?" I asked while breaking down in tears for the second time tonight.

"Well honey, I don't know. I guess I focus on you and your sister and I'm okay. I know that no matter what, if I leave this world, I can be proud for raising two of the most beautiful people in this world, and I could die happy. Of course I'm scared, but I'm more afraid of what would happen to you two and your mother. The only thing I live for in this world are you girls. Knowing that somebody is out to hurt you makes me sick, and I can't do anything to stop it. I need you to be careful Sun. If anything were to happen to you, I don't know what I would do with my life. Just take care of yourself. Okay?" Talking to him always makes me feel better.

"Always dad. But you need too. I'm not the only life at risk here, and however you would feel without one of us is how we all would feel without you. So be careful." The thought of my life without my father in it was scary.

"Always." He told me.

"Come on, lets go home." We both stood up and walked back together, joking around the whole time. My dad calms me in a way that is unbelievable. He is my best friend, other than Sydney. I got my sense of humor from him, making it even easier to communicate.

We got home and I noticed my sister in the living room with Bart, watching tv. I walked over and sat next to her on the couch. We started to whisper to each other.

"What happened out there?" she asked me.

"Nothing important. I was scared, Jake came to comfort me, then he broke my heart. Later, dad came and made me feel much better. What happened in here?" I told her, praying she wouldn't ask about Jake, but then she did.

"What do you mean Jake broke your heart?" She asked.

"Katy and I went to a club last night. I went to get a water and Jake came up and started talking to me. We ended up going to a restaurant and talking for three hours, when I went to go home, we gave each other our phone numbers. Then, this morning, he was in the kitchen. I almost passed out Syd. I went out the pond we used to go to when we were little, and he followed me. I told him we couldn't do anything because we each have different lives, but then he kissed me, and it really seemed like we were going to be together, but then, after dinner and talking with dad, he decided he couldn't put our family though this. He didn't even let me have a say in it. I watched his face change from concerned friend to stiff bodyguard. It was so hard to see Syd." I was almost in tears again.

"Jesus Sun, I'm sorry. I can't believe he did that. I can't believe you guys met last night. Wow, I don't even know what to say. I'm sorry honey." She hugged me and pulled the blanket around us.

"Its fine. I'll be okay." Speaking up so everybody could hear me, I said "So Bart, what are your intentions with my sister?" His face turned bright red and he looked nervously between me and my sister. It was my mom who spoke up.

"Sunday Amelia, leave your poor sister alone, she's old enough to make decisions for herself." My sister started blushing and I started to giggle.

"Just kidding Bart, whatever you and my sister do is your business. I'm just yanking your chain." His face relaxed and he cracked and almost smile.