Forbidden Love novel Chapter 8

Today was one of those days where I couldn’t get out of bed, even though I had to go to work. I could go days without eating and I still wouldn’t get out of my bed. My phone could be going off and I would just let it ring.

It was like one of my “moods.” How I felt when I first got diagnosed with depression. I didn’t want to speak with anyone; I just stayed home and felt like ending it. One moment I was fine, happy even, and the next I was ready to give up.

My siblings all have a key to my house. Usually they’d come and comfort me but I just wanted to be alone. I know I could lose my job if I kept doing this. I just couldn’t help it. It wasn’t my fault. My boss supposedly understands, but who says she won’t find someone more capable?

I don’t have to take certain pills anymore. I got better. Antidepressants just made me feel…artificial, but they did help me in a weird twisted way.

I can’t stay in bed today. Not again.

I picked up my phone and called Liam, my best friend.

“Hey, what’s up?” he asked, answering the phone. “Don’t you have work right now?”

“I need you right now.”

The line went quiet for a few seconds. “I’ll be there in a few.” Then he hung up.

I checked my phone and saw the many messages coming from all my siblings, my parents, and from Eli. Ever since our first date two weeks ago, everything had been going perfectly. We went out on a few dates. Got breakfast in the morning, lunch in the afternoon. He would bring me flowers sometimes, too.

But a man like him makes me question everything. He had everything I wanted in a man, but he did everything almost perfectly. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

I heard a knock on my door.

I really didn’t want to get up, but I needed him right now. I’ll just answer Elijah’s texts later, when I’m in a better mindset.

I opened the door, revealing a smiling Liam. He grinned and hugged me. He’s always so warm and comforting.

“You stink,” he teased. I scowled.

“I know. I’m gonna go take a shower.”

“Alright.” He nodded. “Go ahead. I’ll just try to do some work here or something.”

Without telling him anything else, I left him to go take a shower. I don’t exactly know how long I’ve been in the shower. All I know is that I was running out of warm water and Liam was beating on my door, telling me to come out.

I shut shower and wrapped my towel around my body. Before he could bang on the door again, I yanked the door open and gave him a stern look.

“Why are you banging on the door so hard?”

“Because!” he shouted in disbelief. “You’ve been in there for an hour and a half!”

I rolled my eyes. “Stop being so dramatic. I’ve only been in here for like twenty minutes.”

“No,” he said, grabbing his phone to show me the time. “See?”

I scratched the back of my neck when I realized I have indeed been in the bathroom for over an hour. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to.”

He chuckled. “It’s fine. Anyway, your phone has been going off for a while now. Some guy named Elijah.”

I nodded my head. “I’ll answer him once I change.”

“I’ll leave you so you can change now. And don’t take over an hour!”

I laughed as he walked away, grinning. In my room, I put on some plain black baggy clothes. I began slightly tidying up my room until my phone went off again. It was a text from Elijah.

Elijah: Are you okay?

Elijah: Why are you not answering my calls or texts?

Elijah: I hope I didn’t do anything wrong.

Elijah: Do you want to hang out later?

Elijah: Please answer