In Your Time novel Chapter 5

"What the hell?" A voice said from the entrance of the living room. I quickly pulled my shirt down and stood.

"I'll head to bed now," I said to George, completely flustered.

"Grab the ice pack out of the freezer," George said. Braden followed me up the stairs.

"Why do you look like you got beat up?" He asked.

"I can't remember even if I wanted to tell you," I sighed.

"You don't remember how you got bruises that bad?" He asked. I sighed again when I stopped at my door. I just wanted to get out of there. Having Braden Park pre-fame was nerve wrecking.

"I was like this when your parents found me," I snapped. I only realized what I said after the fact.

"They found you?" He asked. I closed my eyes briefly before I turned to face him.

"Yes. I was lost in the park and your parents found me on their walk. My parents are in Australia and they recognized me, so they brought me back here," I covered.

"Do you want to know? Those bruises look pretty serious," he asked. I shook my head.

"I just want to ice this and go to bed," I sighed. Braden nodded before he went to his own room. I sighed and went into my room to ice my bruises and go to bed.

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The next morning, the Parks let me sleep in. After I got showered and changed, Elizabeth took me to the mall. She seemed really excited. I smiled just watching her. She really must've wanted a girl. She went around excitedly to the different stores picking out clothes for me.