Chapter 8 : Goodbye

*Delilah*

A cold wind blew across my body, and my eyes flew open. I was alone, laying on the bed of moss, still naked.

I sat up, looking everywhere for Andrew, but he was gone. I shivered and hugged myself, trying not to cry.

I grabbed my discarded clothes and put them on quickly, finding my shoes and water not far away. My book had somehow managed to stay in the back pocket of my jeans.

I stood, my legs shaking a bit. My entire body was sore from last night. I reached up, rubbing the mark that was now on my shoulder. It had healed fast, but it was there.

My hands shook and tears fell down my face no matter how I tried to keep them back. Where was he? Did he really just leave me here without even saying goodbye?

I looked up, seeing the moon high in the sky. Grabbing my phone from my pocket, I clicked on the screen. I noticed I had one text from my dad at midnight.

“Where are you?”

There was nothing after that, and it was 3:00 a.m. now. I was sure he was asleep, not re