All Chapters of Mine: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

   Kimberly stared at Mr. Gareth with confusion written all over her face. How did he notice? Was it that obvious? “If you don’t feel comfortable talking here, we can go outside.” he suggested, making Kimberly realize that she can’t find her way out of this one, because Mr. Gareth wasn’t willing to drop the subject. Although, Kimberly is open with both of Ian’s parents, she doesn’t know how Ian would react if he found out she told his dad about their fight, but she desperately needed someone to talk to at the moment, so she nodded in agreement and they left the party. Kimberly and Mr. Gareth walked out of the house through the back door and arrived at the pool area. She felt herself relax as she was now in the fresh air, away from the crowd. It made her feel as if she had nothing to worry about, which was far from the truth but she couldn’t help it, she al

   Kimberly decided to pay her dad a visit the next day. She woke up pretty early, leaving a sleeping Ian at home. She knew he could take care of himself when he wakes up, so she only wrote a short note, telling him where she was. She would’ve loved to wait until he wakes up to give him a morning kiss but she couldn’t risk wasting any more minute so as not to miss her dad because she really needed to talk to him, even if it was a five minute conversation. Okay, that’s a pretty short timing but you can’t blame her though, she desperately needed to see her dad before he leaves for work. She hopes she makes it in time. The thought of calling both her dad and fiancé's place her home brought a smile to her face. She was grateful she could proudly call both places home, she wouldn’t want it any other way.      Two blocks away from her destination, Kimberly spotted her da

 “I’m going to miss you so much, Dad.” Kimberly said to her dad over the phone. “Me too honey. Promise you’ll give me a call everyday?” her dad said in his lovely fatherly voice. Kimberly couldn’t deny his request even when she was aware of the fact that it won’t be possible. “I'll try to do that.” she replied, feeling bad for making an impossible promise. She had no idea if there was going to be signal where they’ll be camping. “Okay sweetheart. Have a safe trip and say hello to Ian.” “I will dad. Please take good care of yourself until I get back.” she pleaded, with much concern in her voice. Kimberly could hear her dad’s laughter at the other end of the phone, making her internally roll her eyes. She knew her dad was only laughi

   Kimberly was impressed with the cabin once she got inside. It was simple and had a homey touch to it. There was a fireplace in the living room to keep them warm at night, two sofas and a recliner which can certainly accommodate the six of them comfortably, a small dinning room close to the living room and then there is a kitchen.A staircase led to the bedroom. Luckily, there were three bedrooms which was a huge relief for Kimberly who had thought they would be sharing a room or two. The room was simple with nothing special, just a bed, a nightstand on each side of the bed, a table and chair across the bed. Everything in the cabin was made of wood. Maybe this wasn’t a bad idea after all, Kimberly thought to herself. While staring at the room, trying to take in every detail, she realized there was nowhere to charge a phone, but, that wasn’t even the weirdest part of Kimberly’s discovery. She also found out that there

 “Baby, are you okay?” Ian worriedly asked a shaken Kimberly who was on the ground with her knees to her chest, hugging her body tightly. Kimberly slowly lifted her head from between her knees at the sound of Ian’s voice. Her face was stained with tears, eyes red and puffy. Ian noticed that Kimberly had no shirt on, so he immediately took off his shirt, putting it on Kimberly who instantly hugged him, crying into his chest. After minutes of sobbing, Kimberly sniffled back her tears, indicating that she was done crying. She slowly pulled away from the hug and noticed that everyone was present. They all had worried looks on their faces. “Baby, look at me… what happened?” Ian asked, cupping her face with his hands. “T-there w-was some-something out here and it t-took my s-shirt.” she managed to say, stuttering with her words.