Suddenly my bedroom door opened and in came Colton. A look of concern spread across his face. What was he doing here? He was supposed to be on the bus heading towards the bash.
                          
Could it be even remotely possible that the star football player of our school came to my rescue? Did this sound to cliché? High school was turning completely cliché. So was life! He stood there in front of the open doorway, unmoving but our eyes were locked on each other.
                          
Occasionally blinking. But never losing sight of what was in front of us. That's when I knew --- I knew that Colton was always going to be the one thing in front of me that allowed me to keep going. He would always be here for me, even when I wasn't here for myself.
                          
That was when the tears took over my body, and I was completely engulfed in the warmth of which was made up of Colton Knight.
                          
Colton Knight; the boy I was in love with.
                          
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Colton:
                          
What do you do when you know something is wrong with the girl you love?
                          
Well I'm just going to be stupid here and assume that I get to have an Avengers moment and come to her rescue. When I approached the front door of Adrianna's house I twisted the knob. It was unlocked. If I walked in it wasn't like I was going to be yelled at by her parents or anything. I did it all the time.
                          
Her father's car was gone and that made me assume that he was just having another late night at work. I don't know how Adrian could do it. Having her father work all the time but still manage to make it seem like it didn't bother her. Her poker face was never really up to par when it came to me; I knew when it bothered her.
                          
If my dad was at work all the time like hers it would bother me too. The only man in her life that is supposed to be strong for her and be there for her, to nurture her into the adult she's supposed to be was never there to do so. And when he was there they would only have that time together for about a few hours.
                          
It was easy to decipher her family. It was easy to decipher Adrianna. That's why I was here. I was here because I knew something was wrong.
                          
As I walked further into her house, closing the front door behind me and locking it because who knows who lurks around these streets at night --- I heard a quiet sob coming from the living room. It didn't sound like Adrianna but that still didn't mean that I couldn't check it out.
                          
Making sure to keep my steps light on the floor, I walked into the living room and saw Mrs. Pike sitting on the edge of the couch --- Adrian and I's favorite one --- with her head in her hands, trying so hard to muffle up her sobbing.
                          
"Mrs. Pike," I spoke softly, mainly on impulse. I wasn't expecting to say anything at all. But I was in her house and that would be rude.
                          
Mrs. Pike jumped in the cushion of the couch and immediately lifted her head up to show me her worn out eyes. Whether it was from her tears or lack of sleep, I wouldn't be able to tell because of the dimly lit room. The only light projecting in was from a small lamp in the corner of the room. Even though I couldn't exactly see everything, I saw enough to know that Mr. Pike was not just at work, he left.
                          
"W-What's going on," I asked her in a slight stammer. I coughed to clear my throat and continued on a bit more boldly. "Why are you crying?"
                          
She shook her head slightly to turn away from me and stare at the blank TV in front of her. "Don't worry about me Colton. I...I'm the last person that deserves to be worried about."
                          
My eyebrows came together in confusion but Mrs. Pike still didn't even look my way. It was like she was lost in her own little trance. "What do you mean?"