After escaping her abusive father, Madeline is left in the care of the wealthy Lockwood family. They completely adore her and take her in as their own daughter. Each member of the family cares for her except one, Grayson Lockwood. He has hated her f...
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MADELINE POV
I woke up to a headache which I was positive was from all the crying last night. I checked the time on my phone and I had a bunch of missed calls and text messages from Lisa
It suddenly dawned on me that it was 1 in the afternoon and that I had completely missed the flight to Hawaii for the school trip. I had forgotten to set up my alarm last night and all of the crying had made me extremely exhausted that I was now just waking up.
Instead of crying or screaming about the whole situation, I just laid in bed as I stared at the ceiling.
Maybe this was good. "Everything happens for a reason" my mother would say. How I missed her. I didn't mind missing a trip to Hawaii, as long as I would be able to see my mother during graduation was enough for me.
Although I wondered if Grayson had gone to the trip or if he'd forgotten to turn on his alarm as well.
I decided to head towards the bathroom and wash my face.
As I stared at myself in the mirror I could see how red and bloated my eyes were. I threw some water on my face and I brushed my teeth. I then felt tears falling down my face as I realized I could have been in Hawaii right now having the time of my life with Grayson.
I had been so excited about this trip that I had packed a week in advance. Now I was stuck alone in a large mansion with my negative thoughts.
I wiped my tears and got out of the bathroom.
To my surprise, I saw a handsome Grayson staring at me with concern in his eyes. I wanted to run to him and feel his warm embrace against my body. It felt cold being away from him. I missed my lovable boyfriend who did everything he could to make me happy.
"You didn't go to Hawaii?" I asked.
"I went to your room to wake you up but you seemed so calm in your sleep that I didn't want to wake you up. You were sobbing last night and I knew you really needed some time to rest. I thought you might feel bad the next day so I felt it was best if we stayed home instead and I take care of you."
