“I got you.” A familiar voice murmured, lifting me from the ground.

I felt weightless in Carson’s arms. My mind was swimming numbly, struggling to form any kind of coherent thoughts. All I knew was something was desperately wrong with me. My limbs refused to respond, and if they did it was incredibly delayed.

Carson carried me somewhere. Sights and sounds I had experienced multiple times were now completely foreign.

I was thrown on something soft. My mind couldn’t comprehend what it was. My fingers twisted in the soft material slowly, winding and unwinding.

“She didn’t even notice.” Carson’s voice rang out, but I couldn’t understand what he was saying. I could hear the words clearly, but I couldn’t understand the meanings.

In the midst of the absolute cloudiness of my brain, something else was happening inside of me. At first it felt like little pinpricks. Like something hitting against a brick wall. The feeling was like an itch inside my head. It was the only thing I could focus on at the moment.

‘Quit ignoring me, stupid.’

‘Ugh what the h**l have you gotten yourself into.’

Some part of my brain was having it’s own running dialogue.

‘Should’ve listened sooner, d**n it.’

‘Gotta do everything around here.’

A giggle left my lips. I was having an argument with myself.

The itching feeling grew stronger while the brick wall grew weaker.

Something began rushing through me. Something warm and potent was coursing through my veins. Like a gulp of hot chocolate after playing out in the snow all day.

My mind became clearer, and the details around me became much sharper.

I was laying on a bed, and Carson stood only a few feet away. He was talking very animatedly on the phone.

“Carson?” I mumbled, “What happened?”

“S**t.” Carson hissed under his breath, and I wasn’t sure how I was able to hear it.

I could hear someone coming up the stairs, walking down the hall. My mind was beginning to clear, but it was taking longer for my body to get the message.

The bedroom door opened and two people stepped inside.

My stomach clenched and anger swam through me. The anger felt misplaced, like it wasn’t coming from me.

Grace and a dark haired girl came into the room. A malicious look on both of their faces.

“Grace?” My voice was clear, confusion swirling in my words.

The smug look on Grace’s face slipped just an inch as she turned to Carson.

“I told you to give her enough.” Grace spat angrily, “Can’t do a simple f*****g job?”

“I gave her exactly what you told me to.” Carson snapped, “I don’t know why it’s f*****g wearing off already.”

bed. My movements were slow and groggy. It felt like my mind was wide awake while

words had cold

left my lips, feeling like a

had sent me multiple texts. She could

Grace spat, “Don’t tell me

turned to her dark haired friend, “Go get the

friend left without a word, and finally Grace

I assumed this is what they’d look like.

spat, “You moved to the wrong town and fucked with

anything to you.” I pointed out, my voice

have.” Grace’s smile was serpent-like, “You think they see something in you? They see an easy little

paused, “The

me. Grace had

was soft, her eyes murderous. “I’m going to make sure that no

came back in the room, a familiar

“Autumn?” My mouth dropped.

me. half of which felt like

straight face.

up.” Grace hissed, “Did

her head, “I did as you said. Tori never knew about the

smile back on me. “That mean’s we

the dresser,a silent player in

spoke, her voice crystal clear, “H**l, drop out

side of my face. I was knocked back onto the bed with a thud. Black spots danced across

cleared and I locked eyes with a smiling Grace. Her fist was cocked back, aiming for another hit. I couldn’t understand how she was so strong. Grace was thin, with little muscle on her body. She

me. A sharp pain pulsed along my lip, following a spurt

The word was a garbled

Autumn stood across the room, her eyes looking anywhere other than

the other hand grinned, admiring her

them about this either, Aurora.” Grace murmured, getting close to my busted face. “Trust me, I

whimpered, nodded

pain, the torment, or the fear. If she wanted me out of their life, I’d do just that. The look in her eyes terrified me, and I

I graduated was no longer a waiting game. My frantic brain was trying to come

Grace murmured, “I’m glad we

leave the room,

to me. My eye was swelling, my lip was definitely busted. I’d need a mirror to see

turned and said something to Carson. I didn’t think it was possible for me to become more afraid, but I was wrong. Grace was telling

Grace murmured, a single

were still staggered. Whatever d**g Carson slipped me was wearing off, but not

these lengths. What made her think she could get away with doing

gaze. His eyes racked down my body slowly. I felt disgusted, disgusted with myself and what was done to

up pretty bad.” Carson murmured, a smirk forming on his face. “But I can just look away. It doesn’t bother

I opened my mouth to plead,

gleaming in

and grabbed onto

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