“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.”

all of my energy to sit up from the bed. My movements were slow and groggy. It felt like my mind

had cold fear rushing

name left my

sent me multiple texts. She could easily be

“Don’t tell me

her dark haired friend, “Go get the

and finally Grace turned her attention on

a psychopath before, but I assumed this is what they’d look like. There was no light behind her ocean blue eyes, just an emptiness that had me shaking

spat, “You moved to the wrong town and

you.” I pointed out, my

was serpent-like, “You think they see something

I paused,

Grace had that unhinged look in her eye, a look that said she’d go to any lengths for what she

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

her.” Grace’s friend came back in the room, a

“Autumn?” My mouth dropped.

me. half of which felt like they didn’t

Autumn replied with a straight face. Any familiarity was

Grace hissed, “Did Tori come with

as

back on me. “That mean’s we won’t

silent player in

stay away from the twin’s, Aurora.” Grace spoke, her voice crystal clear,

back a reply, something hard slammed into the side of my face. I was knocked back onto the bed with a thud.

I couldn’t understand how she was so strong. Grace was thin, with little muscle on

pain pulsed along my lip, following a spurt of something

garbled whimper as

eye throbbed, and I could feel the skin around it swelling. Autumn stood across the room,

hand grinned, admiring her

to my busted face. “Trust me, I have

stay away.” I whimpered, nodded

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 knew she’d enjoy getting rid

game. My frantic brain was trying to come up with options, anything to get me out of this

murmured, “I’m glad we have an

Grace turned to leave the room, her dark haired friend and Autumn beginning to

the damages done to me. My eye was swelling, my lip was definitely busted. I’d

but I was wrong. Grace was telling the truth when she said she’d ruin me. She was staying

murmured, a single

from the bed, but my movements were still staggered. Whatever d**g Carson slipped me was wearing off, but

to these lengths. What made her think she could get away

Carson stared at me, something burning in his gaze. His eyes racked down my body

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

opened my mouth to plead, to beg with

the same cruel look Grace had was gleaming in his

grabbed onto my

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