“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.”

to sit up from the bed. My movements were slow and groggy. It

had cold fear

my lips, feeling like

me multiple texts. She could easily be on her

tell me that b***h is

turned to her dark haired friend, “Go get the

a word, and finally Grace turned her attention

this is what they’d look like. There was no light behind her ocean blue eyes, just an emptiness that had

spat, “You moved to the wrong

you.” I pointed out, my

Grace’s smile was serpent-like, “You think they see something in you? They

paused, “The

over me. Grace had that unhinged

going to make sure that

in the room,

“Autumn?” My mouth dropped.

through me. half of which

straight face. Any familiarity was

up.” Grace hissed, “Did Tori come

Autumn shook her head, “I did as you said. Tori never knew

turned her reptilian smile back on me.

dresser,a silent player in

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

I could bite back a reply, something hard slammed into the side of my face. I was knocked back onto the bed with a thud. Black spots danced across my vision

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

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

a garbled

skin around it swelling. Autumn stood across the

the other hand grinned, admiring her

murmured, getting close to my busted face. “Trust me, I have no problem getting

away.” I whimpered, nodded my head

Nothing was worth the pain, the torment, or the fear. If she wanted me out of their life, I’d do just that. The look in her eyes

was trying to come

“I’m glad

left my lips when Grace turned to leave the room, her dark haired friend and

swelling, my lip was

think it was possible for me to become more afraid, but I was wrong. Grace was telling the truth when she said she’d ruin

Grace murmured, a

from the bed, but my movements were still staggered.

girl went to these lengths. What made her think she could get away with doing something like this? This wasn’t the kind of stuff

the room. Carson stared at me, something burning in his gaze. His eyes racked down my body slowly. I felt disgusted, disgusted with myself and what was

murmured, a smirk forming on

don’t-” I opened my mouth to plead, to beg with

look Grace had was gleaming in his eyes. “It’ll be easier

knelt onto the bed and grabbed

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