All Just A Facade

Chapter : 1 Journey Begins

No!

That's what I desperately wanted to tell, but I couldn't, it was like my mouth didn't know how to function,

I felt like I was floating underwater and

I couldn't breathe,

I couldn't help,

I couldn't even move if I wanted to,

All I could do was lay there hopelessly and watch through my hazy vision,

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I woke up suddenly, not remembering where I was or what was happening and suddenly like a light bulb went off, all of what happened in my dream world came slowly to my brain and my breathing shot out as the familiar feeling of anxiety and panic began to overcome me.

'Just another nightmare'

I thought, trying to control my breathing, even though it's a daily occurrence, I still cant seem to get rid of the hopelessness that overcomes me.

I stood up suddenly to control my breathing and regretted it as jolts of pain shot throughout my body. Bitting my lip to not let out a scream at the agonizing pain in my body, I slowly limped towards the washroom after somehow managing to control my breathing.

Entering the washroom, I looked at the mirror, and there I saw someone else - a blonde with a pair of lifeless dull blue eyes looking back at me- someone very unfamiliar yet familiar, gone was my mask and here is the real me, a broken little girl.
       I quickly averted my gaze from the mirror and did my morning routine, covering my bruises with my makeup and wore a plain black hoodie and black jeans with a pair of worn out sneakers.

After taking my bag and without any breakfast (slowly so that I won't wake 'him' up, but today when I passed 'his' room it was surprisingly empty, maybe he was at 'his' friends or somewhere.) started my journey to the school.

When I reached the main door of the school, just like always I quickly pulled my hood off and put my facade ona, with a big smile I entered, instantly spotting my best friends - Ana, Liz, Zach and Gabe. They have been my friends since I moved to this school (which was 6 months ago) and ya they haven't seen me with this fake mask off and they don't know about the abuse.

If they knew,

It would be history repeating itself

I thought, trying to remove the image of the terrible incident that have been haunting me since 6 months.

When they saw me their smiles widened and Ana and Liz are the first ones to pull me into a hug. Which I returned trying not to cringe as the pain radiated in my body.

"Elllliiiiiiii"

"Elllliiiiiiiiii"

" Anaaaaa
-Lizzzzz "

"God!!!! I missed you guys it's like it's been a year or something"

"Elli! It was only two days" liz said while rolling her eyes at me and my dramatics with her lips twitching upwards into a small smile.

"Hey! can't I miss my best friends?!"

"Ahem" A cough caught my attention and I smiled innocently before turning around, meeting Zach and Gabe.

"Oh! Were you here the whole time?--
--because I sure as hell didnt see you there."

"Don't be silly! Of Course we weren't here, you know we were in the parking lot breaking Mr.Simm's car" Zach said sarcastically.