Suffer

What now?

Instead of going back to class like I was told, I was emotionally drained as I walked 3 miles back home. I regretted it. As I opened the door I found my brother sitting by the table, battered bruised. He looked pissed as he slowly turned his head towards me. I knew it was the end for me. Without realizing it as fast as my leg could take me I turned to bolt out the door. I didn't quite make it as James grabbed me by the hair. My scalp was inflamed.

"Where the fuck do you think you are going?" he yelled into my ear.

"Let go you are hurting me" I cried.

"How now you are begging. Your little shitty friend isn't here to protect" he mocked me.

"S-stop it" I began to beg.

"No you need to be taught a lesson because all I've ever done was take care of you then you go fuck around my back. You run to a boy like a little school girl. You are coming with me to be taught a lesson" he said dragging me by the hair.

My scalp was starting to burn.

"I'm not going anywhere!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

This seemed to piss him off as he pulled me up by the roots of my hair before cupping my face hard, looking me dead in the eyes.

"What did you say?" his voice was deadly low, one wrong reply and I knew I was dead so I chose my words carefully.

"I'm. Not. Going. Anywhere. With. You" I spat.

As soon as the words came out it was hell for me as I was about to feel another hard tug of my hair. I quickly turned around kneeing him in the groin. I watched as he fell to the floor in pain without a second thought I quickly grabbed my school bag running out of the door.

"Yeah run you spoil brat and don't think about coming back!" James yelled as I kept running further and further away not caring where I was going.

Tears flowed. I couldn't stop crying as all the energy I have ever had was been used at that moment like I had been preparing for this my entire life. I keep running with everlasting energy. Everything was in slow motion as I stopped. The bright light came rushing towards me before my sense could return to me I was firmly pulled. I blinked a couple of times before everything was returning to its normal speed.

"What the fuck were you doing?!"

I turned my head to face the stranger.

"Artemis?" I questioned confused.

"Damn right it's me! And a good thing too because you could have been killed!" he yelled as every emotion in his voice poured out.

Everything was ringing as I tried to come to my senses. I looked at him confused. I was exhausted as my world faded outwards.