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Chapter 10 ~ 17

One month until my golden birthday. Being 17 is hard. You have a lot more responsibility and at my new highschool I've been bullied since day one. I switched highschools during sophomore year. Most people at my highschool have a date to every dance but me, I don't go. I stay home thinking about how I can escape, leave. Cooper and I are still together which is all that matters. (: He's probably my everything right now. I haven't cut myself since 7th grade but here I am holding the blade in my right hand writing with my left. I never thought that highschool could be so terrifying, but I thought wrong.

------20 Minutes Later--------
I get a txt from Cooper
Cooper💕-Let's go swimming
Me-Babe I can't
Cooper💕-Why not?
Me-I'm sick
Cooper💕-No you're not
Me-Well I'm tired
Cooper💕-Babe I really want you to. I haven't seen you in like a week!
Me-Yeah but...
Cooper💕-But what? R u okay!?!?
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Cooper💕-WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU BABE?!?!?!?
Me-I have a scratch
Cooper💕-So you've been cutting yourself again!?! U need to stop!
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Cooper💕-BABE I FRICKING LOVE YOU MORE THAN EVERYONE YOU NEED TO STOP! I don't like that you're hurting yourself! You can always call me and tell me what's wrong! I'm always here. I love you<3
Me-I love you too<3
Cooper💕-You're coming! I don't care about bruises we all have them but starting tomorrow yours are gonna heal!
Me-Okay I'm coming(:
Cooper💕-Bye ily<3

-----------At the Beach----------
I wear a skirt and crop top down to the beach. My bikini underneath is pink with a lace bottom. And hopefully I don't have to take my skirt off because if anyone sees my scars they might judge me, or make fun of me. He sees me and I jump in his arms and wrap my legs around him. I missed him so much and couldn't help but cry when I finally saw him. He carried me all the way down to the ocean. My legs still wrapped around him and my tears still running down his back. First we take a walk along the ocean. Actually I was wrapped around him and he carried me. Then he put me down and he sat next to me. We stared into each other eyes and kissed. Honestly out of every kiss I've had, its better with him on the beach. I stood up and I told him I didn't want to swim but of course he ripped my skirt off and held me close. After standing there hugging him for five seconds he slowly took my crop top off. Then he picked me up and carried me to the ocean. I was laughing the whole way, not even giving my cuts a second thought. When I got in the water my legs got tingly. I felt the salty water in my wounds and didn't pay much attention to it until my legs were burning. It felt like there was a fire started on my legs and my skin was falling off. I get out of the water and my legs are bright red. I start crying and he gets ice for my legs. He gives me a speech and for some reason it makes me laugh. Then I see my mom, damn it. I quick put my skirt and crop top on so she can't see the cuts. She comes over by us and tells us to be safe. I giggle and so does Cooper. I walked there so he offers me a ride home. Of course I take it. We're driving home and he passes my house.
"That was my house, you passed it"
"I know" he says smiling.
We get to his house and he rented "The Notebook" for us to watch. He knows it's my favorite movie so of course he picks it. I start crying and he comforts me. I probably couldn't ask for anyone better to watch this movie with. I look at him and he looks right back at me. I smile and put my head in his shoulder. Soon I was asleep and so was he. When I wake up its 7 a.m. So I make him breakfast. He wakes up to the smell of bacon and eggs, his favorite. As I'm getting the eggs out of the pan Cooper puts his hands on my shoulders and kisses my cheek.
"Good morning love"
"Good morning"
He sits down and I put the plate in front of him. He smiles and finishes it in five seconds. I hand him a glass of milk and it's gone in seconds. After breakfast we go shopping. He picked out an outfit for me and I picked out an outfit for him. Tomorrow we have a dance at our old middle school and we want each other to look flawless.

--------The Next Day-------
We both wake up and put our outfits on. I go to the salon and get my hair down. After that we get pedicures and go to the dance. I started crying, thinking of everything that happened here. And then it happened...