Escaping you |EDITING|

Chapter 12- Everette

TW: This chapter contains talk of suicide and suicide attempts, and it will have explicit details about said subject. If this is something that will trigger you please do not read further. I put a small summary at the bottom that doesn't have details, and it is all you need to know for future chapters if you don't want to read the details. It begins when I put a * and ends at the other *.
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After finding out what Bryce did to Atlas, I've been paranoid out of my mind, basically.

I'm always scared that if I'm not there somethings gonna happen to her, and it did. She was pushed into a goddamn janitors closet of all places and he tried to hurt her. So I hurt him.

Whenever I got him outside I immediately texted Eli, knowing he'd want in on this. When he walks outside and Atlas was safely inside the school, Eli punched him a few times, but nothing enough to knock him out.

Then we both threatened him. We basically told him that if he ever went near Atlas, Leah, or any of us for that matter, we would kill him. I meant it too.

Bryce may be a big guy but he's actually just an airhead jock that talks to fucking much. He was visibly nervous around Me and Eli, and when we threatened him he agreed without any hesitation. He said he was moving schools anyways and promised not bother her again.

I know Atlas was upset I didn't tell her everything about what happened but she doesn't need to know. He tried to hurt her. That's enough reason for him to be dead in my mind, but for her, I left him living.
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When I wake up on Tuesday, Atlas is lying on top of me and my arms are wrapped around her waist, my own hands interlocked underneath her stomach. How the hell did we get in this position.

I move around slightly, trying to get her off of me but nothing works. I pull my arms out from under her and push her off of me, her somehow staying asleep when I do.

I shake my head and go brush my teeth in her bathroom, Her sitting up on her bed when I come back.

"Good morning darling." I say, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Mm" she responds, lying back on her bed and pulling the covers over her head.

I laugh and walk out to get dressed.

I get dressed and fix my hair, a few minutes later I go and grab Athena out of Her and Paige's room, her still fast asleep. I lay her in my arms as I make my way down the stairs.

Leah is already down here, Zach has already left as well as Eli and Paige. I sigh into the fridge as I grab a bottle of apple juice and pour some into a cup, chugging it down.

I take a granola bar from the cabinet and tear it open, eating all of it very quickly.

I hear Atlas walking down the stairs and I grab my bag from beside the front door and pick up Athena, who's rubbing her eyes tiredly.

"Hi love, Eat something before you go okay?"
I've been noticing she isn't eating as much recently.

She nods her head and tells me goodbye.

I give her a look and continue to walk out of the door with Athena in my arms, kissing Atlas softly before I go. 

I take Athena to daycare and then head to school.

I pull up into the parking lot and I run my eyes across it looking for any sign of Bryce's car, which I don't see. I pull into a parking spot and get out of my car, leaning up against the doors of the school when I get up there.