If you can't see me

02|Chapter Two

02|Chapter Two

I licked my lip tasting nothing but the metallic liquid that cut my lip, the taste sending my tastebuds an unpleasant feeling as I grimaced the cut of which I licked stinging at the sensation of my saliva making contact.

I felt like shit and probably looked like it too currently.

I tried to lay my head against the tiles only to find the smell of piss and other substances too strong for my nose to handle as I groaned letting my head fall into my shaky hands.

It had already been an hour since I had woken up here but my body ached so much that I didn't want to move, throbbing and beat up I wish they had gone at least a bit easier on me so I could walk home at the very least, but I doubt if I recommended that to them they would ever so much as glance at it or maybe they would come after me more often just to taunt that they could.

They liked the feel of power that was the only thing I knew about them other than the feel of their kicks and punches or the way their laughs echoed and rang in my ear as they hit someplace on my body, too numb already to even care buried my head in my knees.

However long it had been no bells to interrupt my heaving silence came, so it was safe to assume school had already subsided before I was able to wake up, I would have to get up soon, they would come to clean the bathrooms at 7 in the evening, they always did, I only remember because I was caught here once at the time and the janitor while confused told me the times they would come and go before kicking me out in annoyance.

I wanted to get up I did but something in my gut told me that if I did my body would come to regret the strain on my muscles, the only thing good about this scenario currently was that since they were doing a health inspection at work today I didn't have to be there, although the loss in money was sad at least my body wouldn't be to pressed to get somewhere currently.

A shaky breath escaped me as I looked at my hands, they were bright red and looked slightly bruised and bloody, I didn't know if that was from my blood or someone else as I tried minimally to fight back. I wasn't the strongest I knew that but they liked to see the struggle, they liked to see the way that my body went limp as they won over me. And by using this trick they ended up going easier on me granting me their so-called 'mercy' as higher beings.

It was a dirty thing but if it meant fewer bruises I would do it simple as that,

My hands twitches as I fiddled with the bottom of my baggy shirt folding the texture as I rubbed the cloth against the same clothe before bringing it up the wipe at the cut on my cheek, it would be bad if someone saw.

With a huff, I decided I would at least try to stand up and carry on with whatever was left with the rest of my night, even if I didn't have work today I would have an early morning shift again to take care of what was lost, my boss was kind enough to let me pick on whatever extra shifts I could despite that glance they gave me whenever I did I would do it whenever I could.

It kept me from being bored at the very least.

With a heaving sigh, I took it to myself to at least try and steady myself on my legs, I was tired and more exhausted from my plan of action than the exhaustion of my body. I brought myself slowly to my feet, the weight of my body caused them to ache as the squeak of my old sneakers sounded in the otherwise silent bathroom.

I echoed a cough from my scratchy throat holding it as if to keep it steady enough, I found it ironic that despite having been given a swirly for almost an hour you'd think id be full of my share of water, the slight dry huff that escaped me imitated a chuckle but the feeling in my ribs made me stop this almost immediately.