Blinded

There I was running for my life, who knows what he'd have done to me? He had done it before, not to me but other people!

It was Monday, we were walking down the school hallway, nothing unusual, just Nathan and I, talking about our weekends, discussing our next classes, Nathan and I had periods one, two and three together, Nathan was telling me about how he liked this girl, he then started to describe me. I was confused and just as I was starting to realise what was happening, he turned and looked at me,

"Lizzy, I've been meaning to tell you something since the day we met"

He started sweating, like a lot

"I like you; I mean I 'Like you' like you"

I was going a bit red...

He then proceeded to ask me out, I said yes.

A week had passed, we were constantly talking. He was the perfect boyfriend... or so I thought. Two weeks had gone by, I then started to see who Nathan really was, he would constantly talk to other girls, I didn't mind, I wasn't one to get jealous, but when he started flirting with them, that's when I got mad. After I found out he had asked out another girl, we got into a huge fight. He told me it was a dare, I told him that I didn't care, he said that I'm too controlling and that I should let him do his own thing.

We didn't talk a lot after that, we were on the verge of breaking up.

He found me in the halls and tried to apologise, me being the forgiving nice girl I am, I accepted his apology, I wish I didn't, he proceeded to do the same things he did before, except worse, he was telling everyone he was single while we were still together, and that he never even liked me to begin with. This was the last straw!

We had another fight, after that we both agreed we are better off friends. We continued being friends, my self-confidence was at its lowest, Nathan would still be aggressive and possessive towards me, until eventually I was at an all-time low.

A month had gone by, I had a new boyfriend, Chase, he brought up my self-confidence, was loyal, and was very protective, in a good way. Nathan blew through the roof, he hated the fact that I moved on, when he obviously hadn't. He constantly wrote me and Chase horrible messages, We reported him to the Principal, but he just told us to deal with it. Again, I was at an all-time low, Nathan was sending me horrible things, Chase changed his number and moved away.

A few months had gone by and nothing much had happened, but, last week 2 girls aged 19 and 18 went missing while going on a late-night walk, there was one witness but it was so dark she couldn't see very much so she wasn't much help. Two days later they were found but they weren't alive. Nathan was a main suspect but he somehow convinced them I was the culprit, I tried to tell them I'm innocent, but they said my alibi was sketchy and didn't make sense, I was put in jail for 16 hours, until Chase came and backed up my Alibi, he said he was with me when I wasn't, anyway at least I got out of there. All I learnt from that experience is that (1) Nathan will do anything to keep him out of trouble (2) Police can be convinced very easily.

Chase was back for good now that Nathan "calmed down" but I told him I knew Nathan had done it.

Nathan had started back up again with me and Chase, this time we just ignored him, but then the unexpected happened.

I was walking through school (it was a Saturday) I had forgot to do my assignment, so I had Janitor duty's.

I then heard a bang, Nathan was standing there, he looked dead, he had no expression, his face was grey, his eyes had no colour, his clothes were dirtier than my bathroom floor, he started chasing me down the halls, his arms stretched out, screaming at me

"Liz, come to me! I miss you!"

I looked back, he was gone, I froze, looked around and the turned into the direction of the exit, he was right in my face, drooling, I turned, ran and tripped.

I woke up in bed, turns out I had hit my head the day before and just had a nightmare, but the unknown culprit was a It again. Last night two girls and a guy went missing, turns out they went to our school. This proves that I'm not guilty, I was at home, unconscious.

Chase was with me the whole time, or so I thought. I later found out Nathan was the guy that went missing, but that information had been released before I woke up. I was really upset, Nathan was a big part of my life, even though he was obsessed with me. I asked Chase why he didn't tell me about Nathan, he started stuttering and said he didn't want to stress me out, I forgave him.

Two weeks later Chase was arrested for all the disappearances that happened, he was charged with three counts of murder, and two counts of abduction, but they were later changed to murder as they had found the victims' bodies. I was in shock; how could sweet and caring Chase have been capable of these things? It was all starting to come together, Chase left, changed his number, and he came back when all of this started happening, I was blinded by him, Nathan was angry because he knew what type of person Chase was, he was trying to protect me.

Chase is in prison, he got three life sentences, and no chance of probation, at least I won't have to deal with any of that anymore.

A few weeks later Chase had escaped, it was on the News, they thought that I'd be the next victim, since we used to be together. I wondered why they didn't call me or my parents? My life was at stake.

He showed up at my house, but I hid.

He was at my door... he'd left but I thought he went round back... he was trying to break in through my back door, he got in, he saw me and chased me, I barged through the locked front door, I fractured my arm . There I was running for my life, if he caught me who knows what he'd do to me, he'd done it before, not to me but other people. He tripped and I went to a random house and told them I needed help, they called the police, Chase escaped.

Nathans funeral was today, I was the only one who showed up from our school.

School was so quiet, I was known as the girl with the worst luck, no one wanted to come near me in fear that they would get my bad luck, I told them it wasn't like I had coronavirus.

A few months had passed and everything has calmed down, my grades got back up, I looked healthier, I became student body president for grade 12 my life was so much better, but then, my dad got a promotion and it involved moving away from our small town of Perry and into the big city of Los Angeles. That meant new school, new people, new scenery. I know what you're thinking "this is good for you; you get a fresh new start"

But I don't want a new start, I had just started to get back on my feet after being at the very bottom, I was one step away from the top, but I've been knocked down back to the bottom. Let's see how this turns out.