PUBLISHING PAPERBACK (after writing the final draft, I wrote this 2 years ago.)
"I see through those silent lies of yours, Liv."
𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, the girl who's known to be mute in school. No one knows why though, and she doesn't want anyo...
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"Are you sure you're ready, love? You can stay home again, I'll make sure nothing will happen," Admira tells me, worrying about me going back to school as I do too.
"I have to go back, Admira. I've missed too much, they're going to call dad soon if they haven't already." She frowns but smiles at the same time, still so happy to hear me talking.
She damn near cried when we got back home yesterday and I had talked to her for the first time in years as everyone else.
"Okay, turn that doctor's note in too," she reminds me for the millionth time. "You call or text me if you need to leave or anything, I will be here."
I nod, thankful for her. She put me on her and Divine's phone plan, so I have service again to call or text her. I hug her, feeling her arms tightly and protectively around me as I don't want to go now, feeling her safety. But I have to go back to school, at this rate of missing school they're not going to let me graduate, doctor's note or not. Plus I'm so behind with school now too.
"Love you girls!" She calls after me and Divine as we walk hand in hand to the doors, calling it back.
"You're sure you're ready to go back?" Divine asks now, worrying as she looks at my hand still in a cast-I can't wait to get this shit off. When Admira had taken me to the office they said I'd have a month left if it all goes right.
"I'm sure," I assure her as we walk to my locker, my voice lowering with all the people around.
Just as I'm shutting my locker after grabbing everything I need, I feel arms wrap around me making me flinch, thankful when I turn and see it's just Adrian-I see Ashton doing the same with Divine, Danny rolling his eyes making a gagging sound.
Where's this Noah boy? Poor Danny needs someone so he's not a fifth wheel.
The bell rings for first block and we all groan, not wanting the day to already start. I wave to Danny and Ashton as they start to leave, hugging Divine as she tells me again we can leave school at any time if I want to. Adrian walks with me to the office so I can turn in the doctor's note and then to math, even though he's supposed to be getting to gym.
"You're sure you don't want to skip?" He asks as we stop outside the door and I nod, reassuring him. "Okay... I'll see you at lunch?" I nod again, smiling as I lean up to kiss his cheek, making him blush.
Math is stressful, as I try to catch up on everything from the last week. When we got back home from being at Adrian's dad's house, I managed to catch up on assignments and homework thanks to my four great friends-one being way more than a friend. But now that I'm on my own and can't look at their papers for help, I struggle. I'm going to have to learn on my own now, now that I can actually possibly focus on school without the constant worries for dad.
Well, now as I mention dad I worry. Good going Olivia. He could pick me up from school. He could be waiting for me. He could do anything now that I'm back home and I'm terrified now.
