Hit me baby one more time (Danny Edge Fanfiction)

Chapter 38

"Macie honey!" Tamil runs out of the house and down the front steps to come hug me.

"Tammy!" I smile and open my arms. When she let's go I see Anthony standing on the front porch. He waves politely at me, but remains where he is. I'm not sure if anyone told her what happened last night, but if they did, I appreciate her not bringing it up.

"So what's up?" She holds her hands on my shoulders, eyes filled with wonder.

"Garret and I are back at school. Sadly."

"Well, Sam's all enrolled and ready to go, so at least she'll be suffering alongside you now." She glances at her daughter, causing me to laugh silently.

"When's Tyler moving here?" I ask, remembering Tyler talking about buying an condo near the school. I texted him a while ago and apparently he got some really good job offer and that's why he's moving.

"I think sometime in the next few weeks or so. He has to wrap up a few projects that he's currently working on before he can come." Tamil tells me. I nod and she let's go of my arm.

My headache had already faded significantly, and I'm starting to feel a lot more like myself. Well, not entirely. I haven't fully felt like myself since the loss of my parents.

"Macie c'mon! We're going on a walk!" Sam shouts at me, her arm linked with Garret's. Paul has his arm wrapped around Teala and Danny stands at the edge of the sidewalk. I walk over to him and grab his hand.

Unlike the usual comfort that being with Danny gives me, this time it feels different. His touch feels foreign. Almost like he's not fully there, or maybe it's the other way around? What's happening to me?

I think the other night was the last straw. Too much has occurred in too short of a period of time. Macie Taylor is gone. She's been replaced by a heartless, feelingless shell of what once was a human being. I'm honestly so sick and tired of things never going my way. I have too much on my mind and I just need a break.

"Mace are you okay?" Danny asks.

I turn to look at him, then look around at all the faces of my best friends. They've all done so much for me and I've given them nothing in return. I'm just a burden that drags them down.

Everyone stops in their tracks. We're not too far from the house, but it feels like we've been walking for much longer. I guess that's just what happens when you can no longer think straight. I glance at the park next to us. It's the park that I had Danny dropped me off at on the first day we met.

"Enough..." I whisper to myself.

"Macie, you're looking really pale. Are you sure you're alright?" Garret asks, setting his hand on my arm. My heart starts beating rapidly, mind buzzing with thoughts, body thick with tension. I can't handle it. Why can't my brain just shut up for a few minutes?

"Stop... Please... Enough..." I bring my hands up to my ears, trying to block out the voice, but I can't. She's inside my head.

"Macie..." Danny worriedly speaks before my I feel my knees give out and fall to the ground. I can't take it anymore. I'm broken.

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DANNYS POV

"Stop... Please... Enough..." Macie silently cries out in pure terror. She covers her ears with her hands, uncontrollable amounts of tears running out of her eyes. Enough of what? What does she mean?

"Macie..." I whimper. Right as I'm about to grab her arm, her knees bend and her limp body falls to the ground. "MACIE!" I drop down and pull her into my lap. "NO! PLEASE!" I brush her hair out of her face, allowing the tears to fall from my eyes.