Her World

Chapter Fifthteen

Chapter 15

“Wake up Marie” someone was lightly shaking me

“No, I want to sleep” I mumbled back through my pillow

“It’s already 11:00am Marie, you need to get up now”

“WHAT?!” I shot straight up from my bed ignoring the aching pains from my body. I tried to get out of bed only to be pushed back down by my shoulders.

“Calm down” Melissa spoke surprisingly calm to me

“I’m late for school Melissa, let me up!” I growled back at her, one again trying to get myself out of bed

“Marie will you just shut up and listen!” I could tell Melissa was getting frustrated, lines started to appear on her forehead as she pushed me back down again. “You’re not going to school today but don’t worry, I’ve explain everything to the school and there fine with it”

“Oh” I didn’t know how to feel about this, if anything I was more confused. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want to go to school not with all these bruises but also i don’t think I could face Jake. But what confused me was the fact that the last few days Melissa has been really nice to me, she hasn’t been like this with me for years.

“Yes ‘oh’ now, get up and dressed and then come down for something to eat” I just nodded my head at her. I really wasn’t sure what to say. When she realised I wasn’t going to say anything else she walked out the room.

After a few minutes of realising that has just happened, I slowly lift my legs from my bed to the floor, I let out a little groan as I put weight on them. My thighs feel like there on fire, I finally stand up and steadily make my way to my wardrobe for something to wear. I don’t even look in the mirror has I pass it, I couldn’t. I really don’t want to see the work off Karla on my body.

After deciding on some grey jogging bottoms and my pale red jumper, I venture into the bathroom, feeling every sore muscle as I move. I try to avoid looking in the mirror in the bathroom but it’s pretty hard when there are two mirrors in the bathroom. There’s one above the sink and the other longer one running down the wall opposite the toilet. I don’t understand why my dad decided to put a mirror opposite the toilet, it’s not like you want to watch yourself do you business.

After finishing my business and successfully avoided looking in the mirror when I brushed my teeth, I changed into my clothes with great difficulty.  My legs burned and ached as I pulled my pj bottoms off and slid my underwear on. I couldn’t help but notice my white milk bottle legs now black and purple. I quickly pulled my jogging bottoms up, not being able to look at them any longer. I took some deep breaths before carefully sliding my top off my fragile body. I let out a few whimpers and I stretched out my arms to pull my jumper on. The jumper was quickly pulled down; I knew my stomach would be in a worse state then my legs.

Before I left the bathroom, I lifted the sleeve my left wrist. Yep those 4 little letters are still there. I got a plaster out of the cupboard in the bathroom and lay it other the little cuts, before pulling the sleeve back down. I don’t regret doing it not one bit; I just knew that Melissa or anybody else could see it.

Picking my clothes off the floor, I entered back in my room and shoved them under my pillow. I noticed my phone flashing on the bedside table but I didn’t want to talk to anyone so I just left it. Taking some more deep breaths I decided that maybe now I should go down and see Melissa.

Making my way down the stairs, I heard Melissa talking on the phone to someone. I stopped half way down the stairs, trying to steady my breaths so I could hear what she was saying.