Broken Together

To save you

I can't believe what was happening. Tobias is going to be punishment for PROTECTING me. He knew, he could just remain still, then green would just punch me, yet he didn't. He wouldn't have problems now, but for some reason he protected me. I was sure he going to do it, that he is going to hit me. Probably I would deserve it. Wasn't he one, who told me to never help another. Why he done that so, for me? Right now I'm running towards my fathers office, I have to do something before Tobias would be punished for innocently or worse, expelled. If he would, I wouldn't forgive myself.

"I'm my school I don't tolerate violence!" I heard my father, before I could even knock a door.

"Excuse me, dad. May I come in?" I asked, knocking door. Without any permission, I entered into office.

There were my father, red from anger. Tobias which was...himself. Calm, even if he was about to be expelled. Both now looked directly at me."Hailey, as you see... I'm busy so please-"

"But dad, Tobias is innocent!" I exclaimed, which made office remain silent for moment.

"Innocent you say, after he punched boy his age and yet admitting it proudly? Are you trying to say, he didn't done it?"

"No I did it. I admit it"

I looked at Tobias, not such happily that this time he wasn't on my side. "That's right. But, he done in self-defence! Or rather my defence."

"Defence you? From what exactly?"

"From Gabriel. Green Death. He isn't much of kind person, is he?"

"As I understand it, in willingness of protecting you he had to punch him?"

"Mister Haddock, she don't represent me. I did what I assured as good just for me."

"I guess that close whole case."

"But, that's not whole truth I-"

"Hailey leave my office, right now. You're in big problems now."

"But-"

"I said now!"

After that i didn't had a choice, but to left. There was nothing I couldn't do anymore. Nothing more. I'm powerless here. If Tobias didn't wanted to prove his innocence, then I couldn't either. Now, I can only pray he won't get expelled, because of my bad actions. Why couldn't he just help me with that?

After what felt like eternity, Tobias left office. Without even looking at me he just went straight out off school. I rushed after him immediately. "Tobias I'm so sorry, I didn't meant to... I wanted only help you. I should done more than that." He stopped, still turned in another direction, waited for me to end. "I'm so sorry, just please forgive me."

"You're sorry? I guess I ask for something? Right?" I nodded, which even as turned he noticed. Then he faced me, in glory fury. "Stop. HELPING. ME!" He yelled, leaving me now alone, in sorrow and embarrassment.

"What had you thought?!" Asked my dad angrily, as he was looking straight at me. We were already back into house. My head remained down, yet I wanted to fight about that.

"What I said was truth. You know, I wouldn't lie for guy like this one. Not without any facts."

"Maybe, but still you did."

"No I didn't! All of this what true facts, but who am I joking. You would never believe your own daughter!"

"Hailey-"

"I mean, you never actually believe me in any case. Anything I do, I think you treat as little childish play-"

"Hailey!-"

"Just look at me! I sometimes think you're seeing me as biggest mistake of yours life! I'm only embarrassment for you, and whatever I done won't change yours mind!"

"HAILEY!"

"Hailey! Why you kept being like this?! Why can't you just be normal. What I mean by normal? Well I mean don't try to change, just magically become another person! You probably wish you had son instead on daughter now!"

"You don't know how much!"

"..."

"..."

My whole world shattered, did he just... I always thought it was only some stupid thought in my head, that I only thought that because I felt bad about myself. But now, it's only been proved... He hates me. My thoughts was now so loudly, I couldn't think clearly. I couldn't believe it, my eyes was now wet, whole in tears. When I looked at my father, something told me he couldn't believe he said it too, but he did. Maybe, he always thought that, but that was moment when he was brave enough to say it?

"Hailey, I'm sor-" I didn't gave him chance to end that sentence, I just run as far from him as I could.

Maybe he was just overwhelmed by all of this. He couldn't really mean it. He couldn't. Or he could? No, no he couldn't, he is my father, right? I walked by street with wet eyes. I left house, because I wanted remain alone now, I never liked be alone, but right now I love it that way. What I could do now? Ours relation just shattered, Tobias hates me even so I tried my hardest to just help. To sum that up, I truly was all alone now.

I walked past some caffès, shops which was about to get closed and got to the city forest. I always loved it. The smell of plants, view of them and of course good memories from childhood, while my mom was still alive. We used to be in forest camp every weekend. We would walk, talk, I would collective cones, my dad would always talking about going fishing and she would always strike balance and taking us to lake where we could do both. I really wanted her here now. After her's death, we never been here, it wouldn't be like that without her.

I walked across forest's trees. It felt such relaxing, like there wasn't nothing else, nothing to be bothered by. I lost track of time, and I saw that I'm completely lost, I wasn't even on track. I took out my phone and opened map. Great 20 kilometres.

I was about to turn towards my way home, but then I heard thing which I didn't wanted to hear at all. Wolf. There was wolf by me, angry, mad, and probably hungry. My first reaction was to run as I had nothing to defend myself within. I was running, not even looking behind, I could now hear not one, but at least 3 or 4. Minutes was pasting, slowly I was losing my strength to run more. I almost collapsed onto ground, when I did 5 wolfs was slowly coming towards me. I tried remain calm, but that wasn't even option in my nerves. Before I could make anything, something stoped wolf which was about to jump onto me. When I looked at it, it was already good as dead. Blood was flowing from his side and what I saw surprised me. He was hit by knife nonetheless. Next wolf was coming towards me but another knife was thrown. I looked from where was knifes thrown I couldn't believe my eyes. Tobias. My saver was Tobias Night! Before my eyes, I saw scene that shocked me indeed. Tobias was throwing this knife like he did it for his whole live. He hit every wolf and whole herd was now onto ground.

"You really don't like your life, do you?" He said as he looked at me, but before I could answer Tobias cry out in pain as one of wolfs bite him in his side, making him drop his knife in pain. I looked at defenceless Tobias fighting last wolf, I really didn't thought straight now. I took laying knife, and within all strength stabbed wolf. When it felt pain it just ran away. Tobias within big bite at his side looking at my doings, wides his eyes. Before both of us could done anything, he fainted onto ground.

"Tobias! Tobias wake up! Tobias wake up!"

And what I should do now?!