My Pace

Chapter 6

Anabelle's POV
"Please I need help! I'm scared to come here! I'm begging you!"

"I can't do anything."

I walked out of her office.

"What's wrong?"

"She's not going to do anything. She said, I need more than one person to back up everything."

"I-I'm so sorry."

I didn't talk for a week after that. I was crying myself to sleep. I still didn't tell my parents. If the principal won't do anything, who says my parents will? I started to get depressed.

I started to ditch school. I wasn't me anymore. School's not safe for me anymore.

"What is wrong with you?! This isn't like you!"

I looked down and started crying.

"What's going on?! Why won't you tell us anything?!"

I shook my head. My dad something, I never thought he would. He slapped me.

"Connor!"

"She's pissing me off! She's not herself! She's not acting like my fucking daughter! She's never ditched school before!"

"Something is clearly wrong!"

"How do you know?! She won't say anything!"

They were too busy yelling to notice, I walked away. I grabbed my phone and ran out for front door. I ran to Holt's house. I texted him that I was outside. I knocked on the door and put my head down. I heard the door open.

"Ana? What's wrong?"

I sniffled.

"Can I come in?"

"Yeah. Are you okay? I was just about to call you."

I walked inside and he shut the door.

"What's wrong?"

I fell to my knees.

"My parents are fighting. It's all my fault."

"Belle what's going on?"

"They're mad, I won't tell them what's wrong. My dad slapped me. Everything is all messed up."

He helped me stand up.

"Why haven't you told them?"

"Mrs. Moore won't do anything. Who says, my parents will?"

"That's different. They're your parents. Why are you thinking like this? Wait do they know, you're even here?"

I shook my head.

"I don't think...they noticed."

"You have to tell them."

"I know. I just can't."

"Do you want me to tell them?"

I shook my head.

"They probably won't believe you."

"You don't know that."

"Curran I'm scared. What if...everything only gets worse?"

"I-I don't know. Mrs. Moore seriously won't do anything even if I say anything?"

"She needs more people to say they saw something."

"That's bullshit thought. This guy is harassing you. Okay I'm getting ready. I'm gonna say something."

I kept looking down. I started hugging him.

"You're okay. I'll be right back."

He let me go and he walked up the stairs. I kept crying. After about 5 minutes, he came flying down the stairs.

"Mom! I'm going out!"

"Okay! Be careful!"

We walked out to his car and got in.

"Please don't take me home."

"Where am I supposed to take you then? You can't just run away."

"Yes I can. I'm safer if, I'm away from him."

He exhaled.

"That won't fix anything though."

My mom started blowing up my phone.

"Is that one of your parents?"

"Mhm."

He brought me to my house.