Can You Not

19

It seemed like everything was looking up for you, although it upset you that it was your dad's presence that made everyone pay attention to you. Including your teachers, it was when he walked into school police officers by his side his towering stature blocking doors, that people shifted in their seats.

One by one students of your class were picked and interviewed in a private room. You were unaware of what was happening in each one and was even more surprised that your dad was allowed into those rooms.

You sat with the headteacher her asking you about why you never mentioned your father etc. You had to fight as your lip trembled why was it that your father had to show up for you to be taken seriously? For people to acknowledge what was happening with you and why was everyone so scared of him?

"Honestly y/n you didn't need to get your father involved we were dealing with the situation already." She continued ignoring the discomfort on your face as you sat across from her.

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"Those children won't bother you again, I've made sure of it." Dylan told you driving out of the car park on the way home. He was being weirdly calm, almost prideful that he used his power to your advantage.

"What did you do?'' you asked hands placed on your knees as you slouched in your chair.

"Doesn't matter."

You walked out of the car and into your house. As you trudged to your room, you remembered Talia wanting to confide in her as you still felt heavy with grief from your past bullying.

Telling the police what happened was almost like reliving it. The sexual harassment was what shook you the most feeling Okumara's hands on you, it was always him who would grope you or make uncomfortable comments but this was a whole new level something you didn't think he had the capacity to do.

Yes he had literally tried to kill you before throwing you so hard into a wall that you blacked out but you didn't think he had it in him to try and strip you.

You sat in your ensuite shower the water drowning out the thoughts in your head as you sobbed. You cried and cried and cried. Your eyes going puffy and red as well as your skin as you scrubbed it red raw.

You wanted to get their hands of your body all of them Shoko's disgusting cousin and his friend and Okumara you wanted their touch to leave your skin but their vulgarity and filth just wouldn't go, you couldn't cleanse yourself of them.

You gave up feeling sleepy, your head bobbing telling you to get dressed and sleep even though it was the afternoon.

You did just that, lip still trembling as you recalled the cold knife on your neck and his tight hold on your arms. You pulled out your phone and began to ring your friend finding some peace in the fact you had someone to confide in.

*Ring

*Ring

* Ring

*Ring

Decline

Maybe she's busy

You opened your text messages clicking on her the only contact out of three, her your dad and your phone service.

You had texted her to call you, which she saw straight away. You waited patiently laying on your bed waiting for her to call you back. Reading a book waiting for her to call you back. Picking at your skin, waiting for her to call you back.

Nothing.

You couldn't wrap your head around it. Your mind flickering to her other friends. Your lip trembling once again as you thought of her close friendship to your bullies, was she angry with you, mad that you threw her other friends under the bus was it over for you, had your friendship with your crush ended.

You went again calling her phone over and over and over again waiting for her to answer you couldn't have her dislike you. You needed her, you loved her platonically and liked her romantically. She had to be there for you she was the only one you had, she had liked you despite your odd personality. Your very moldable personality.

Finally after a long wait she answered her phone.

"Y/n so sorry for not answering I hope you're ok." She said as soon as she raised the phone to her ear.

"It's alright I just-."

"I can't talk right now, would you be able to sneak out and we can talk."

You thought for a second thinking of using your quirk.

"Yes."