Chasing Her // Z.M [2]

Chapter 4

Chasing Her / Chapter Four

Melanie.

When I first woke up, I was met with silence. I could hear the sound of the fan beside me rotating, letting fresh air escape. No lights blinded me. It was bright outside, though. A beautiful blue sky that had few clouds in the air. There was no breeze in it which made sense since I had a fan.

I wasn't filled with pain, it didn't hurt to move my neck like it did the night I was taken to hospital. My head did hurt a bit, not near as bad as it did but it was noticeable. My knee hurt, too. The memory of that day went through my mind.

"Chubby Melanie wait up," I hear Zayn shout. That nickname 'Chubby Melanie', kills me. The pain shoots to my heart. I close my eyes tightly, desperately trying to keep in the tears. I continue to walk, more faster this time.

I hear his boots click off the ground, he's running. Suddenly, I'm pushed to the ground. I land on my stomach, the books in my goes everywhere. I cry out in pain, grabbing my leg I bite my lip hard. The taste of blood fills my mouth. The pain in my leg sends me into a fit of sobs.

"Oops! Sorry I didn't see you," Zayn says sarcastically. "Oh wait, how can I not see you. You're huge," He laughs. A tear slips down my cheek.

"Stop," I whisper. The tears now endlessly fall. I try and turn around, but the pain in my leg is too severe. I turn my head and look at him.

The smile he's showing on his face now is the smile I'd like to describe as superior. He thinks he's better than everyone. He picks on everyone, calls them names. But this was the first time he had done something physical.

Suddenly he took steps towards me. "Did you just talk to me?" He screams at me. I gulp. I swear, I felt all my body freeze. "Don't you ever-"

"Get the fuck away from her!" I look up and see, Chance, Renee and a friend of Chance's.

It was all a blur, the shouting and screaming. I keep my eyes on Chance, he wore a black jacket and underneath the jacket was a checked light green shirt. Then there was Renee. Why wasn't she stopping Chance, she doesn't like me. So why would she want Chance to help me? It's all too confusing and it's happening to fast.

Where the hell did Chance, Renee and this other guy show up? Schools being over since like twenty to four, it's probably quarter past four.

I have this feeling in my stomach that I've only experienced once in my life. I feel safe. I feel safe when Chance is anywhere near me. I don't know why, I just do. But Renee, I don't trust her. In the back of my mind, I know that something is going to happen.

I'm in shock when I see Renee run over to me. Her face is pale, all colour gone. That's weird because she normally has makeup plastered on her face.

I try and move the leg that isn't hurt, but I can't. Pain surges through me, I have to bite my already bleeding lip. The pain is so strong and immense that it causes a tear to fall.

"Melanie, are you okay?" Renee asks when she reaches me. Her voice is filled with concern, it actually makes me sick. Where is the real Renee? I like this one better.

I frown through the pain, a confused look etched on my face. I decide not to question her now. I shake my head and she kneels down in front of me.

"Where is the pain, Melanie?" She questions, looking at my body. I don't see the normal smirk or the annoying laugh she uses when she sees me. No, I see concern and sadness.

I move my hand to my injured leg. "There," I say, trying to not sound as if I'm in pain. She nods and says something that I'd never thought she'd say to me.