Safe & Sound

Part 2

~Augustine's POV~

Once I finally got to Betty's house and knocked on her front door. After a couple of minutes waiting at the door Betty finally came. I tried to hold in my tears before making it to her room.

We got to her room and I plopped on her bed and couldn't hold my tears in any longer. Betty ran up to me and gave me a hug.
"August what's wrong?" She asked
I just couldn't answer yet I couldn't keeps my tears in any longer.

Once I had finally calmed down after sitting on Betty's bed hugging for a couple minutes I told her everything. I told her how my parents were so mean and didn't care about anything I did as long as I just cleaned the house and got home. I told her how Kim and her friends have been bothering me and how they never leave me alone

"Those bitches! They know you are my friend and I told them to stay away from us multiple times. I'm gonna have to have a little talk with my old crew," she said trying not to be loud to get in trouble with her parents "I'll walk home with you tomorrow so they'll leave you alone."

"Thank you." I say under my breath before going to get changed, take my makeup off, and wash my face in the bathroom. Once I had finished that I went over to Betty and helped her fix her bed.

I lay down when everything is done and taken care of and try to sleep, I just couldn't. I kept thinking about how Betty could make it worse with Kim and how Sam is probably extremely angry. I am trying so hard to not think about it but I just can't not. I can't stop thinking about the beating I'm gonna get when I get home and what will happen when Betty is no longer with me after school. To avoid these horrible thoughts I grab my phone to scroll in YouTube but I kinda regret that now.

✨"mom"✨
Are you okay? Please come home Sams getting mad. Please.

🤢🤮Sam🤮🤢
Get your fat ass home now before I beat the shit out of you!

I have absolutely no idea what to do at this point because now I'm getting phone calls. If I didn't know what to do before I most certainly had no idea what to do now. Before I even knew it I was starting to panic, I started to feel as I couldn't breathe and thankfully Betty noticed.

"August I know it's not easy but I need you to breathe for me. Deep breathes. Do it for me and do it for Tay," As much as she hates Tay she knows it's one of the only ways she can get me to do something.
"What's wrong is it your parents?"
I nodded my head and handed her my phone.
She looked through the messages which there were now more of and all the missed phone calls before putting my phone at the other side of the room.

"How about I sleepover at your place tomorrow so hopefully nothing happens knowing Sam?" She asked
"Yes please." I said quietly still trying to catch my breath.

After about five minutes I was finally able to drift off to sleep and what sadly felt like 30 minutes was 6 hours and it was time to start getting ready for school. I just wanted to lay in bed all day and do nothing. I just really didn't want to go to school something just didn't feel right.