Nobody Knew

Chapter 7

I run over to Nicks car and then fall to the ground on my knees, the tears now running down my cheeks. I hear people calling for me but I cannot respond, I'm too busy sobbing. I know they have found me by the amount of noise I'm making because they stopped yelling my name.

I don't know who was looking for me, but they found me. I see 4 pairs of feet; one pair is black leather converse, the next is a pair of black ballet flats, the third is a pair of brown sandals and the last is a pair of blue and red Nike's.

I look up to see my friends and Ben. I immediately get up and hug Mary, crying onto her shoulder. Cat quickly joins the hug along with Will. Nick just stands there.

"It's going to be okay." Cat says.

When she says that, I slowly stop crying. When I'm done I pull back and wipe my eyes.

"She can't do anything else." Will says.

"She told me to kill myself. She said it would be a favor to the world. She said I was a fat and ugly whore." I say, choking down the tears while looking down at my shoes.

"I'm going to go kill that bitch. Jesus she is an asshole." Mary fumes.

"Don't. It'll make it worse." I say, finally looking up to see her enraged face.

"Well she's wrong."

My head whips to the right to see Nick. I almost forgot he was here.

"What?" I ask, but it comes out as a whisper.

"You're not fat or ugly and you sure as hell aren't a whore. She's the one that should die." He says, looking me in the eyes the whole time.

I feel the tears coming back, they swim in my eyes again. He takes the few steps that were previously in between us and wraps his arms around me. It takes me a minute to react, but then I wrap my arms around him too, trying not to cry again.

When we pull apart, I look over to see Nick running towards us. I quickly break out into a run and sprint towards my brother, who quickly wraps his arms around my small shaking body.

I cry again. I didn't think I could cry anymore. I thought I ran out of tears. I guess I was wrong.

I sob into his chest as he keeps one arm around me firmly and the other strokes my head letting me know I was safe now.

But are you? I hear the demon in me ask.

I am. I am now. I tell it forcefully.

You'll never be safe. You'll never find peace or love, just hate. You're worthless. Go die like she said. My demon fights back.

This just makes me cry even harder than I already am.

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Eventually I stop crying and we all pile into Nicks car. Even Ben comes along. Apparently his ride ditched him.

I sit shotgun, curled into the seat with my cheeks still wet from my tears. The pain is a constant throb, and all I feel is numb.

The rest of them are very close in the back of my brothers small car.

I don't know where we're going but when the car stops I look up and see the only place they know will make me feel better.

It's my favorite place to go. It's this 24 hour bookstore and someone decoded along time ago that instead of a coffee show there was going to be an ice cream shop.
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Authors Note:
Just a bit extra for you guys cause you're awesome!!