With Her | Jori |1|

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Tori's pov

I walk out of the bathroom with a white bandages on my left wrist to almost halfway up my arm. I quickly put on my shirt for school before Jade walks into the room and sees my arm. They were too deep to not wrap. They would bleed through my shirt.

I need to leave. Being around here and all of my friends. It's too much. Everything in this apartment reminds me of Bella. Her toys are still on the floor. I grab a suitcase and start tossing clothes in it.

"Tori? What are you doing?" Jade asks worriedly. I look to the doorway where she is standing. We lock eyes and a tear rolls down my cheek.

"I'm leaving. I need to leave. I can't stay here and act like I'm okay." I say. She walks up to me.

"There's no way of talking you out of it?" She asks grabbing my hand. I shake my head.

" I can't be here. Everyone looks at me like I'm weak. Like one little touch and I'll shatter. Her toys are still on the living room floor Jade! I can't even look at her bedroom door. Graduation is next week. I know you want to come with me but I need to breath. If you still want me, you can come to me after graduation." More tears roll down my cheeks.

By now she's crying too.

"When are you leaving?"

"My flight is in the morning." I say. I cup her cheek. My sleeve rolls up when I move my arm. I don't bother pulling it down. She already saw the bandage.

"Please don't hate me." I say.

She pulls me into her and wraps her arms around me tightly. I wrap my arms around her neck.

She pulls back and presses her lips to mine. We fall backwards into the bed. She pulls back and I laugh. She pulls my shirt off and trails long kisses down my chest to my hips.

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I roll over onto her and attach my lips back to hers. I pull back and start to get up but Jade pulls me back down. She flips us back over.

"We are so late for school." I laugh.

She laughs and climbs off me. We get dressed and put our shoes on before walking out the door.

Jade starts the car and we stop at Starbucks.

We walk into school and notice that it's already lunch. We walk back outside through the other doors. We walk to Cat and Andre. Where's Beck? Oh well.

"Tori what's on your stomach?" Cat asks. I blush and Andre answers.

"Those are hickeys Cat." He says.

"No I know that. I was talking about light pink line on her side." She replies.

My scar. I got that the second day when I tried to fight back. Jake dragged the knife down my side.

I shrug and decided not to answer. My phone in my back pocket vibrates with a call and I jump up. I grab my phone and click answer.

"Hello?"

"Hello Tori. How do you feel about your album coming out an an hour?" Jack asks. I cover my mouth and scream.

"That would be amazing! Do I need to come in to the studio and sort out the rest?" I ask him.

"If you can miss school that would be fine."

"Well actually. I have a question. Do you guys have a studio in New York?" I ask.