Hyperventilate

Chapter 1

"Wherever you may go, the pain will follow."

I rolled over and hit the snooze button on my now active alarm. I groaned, it seemed so early. Today was my first day of school, god how I wish it was still summer vacation. I yawned and stiffly sat up. I got out of bed, I quickly glanced at my alarm clock. "Five fifty three?" I swear I had set it for six. I crept past my little sister's room, I heard her mumble something in her sleep. I started as the floor underneath me creaked violently. 

I tiptoed into the kitchen and got out a piece of cold bread and spread some butter on it. I wasn't going to risk making a proper breakfast, it's not like I feel like nourishing myself anyway. I finished my 'uncooked toast' and went back to my room. "Percy..." I heard my little sister mumble. I knew she wasn't asleep now. Her tone was too realistic. I poked my head through the slight crack in her door and whispered, "Yeah, Lillian?" Her head perked up, I hated seeing her perched in her bed, it looked so wrong. 

"Get mommy and daddy, please?" She said, her eyes were tearing up. I looked at her with a concerned look, this wasn't good. She only ever cried when.. I don't want to talk about that. I ran over to mom and dad's bedroom and burst through the door. "Mom, dad! Lillian's crying!" I exclaimed. They shot out of bed and ran to Lil's room. She was sobbing, fresh floods of tears streaming down her face. I sat down beside her and stroked her blonde hair soothingly.

"Percy.. I don't feel good.." She murmured to me. My face fell, this wasn't good. I found myself crying too, my mom and dad looked at Lil hopefully. "Mommy, I think it's back." She said dolefully. I looked at mom and dad with an agreeable expression. "Mom.. I think she's right." I mouthed to my mother. Mom picked up Lil and wrapped her in a blanket, carrying her out to the car. I trailed out behind them, I'm gonna be late for school, but I don't care.

Lil rested her head on my lap the whole painful ride, I was still bawling my eyes out. I guess I should probably let you on my secret. My sister, Lillian, has cancer. Not severe, but still cancer. She was in rehab quite recently, but now it's returned, we suspect. She started crying, "Perc, am I going to be okay?" She said quietly. I started, I honestly had no idea if she would. "Yeah.. Lil.. Y-you're gonna be.. okay..." I said, sounding very unconvincing. She looked at me and started sobbing, "Percy! I'm gonna die! I know I will!" She said, getting into a fit, her breathing pace became more rapid.

"No, Lil. You'll be fine." I said boldly, only I could notice the slight crack in my voice. We arrived at the hospital, it smelled of medication and sickness. I shuddered at the thought of being stuck in the place. I looked at my panicked younger sister. Her once pale face red from crying and stress. We rushed in and a women at the desk looked at Lil, as if she only was feeling slightly unwell. "We're returning Lil Waters, it's back." Mom said, saying the words with a disgusted tone. The nurse looked at Lil pitifully and grabbed a hold of her hand and rushed her into a room, leaving me and my parents alone. I sighed, "I'll walk back home, I guess." I said and made my way out.

I sighed, what a great start to my morning. I heard someone walking behind me. I picked up my pace and so did they. I started sprinting, they sprinted too. I swerved around and I was violently pushed into a mud infested puddle. I was dragged into a dark corner. I saw a smirk, but no identity. "W-who are you? Leave me alone!" I yelled, but it was so early, no-one was around. I felt a hand grasp a firm grip around my chest. "N-No, you can't do that!" I said, struggling, my punches were doing nothing, effecting them with a small chuckle. They forced me out of my shirt and cornered me, I was only in my underwear and bra now.

"Now sweetie, do this the easy way, we have a little fun, the hard way is, I have a gun with me. Please cooperate." He said with a husky, hushed tone. I was scared to death. I felt my struggling my underwear off, I screamed, hoping someone would come to rescue me from this rapist. He put one finger to my mouth, "Now honey, remember, bang bang." He said, imitating a gun. I was sweating now, shaking too. He undid my bra and pinned me to the ground. "Help!" I called really loudly. I felt him suddenly enter me, I screamed. I was crying now, screaming too. "HELP!" I screeched. He suddenly collapsed onto me, lifeless.

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Sorry to end you guys on a cliffhanger there, that was a pretty dramatic chapter! Anyway, we'll get into the juicy stuff next chapter, eh?

-Kya

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