Let Me Save You

Chapter 6

Bret's POV: 

I know this is going to sound bad, but I was worried about Emily for the first half of the day. I only have first period with her, and I finally get to see her now. Lunch time. 

I ran upstairs as fast as I could to get to her locker before she went downstairs. I finally got there, to see something that I never wanted to see again. There, right in front of her locker, laid Emily. As soon as the three girls saw me...they ran. "Emily!" I yelled, it coming out softer than I planned. She didn't even move. I ran to her, and placed my hand on her shoulder, and one on here knees. "Emily..please wake up.." She didn't even flinch... "Dosen't anyone work at this damn school!" I screamed, my voice cracking as I felt the tears edge at my eyes. I picked her up bridal style,  and took the elevator down. "Hey! You can't do that!" The principal called after me, but I ran to the doors of the school. "Kiss my ass, you didn't  even see her when she was out cold on the ground in front of her own locker!" Knowing I was probably getting an in school suspension, I tried to keep my mouth shut.

I ran through the doors, and out to the road. "Why can't I just have my licence?"  I started running. I don't know where I was going, or what I was going to do, but I had to get her away from there. She was my first priority. I finally stopped, and placed her down behind some bushes. They were in front of a brick building, but there was enough space to go between the building and the bushes. So, for something on short notice, that's what I did. 

I gently laid her down, but kept her head on my lap. That way, when she wakes up, she won't be too alarmed that she isn't in school. I pushed the hair out of her face, as I was trying to catch my breath. Emily wasn't heavy..actually, she was pretty light for her age. It was the running that got to me, I am not an athletic person.. As I was getting the hair out of her face, I really started to take in some of her features.. He hair was pretty long, beautiful, and a gentle shade of brown with some natural sun highlights. I looked to her face, and how I longed for her brown eyes to perk up, and look into mine. I wanted her to smile with her beautiful lips, and then giggle, forcing her to show her now perfect teeth, thanks to the braces she once had. She only had a few blemishes, but the rest of her face, was a beautiful pinkish color from the weather.

As I was taking in all of her beautiful face, I noticed she started to stir a little while she was laying in my arms. "Emily..Emily.." I was trying not to scar her awake, but to gently get her to look at me. "Emily..come on now. Open your eyes..you can do it." I was encouraging her just to open her eyes in the slightest manner. "Bret....?" She questioned a little..feeling uncomfortable in my arms at the moment. "Yeah Em...it's me. Be careful..you took quite the hit." She tried sitting up, trying to prove she was strong. I knew the truth. She was broken, and needed me to hold her for now. "Em, stop. Lay down. Your okay for now..we have to wait until school is out, and then we can go home." "No. Bret..I need to get up, let go." She started to ease out of my grasp, but she was too weak. She layed right back down where she was. "Told you." I said smirking to myself, and her eyes shot open. "Shut up, I don't need you to be there for me through my whole life. I am a sixteen year old girl. Stop treating me like I can't take care of myself." She forced out of my hands, and started to walk away. "Emily!" I got up, and ran to catch up with her. "Where are you going?"  "To the nearest store, it is lunch time at school and I'm starving."

We walked for about thirty minutes without a single word spoken, until she stopped.

"Bret..listen." She shied away, and looked at the ground. "I love you to death, and I am incredibly glad you are here for me..but you have to stop trying to be the superhero in every situation I'm in. I know you don't like to see me hurt, but I have been hurt worse. This needs to stop. Maybe I am strong enough to do it on my own, and maybe I'm not. All I know is that you have to stop fighting my battles." She looked up at me, and then down again. This time I was the angry one..and that normally never happeneds. "Are you kidding me? Do you think I am going to let you go, and see if you can prove yourself to them? Emily! In one fucking day, you were pushed to the ground, left with a huge mark that will probably leave some sort of scar, and then I found you, out cold, on the ground in front of your own locker! Oh yeah, and did I tell you, when I ran out, I had to yell at the principal, and tell him off? Yeah Emily, it's a really good idea to let you alone. Gee, thought you would snap out of this by now."

She had tears in her eyes. Did I feel bad? Yeah..a little. Did it need to be said? I think so.

"Snap out of what, huh? Snap out of being bullied? Snap out of getting death threats?"

"No. Snap out of thinking you can go through this alone, and thinking you are stong enough to not having anyone with you. I know your parents don't know where you are half of the time, and I know they have other things going on, but you have always had me Emily. I'm not stupid. I know you selfharm, and I know you have tried to commit suicide. I know it all. You aren't as good as hiding it as you think you are. Emily, I only do what I do to protect you. I love you so much and I don't think I would be able to handle myself if anything happened to you." I sighed, long and loud. That was a mouthful, I thought I would be the one next to pass out.