TOXIC

Chapter 6

Stefan had been gone fro nearly a week. He probably did this to make a statement. 

I lie awake in bed looking at the photo frames, there were pictures of me and Harley- my horse, my mom, me and my family, and me and Hailey. I was surprised that Hailey never mentioned what happened with Stefan but I didn't really care. It wasn't like I liked him. 

I hear a knock on the door, it was probably mama seeing if I was alright. I had been having the same dream that was more of a nightmare. It was getting raped all over again and by Stefan, Jack and Joey. I open up the door and see Stefan. As soon as I see his face I close the door behind him and walk back to my bed. He opens the door again and slips in.

"Go away" I say.

"No. I'm sick of that" he replies. I sit up and look at him.

"Is that why you went off for a week?" I ask.

"I needed to sort some things out."

"What? What did you need to sort out? And why was it so important that you had to go off for a week, with out even telling me" He slowly sits down and I hear a slight grunt come from his mouth. He holds his stomach in pain. I touch it. He looks at me and makes another 'in pain' noise. I turn on the light near on my night stand. He has this purple colour around his eye.

"Please tell me that's not what I think it is" I say pointing to his eye.

"Maybe" he replies.

I stand up and look down at him "I should never have let you. All you ever do is keep secrets. Actually I'm glad you left" I walk off. I walk in to lounge room and watch t.v. 

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I walk into school near Stefan. I didn't physically see him but I could smell his scent. Hailey comes up to me and stands in front of me. 

"Are you coming this weekend?". Every year around autumn a group of us take an half a day ride to a \ piece of land and camp there for the night. It was a tradition I loved but I wasn't up for it this year.

"What's happening this weekend?" Stefan asks stopping and standing next to me. I roll my eyes and explain what happened.

"What to come?" Hailey asks.

"Sure" he says looking at me. I roll my eyes and walk off to my locker which was annoyingly only a couple of steps away. I look over and there still talking. They think I can't hear them but I could they were talking about me.

"Why were you away for so long?" Hailey asks.

"I had to sort out some things" he replies.

"What you can tell me?" Hailey says. Stefan looks over at me and then explains to her.

"I opened a letter for Jordan from Harry. It had an address so I went down there. Originally I was just going to go visit my family's grave and catch up with some friends but I wanted to tell him all the wrong he had done to Jordan. So I went and we got in a fight that explains the black eye and the bruises all over me."

"You seriously got in a fight for her?"

"I would do anything for her" he says. I hear what he says and slam my locker door shut. I walk off further away from them.

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I sit at the table doing my homework across from Stefan. He would occasionally look up at me as he studied. 

"Have you finished your speech?" he asks looking up. 

"Yep" I say writing one more word on the paper.