lotus

Two

It was June 23rd. A perfect day, sunshining bright. In cliché short films most teens would be headed to the beach, but here alot of the teens were getting high somewhere in the woods, or getting pregnant probably. Not that all teens here get high, though.

I was with Jay. This was when everything was still okay, was great in fact. We always used to go on a walk and meet up with Nolan. Nolan always had a crush on me, and me and Jay both knew that. I was still in the closet then.

So we started down her dirt road, holding hands and kicking little rocks as we went, until we saw him.

He had some beers, which was nothing unusual, as it wasn't hard for teens to get some budlight in these parts. He handed us each one, only Jay's was opened. I pushed that thought in the back of my head, 'of course he wouldn't drug her. Besides I'm right here'

We were walking through the woods when suddenly Jay collapsed. As soon as she fell, Nolan grabbed me from behind, I felt a sock gag being forced in my mouth. My eyes immediately widened and I started to scream, obviously muffled by the makeup shift gag. He got down and roughly grabbed my wrists and zip tied them.

He suddenly slammed me to the ground, and I felt dirt get in my nostrils. I could see Jay groaning and trying to get up to help me. I flailed my legs at him, but it was no use. I heard his belt unbuckle and zipper unzip and thats when I realized what was happening. I got to my feet only to be slammed down again.

Nolan. Nolan, the boy who gets his mom flowers every Friday. Nolan the boy who used to play with bugs and keep them as pets.
The boy who always protected me.

Tears streamed down my face when I saw a pair of cowboy boots run within the trees.

He pulled up my shirt and-

I woke up, heart pounding from the flashback and run my fingers through my hair, sweat beading at my hair line. Bright red numbers glow 12:59 from the alarm clock next to me. I sigh and pick up my phone

3 missed calls
12 new messages

I dropped it back to the nightstand where it was charging and opened the drawer to take out A Wrinkle in Time and turn on the lamp next to me.
This is gonna be a long night