Melanie's Story {ORIGINAL/DISCONTINUED}

||Chapter 4||

He still stands there staring at me and then he moves over like he knows that I will need to go and I don't want to cry in front of him. Well, its too late I've already started sniffling and now my face is red.

We just stand there and I don't move while I cry. All of the sudden I feel a warm embrase of arms. H-he's hugging me now. I feel tiny in his arms and he just stands there. "It's okay, it will get better." I hear Liu say on my ear. I just stop crying and I want to pull away from his arms, but I don't. I just stand there immobilized. He finally let's me go and says, "Hey. I can come with you if ya' want." I straighten up and say, "Thank you, I would like that." We then proceed to walk out of the school, together, and all of the students look at me. They don't look at me like they normally do, with pity and hatred, but they look at me with...jealousy, and still hatred but, jealousy.

He just smirks and follows me. He follows me until I stop in front of my house. I sigh in realization I'll just get humiliated, abused, and who now's what, when he goes in. "Are you sure you want me to come?" He says from behind me. "Yes," I say and I begin to walk up to my house.

When I get to the door I hear a tv and some music. They are BOTH home. Shit this is bad. I knock on the door and the music stops. The door squeaks open and I see my mom. She is in a pick tank top, pink shorts, her hair in a messy bun, and she's holding a bottle of beer. Of course, she looks like a wreck.

"Oh I see you have a friend today," she says as she sways in the doorway,"Whats his name?"
"His name is Liu." I say as I wave my hand trying to get the smell of achohol, coming from her ,out of my face. "Who is it?" I hear come from inside of the house, of which smells like achohol and cigarettes.
"It Melanie and a friend of hers," my mom says melancholy. At least they're drunk, they don't normally abuse me when they are.

     "You can go out somewhere sweetie. We're going out in a few, you go hang out with your friend there." She says as she slowly closes the door. I just walk away and stand at the top of my stairs. Liu is still towering behind me. "Where do you want to go?" I ask.
"How about...the woods?" "Sure" I say and walk down my porch steps.
I put on my hood and start walking behind Liu.

     I wonder where they're taking me but, I can't help but follows him. I know I could say no but, I just need to get away. Liu is the first real friend I've had in a long time. I wonder, will he s a v e me from my hell.