Stay With Me and Save Me

Chapter 1

Emma's P.O.V

My body is covered in bruises by the ones closest to me, not only physically but emotionally. But can I complain? When I have all the money that I would ever need, the university to educate me as well as my basic needs for my everyday life, I should be feeling lucky, but why is that not the case?

Ever since I was born I felt "othered" from my family and I never really mattered to them. The eldest carried the pride of the family's name and the youngest was always spoiled and showered with love.

Summer was the time I would look forward to and once it was over I would count the days left till the next one. It was a charged me with life that helped me to keep me going. I would go to my grandmother's house and there she had neighbors that were more like family than mine ever was. Adam was a boy that I liked since I was a 12 and here I am 6 years later and I haven't managed to reveal how I feel, so I'll just keep saying, I'll tell him next time.

Usually, other kids wouldn't like to go to university but for me, it was a place I can escape and go to study. Studying takes my mind off of things and because of that, I have always been the smartest at my university and yet, it never seemed to impress my family in the slightest.

I entered the class, quickly realizing it was much louder than usual. I walk towards my seat and noticed all my friends smirking and giggling with one another. I lay my books on top of my table and turn around to face them.

"What's wrong?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows.

"There a transfer student at our university! You would never believe where he came from" lily sounded way more excited than she should be, I smiled at how ridiculous she is. Her smile then quickly drops and she tilted her head and asked almost as if she knew what the answer to her question was,

"Don't tell me you still like Adam?"

His name echoes in my head as my heart skips a beat, I could feel my cheeks burning up.

"You do, don't you?" She sighed, but before I could respond, she screamed as she points her finger at something behind me.

I hear people screaming behind me, I turn around noticing a new face in our university, our eyes meet- his brown hair really matched his light green eyes. He walked towards me and smirked as if he knew me, somehow.

"My name is Eric nice to meet you" he reached out his hand and so did I,

"Nice to meet you too" I smiled back at him, I could feel everyone's eyes on me, I stared at him confused, why did he come straight to me?

"Sorry, what's your name?" He looks at me curiously

"If I wanted to introduce myself I would've already," I didn't mean to sound rude but he seemed to have an ulterior motive.

"Ouch you hurt my feelings, all I wanted was to get to know you," he said as he sarcastically pouted, as he put his hand on his heart.

"Well...the feelings aren't mutual" I turned my head towards the board, patiently waiting for the teacher to come in and begin the class.

Finally, the teacher claps her hand and the students quiet down. Something was up with him and I didn't know what it was.

The day had finally ended. I got up holding my bag with one strap pulling it over my shoulder, walking through the usual route I go to my car and to my surprise my mother was there. Her legs and arms crossed, not even looking in my direction.

"What are you doing here?" I asked curiously trying to think of a reason, she stares back at me with those cold eyes and says,

"I need you to get ready" I stared at her still confused,

"Why?"

"I want you to meet your fiancé" I had a feeling this day would come but I mentally wasn't ready.

"Last time I checked I wasn't with a guy" I tried way too hard to hold my poker face acting all strong but I wasn't like that. I truly wanted to run away from the life I was living but I know that abandoning my family and running away from my problems isn't going to solve anything.

"Get in the car" she yelled, I was too used to it that I didn't flinch.

"Mom I don't want to get married, I want to choose my husband at least lets me choose that," she tilted her head towards me and gave a face that said it all 'like I care' which is practically the face she always makes.

As usual, the ride home didn't include any words between us. Once we arrived I managed to quickly get ready before anyone arrived.

I walked towards the living room where I hear people's voices that I was unfamiliar with and entered. With one foot in I stared in utter shock.

"Hello my name is Eric Adair, nice to meet you" he leans his hands towards me to shake my hands and I shake it.

"Mind telling me your name now?"