The One Who Got Away

Can't take it anymore

I was walking home listening to a band called Weezer. Surprisingly they were really good. I had been walking for two hours now, I had to be close otherwise I was lost. Shortly after that thought I saw the old abandoned house that I call home. I peeked into my dad's bedroom window. Luckily he was sleeping. I went to my window and opened it slowly so my dad wouldn't wake up. I thankfully got into my room without him waking up. I took my headphones off and put the phone down on my bed.

I quickly changed into pajamas and laid down on my bed. I took the phone in my hands. I had a message.

~11:32pm~
Tyler: Good night Emma, I hope you'll feel better tomorrow :) 

~12:24am~
Me: Thanks Tyler I'll see you at school tomorrow

I sent the message and went to sleep.

I wake up to my dad slamming something on the ground. I get up and make sure the phone is hidden. I stay in my bed not moving a muscle.

"Where the fuck are my-" I hear him start to say but he gets interrupted by a knock on the door.

I quickly get up and change into a pair of light blue jeans and put on short gray shirt that looks like a crop top and grab my mom's old gray wool cardigan. I slip on a black pair of Converse Charlie got me. I check in my broken mirror to see what I look like and check my wounds from yesterday. I grab my sunglasses and Tyler's phone with his headphones. I open my window and hear my distraction leave.

"That's my cue" I whisper to myself. I jump out my window and jog to my bus stop and wait. My dad's gonna kill me when I get home. I put on the headphones and put on a random song from his library. My bus finally arrives and Mike opens the doors.

"Hey sweat pea how was your night" He says giving me a bag that holds my first breakfast in 3 weeks. I take off my sunglasses and give him a don't-fuck-with-me-today look.

"Again?" He said taking a closer look.

"Oh but wait there's more" I say in a cocky voice. I lift my shirt revealing my wound and part of my bra.

"Holy shit..." He says "Emma you say it and I'll call-" He starts but I cut him off.

"Mike I know you're trying to be nice but he's the only family I have left and I can take care of myself, it's been worse" He nods and continues his rout. "Oh by the way thanks for breakfast I forgot to tell you" I say taking a bite of my muffin.

"Yeah" He says "By the way where'd you get the phone?" He says.

"Tyler's he lent it to me" I say taking another bite of my muffin.

"Well that was nice of him" Mike says with a smirk

"Stop it he's my friend. End of subject" I say blushing a bit. I put in my other headphone in my ear and wait to get to Charlie's stop. We finally reach her stop and she walks in wearing a white shirt with blue jeans, a light pink cardigan and white converse. She sits beside me and examines me.

"What no smart ass comments today?" I say a bit confused.

"No why did you have a comeback?" I asks looking at me.

"Well I was debating between "I'd slap you but that'd be animal abuse" and "Roses are red, violets are blue, I have five fingers, the middle one's for you" but you know since you haven't said anything I can't use them" I said disappointed. She laughed.

The bus hit a bump in the road and I hit my side against the bus. I grunted cause of the pain and grabbed my side.

"What did he do?" She said erasing her smile from her face. "Show me" She commanded. I lifted my shirt again revealing my bruise. "Holy shit" She said touching it. I flinched because of the pain. "You've still got them abs though" She paused "Sorry, are you okay?" She asked. I didn't say anything I put my shirt down and took my glasses off and gave her a "happy now" look.

"Oh my god Emma... You aren't going back their tonight. You're coming to my place I'm texting my parents right now" She said typing on her phone.

"Alright" I said kind of happy I wasn't going home.

"Hey who's phone?" She asked smirking. As she said that Tyler walked in the bus I nodded to him and her smirk grew wide. I explained what had happened and she hugged me but I pushed away her when she hugged me a little too tight, making my torso hurt.

"Sorry" She said.

We finally got to school and I headed to my locker as usual. We're starting in history again I was kind of pissed but whatever I wasn't going to skip. I walked to my class and sat at my desk. My sunglasses were still on my face and no one really noticed. The second bell finally rang and everyone sat down in their assigned seats.

"Miss Smith take your glasses off we aren't outside" Mr. Leger said. I did what the man told me to do. "Pfft well somebody got into a fight" He said laughing by himself. Tyler looked at me with pity in his eyes

"You know what! You think I got into a fight being irresponsible and shit like that but guess what SER! I have an alcoholic abusive father who beats me for no GOD DAMN reason so I'm SORRY for wanting to keep my sunglasses on so no one would ask about it" I had lost it, I couldn't take this bullshit. I got up from my desk grabbing my sunglasses and headed for the door. The whole class was staring at me now, the teachers eyes filled with sadness, sorrow and regret "Bet you feel bad now don't ya. Oh and one last thing before I leave" I pulled up my middle finger and flipped him off. I opened the door and slammed it so the whole god damn school could hear.

Thanks for reading sorry I haven't updated in a long time I've been busy with exams. I've also edited the story so if you don't want to be confused I suggest you read the book again but you don't have to :)
-Megan
PS: It's always in 14 year old Emma's POV, I'll specify it when her age changes.