My Safe Place

6th Chapter

I wake up to my alarm clock wishing it had legs so it could run away. After my horrifying nightmare I barely got any sleep because my thoughts were taking over. I spent the majority of last night scribbling lyrics into my notepad, hoping I would drift back to sleep, but I never did. My hands just kept moving across the paper.

Why did I have another one? I haven't had a nightmare since highschool.

But this one was different. Harry was in it. And he didn't even help me, he just stood there a stared at me clueless. The real Harry would help me...right?

I drag myself out of bed like a sack trying to forget about my bad dream and go on my phone. I have a new message from...Niall?

Niall: *Hey Kiara, it's Niall;Good morning:) I was wondering what time u wanted to meet tomorrow? We never really talked about that lol*

When did I give him my number? Hmm..

Me: *Um..how about 4? I have choir after my classes but I'm free after that!*

I get dressed while I wait for my phone to buzz.

Niall: *Ok, cool, then 4. Maybe grab a bite to eat?*

What the heck. This is getting really weird and I don't want Makenna to think we have a thing, no way. I dont even know him at all and he is asking me out to dinner.

He's just being friendly and I'm just paranoid. Yeah, that's it. I should be excited. It would be fun and interesting having a foreign exchange student for a friend.

Me: *Alrighty! Meet you at the feild.*

My mood is a little bit enlightened now.

Niall: *Sounds good. One on one. You're going down.*

I can't help but smile. That's one thing I know about him, he's funny.

I am all ready for the day and Ashley is still snoozing. She doesn't start her classes until 11. I wish I was her.

The cold breeze is unwelcoming and I hug myself for warmth right when I exit the building. Conner is parked by the entrance so I don't have to walk too far. He runs out of his car and opens the door for me when I get there. I get in and his car is blasting with heat. It is so lovely. Rachel and Luke are in the back seat. We are all so used to giving eachother rides it's normal to us.

Even though it's cold out, it's pretty mild for the first of December. We only moved to the indoor soccer field a couple weeks ago, when it started snowing.

It's hard to believe I've only been here for three months, I feel like it has been much longer. I've gotten to know a lot of people and I feel at home here.

This is where I'm safe. This is where I don't have to deal with my father or being bullied, I fit in.

"Hey guys!" I say to Rachel and Luke, who have been dating for a while now. I am great friends with both of them. I feel like with my group of friends, I can tell them anything. We all hang out and I don't think we have ever gotten in fight once. Except for me and Kiley; we always bicker between who is prettier, which we all know she is!

"What's up Snickers?" That is Luke's nickname for me, since I ate all the snickers one time at his house because we were bored and I got a stomach ache. He says he'll never forget that day, and not just because of that incident.

That was the day we hung out and I pushed him to ask out Rachel and he called her to ask her. Luke said that if I never would've done that, he would've been too shy to ask her out. Every day he thanks me for changing his life. They are perfect for eachother.

"I didn't get any sleep," I sigh, too tired to tell them the other half.

"Good thing we're getting coffees then, I need one too," Conner states then ends with a yawn.

Conner really is handsome. His dirty blonde, wispy hair is styled in a quiff in the front. His jaw line is so defined and his eyes are the softest, most comforting eyes you'll ever see.

I wish I got to see Harry's eyes. He's always running around or too far away for me to see them. I know there green. But I've never actually got to really look into them.

We blast an old Nirvana cd the whole ride there singing very loudly. We probably look obnoxious but that's ok, we are all obnoxious together.

We grab our coffees but we dont have time to sit down because Conner has to give Rachel and Luke a ride to there classes.

He drops them off at there classes which are basically on the other side of campus. I went with because Conner and I have our first class together and he wanted to give them a ride first.

On our drive back I tell him what had happened last night and me writing the lyrics.

He listens to me to whole time and I didn't even notice that we were holding hands the whole time. He was rubbing the back of my hand with his thumb carefully. It wasn't awkward though. It's a friendly gesture Conner and I do. He'll even hold my hand in public, but it's not wierd, it's just how our friendship works.

We get to class finally and I take a seat next to him and Seanna. They are the only people I actuall hang out with in this class. During the middle of class Conner leaves to go to the bathroom, leaving Seanna and I to actually do the problems, not copy off of his. Where is he?

Class goes by extra slow and I could almost feel the bags under my eyes get heavier by the minute.

Conner never came back? Ok?

When the bell rings I am almost at a sprint towards the door and out the hallway, but stop suddenly when I get to the courtyard.

There is a massive group of people gathered around and it seems like they're watching something. What's going on?

Some of the people are chanting and many other students are running up to see what its all about, including me. As I near the crowd, I can already see the top of his curly head.

Right when I get as close as I can get I see a deep scowl on his face. That's the same moment when I see Conner. Oh no.