Mistreated

Chapter 2

Chapter 2
SarahHamoui got the dedication for guessing the song right first! It was Clarity by Zedd ft. the Foxes! Love that song!
 

Niall's POV:
"You'll have to get used to that..." Alex trailed off.

"What? Why is she like that?" I asked, still in complete befuddlement.

"Because she's had a tough past."  Alex replied. I didn't know what to say to that, so I nodded my head.

"Should I go after her?" I asked nervously. I seriously didn't know what to do in a situation like this.

"Nah she'll cool down in a bit. She has her moments." Alex said coolly. I guess they were used to this...

Just then, we heard the door opening and all turned to see a woman in her late 20's.

"I'm sorry I got a bit late guys." She said, while fumbling with the clasp of her pocketbook. She had auburn hair and when she looked up, I noticed she had a nice smile with pearly white teeth.

"Oh hey you must be the new volunteer." She said taking notice of me.

"Yeah that's me. I'm Niall." I said and she came to shake my hand.

"I'm Samantha but you can call me Sam. Surely Marcel's told you about me." She said, smiling out of nowhere while twisting the ring on her finger round and round.

"Yeah he has." I nodded. She saw my response and then quickly set down her stuff.

"So everyone's here today?" She asked while looking around the room. A few of the kids nodded in response.

"Wait where's Avalon?" She asked, while scrunching her eyebrows.

"She's here. She just got mad at Niall and stormed off to who knows where." Alex replied. A look of understanding flooded her face as I shrugged.

"Okay. We'll start anyways. She'll be back soon." Sam said. I wondered how many times this girl has done this before.

"So Niall basically what we do here, is try to help these kids out by talking to them. So they're all going to tell me, truthfully, how their day has been." Sam explained. Alex volunteered to start telling about his day first. He said his mom didn't drink today while beaming. He said she was slowly paying off their rent and his step father didn't beat him today, because Alex brought him beer. I felt so blessed, because I didn't have to go through this. A few more kids told us about their day and how it was slowly, yet painstakingly getting better for them.

"Niall will you go check on Avalon? She usually doesn't take this long." Sam asked me. I nodded obediently and slowly walked out of the room. I was plunged into darkness as I squinted down the hallway. I wonder why they kept it this dark in here.

"Avalon?" I called. I didn't get a response. Where is she even at? I padded down the hallway wondering where to go and find her. I stopped and leaned against the wall. I didn't know where to go. Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder and I whirled around to see Marcel.

"Hey buddy. Who ya looking for?" He asked kindly.

"Um Avalon. She ran off." I answered. His mouth formed an O and I knew he understood.

"Well she's usually hiding in the cleaning closet down there." He pointed down the hallway.

"Okay thanks." I nodded.