Trying To Save Hope

Chapter 3

I sat bored out of my mind listening to Mr.Green drone on and on and on about some topic I didn't care about. It was the last period of the day before we got to go home. I looked at the clock and saw we only had 3 minutes to go until the bell would ring, so I took a deep breath and waited. "Ring!" I shot up out of my seat stuffed my book into my bag and ran out of the class. I walked quickly toward the exit but heard Nick calling out to me.

"Hi Nick," I greeted him as he caught up.

"Hi Hope." He answered.

"So what are you doing after school?" He asked me as we walked towards the parking lot.

"Nothing I have to go home today, my mom is working late so I need to make dinner for the girls when they get home." I answered with a sigh. He frowned.

"That sucks." He finally said.

"Yes, yes it does." I answered. We reached my car and I turned to him.

"I'll see you tomorrow." I said. Then got into my car. He waved and I drove away.

When I got home it was empty, like I said my mom was working late and the twins were still at school. I walked into the living room and dropped my bag on the couch and headed towards the kitchen. I was trying to decide on what to make when I heard a knock at the door. I ran to get it, when I opened it I tried to shut it again. But of course he was stronger and managed to push his way into the house. Wow I really need to learn to look through a window or something.

"What are you doing here Zack," I sighed.

"I saw you hugging Nick today." he answered angrily. I gave him my best "so what" glare.

"You need to learn a lesson." He continued. My eyes widened in realization at what he meant by that. I tried to back away but he had already grabbed me and thrown me against the wall. It hurt like hell. For a minute all I could see was black. I was quickly pulled back up and pinned to the wall. I gasped in pain.

"What do you have to say for yourself?" He whispered to me.

"It was nothing I swear." I said trying to wriggle away from him. He slapped me hard. I bit back a whimper. Then he bashed my head into the wall again. I almost screamed. He punched me once in the face, and then in the gut. I felt tears running down my face. He was about to slap me again when the phone rang. He stopped when we heard my mom leaving a message

"Hey Hope turns out I don't have to work late tonight so you don't have to make dinner, I'll pick up the girls on the way home I'll see you in about 5 minutes."

The message then ended. "Shit." He whispered then let go of me. "I hope you learned your lesson Hope!" He said then ran out. I picked myself up off the ground where I had fallen. I slowly walked to the bathroom and took a look at my appearance and let me tell you it was not pretty. My tears had left trails through the makeup I had put on this morning to hide the bruises. I slowly lifted up to look at my stomach and saw it was bright red, there would no doubt be a bruise there tomorrow. I slid onto the ground and cried in anger, frustration and pain lots and lots of pain. I heard the front door open.

"Hope we're home!" My mother called.

"Ok I'll be down in a minute!" I called back. I stood up and wiped away the tears, reapplied my make and walked downstairs to greet my family.

A/N

Oh my goodness I finally updated this book, yay!! I've been busy with school and all that boring stuff which none of you guys care about lol. Anyways what did you think of this chapter? Vote, save, and my favorite comment I love reading what you guys have to say :) Oh and one more thing I started writing another book, it's called stuck in the dark. I'm writing it with my friend _soofiiiaaa_ so please go and check it out. Thank you and goodbye.