The Howl That Saved

Stay Strong

The yelling from my mom and constant crying from my brother is what wakes me up in the morning.

I always wonder why I ended up with that kind of alarm, but I look back at my old life and appreciate what I got now.

One moment, I'm a happy little 4 year old and out of nowhere, my life just crashed in front of my eyes....literally. I was the only survivor of a huge crash, leaving me to be a sad orphan. If it wasn't for Daniella, my foster mom, I'd wake up to moving from foster home to foster home. I'm grateful for what I got, but life outside my house isn't so pleasant.....

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"Is this close enough for you, baby?" I lift my head up from the car door and sigh as I see that I'm at school already.

"Yea it's alright here, thanks mom." I give her a kiss from her seat and proceed out the car.

The bell rings just as I enter the building, triggering everyone to head to their classes. I quickly find my way up the stairs and head straight down to get to my first period class.

Ok Sage,  Biology is right there! Just keep ur head low and avoid.....

"Ughh is that supposed to be clothes?!"

"Can Sage Dawson get any uglier?!"

Them....

Rebecca is the queen bee of the school who stops at nothing until she sees me crying or cutting myself. Her playboy, Fabian follows along with her and even beats me. I've tried so hard to have the strength to tell someone, but who is there to save me...

I try to ignore them and make my way to class, but Fabian grabs me and throws me to the locker, leaving more bruises on my fragile body. Rebecca walks up to me and throws my bag through the hall.

"You know Sage, it's pretty gross to get your clothes from the trash. There could be a bunch of germs on it. But I guess you're use to it." Don't give in to her. Stag strong Sage, stay strong.

I bit my lip, trying not to cry and put my head down, not making eye contact.

"How about we do you a favor and get rid of it!"  Fabian begins to rip my shirt, exposing my chest. "Woah, Sage actually has boobs?! Come on babe, take a pic for the gram!"

"Please, just leave me alone!!" I begin to cry and try to push him off but get pushed against the locker. I groan in pain as the locks collide with my back, bringing me down.

"Great idea, baby! She'll look like a major whore, come on you slut! Pose for..."

"Hey, what do you think you're doing?!"

Finally!

A guy walking by, notices what's happening and scares them off. He looks at me and runs up to me, checking if I was alright. He can see my bruises and looks to where the two ran in anger.

"Rebecca and Fabian, you two better not think you're off the hook!" He removes his jacket and helps me cover up. "Come on, let's get someone on the phone. I think I'd be the best for you to stay home today."

"No it's ok , I just need a change of clothes and my class is right over there." I try to walk off but the amount of pain I was in brought me down.

"Those kids abused you! It's not safe for you to be around here. I need to find those two and give a suspension to both of them. Until then you need to go home. Understand?" I nod my head and follow him to the office.