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2 | GLARES

"I don't feel anything anymore. Not sadness, not happiness, not anger. I'm empty and emotionless." –Unknown

[2]

I REMEMBER WHEN I was younger, and everything in the world seemed so carefree. Nothing could touch me. Neither mum or dad would let that happen.

Whenever a boy even looked me my father would be there, scowling at him. Whenever I fell over, my mum would be there, tending to the scrapes and cuts.

Now they aren't here. No, now mum and dad are both somewhere far better with each other. They had to leave me here though. Things change, maybe for the better, but mine for the worse.

My eyes flutter open only to meet with darkness. I feel around my surroundings to realise I am in the car, the same place I fell asleep. I sigh before turning my head to look out the window. I am home.

A cold shiver runs down my body before I open the car door and jump out. My feet hit the gravel, and I make my way up the driveway to the front door. Usually, by now, Gary is far too intoxicated to recognise who I am.

My fist connects with the door before I have any time to process anything. It flies open within a matter of seconds revealing a very intoxicated Gary.

Just as I thought.

"Ah, Isabelle, I see you have returned!" He slurs. "My dear, what happened to that face of yours? It was David, wasn't it?" His cold-hearted laughter fills the air.

"Uh, y-yes it was," I stutter.

"Serves you right! My boy is too funny..." A slight frown falls on my face. Funny, how?

"Gary, you have to get some sleep. We don't want you to get cold feet for that interview tomorrow now, do we?" Gary's face turns into an angry scowl.

"Don't tell me what to do!" He kicks me in the shin causing me to hiss in pain. When I look back up at him, he is gone.

Finally.

I slump my way up the stairs to my little room. I sigh as I close the door and fall onto my bed.

My eyes close and then I fall asleep for the second time that day. I haven't gotten this much sleep for a long time.

-

Adam Black is someone you never want to mess with.

When I walk into school the next morning, I notice someone's eyes on me. Not knowing whose eyes they belonged to bugged me until lunch came.

That is when I see him. Adam Black. His glare penetrates straight through my body.

However, the thing is I'm not scared. Adam Black doesn't scare me. Why should he? I made eye contact with him when I accidentally run into him, and now he suddenly hates me, still not even knowing my name and who I am? Plus, it takes two people for a thing like that to just happen.

My face remains emotionless as I look straight back at him. I sigh before turning around and completely forget about lunch. I can't have people getting all angry with me like that.

I head straight to the back of the school. It is so easy to leave the school premises without anyone seeing you, and there's also a lot of trees to help out. I follow a familiar path to a barbwire fence. I slip my hoodie off and then place it on top of the spikes.

I quickly climb over before recollecting my hoodie and then continuing on my way. The distant sound of water alerts me. Suddenly, warmth spreads its way through my body. I start to run and smile when the wind tangles with my hair. Then, before I know it, I arrive at the rocks.