Raven in the Shadows

Chapter 6: Disguising the Truth

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My lip quivers as my hand trembles and I drop the piece of paper.

I cover my mouth to let out a sob, looking over my shoulder at Brandon, making sure he doesn't see me.

He's staring at the tv, even though it's still commercials. He still looks completely shocked from when his mom walked in on us.

I turn my head the other way, picking up the slip of paper and putting it back on the fridge.

I throw the uneaten apple in the trash bin. My stomach feels weird and I clutch my hands to my stomach. I thought I trusted Brandon and he does this to me? To Shay?

"I think I'm gonna go," I say, trying my best to stay calm and not panic. Although, he did nearly kill my sister and broke into my house. Was he the guy that killed my mother?

"You sure? I can give you a ride home you know," he says, looking at me, with comforting eyes. They didn't work on me though.

"No, I'm fine." I walk towards the front door as Brandon's mother comes back down the stairs to greet me.

"Leaving so soon, Courtney?" Cheryl says with a disappointed look on her face.

"Oh, hi, Mrs. Coury. Yeah, I'm just getting a little tired. It was really nice meeting you though," I say, trying my best to contain myself from going crazy

"No, no, honey, call me Cheryl, really. And I'm sad to see you go. Come over another time, please.

She pulls me into a hug, as I stiffen up and loosen up again, making it seem like I'm comfortable with her family, even though I wasn't.

"Bye bye, honey."

She opens the door for me and I step out calling Alli to pick me up at 11:34 at night.

The door shuts behind me and I start running.

Away from their house, at least.

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It was school the next day, and honestly, I'm glad I went. I just need to take my mind off of Brandon and what he did to me, and I really need to work on math especially, because I started failing the class.

I sat by Shay for lunch, finally, and all I had to give her was gossip about Brandon.

"Sounds like an ass," she says, rolling her eyes when I mention the fact that he started things off too early in the relationship. I didn't tell her about when we almost actually did it, even though I was being a total hypocrite.

It felt good talking to Shay after awhile. Even though she was my sister and we needed time apart, it felt like she was more a best friend than an annoying sister who I used to fight with over who got to get the dog piece in monopoly. Even when we least expected it, we'd talk for hours about nonsense.

I guess it was kind of meant to be. Shay used to be clingy to me, but lately she had been going off doing her own thing, god knows where, but when she'd come back, it was like she was the same person I'd known my entire life.

"Yeah, I'm never talking to him again," I bring my voice to a low whisper. "Especially after what he did to you." Shays eyes widen.

"He did that to me?" She half yells.