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15. You Are Missing From Me

Chapter 15. You Are Missing From Me.

•Arabella P.O.V•

I stare at Everett nervously, the past five minutes filled with silence. I fiddle with my fingers that lay in my lap. Oh god, this silence is eating at me. I look up at Everett and see a mixture of emotions play on his face.

"You're Arabella Carson. The girl who went missing." Everett states so quietly it scared me, he didn't question it at all.

He doesn't give me a chance to speak as he continues speaking "You were beaten down, and held for ransom for a whole month. The cops finally found you and captured the guy. But his brother got revenge." He says, his voice lacking emotion.

I wince at all the things he brought up, I was beaten, but only because I couldn't keep my sarcastic mouth shut to save my life.

And then my dad, he was a great man. Loved by everyone, he was very welled paid too, so I guess that's why they took me for ransom.

"Arabella!!" Xavier screams, running down the stairs and hugging me around the legs. Eeyore trails behind him, his tail wagging.

"Hey bud, I was just about to leave." I say, hugging him back tightly. I quickly stand up and move around him, heading for the door.

I slip on my jacket and shoes, closing the door shut behind me, for some reason I wanted Everett to come after me, to hug me tightly and envelope me in his warmth.

I get home to see my mother awake "Arabella Harmony Pierce. Ass in the kitchen, now." Mom shouts from the kitchen. I'm in trouble, she just went all middle name on me.

I slowly trudge into the kitchen and take a seat at the breakfast table "Yes?" I question, causing my mother to turn around.

She turns around and looks intensely at my hair "Nice hair." She comments while clasping her hands together, also sitting at the breakfast table across from me.

"So, Everett's father is Bobbie." My mom says softly, as if mentioning anything about my past would break me. She should know I'm stronger than that.

"Yeah, so? Look, I need to do some homework." I don't even wait for a reply as I run up the stairs, to my room.

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Mondays always sucked, I think they always will. Forever and ever. I hid from everybody and ignored them when they tried to talk to me.

The weekend went by extremely fast, then again I did spend it huddled up in my room, ignoring the outside world. Mom didn't even bother me, she knee something was wrong and left it at that.

Miranda, Hudson, Everett and even Nathan tried messaging me, but all I did was ignore their texts and calls, pretending I never got them.

I know they all know who I am, and that is exactly what I didn't want to happen. I didn't want people knowing who I really was and what I had went through.

I didn't want their looks of sympathy and pity, I already get enough of that from my mother and family members. Its sickening.

I went almost unnoticed today,  I ate my lunch in the back corner of the library. Not wanting to go into the cafeteria and being found by everyone.

Oh, and the whole school was talking about the party Hudson threw Friday night. I heard a few people even talking about Everett and I singing.

There's something bout the bright lights. You find them on the right nights. Forces you just cant fight, You're trouble but that's alright. Take control, please own me. Only love can save me.