My Unexpected Saviors

Niykee

I slowly walk to Chemistry; I've been dreading this class all day. I had to dodge people's questions all day and that makes me really mad. People should mind their own business. I feel that it is best to stick to the answer I gave to Chrissy because I don't want her to find out I lied and plus the more you add to a lie the more it gets harder to keep up with it. Out of all my classes Chemistry is the one I don't want to go. Shaking my head I pull the door open and look down so nobody will notice me.

I walk into class and sink down on my seat. I don't dare look up because I know the boys want answers the most out of everyone else. To my surprise they don't ask me anything when I look up. The whole class time I stare straight at the board as the teacher gives us notes. Half way through class, though, Jace turns to look at me.

"So, you going to tell us what happened?" he asks me. I say nothing, looking at the notes on the board and writing them down.

"Niykee?" he asks again.

I feel my anger rise. Doesn't he get that I don't want to talk to them, to him? I look down at my paper.

"Niy-", he starts but I cut him off.

"I heard you the first time", I growl still not looking at them, "and I don't have to answer it", I whisper the last part.

"So, you're just going to stick to your little lie", my eyes snap to Nick's looking over his face to see if he is angry about it, "We know the difference between falling and getting hit", he informs me.

I look around the room to make sure no one is listening.

"So, who did it?" I look at Nick shaking my head and going back to writing my note only to have my notebook taken away by someone.

I look up glaring at Chris, "Give it back", I say reaching out to grab it but he pulls it out of my reach. I look at them and my eyes lock at Dominic's but I look away quickly.

"I don't have to tell you anything. It's not any of your business", I state crossing my arms over my chest while glaring at the desk.

"It may not be our business but we know when something isn't right", Jace says.

I shake my head, "For all you know, I could have been in a fight", I snap out only to realize I am getting mad at the guys.

I feel my heart racing; what if they hurt me? After all that's all they do. Dominic here had bruising the first time I was here showing damn well that he likes to fight and I could be his next victim. I swallow hard not wanting to look at them anymore. I lost my confidence just as fast as it came. I want to disappear right now. How can I be so stupid?

I hear someone snort and look over to see Dominic shaking his head, "You couldn't fight to save your life, you're too weak", he states.

I gasp as I take his words in. It feels like a blow to my lungs. As I stare at him I see something flash in his eyes like he just realized what he said. He begins to blur as tears form in my eyes.

No one says anything after that and Chris sets my notebook back on my desk. I am trying so hard not to cry in front of them. I feel like my heart is going to give in and then I feel ashamed because he is right; I can't fight to save my life.

I stare at the brown desk as tears fall on it. I hate myself for crying in front of them but as his words fully set in, I remember Courtney's words

"No one would even care if you died tomorrow. I mean, look at you!"

She was always telling me shit like that when Amber wasn't around and I never had the heart to tell Amber what she had been doing to me.

Just then my phone vibrates in my pocket and I hope it is Amber. Unfortunately an unknown number pops up and I open up the text from curiosity. I feel like my whole world is crashing down when I see what the text is about. You know that one moment you realize something that you already knew. This text is that moment for me. I swallow hard as I read and reread the words on the screen.