burning ember

part one - "the start."

My name is Elise Kellers and i am a bully, this is my story of how i had to relive one day to change everything. trust me, you'll wanna hear it. cliches and all but it changed my life, literally. and it may change yours too...

but I'm just getting ahead of myself aren't i?

*BEEP BEEP BEEP*

i slapped my phones mute button with so much force it fell off my nightstand. i reached out of bed to pick it up and checked my messages.

NOV. 15 2017.

BRYCE: You coming to the party tonight sweet shit? haha, thats your new nickname. i'll be here to pick you up in the morning at 8 am SHARP.

ZOE: Oh my god have you seen what happened to Chloe and Danny?! She cheated on him, i have mad gossip to tell you today babe! Love ya! Kisses, Z xox

MOM: Im leaving to go to London early so i won't be here when you wake up. Back at the weekend. I love you. $300 in the kitchen for food and likes.

I rolled my eyes, my mother was never home. i sat up in bed and ran my fingers through my hair and yawned. it was 7 am so i had an hour to get ready i know im great at maths.

*50 MINUTES LATER*

I grabbed my bag and threw it over my shoulder and applied a coat of lip gloss, i have a reputation to obtain it wasn't easy to get THIS popular you know? i walked downstairs and grabbed my keys and a granola bar and my daily shake as i saw bryce pull up outside, i locked to door and hopped in the passenger seat of the car.

"your early babe, mom not in?" he smirked as he leaned in for a kiss.

"um no kisses hun, i have lipgloss and i cannot have you messing it up but you can kiss the cheek though i know you love it. and no she isnt in so you can stay tonight after the party and we can have some fun." i teased as i pursed my lips together to resemble his puppy eyes. he started the engine as we drove to school.

*SKIP DRIVE*

the second we stepped out of the car our group of friends greeted us and we walked together hand in hand talking to our friends and catching up with each other even though we saw each other the night before.

"so you going to the party tonight? please say you are!" my bestie zoe questioned like she was the paparazzi.

"uhm what party dont i go to? im gonna wear that red dress you know the one i mean right? everyone is gonna DIE when they see me." i threw back at her running my tongue across my teeth.

"oh.my.god. look at her... what the fuck is she wearing?!" zoe responded while pointing at amy sheldrop. she was wearing knee high black army boots with orange socks which by the way were dirty and a yellow midi dress which was tight in all the wrong places. she looked like she had never brushed her hair or bothered to wash her dirty little face. we all laughed and everyone copied what our group did, zoe shoved past her making her drop her books then someone else picked it up and opened it and displayed the creepy fucking drawing of me she did with my skull exposed and blood running down my face. i made a b line straight for her with my friends behind me.

"let me get this fucking straight you slut. draw another pic of me or ANYONE like that every again and you are dead you fucking freak." i spat in her face as i shoved her into the lockers and she raised her hand to slap me thats when bryce threw a book at her face and drew blood. he grabbed my arm to comfort me and we walked away, peopled starting shouting names at her in the hallway.

"FREAK!"

"KILL YOUSELF!!"

i looked behind me and saw her crying but i was soon distracted by the bell.

*SKIP SCHOOL*

i was getting ready for the party and i had just re done my makeup and put my red dress on and was just sliding on my heels when bryce called to tell me he was here. time to turnup bitches.

...

an hour into the party

"come on it'll be fun! you aren't scared are you?" bryce said tauntingly as a group of my friends started chanting 'do it, do it, do it' in my ears.

"fine! but you have to look after me. " i chuckled as i chugged a pint of strawberry vodka. i loved the burn in my throat it made me feel alive. everybody started whooping at me as i got passed more and more red cups filled with dread. a few hours later we called it a night.

"i am still driving you home arent i sweetie?" bryce said.

"yeahhhh obvioussllyy! i live in the biggg blue house near the lake *hiccup*" i slurred as i lit a cigarette to put in my mouth, barely managing to get my words out. 

"yeah we have been dating for 3 years babe i know where you live" he shook his head at me.

 after about 10 minutes of driving bryce started laughing uncontrollably and pointing out the window.

"what the fuck are youu laughinng at you sillyy bastard?" i questioned climbing over him to look outside the window. thats when i saw amy. we used to be friends then she turned into a freak and said she loved me and when i told her i wasnt into her she kicked off and threatened to kill me and she has never been the same again and we never spoke. i had an idea.

"pull next to herr. thhhat sluut is gonna get what she deservesss." i coldy said, he looked at the burning cig in my hand and chuckled and did as i said and drove next to her and shouted her name to get her attention and made sure she came real close to the window to hear him and thats when i climbed over him and threw the ciggaette at her and screamed "SLUT!" at the top of my lungs as he sped away.

"your a very bad girl tonight you know that kellers?" he said to me in a flirty tone while putting his hand on my thigh, edging closer and closer.

"why dont you show me how bad you are thenn?" i uttered while pulling his shirt to get him close to me. he pressed his lips on mine and the rest... you can probaly find on pornhub somewhere.

15 minutes later...

we were layed in the back of his truck as he pulled out his phone.

"oh...my...god what an attention whore!" he stuttered as he chuckled while showing me his phone. my eyes widened as i saw a tweet posted by one of our friends:

@xoitszoeZxo

OH MY GOD!! amy sheldrop has hung herself and broadcasted it on liveleak!!!! what a fucking FREAK haha you can unlock your doors now we are all safe. #thewitchisdead.

he scrolled through the replies which mainly consisted of 'FINALLY!! been waiting 4ever to hear this' and 'she can rot in HELL like she deserves she was once staring at me for a full hour in class.'

"holy shit...this is my fault" i whispered as my eyes welled up with tears.

"come on you arent THAT drunk, el she was depressed as fuck her family was a nightmare and she had no friends and no future she's probaly happier now anyways" he assured me.

we pulled up to my house as he unlocked the door for me and we got into bed.

"goonight babe." he whispered in my ear as his mint breath hit my face.

"night night babyyy" i slurred again.

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*BEEP BEEP BEEP*

i opened my eyes and i couldn't see bryce. i checked my phone and that's when my heart skipped a beat.

NOV. 15 2017.

end of chapter one.

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hey! that's the first part of burning ember and i know no one reads this part of the story but i just wanna say please tell me if you like this or not because if no one tells me i might not make more parts. this is a groundhog day sort of thing like 'before i fall' and 'happy death day' where the main character relives the same day until something changes.

i hope everyone likes this!

mya x