Death of the Perfect Girl

69- The Bloody Mess

       Poppy laid on her bed weeping. Her blood seeped through her fingers as she tried to apply pressure to her shoulder. But she was too weak. Weak from fear, anger...and hopefullness. She hoped that the cut was deep enough to kill her...let her bleed to death. She didn't want to have these sorts of thoughts but they just kept coming. They prevented her from fighting for her life.

She was not only weak with suicidal thoughts but drugs. The pizza was laced. Her tear filled eyes fought to stay open but the beautiful music that played from her speakers continued to blast.

She suddenly heard footsteps rushing into the house. "No!" She screamed quickly sitting up.

"Poppy," the medic tried to calm her down, "I'm here to help."

Poppy stared at her then shut her eyes from guilt. She had never felt more self-hatred than in that moment.

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Charlotte and Jenna ran down the sidewalk until they got to Poppy's house. Police officers flocked the front steps. Poppy's parents stood on the lawn with one of them. Her mother was weeping but her father looked furious.

Charlotte watched the police bag a crimson covered knife. She covered her mouth. "Oh my God," she held Jenna's wrist.

*  *  *

Fisher sat in the back of Mason's van listening to him argue with Sadie. They dropped everyone else home but him. He wanted to cry, scream, choke Sadie. He was now going to jail. Him following her commands because of blackmail was over nothing. She had assaulted Poppy. She was the true criminal.

"How could you do that to her?" Mason shouted. "You brought everyone out here to prank her. Not stab her."

Sadie stared at her hands. She quickly pulled off the blood covered gloves. "I didn't intend on hurting her. Something came over me-"

"Jealousy?"

Sadie glared at him. "Is that what you felt when you tried to rape her?"

Fisher froze. He furrowed his brows.

Mason stared at the road. "I thought you believed me when I said I didn't do it?"

"I wanted to...But you look at her like you did. Like you feel sorry for her."

Fisher slowly climbed to the seat infront of him. "Uhm-"

Sadie and Mason flinched.

"You can drop me off right here. I'll walk."

The car pulled over to the sidewalk.

Sadie turned back to him. "You can't mention tonight to anyone."

"Blackmail me twice will you," he glared at her. Then he looked at the bloody gloves on her lap. "Hey...I'm done with you."

"What?" Sadie squinted at him.

"I'm done," Fisher snickered from relief then tears filled his eyes. "I'm not going to let you run my life anymore."

"You can't do that. I'll tell Charlotte everything-"

Fisher quickly grabbed the gloves on her lap. He opened the door and got out. "And I'll tell the cops about tonight." He slammed the door shut then he started to walk away.

Sadie sat still. Tears filled her eyes. What had she done?

*  *  *

Jenna held her phone up standing closer to Charlotte. "Hello YouTube...followers, friends, those of you who are against what I stand for, those who follow Sadie religiously. I am standing infront of the house of Poppy Hendrick. A girl who has been bullied by Sadie for the past three years."

"I can test to that," Charlotte raised her hand. "Unfortunately, I was one of her bullies and a best friend of Sadie's. But that's no longer me. I refuse to be associated with someone who puts others down to bring herself up. And I will not stand by her side anymore."

"Tonight, Poppy was attacked by a group of Sadie's friends-"

"And Sadie."

"They broke into Poppy's house, assaulted her and then ran away-"

"Excuse me," a police officer walked up to them," you can't film here-"

"Our friend Poppy was attacked tonight. Her house was broken into, am I right?"

"I cannot verify that information. Please leave-"

"Fine." Jenna looked at her camera. "We'll hear the full story from Poppy when we visit her in the hospital tomorrow. #JusticeforPoppy!"

*   *  *

Mason got out of the van and walked into his house. Charlie sat on the stairs waiting for him.

"Where were you?" He stared at younger brother.

"I went out," Mason tried to walk past him.

Charlie stood in front of him. "Charlotte called me."

Mason shrugged. "So what?" He tried to push past Charlie.

Charlie quickly grabbed him by his shirt and slammed him into the wall. "You assaulted her again?" Charlie stared into his brother's eyes with angry tears forming in his.

"I didn't," Mason pushed him off.

Charlie slammed him again into the wall again, denting it.

Their parents woke up, running to the top of the stairs. "What is going on?"

Charlie and Mason shared angry glares.

Charlie let him go. "Mason, assaulted a girl from school."

"Oh my God," their mother gasped.

Mason looked at him father.

His father glared at him. "Who?"

*  *  *

Sadie walked up to the apartment building. She stood by the door, waiting for someone to open it. The minute someone did, she quickly slipped through it.

She made her way up the stairs until She met the apartment. C19. She knocked on the door repeatedly until it opened to Brody in his pajamas.

He stared at her. "What are you doing here?"

Sadie frowned. "I did something bad."