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Chapter 22~ Bruised

I walk to my locker, opening it gently as I remember the incident two nights ago. I can still remember the blood trickled down the man's throat and the raw blood that splattered through my face.

I don't know why it doesn't really affect me hard that much. I don't feel guilty anymore. It feels good, honestly. Like I wanted to do it again.

"Why were you absent yesterday?"

I look behind me to see Adam. He puts his hand behind me, closing my locker and pecks my lips.

"I wasn't feeling better." I tell him, half lying.

"You should've told me earlier." He says, taking my hand to walk with me towards our classroom.

"You didn't even visit me at home. I needed you." I whisper. I want him to be the first one to ask me if I'm okay. Not my best friends nor Chace; because he is my boyfriend. I want to feel that he actually cares for me. Not when we are only at school. It feels like I'm just his trophy that he brags with his friends. And when we're out of school, he just forgets me. I visit him at his house but he's not there always. I kinda feel like he doesn't really need me. It always happen.

"I was busy because of practice." He says, not looking at me.

I scoff, "Practice? At eleven in the evening? Unbelievable! I went to your house last night thinking that you were there. But you weren't!You don't even reply to my texts. Where do you always go, Adam? I needed you, but you are making me feel that giving you a second chance is a wrong choice. What are you hiding from me?"

Adam groaned and grips my arm, hard enough that it felt very painful.

His face looks very angry, he hisses "Are you telling me that I'm lying to you?! Look who's being a bad liar now, I saw you talking to Gallant again. How many times do I have to tell you to stay away from him?!"

"Stop changing the topic, Adam! This is about you! This is about you not telling me where you were going in the middle of the night! Are you fucking someone? Do you really see me as your girlfriend? Or am I just a toy to you? And for your information, Chace and I are just friends. Stop dragging him into this argument."

His expression turns angrier, Adam pulls me towards the corner so everyone won't hear us arguing. I tried to pull his hand away from my arm but he tightens his grip which made me yelp in pain. I didn't know that he could hurt me this way.

"Adam, you're hurting me." I told him, tears are now trying to fall from my eyes because of the pain. I think his nails are now digging into my skin.

"I told you I wasn't lying. I was actually spending the night at my friend's house after the football practice. The way you speak to me like that makes me feel that you've never forgiven me. When are you going to trust me, huh? Do you really think that I'm cheating on you?"

I am now fuming from anger and pain. I tear my arm away from him and pushes him away.

"Yes, Adam! I still don't trust you despite everything you did to me. You're always not there when I need help. You don't know how much pain I'm dealing with. I love you but you're also causing me pain. I just want you to be honest with me." I told him and I walked out of his sight.

"Arabella, come back here!" He yells at me but I didn't dare to look at him.

While walking out someone grabs me, it was Ava.