Truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out for sometime but it ain't going away.
-Elvis PresleyCalista
Phoenix's punishment has been over for about a week now and I see him a lot walking down the halls or eating with some of the gang, but it's like he never seems to see me.
He avoids me like the plague and I'm not going to lie. It affects me.
I do miss him and I know I shouldn't because of what he did to me but even after that I can't convince myself to hate him. He didn't hurt me, Phoenix would never.
There was something inside of him that caused him to do it. I don't know what it was exactly but you could see it in his eyes.
It wasn't him.
I think I knew Phoenix for a total of four days before he was punished and with in those four days he helped me stay sane. I didn't even have the urge to cut myself once.
Now within the last few weeks I've managed to cover my thighs and right arm with cuts.
It's hard here. None of the dudes see me as anything other than a scrawny girl who maybe they could fuck. Ace trains me to the point of puking, I'm a maid to every single person in this house and I'm treated like the scum of the earth.
But even after all of that it's still better than it was when I was living with my parents. I'm not beat and starved to the point of near death, I'm still treated like a living being but just not a living being that has worth.
A knock on my door interrupted my thoughts. Sighing deeply and putting on a fake smile I climbed off the side of my bed and answered the door.
To my surprise there was Phoenix. He had his hands in his pockets while his face was impassive but his eyes shone with longing. "Ace says you don't have to cook tonight he is getting takeout" and with that he spun on his heel to leave almost hesitantly.
Before he could fully turn around I had grabbed him by the wrist not missing the way he flinched and dragged him into my room.
Instantly letting go of his wrist and instead pushing him onto my bed.I closed the door and locked it then sat next to him trying to gain his attention but to no avail.
"Why are you avoiding me?"
I could see my words shocked him as he lifted his head with his mouth agape. His eyes traveled to my shoulder due to the undershirt I was wearing and I instantly saw pain shoot through his eyes.
With his eyes still on my fading wound he opened his mouth and a whisper came out.
"I hurt you"
"But I wasn't you Phoenix" I said scooting closer to him. He scooted away from me and a slight pain shot through my chest but I shook it off.
"Stop" he whispered, "I'm a bad person, Calista"
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