Tainted

CHAPTER 15: JAY

Fae P.O.V 

The week went by smoothly and quickly. I went to school with Vivian and either came back to her house with Chad or alone. I tried to do as much as I could around the house. Vivian's mother was still in Florida, she decided to stay an extra few months as her sister was still ill. Her Dad was in and out of the house attending business trips. He would bring home dinner and give us sweet lectures about college and how he got to where he is. The talks were interesting, but Vivian always whined not caring for them. I hadn't unpacked afraid that Mom would fulfill her promise of dragging me back home.

I would lay in bed every night thinking that it might be my last at Vivian's. I had nightmares of waking up covered in blood. Vivian begged to take me to a hospital but I refused, they would call her. I needed to figure out something fast, a place to stay and a job that paid enough.

I sat on Vivian's bed finishing up homework for the rest of the week, while she painted her nails a bright pink. She kept bugging me to let her do mine. I remembered the last time Vivian begged me to get ours done together, I went home and had alcohol poured all over me.

"Can I please do yours? How about a real light pink?!!! Or even a nude? You won't be able to even see it." She kept whining.

"Vivian..." I said her name like I was warning her. She had been testing all my limits this week, making me wear her clothes, doing my hair, lip gloss, and even mascara. She kept building up. I finished the French assignment and hopped off the bed to put my things away and go downstairs to cook dinner. Viv's dad said he was going to be gone this week, so I had loaded the fridge and decided that we should stop eating out every day. As I started to pull stuff out of the fridge I heard squealing coming from upstairs. Then the sound of footsteps pounding down the stairs.

"Fae! Fae! Fae!" She called my name.

I rolled my eyes already knowing that she was about to convince me to go somewhere with her. "In here."

She came over and hopped onto the island. "Sooo, Chad is having a get together at his house. It's only Thursday can we please go, please? You haven't gone out in forever, it's not a party, and...not all his friends will be there." She said biting her lips widening her eyes, ranting like she was worried. She looked at me through her eyelashes.

I rolled my eyes. I knew she meant Ethan. My mind replayed back to the day that he had tried to kiss me and Hayden saved me. The night we kissed. My chest hurt just thinking of him.

Switching my thoughts off, I signed and looked at the vegetables in my hands. Maybe I should act like a normal high school student occasionally. "I guess. But were leaving early, and no hooking up with Chad." I say sending her a glare, while she jumped up and down excited like a five-year-old.

Vivian practically told me that I can't let her and Chad have sex. She was trying to see how long they could go, and if he only like her because she was giving him some.

"Yeh, just make sure." She grabbed my hand, super giddy, and led me upstairs back to her room. She went straight for her closet and started tossing around clothes, leaving me on the bed.

"I can just wear whatever I'm wearing." I motioned to my black t-shirt and grey sweatpants. Vivian poked her head out of the closet and sent me a glare, before continuing her rummaging.

"Here!" She pulled out a black semi-crop top that had a mock turtle neck and full sleeves. I was happy with the skin coverage and that it would keep me warm in the snowy November weather. Then she pulled out high waisted black jeans. "These don't fit my butt anymore." I nodded and grabbed them. Then stripped, leaving on my white bra and underwear. I pulled the clothes on. The jeans were skinny and came above my ankles, but they were fitted in every area. The crop top hugged the little curves I had making my waist look small.