Escape // Marcus and Martinus Story ❤️❤️

Chp 4

Sydney : what!!!

Sam : I'm sorry.

Harper : it's ok, we understand.

Harper made a look at Sydney to try and make her agree but Sydney was having none of it.

Sydney : I don't understand!!!

Sam : it's just not going to work. I'm gonna talk to the head teacher tomorrow to let her know that I'm dropping out.

Harper : ok, we'll come with you.

Harper rubbed my arm in sympathy.

Sydney : I can't believe you're doing this!!

Sam : it's the right thing to do.

I looked down at my feet.

Sydney : did he force you? Has he got something against you!?!

Harper : Syd!!

Sam : no!! This was my decision!

Harper : just leave her alone! If this is what she wants then so be it.

Sydney : ugh!

Harper : we should drop out too, it's not right to go without you.

Sam : NO! You guys go! I'm not gonna stop you from having fun!

Sydney : we'd feel bad.

Sam : well don't! Really. I'll be fine.

Harper : ok, well we've got to go to class. We'll catch you at the end of school.

Sam : ok.

Sydney : see you later.

I watched them walk away as they began arguing about something. No doubt about me going on the trip. I sighed as I began to walk to class. I caught Joel walking into his class. He looked at me and smiled. I smiled back.

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Sam : bye.

Harper : see ya.

I watched Harper go into her house as I made my way into mine.

Sam : hi!

Seconds later Annabelle and dad came walking through into the hall where I was stood and waited with curiosity spread across their faces.

Dad : so?

Sam : ....I got in but-

Annabelle : omg! You're so lucky!!!

Dad : I'm so happy for you darling!!!

Sam : I'm not going.

The room fell silent. They stood staring at me. I stood staring at them.

Dad : w-why!?!

Sam : I don't want to go.

Dad : what are you talking about!?! This morning you were all about it!!?!?

Sam : I changed my mind.

Dad : what is this really about Sam?!?

Sam : I already told you, I've got to do my homework.

Dad began to speak back but I ran upstairs instead. I couldn't face them telling me I've done the wrong thing as well. It's all just too much.

When I got to my room, I didn't take out my homework but instead lay on my bed with my eyes stuck staring at the ceiling. I tried not to think about what I could be giving away by dropping out but it was way too hard. My thoughts automatically wandered to the beach where I could be in a months time. It wasn't too late to decide to go after all.

But then I thought of the consequences of going and suddenly my mind switched back to reality. I was scared, petrified even, of what Joel was capable of. There was no escape. Even if I did go, I would still need to come back and face him. And who knows what he'd do to me then.

As much as I desperately wanted to get away from him, I just couldn't and that was that. I was trapped. There's no way out. He has me in his hands and has the power to do whatever he wants to me. I hate it.

At that moment, I heard my iPad ring signalling that someone wanted to FaceTime. I climbed off my bed and walked over to my desk to find out who it was. When I realised it was Sydney, I took my iPad out of charge and carried it over to my bed to answer. I thought maybe this would be a good way of taking my mind off of it all as the only thing she's gonna talk about is Marcus and Martinus.

I clicked on it and suddenly her face popped up on my screen.

Sam : hey.

Sydney : omg go on Instagram!

Sam : what why?

Sydney : Just go on it.....are you on it yet?

Sam : hold on.

I took my phone out of my pocket and went on Instagram as she said.

Sam : ok, now what?

Sydney : ok now look up Marcus and Martinus.

Sam : syd!

I began to laugh.

Sydney : what?

Sam : I thought this was something important!

Sydney : it is! Are you on their account yet.

I sighed.

Sam : yeah.

Sydney : ok look at their recent picture!!! I am actually dead! I've not breathed for a full ten minutes! Sam I need help.

I just shook my head and giggled. As much as I don't like Marcus and Martinus, her love for them does make me laugh at times.

Sam : I think you'll live.

Sydney : you need to like it btw

Sam : really?!?

Sydney : if you wanna stay friends with me then you'll need to like it. I'm checking.

Sam : ugh fine.

Sydney : and comment.

Sam : comment what?

Sydney : 'come back to Trondheim' with a question mark and lots of loving emojis.

Sam : done.

Sydney : thanks I love youuuu.

Sam : love you too.

Sydney : so.....you still not going to Croatia?

Sam : Syd, I told you I'm not and I'm not changing my mind.

Sydney : I just don't understand why!

Sam : I FaceTimed you to get my mind off of this!

Sydney : but you're throwing away what could be the best experience of your life because of a boyfriend.

Sam : I realise that but it's what I'm doing so you'll just have to deal with it.

Sydney : but you're-

Sam : my dads calling I've got to go.

Sydney : oh ok.

Sam : bye.

Sydney : bye.

I shut my iPad off and lay it down on the bed beside me. My dad wasn't calling, I just couldn't deal with talking about that for any longer. I'm not going and that's it.