After sitting there for about an hour, we walked to a nearby park and just talked. She told me about her childhood, her life, her favorite things to do and eat. And I told her the same. It felt like I could get used to hearing that raspy voice all the time. After we said goodbye, I skated home, smiling to myself. As I was skating, about 10 minutes from home, I felt myself being snatched off of my board. I fell back and hit my head on the ground. I looked up to see none other than the Three Stooges. Dinah grabbed me up and pushed me up against a tree.
"I guess Lauren likes you huh? Well guess what? If I can't have her, then you can't either. What makes you think you can just swoop in and steal her from me?" She said angrily, pushing me to Tori, who pushed me to Demi. Demi turned me around and punched me in my face, making me yell out in pain, falling to the ground. I felt my lip bleeding and touched it, looking at the blood on my hand. I looked up at Dinah angrily.
"I can't steal something from you that was never FUCKING yours!" I yelled. This earned a kick to the stomach, which made me throw up the cereal I had eaten for breakfast. I felt strong hands lift me up once more and felt something hit me in my back, knocking the wind out of me, I laid on the concrete, winded, looking up at them. My skateboard. Tori threw it on the curb and Dinah jumped on it, breaking it in half.
"No! M...my...board!" I managed to get out. The books I had were now in Demi's hands, being ripped to shreds. Tori picked up the remainder of the board and threw them at me, hitting me in my head. I tried to stand up but couldn't, feeling weak after being forced to throw up. I put my head on the ground and punched the ground as hard as I could, making my knuckles get wet, from what I assumed was blood. I heard them walking away, laughing and calling out obscenities at me. I felt tears going down my face as I struggled to get up. When I finally did manage to get up, I felt my legs get weak beneath me and fell again against the curb. I started to scream out, to no one in particular. Warm tears were spilling steadily from my eyes as I thought about disappearing forever.
"I JUST WANNA FUCKIN DIE!" I yelled to the empty street. I sat on the curb and cried for I don't know how long before I tried to get up again. This time, I maintained my balance and walked the rest of the way home, shaking my head at the broken board and ripped up books on the way, wiping left over throw up from my face.
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"No! Fuck that! I'm not gonna let them get away with that! They could've killed you had they hit you hard enough!" Lisa yelled, her face red as a tomato from anger. Kath was sitting quietly, looking like she was pissed but in deep thought. I put my head down and stared at the floor.
"This didn't just start, did it Laur?" Kath said softly. I looked up and her eyes looked so sad. I shook my head no and Lisa smacked her lips.
"Fuck this! Nobody beats my little sister up and thinks they're gonna just get away with the shit! I'm gonna go to each and every one of their houses and kick their asses til I get tired!" Lisa yelled, grabbing a jacket and her keys.
"No! That'll make things worse Lisa!" Kath said, making Lisa sit down on the loveseat.
"The cops-"
"No! No please. Just let it go. Just let it go guys." I said, getting up and going upstairs, feeling their eyes on me. I went in my room and dived onto my bed. I felt so... Angry and helpless. I heard a vibration and looked at my phone, which was in rice, dead. Well it should've been.
"What the...?" I said as I grabbed it and saw it was a message from a odd number. All 7s. (777) 777-7777 it read. I unlocked my phone and saw that the message read,
Don't ever give up Lauren. I'm always with you. I'm always watching. I won't let you give up.
I sat it down and made a confused face. Who was that? It could've only been... Normani. Where had she been today? I didn't see her around, strangely. And how did she get my number? Whose area code is 777? How did my phone come on? So many fucking questions! I stood up and went to my window, and gasped. Normani was standing across the street, looking up at me. She waved and smiled at me, then walked away, a cellphone in her hand. She was still in the same white outfit. I was starting to think this woman was a figment of my imagination. I needed to find out exactly who Normani was. But first, I had to figure out what to do about Lauren. It was evident that the ass kickings and bullying would just get worst, especially from Dinah, if I didn't break whatever this was off with Lauren. I sighed, knowing I'd have to tell her soon.
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Always Be Here
FanfictionLauren Cimorelli is a outcast who gets bullied everyday. One day, a mysterious woman pops up and saves her from her tormentors. But who is the woman? Why did she protect her? Why is the woman always there..?
