Breaking Slowly // h.s. au

Chapter Twenty Five

Chapter Twenty Five

*Elsie*

Songs-

Alone- Sleeping With Sirens

Wonderwall- Oasis

Jumper- Third Eye Blind

*please read authors note at end of chapter*

My heart beat increases by a million- and he knows that. My palms start to sweat as I fidget with them, my eyes scan every other possible way out- besides the doorway he's perched in, but there's none that I could reach.

Mary is oblivious as she sits scribbling on paperwork.

Alex's eyes scan me with a hard look. Poison seeps through his gritted teeth as he pushes myself off the wall and steps towards me. I try to push past him and run into the hall but he just grabs a hold of me once we reach the hall outside the auditorium.

"W-what?" I croak. My voice doesn't sound like my own. He lowers me from the wall but keeps me trapped.

"You weren't here three days last week." He states raising his brows and narrowing his eyes all in one menacing stare.

"I was busy." I say just above a whisper.

"Well you're not going to be today." He steps incredibly closer and clamps his hand down on the side of my neck so his thumb and forefinger and pressed against my clenched jaw and are adding pressure, "You're going to meet us at the willow tree. It's getting to be too much of a hassle dragging you there." I look anywhere but his eyes. "And if you mess want to know what will happen?"

I swallow squeeze my eyes shut.

"We'll come after you." He leans closer so his venomous words are hissed straight into my ear, his lips hovering there, "And none of us want that to happen. Do we? Don't know who could get hurt."

"I-I'll..." I try to bite down on my trembling lip.

"Spit it out you pathetic whore." He barks. His voice raspy from how quiet he has to be.

"I'll be there." I croak as tears bubble in my eyes.

"Good." He smiles a horrible smirk that sends a shiver down my spine.

He backs away and I take a breath- but too soon. Right as my shoulders slump and my guard is let down his solid hand makes contact with my cheek and I'm on my knees.

Just as fast as he came- he left. With nothing but the eerie silence of an empty hallway left to comfort me as I cradle my cheek and try to suck down my tears. He doesn't get the satisfaction of seeing me cry. Not anymore.

I take a shaky breath and stand to collect myself before walking back to class. My cheek aches as I rub lightly on it- hoping I can rub away the pain even though I know I can't.

He threatened my family. It was either them or Violet? He said we don't know who could get hurt... does he know about Harry? No. He can't.

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I brush off my clothes and take a deep breath before walking into the Chorus room with my head bowed. I need to get my bag because it has my foundation to cover my- marks.