Thorns

2. Bone crushing bear hug

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So hopefully this chapter with be a bit longer than the last
This chapter is very much so an introduction chapter to some of the main characters
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Above is a song that I was obsessed with when I was a little younger so give it a listen if you'd like xx
Please enjoy this chapter and we will be getting into some more interesting stuff soon ! Xx

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It was only now, after staring at the wall for a good few seconds, did I fully come to terms with what had just happened. I'd had another nightmare .

Most of the time when people have nightmares they are just scenarios that they fear will happen.

Maybe they get abducted by aliens or attacked by a massive great white shark. But no, whoever is up there making all the decisions must hate me.

I get flashbacks, the same reoccurring nightmare haunting me every single night.

I sat there sobbing into jakes shoulder, still trembling from the unbearable amount of fear I was feeling. It feels as though every night the dreams become more vivid and realistic, reminding me of how vulnerable and how weak I was.

But now I was on a new path to try to be stronger and overcome the physical and emotional scars he left behind.

Hayden Rose Waters

That is the name that was given to me 17 years ago by my beautiful mother Marie and Satan himself, whom I refuse to call by his real name so to me he is known as Mr. Sperm donor. Some may also know him as my father however to me he lost that title a very long time ago.

So two months ago my mother and Jake found me in our kitchen, on the floor in a pool of my own blood , beaten black and blue to the point of near death. I was immediately rushed to hospital and had to stay there for a total of 8 days as I was too weak and fragile to even consume food.

My "father" had bolted out the back door as soon as he heard Jakes car door slam out front. Coward. He was later found, a couple towns across , in a run down motel. He was so drunk that he even assaulted a police officer during his arrest .Bravo earn yourself more years in prison smart guy.

So long story short, he is now locked away in jail and fingers crossed he will rot in there for the rest of his life.

He always targeted me to let out his anger on , like his own personal punching bag.My mother and Jake had no clue that this was going on at the time because I was too terrified to tell them.

He would beat me, cut my arms, yell things at me that will forever stay stuck in my mind , he even once strapped me to the chair and poured boiling hot water onto my thighs.

Most of these so called "punishments" were for stupid reasons like being late home from school or calling Jake by his nickname rather than his full name.

After he was locked up, we all thought it would be best if we packed up and moved, leaving every bad memory behind and starting with a fresh slate. Thank god !

To anyone who looks at me, I am just your normal girl nothing out of the ordinary. I'm around 5'7 with wavy brown hair that falls down to the center of my back , fairly pale skin because let's face it I can't tan for my life and grey/blue eyes. I have quite wide hips and some would call me 'curvy' but I don't really take notice to my body shape and most of the time I wear baggy clothes.

I'm very sarcastic yet I am kind to anyone until they give me a reason not to be. Then you don't wanna be them.

In second grade, this girl named Ruby got a new puppy named Max and brought it into school to show everybody , I know such an unoriginal name right ? Never the less I  immediately fell in love with him and made a very intricate plan to steal him in order to take him home with me to be mine. Unfortunately I ended up asking my teacher how to spell "operation kidnap Mr.Max" and my plan was spoiled.

My craziness hasn't changed one bit and of course neither has my love for animals.

And then there is my older brother Jake, he's a real charmer and  an extremely good sibling. Although he is sometimes too protective over me , I wouldn't change him for the world.He really does bring out my tomboyish side but let's not forget about Noah.

Noah is Jakes best friend. They've been inseparable for as long as I can remember. He Ended up moving here with us because his parents have gone to travel the world and he didn't want to join. Personally I think he just didn't want to spend that much time away from me, I mean I'm pretty fabulous.

Both of the boys are what girls my age would call "very attractive", as for me, I'd rather drink 3 gallons of spoilt milk before ever saying that.
They're both two years older than me and have now finished high school.

I snap out of my daze upon hearing the door creak open and spot Noah tip toeing in attempting to be quiet, emphasis on the word attempting.

We have this thing where we try to scare each other as many times as possible each day and at at the end of the day who ever did the most successful scares won a dollar . I guess he was trying to get an early head start as it was 3am in the morning and no one in their right mind would willingly want to wake up at this time.

He saw me looking at him and knew that he had no chance in scaring me so instead he flipped me the bird and launched himself towards the bed , knocking the wind out of me with a gigantic, bone crushing bear hug and shoving Jake off the bed in the process with so much force I'm surprised I didn't hear the crack of a broken bone .

In between laughing and gasping for breath, I managed to choke out "Noah - get off - can't breathe" taking short breaks throughout the sentence to try and shove him off of me.

Once he had finally gotten off of me, I leant over the side of the bed to see a disorientated Jake sat there mumbling swear words under his breath, which I will not be repeat because I hate it when people swear and I just don't see the need, whilst cradling a newly bruised arm.

Just the mere sight of him sat there looking so helpless made Noah and I burst into a massive fit of laughter. Tears were streaming down both of our faces and even Jake gave in and joined in with our infectious laughing fit.

In that moment all of my problem seemed to have vanished and I was finally beginning to feel less and less tied down to my past.

Now I've just got to survive my first day of my new high school on Monday.

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So yeah once again the drama and excitement will be coming soon I just needed to post an introduction chapter to fill you all in ! Xx
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