Eva has been bullied by Tal Fishman for 5 years, and her family was burned in a house fire when she was 9. They were all at a reunion...except Eva. She now lives at an orphanage run by the Cooper's, Carmen and Erik, who couldn't care less about h...
When I woke up, I could hear the Cooper's rushing around the house, most likely trying to get ready for their trip. It was the third day of school, and I was already starting to dread waking up so early. I leaned over to grab my phone, seeing that the time was 7:00. I didn't have to get to the bus stop until 7:45. I had a bout a half and hour to get ready. I climbed out of bed and stumbled over to my closet. I grabbed my outfit, which looked like this:
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I changed, put my hair into a half ponytail, slipped on my shoe, grabbed my things, and raced downstairs to say good-bye to the Coopers.
By the time I got downstairs, I could see the Cooper's backing out of the drive-way.
"Damn it. I missed them. I guess I'll have to make breakfast for myself." I made myself a peanut butter sandwich and started heading down to the bus stop. It took me quite a bit to get down to the bus stop because of my boot. It felt like a dead weight on my leg. I couldn't wait to get it off. I just had three more weeks before it could though. When I stopped at the bus stop, I could see a strange figure standing on the other side of the road. I leaned towards it, trying to get a better look at who it is. I could hear the bus, but I wouldn't be able to get on it because at that second, the strange figure ran across the road straight towards me, making me scream and try to run. My stupid boot was getting in the way, so I couldn't get away. The figure grabbed me and slung me over their shoulder. I started screaming and pounding on their shoulders. They brought me into the alley, and set me down, gripping onto my wrists. They removed their hood.
"Tal?"
"Hello Eva."
"What the fuck?"
"Eva, I have to tell you something."
"Answer my question! WHAT THE FUCK?"
"I can explain. I have to keep you safe."
"From what? The only thing that could hurt me is standing right in front of me."
"It's Allison. She went too far."
"Too far with what? What's going on?" I started to slightly panic. What was going on? Why was the person who has been bullying me for 5 years trying to keep me safe?
"She got mad. She got mad that Andy was friends with you. She doesn't like you one bit."
"Nobody does. What's the difference now?"
"She wants to torture you and kill you slowly."
"How do I know that's not what you want to do to me?"
"I would never hurt you like that."
"What the fuck is happening? Just yesterday, and the last 5 years, you've hated my guts."
"No, I haven't."
"What do you mean."
Tal looked down at the ground, and then looked me right in the eye. "I've liked you for 5 years. I wanted you to like me, but Allison liked me. She threatened me, black-mailed me so I wouldn't be with you. She MADE me bully you for all those years."
"Why didn't you stop her?"
"I didn't want anyone finding out what she knew...what she knows."
"What does she know?"
"I can't tell you."
"Why not? Maybe I can help you."
"I'm supposed to be the one helping you."
"Helping me what?"
"Stay alive."
"Oh.." I looked down. He was still holding onto my wrists, and I felt a shiver rush along my spine. A wave of affection suddenly washed over me. Tal liked me?
"Look, Eva. I'm so sorry for all those years. I didn't know what to do, and it seemed like that was the only way to get her to keep my secret. I never got together with her because I didn't love her, I loved you...I still do." He tilted my chin up so that I was looking at him again. He let go of both of my wrists and wrapped me into a hug. My back went ram-rod straight. He let me go, and turned around, hauling me onto his back.
"What are you doing?" I asked him, slightly frightened.
"We have to go. I'm taking you back to your house so you can get packed. I'll go grab my car from down the road and we'll get out of here."
"What! Why?" I said, panicking as he started towards my house.
"You're not safe here. I'll bring you somewhere safe."
"Can you please put me down?"
"No, you move too slow with that boot. We need to move quickly. The longer we stay here, the more danger you'll be in."
"Why?"
"Allison knows a lot of powerful people, and she won't stop until she gets what she wants. We need to get you out of here and somewhere safe."
When we reached my house, he let me down and started to head for his car.
"Start packing all of your things. Try to not have a ton of bags though!" He called over his shoulder as he started jogging towards his car. I rushed inside and raced up into my room. I grabbed my suitcase and started grabbing all of my clothes. I grabbed my charger, some books, my shoes, the little amount of make-up I have, my toothbrush, my hair brush, hair-ties, and my toiletries along with my clothes. I threw it all into my suitcase and started to head outside. I locked the doors, and watched as Tal pulled his car into the driveway. He got out and grabbed my backpack and my suitcase. I grabbed my phone from the pocket of my backpack before he took it from me. He put them in the back-seat where I could see he had his suitcases. Apparently, we were going away together.
"Get in." He stated, getting into the drivers seat. I reluctantly slid into the passenger's seat.
"Where are we going?"
"Somewhere that's 10 hours away from here."
"TEN HOURS!! WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL? WHAT ABOUT THE COOPER'S??"
"We won't be going to school anymore, and the Cooper's won't be back for another two weeks. We should be back by then."
"How do you know that?"
"Everyone knows about the Cooper's and their 'trips'."
"What do you mean 'trips'?" I asked, copying his finger quotations.
"Every year, the Cooper's go away for two weeks, and come back with a ton of new jewels that they sell to people for a lot of money. They go with a certain amount of money, and come back with even more than they started with."
"Are you saying that they rob and steal from people?"
"That's what people are saying."
"Wow..." I was confused. I was living with robbers? I looked out the window, watching as the world whizzed by.
After about 10 minutes, I was totally entranced by watching out the window, and I was lulled to sleep. Tal turned on the radio to the newest hits. I lay my head against the window, and dozed off. I wondered where we were going, and what would happen. Would I fall for my bully?
To be continued...
A/N: Hey guys!! I did another 1,000+ word chapter!! I'm getting so much support!! Please keep voting and commenting what you think of the story!! I figured I'd put a huge twist on the story already to make it even more interesting. If you have any ideas for the story and what you want to see happen, please comment!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I will try to update again soon!! ILYASM!! BYESIES!!!
