Kids In The Dark

Watch My Shadow Fade

The song was just cuz I like it u don't have to listen to it or anything since Layla won't sing.

Layla POV

I wish I didn't do that, but at the same time my life got a tiny bit better. I never almost got raped by a kid in school! Instead I actually got raped by my boyfriend, well he was a stranger at the time. Sebastian will suffer a terrible and misserable death! I have always been afraid of him. He has used excuses, saying I'm drunk or something. Sometimes he says it was a kid prank calling. He is a real pain in the ass! And in the chest. And in the shoulder. He is a real pain! He caused great pain to! I wish he were dead! Although I wish I were too, it would be very awkward seeing him down there. Or maybe I'd come back again? I don't know. Anyways, I don't know why I thought my life was better. I was orphaned after my mother died when I was, I think I was not even one yet. I was always bullied, I got adopted years later only to be used and hurt by a terrible mother who hated me. I guess she thought of me as a slave then a daughter. I mean at twelve you can't really fight back, I was still upset after I left. I met Sebastian before I left home, it was terrible. "You are a great actress." Ashly said breaking the silence. We were sitting on her couch watching Netflix in silence. "Thanks I guess." I mumbled softly. "So, Crystal was abused by her dad? Andy tried to rape her but she punched him in the nose. She already cut all the time but after the whole Andy thing she tied a rope around her neck and jumped off the chair." She said trying to understand what I said moments ago. "Yeah. My mother died when I was young, and she was the one who gave me another life. This life." I told her not looking at her. "I hope that if you end up back again, we can keep in contact. It would be awesome!" She said. "So you want me to die? And then make friends with me?" I asked finally facing her. "What? No! When you put it that way it seems so much worse!" She exclaimed. "You think? Anyways, I died at sixteen. And they were in my high school, so how are they the same age as me now? I saw him when I was younger. Did you guys all just not age?" I asked. "He is twenty three, I mean that is weird." She said thinking to herself. I heard my phone ringing. Sebastian. I didn't answer it. "Who was that?" Ashly asked me. "Don't know. Don't want to know." I lied. "You're staying the night right?" Ashly asked me. "Yeah, sure." I told her. "Are you going to tell you boyfriend?" She looked at me. "He trust me, and I might break up with him soon." I told her. "Really? Why? He is so sweet, why would you leave him?" She asked confused. "He isn't acting how he did before. He has been changing. He stays out late out nights, and won't tell me anything. Not even who is hanging out with, not even friends just people." I lied. I got good at this, two lives where you have to lie to everyone about everything, makes it easy. "Oh wow, I'm sorry to hear. You could stay with me until you find a place of your own. I mean I've wanted a roommate, so it would be perfect." She offered. Exactly what I came here to hear. "Thank you so much. You really are the best Ashly. I guess I'll go home and grab my stuff tomorrow." I said with a smile. "No need to thank me, I can't stay alone here forever. I've caught myself talking to myself randomly. I'm going insane without anyone!" She said, I don't know if she was joking or not but I gave a small laugh anyways. "Well, I'll try to keep you sane, or we could go to a mental asylum together." I joked. Ashly is the one person who I can joke around with, trust, be myself with. She is the only one who makes me happy, everyone needs a friend like that. "Yeah." She said laughing a bit. "Although, I think you'll need to keep me sane to." I joked again. After a while we stopped joking around. I looked at the time, nine, I'm getting tired. It would be the first time I got proper sleep in years. "I'm going to go to bed early, is that okay?" I asked. "Oh yes, you know where the guest room is right?" She asked. I nodded and went to the room I would be staying in. I drifted to sleep slowly finally having a good rest. I woke up in a place I don't recognize. Grey walls with splashes of blood in one corner. Dark brown wooden flooring. Dirty brown sheets and a rough bed that feels very hard to sleep on. "Olivia! You're going to be late for school." I heard a voice say. I got up and walked to a dresser. The dresser looks as if it's slowly falling apart. I grabbed a black and white stripped long sleeved shirt. I started putting it on but I noticed scars on my wrists. Whats happening? I put on a pair of black jeans and then walked over to the washroom. I brushed my hair, brushed my teeth and then did my make up with what looks like really cheep make up since there is also very little of it. I look in the mirror to see a girl, average height. Maybe sixteen? Dark brown hair put in a high pony tail and a bit of hair that wasn't put up, covering a bit of her face. I put a black choker on (necklace thing) with a small half of a heart clipped on it. I walked down the dirty carpeted stairs and saw a door at the end. I turned and waved to an older woman, maybe in her fifties or younger. "Bye mom." I said, wait was that me? Her voice sounds a bit higher pitch than mine. I walked out the door and fell. I fell on the ground unconscious. Or was I becoming conscious again? I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in Ashlys guest room, was that all a dream? I picked up my phone and saw the time. Only eight thirty. I wonder who that girl is. Olivia? I have work today, I just remembered. But he works there to. Maybe since I remember his schedule is today in a few hours he'll be at work so I could grab my shit and stay here. I'll quit my job to and find a new one closer and one that he doesn't work at to. I guess I'll get stuff done now since I'm up. I got dressed in a green tank top and dark blue jeans. I put a black leather jacket on and put my hair up in a pony tail. I looked in the mirror and smiled. I look like a badass, well I usually do. I put on makeup and walked to Ashly's kitchen. I grabbed some cereal and milk for breakfast and sat on her couch to eat. After I finished eating I put away the bowl and spoon the  left for my house to grab my things. I left a note on the counter for Ashly to say where I was just in case. I grabbed my things, and luckily Sebastian wasn't there so I didn't get into any trouble.

After a few days at Ashly's we decided I would live in her spare room and as soon as I could get a job and such I would help pay rent for her since we both thought it was fare. I got a job at a coffee shop nearby that I only went to with Ashly a few times before. The shop owner is very nice, he looks pretty nice to if you get what I mean, small voice in my head. (I just think of when I start talking to myself when I write this kind of thing). I smiled as another customer walked over so I could take her order. She looks really upset. She ordered her coffee and was about to walk away but she just seems to upset. "Excuse me but are you okay?" I asked politely. "Oh yeah I'm fine," she said with a smile, but I can tell it isn't a real smile, her voice was a bit shaky too. "No, no you aren't. I can tell you aren't really okay. Do you want to talk to me about something?" I asked her concerned. "Why would you care?" She asked looking down, her voice broke again. "Because I've been through somethings and I know what pain feels like, I want to help those who are in pain since I know that's what I would've wanted back then," I smiled warmly at her. "But you're working, I really don't want to disturb your work, you could get in trouble," She said as an excuse. "If you could wait twenty minutes for me to finish my shift I could talk with you," I suggested. "Alright, you win," she smiled, taking her coffee and walking to a small table for two people. "I'll wait here," she said loud enough for me to hear her. I nodded and looked at the person waking over to me for whatever drink he wanted. After about an hour I ended up helping the blonde girl, who I leaned is named Alesan. I have her my number so she could text me when she was feeling down. Apparently she's having issues with her boyfriend and her family kicked her out a couple years ago, poor thing.

I got home to see Ashly making dinner for us both. After we ate we watched her favourite show on Netflix until we both decided to head to bed. Today was great, I'm surprised I could have one that's more than decent.

Hi! Sorry haven't posted in forever! I hope you guys got to know the amazing person Layla really is, and if I can get myself to actually write stuff then I'd have the next chapter out somepoint next week (?). Hope you guys enjoyed, and if you didn't, most of it was rushed so I understand. Cya! ~Kitty