What I Wish Happened

Chapter Nine

It's Monday, I didn't go to New York, I told Mom I was ill, they went away, I stayed and cried mostly, and searched throughout my wardrobe for clothes that hide all bruises and cuts. I was asleep when they all got home at eleven o'clock last night.

I pull my covers from over my head, one walk under the shower head, I take a deep breathe as I turn water on and let it run over my skin, I rub the loofa over my skin and ache as I touch my multiple bruises. I get out and dry my hair and skin quite quickly, I lather my cheek with foundation over the bruise and put a long sleeve, turtle neck black bodysuit on with blue jeans over the top. I swing my bag over my shoulder and walk down towards the kitchen and see Alexis and River sat at the kitchen island, chucking popcorn into each others mouth, "Hey." I keep my interactions short to prevent them from noticing my raw voice, caused by crying all weekend. I spot Alexis' confused facial expression, "Okay two questions missy. Why didn't you tell me you stayed in LA, we could have had a girls weekend?" I sigh as I hide my face in the refrigerator, "I was ill, basically didn't leave my bed for two days straight." She looks at me as if she knows I'm lying, I ignore her looks and continue to make myself a coffee insuring I am facing away from them both. "Okay then, question two, since when did you become a Nun, you can't even see an inch of skin on your entire body." I close my eyes to hold in my tears and take a deep breath. "I'm still a bit ill, so I'm really cold." She lets out a slightly faked approving hum. I tip my coffee into a flask and grab a Banana out the fridge as I pass and turn to Alexis and River. "Ready?" they nod and gather their things as I quickly walk out to my matte black range rover. We jump in and speed in the direction of school.

As we pull on to the school grounds I am about ready to turn around and go home, I've been bombarded with questions from them both ever thirty seconds. I climb out and once I am sure all the doors are closed again I lock the car, leaving all my belongs in there and walk into the build and towards the closest toilets, I look in the mirror, a single tear escapes, I held it in for the half hour that I was in the car with my family for. I couldn't do it another second.

'You are lucky, you get me despite how worthless you are!'

'You fucking, cheating, lying, bitch! You're just a whore you know that!'

The words run through my mind and then flashes of his face in fit of anger run through my head, a tear rolls down my cheek, and before I completely break I catch my breath and then lift my sleeve slightly to look a the bruise on my arm, It's a purple mark with a sallow patch in the centre, I run my fingers over it, I cover my mouth over my mouth to stop myself from screaming another tear runs down my cheek, all my efforts to stop the pain, crying and screaming had failed...

I let out a hiss and my hip begins to burn with pain, I lift my bodysuit up again, I pull my trouser line down and away from the raw skin the whole hand shaped bruise was visible, a tear rolls down my cheek again, the bathroom door swings open and it was Alexis, she held the door open as she had a glimpse of my hip, I look behind her and bow my head to avoiding eye contact with Leo, at first he seemed shocked, then sad, but then an obviously anger overwhelms him, there was a look in his eye, I wouldn't be surprised if he killed Lukas, and to be honest, I'd be okay with it, but Leo can't get in anymore trouble.

Leo turned on his heel and down away from the bathroom towards the cafeteria, I glided past Alexis and began running after Leo - considering his walking and I'm running and I still haven't caught up to him, he is walking really fast. - I ignore the stabbing pain all over my body and run continue running, I run into the cafeteria, as Leo walks up to Lukas, Leo grabs his shoulder and spins him around quite violently, Lukas starts to look annoyed, Leo then punches him so hard I think I heard bones breaking.

Lukas came crashing down to the floor, everyones attention was now on them, Leo climbed on top of Lukas and started punching him repetitively without any sign of it stopping, "LEO!!" I walked over and tried to pull Leo off Lukas, every attempt failed terribly, I spin around and look for anyone to help. I spot River in a group of his friends, I simply mouth the word 'help' River fights to the centre of the crowd and walks up to the boy fighting in the centre and we attempt to pull Leo off Lukas when I accidentally tapped my arm with Leo's elbow, I fall to the ground and begin hissing in pain. Leo and River turn around, "Oh my god, Vee, let me look," Leo and River surround me now, a bloody faced Lukas laying unconscious on the floor behind them.

River raises my sleeve as I fight against him, he spots the top of the hand shaped bruise, his eyes become even red and angry than I have ever seen from my twin, he slowly raises and turns to Lukas who is beginning to awaken again, he picks him up by the neck and walks him up against that wall. "I'm going to fucking kill you." Lukas' evil smirk raised onto his face, blood filling his mouth, he spat in River's face, Rivers grasp tightens as Lukas loses oxygen from his body. "RIVER!! Let go!" His grip tightens even further before he lets go and Lukas drops the ground, coughing and splattering trying to catch his breath.

Teachers, push through the students gather around us and insist on desperation, they then turn to the four of us, "Principals office!! NOW!!" We make our way through the halls everyone looking at us, just like before.

We are all sat in a line whilst we wait for our parents and for Lukas to get back from the nurses office, "You have to tell them Nova..." I look over to my brother and shake my head, he sighs and looks to Leo who is the other side of me.

"This is the only thing we will ever agree on but you need to Nov," I run my hand over my bruises, I stay silent in thought.

"Okay... I have spoken to Lukas, he said that in his opinion he was in the cafeteria and Leo came up to him and started punching on him, and then River decided to join in, he said that he thought it was because he and Nova are dating and Leo is jealous, River dislikes Lukas because he not good enough for his sister."

I laugh at how ridiculous that is, Principal Mac-bee looks at me confused,

"That's not true, they whacked on him because he's a dick." She smirked slightly.

"I never said I believed him, but I need to of a reason that Lukas being a dick." I smirk and Principal Mac-bee swearing, I always found it hilarious. Mom, Dad and Sam burst into the room "What going on?" Sam asked really confused.

"Leo and River decided to nearly put Lukas in the hospital, and Nova was pulling them off so I'm guessing she's involved."

Sam looks angrily at Leo, "Look I don't think you're bad kids, tell me why you did why you did it, or this will get much worse if you don't." Leo and River look to me and I look down and my arm, I take a really deep breath and raise to my feet, I lift my shirt sleeve and show my bruise. My parents look around and see the bruise Principal Mac-bee simply gasps. I drop my sleeve and sit back down. Leo takes my hand in his and begins to stroke the side of my thumb, everything else fades away and I was okay again.