Running from The Past

Please Stay

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" I screamed pushing Charlie away from me.

"C'mon babe, it's the drive-in." He said grinning devilishly.

"I'm not your babe!" I pushed him away and he slapped me. I pulled away and ran out of the car.

  I'm so stupid for thinking that stupid Soc liked me, and could be a good guy. I kept running as I heard him yelling after me. I ran out of the drive-in and didn't look back without knowing where I was going. Tears were falling out of my eyes as the whole world became blurry. I felt myself bump into someone and myself collapse.

"Clara?" I heard someone say as they knelt beside me.

"Leave me alone!" I screamed as I choked on my tears.

"What happened?" I looked up to see Dallas looking at me blankly. "Did he do that to you?" His face became angry as he cuffed his hand on my cheek where Charlie slapped me.

"Yeah" I struggled to say as the tears became heavier and I buried my face in Dallas's shoulder.

"I'll kill him." He said anger flooding his voice. "I told you those Socs' were no good." He wrapped his arm around me.

"I'm sorry."

"Let's get you home." He picked me up and carried me back to my house as I fell asleep in his arms.

  

"Dal?" I woke up as I felt him lay me on my bed.

"Yeah?" He looked back at me as he started to walk out of my room.

"Thank you."

"No problem kid." He slightly smiled.

"Can you please stay?" I rubbed my eyes from the dampness of the tears.

        He walked over to the side of my bed and sat down on the floor without hesitation. I fell asleep with him right beside me in his comfort.

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"Dallas?" I woke up to see that he was no longer there.

"Everything okay miss?" Penelope popped her head through the door.

"Yeah," I sat up and held my forehead. "It's all good, just waking up" She nodded and closed the door.