In Your Dreams

Chapter 10

My smile remained on my face for the rest of the school day. Never did I think I was going to stand up to Jessica.

Eilidh nudges me and I turn around to show her my brilliant smile. "It's nice seeing you like this," she comments.

I nod in agreement. "So I'm coming round to yours tonight?"

"Do we have to?" she groans. She never wants us to go round to her house because she has a big family. Seven brothers and one sister. Even though I tell her I love her family all the time, she's embarrassed by them. Somehow, I think my family is more embarrassing.

"Eilidh, there's nothing wrong with your family. They're basically like my family too, so you may as well get used to having two sisters," I smile at her.

"Fine, you can come over. Just don't complain when my little brother attacks you and all the others mock you."

A confused look passes over my face. "You're brothers mock me?"

"Yeah, but only in the way they mock me. It just means they accept you as family," she laughs. I laugh with her.

"Well I'll come over after I get changed. Bye," I say while giving her a quick hug. We head our separate ways.

As I turn the corner, I'm pushed hard against the brick wall. The air rushes out of my lungs and I struggle to breathe. I look into the face of the culprit, only to see Jessica's teeth bared at me. Her arm holds me up against the wall by my neck.

My feet are slightly raised above the ground and my arms are waving around, desperately trying to grab her arm. She bows her head towards my ear. "Just think back to this moment the next time you want to stand up to me, little bitch," she snarls.

My vision starts to go blurry. I need air. I try to nod my head, but her arm restricts the movement of my neck. I need air. I open my mouth, but nothing can get in, or out. I feel faint. I'm going to black out.

Just then, Jessica releases me and I fall with a thud to the ground. I roll around on the ground, gasping for breath. I clutch my throat and tears roll down my eyes. Through the tears I can just make out the look of amusement on Jessica's face.

"You don't want to cross me again," she says before strutting away.

I just can't find the strength to get up after she leaves, so I just lie there on the ground, tears streaming down my face.

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I hear my phone buzz beside me. I don't know how long I've been lying here for, but it must have been a while because it was Eilidh texting me to ask where I was. I pull myself together and force myself to get up off the ground. I reply saying I won't be long and I run. I just run towards Eilidh's house. I don't want my parents to see me like this.

I go back around the corner where Jessica attacked me and bump into someone. My stomach churns when I think it could be Jessica, but it is a different voice that greets me.

"Are you all right?" it asks. I look up into his soft hazel eyes, so much kinder than Jessica's. It was Nathan, Jessica's boyfriend. He was far too kind to be with that evil bitch.

"I-I'm..." and I just break down in front of him. He wipes a tear from my cheek with a hanky he has pulled from his pocket.

"What's wrong?" I look into those compelling eyes and I want to tell him everything, but I can't exactly just come out and say that his girlfriend brutally attacked me and almost killed me.

"Nothing," I finally say. I can't tell this boy what happened. Jessica would actually kill me this time.

"Doesn't look like nothing," he states, his voice surprisingly full of concern.

I force a smile onto my face to try and get him to leave me alone. "I'm fine. Really.I'll see you later."

"Okay, you want a lift home?"

I shake my head. That definitly wouldn't make Jessica happy. "No thanks, I feel like a walk."

"Okay, if you're sure." I nod and walk silently away from him. I don't even have to turn around to know that he's still watching me, still full of concern.

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Hope you liked that chapter! Strangely, I enjoyed writing that chapter. probably because I get to show a little of my dark side haha. If you read it, I would REALLY like to hear your comments. PLEASE! I really want to know how I'm doing with the whole writing thing. I want to know whether people actually like my story or if I'm wasting my time.

This chapter is dedicated to @BooBeareatalot2143 because she was my first comment on this story and I really appreciated it! It was the best thing ever receiving a comment, so please tell me what you think x