Forever Us

Chapter Five

I'm standing in the middle of my old high school. I'm in my white cap and gown. My long curly hair is down. Raymond stands in front of me in his black suite. 

"You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen." he tells me. I smile and lean in kissing his lips. 

"I love you Raymond." I tell him. "Thank you for being here today. I don't think I could have come back here without you." I tell him. 

"Just because you didn't go to classes here and you decided to be homeschooled doesn't mean you can't graduate with your friends baby." Raymond assures me. 

"I know. I just don't want anyone to know why I decided to do what I did." I pause. "I feel weak if people knew the real reason." I look down. 

"You have nothing to feel weak or ashamed of Sara, you did what's best for you. You survived. And screw what other people think. I am so proud of you, your mom is proud of you and so are your grandparents." Raymond tells me as he pulls me into a hug and kisses my head. "I'll see you out there." Raymond tells me .I shake my head as he walks away letting go of my hand when it doesn't reach him any longer. 

As I stand there looking around at the high school I ran away from. I turn to walk out when I see the hallway. I walk down the small hallway towards a row of lockers and I walk up to my old locker from freshmen year. Placing my hand on the red locker all the memories start flooding back into my mind. Just like it was yesterday. I hear something slam against the locker down the dark hallway. I jump and turn. No one is there . 

"Hello?" I whisper. "is someone there?" I continue. No one answers. I take a breath and turn to walk back down the small hall when I am pushed into the red lockers as I hit the floor a scream leaves my mouth. I look up to see him. Connor. He's back in town. "Connor." I whisper. 

"Hey baby did you miss me?" Connor asks me. I shake my head tears already rolling down my face. I slowly stand and lean against the lockers. "Now, I saw what you and Raymond where doing in the hallway. I must admit." He starts. I slowly kick off my white heels. "I was a little jealous. Considering your mine." He finishes. I can see his fist forming into a ball. I know what's coming next. As he turns and pulls his hand from beside him and towards me I duck and hear a loud bang against the locker behind me. "FUCK!" He curses. I run around him and towards the entrance. I can see the double doors. They are just within my reach when I run into Hadin. 

"Hadin?" I scream. "What are you?" I ask him when my breath is completely gone. 

"Sara, Sara." He whispers to me and grabs me by my arms and starts to shake me. "Sara baby wake up. Wake up." I look back and I see Connor running up the hallway towards us. "You need to wake up Sara." Hadin tells me. 

As I wake up I see Hadin above me holding my face. I look around to make sure I am safe and sit up automatically. Hadin looks at me moving a stray piece of hair from my face. 

"Baby. What are you dreaming about?" He asks me. 

"Nothing." I answer far too quickly. 

"Sara. Who is Connor?" Hadin asks me. His face is concerned. I take a breath and shake my head. 

"Someone from my past. I don't want to talk about it." I tell him and get up walking out of my room into the bathroom. I turn on the shower all the way to hot and take off his shirt than my boy short underwear and step inside the hot shower. As I feel the hot water fall over my skin the burn feels nice. Reminds me I'm alive. I hear the door open and close. I know who it is. The shower door opens and Hadin climbs in. He automatically wraps his body around my back side and hugs me. I grab his arms with mine and take a large breath.