She Was Grace

• CHAPTER FOUR •

I skipped dinner that night, I don't think I can look at him without bursting out in tears.

I laid down on the made bed. My eyes may have been closed, but my mind was was awake.

How could he think it was okay to kiss me after all he put me through. Then again, he was drunk and he was smoking a lot of something... He probably doesn't even know what he did. Was it my fault?

Three years have gone by, and I still remember the men ripping at me. Maybe I should just let it go and try to forget about it.

A tear escaped my eye and dripped onto my neck. I quickly wiped it away. I needed to stay strong. No one needed to know about this. No one needed to feel bad for me. I just wanted to start over. With Derek completely out of my life.

"I need a shower." I said to myself standing up off of the bed. I looked at my still-packed suitcases, and picked up my pink one.

I walked into the large bathroom connected to my bedroom and set my bag on the counter top.

I stepped out of my black leggings and slipped off my white T-shirt.

I stood there staring at my body in the mirror. The large noticeable scar was still there from that night three years ago. It stretched from the bottom of my right breast to my left hip bone. I still don't remember how I had gotten it... But it hasn't gone away.

I slid through the shower curtain into the warm water. I looked up and let the water fall down the front of my body.

Ever since I was 13, people always made fun of my height. I mean I have been 5" for seven years now, but that's still no excuse for using me as an armrest.

I turned the knob off and opened the shower curtain. I dried off my face first, putting my hair into a loose bun and rubbed the towel down my body.

I opened my suitcase and pulled out one of my favorite t-shirts and a pair of Nike Pros. And slipped them on overtop of my pink lace underwear, and tromped my way the the bed.

I laid there and closed my eyes once again. This time falling into darkness. It had felt as if I only slept for minutes. I woke to the sound of pounding on my door.

"Turn your alarm off! It's been going off for an hour Grace!"

I shot out of bed and ran to my suitcases. "Shit shit shit shit shit" I said to myself as I tried to get ready as soon as possible.

I can't be late for my first class!! I left my hair in its messy bun and slipped on a pair of sweats overtop on my small pajama shorts.

As I made my way around the huge house I bumped into Mikey.

"Oh, sorry." I said trying to get around him.

His strong arms held me there until his eyes scanned my entire body. I stared at him wandering what on earth he was doing.

"Uh... Mikey?" His grip loosened.

"Oh I'm so sorry Grace... I just had to get a closer look at you... You're so beautiful" His voice trailed off at he stared at me once again.

"Oh, uh, thank you Mikey... But you know I really like daniel..." I trailed off trying to give him the hint that I didn't want him to flirt with me.

"Oh I know. I just wanted to make sure you knew you look beautiful even though you're wearing sweatpants." He gave me a smile and I smiled back. He's like a big teddy bear.

"Uh, I'm going to be late... I'm walking to my first class at the campus a few miles up the road." I held my book bag and waited for his response.

"I can take you if you need a ride." His arm went behind his head as if pretending to scratch it.

I shook my head up and down and said that would be nice. His eyes filled with excitement and he walked us both to his polished black 2014 Bugatti.

"Wow..." I stared at his car in amazement. "I've never seen one in real life... They aren't very popular in PA." Which was a true fact. I took in its beauty as Mikey walked toward the passengers side.

His strong hand opened the door and I slid in without any problems. It had that brand new smell that made you feel like you're at a car dealership.

I took in a deep wif and let it out when Mikey slid into the drivers seat. He ignited the engine and roared the car to life. The sound made my ears hurt for just a little while.

The garage door opened and we sped out. It felt like we were there in seconds. Was it really this close? Or was Mikey going too fast for me to notice.

He got out and swayed around the front of the car, flipped his hair, and opened my door for me.

People stopped everything to look at me. Students studying in the grass looked up. Students playing games stopped to look up. Even teachers stopped to look at Mikey and I.

I felt like a bum in my sweatpants and messy bun compared to Mikey and his black beauty. I could feel my face get red as Mikey got back into his car and sped away.

Everyone's eyes were still glued on me as I walked up the stairs into the giant building. People were whispering and staring at me.

"Who is this girl..." "How does she know Mikey Hunts?!" I heard some girls whisper. "She's so lucky to know him..." Another girl whispered. "She better watch out, he's such a womanizer."

I hid behind my hair and shoved my hands in the pockets of my sweatshirt. I walked past the people talking about me and into the large room.

"Aw..." A man with glasses who looked to be older then everyone else "you must be Grace." He continued.

I stood there taking upon all of the gazes in my direction.

"Uh, yea... I'm Grace Sutton. I just moved here."

"Oh ok. I'm Professor Golab. You may take a seat." He pointed toward an open area next to a girl with short ombré hair. She looked to be about my age.

She smiled at me. "Hey, I'm Lily." Her hand patted the seat next to her and I sat down.

"Grace." I responded.
I took as she looked at what I was wearing. "Hey look, we have the same sweatpants." We both laughed, and she showed me what page we were working on.

Maybe this day won't be as bad as I thought it would...

AUTHORS NOTE//

This isn't a really long chapter... Sorry😢
I'm trying to add more characters😋
Leave a comment on how you feel about Mikey🙊
Lovee all of youu😘