Running with Revenge

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"She smiled softly, but this time was different,

Her face smiled but her eyes didn't."

Lace stares at the clock, it was 5:00, 1 hour till she had to meet Val's family. Lace didn't want to go to the party but Val threatened her, so she had no choice. She walks over to her record player and puts in The Red album. She suddenly flops onto the bed, maybe sleeping for thirty minutes would help? Her eyes close and she drifts off, forgetting about everything.

"Lace? Lace get up!" Lace groans and turns around. She feels her body being shaken again so she gets up expecting her mother but sees Val instead. How did he get into her house? She turns and sees that she slept for 40 minutes.

"What are you doing sleeping? We had a date, didn't you remember?" Val's voice turns soft, not matching his face,which was furious.

"I was sleepy." She yawns while rubbing her eyes. When her eyes are free he's disappeared. Her head pivots to find him digging through her closet.

"I always have to do everything for you. But that's okay, because I love you." He mutters while filing through her dresses. He pulls out a red prom dress that Bee bought for her. Lace shakes her head and runs into the bedroom. She slides down the wall ruining her freshly painted walls, letting the paint drip down like her tears.

"Honey? Sugardoll? What's wrong?" Val bangs on the door as Lace gets pulled back to the past.

"No, I don't want it." Lace signs, she and Bee were at the mall looking for a prom dress.

"Come on Lace! It's so pretty- and look it's red, that's your favorite color!" Bee tries to convince her to buy the dress but she refuses. Bee sighs and brings it to the register,buying it then handing it to Lace.

"There. Now you have to buy it."

The sound of splintering wood is what brings Lace out of her trance. She quickly opens the door seeing Val's face soften, multiple veins popping out of his neck. Val grabs the dress and motions for her to grab a pair of shoes. Lace goes for the red converses, Val clicks his tongue and crouches, grabbing a pair of navy blue lace up heels, putting both into a bag. He slings the bag over his shoulder and picks Lace up bridal style. Walking to the car he sits Lace in the front, stopping at the trunk to put the bag in and zooms to his house.