My Bully || Michael Clifford (on hold)

Chapter 9

Alex's P.O.V.

I decided to walk to school today. I arrived and, as usual, there was no one else around. It was slightly raining so I didn't really question it. As I walked closer, the doors swung open and Luke walked out but I didn't see Michael. He lit a cigarette and noticed me. I froze on the spot as he walked over to me.

"Stay away from Michael." He yelled at me. This instantly confused me.

"I don't understand." I quietly said, looking at the ground.

"The more time you spend with him, the less time he spends with me and I'm not letting some little bitch take my best friend away again so just fuck off." He told me angrily. I could see that he was just getting angrier the more he spoke. I couldn't think of anything to say so I took a step back and he grabbed my arm.

***

Michael's P.O.V.

I couldn't be fucked with school today. I came in but as soon as I got here I went into the library and played on my phone. I spent the first period at the back of the library before I decided I may as well just head home.

I walked to my car and noticed someone in it. I ran round to the passenger side and got ready to drag them out and start yelling but I realised it was Alex. She looked like she was barely conscious and she had bruises and cuts all over her face.

"What the hell happened?" I asked shocked. She slowly shook her head at me, unable to speak. I buckled her seat belt around her even though she was crouching sideways. I ran around to the drivers side and started up the car as quickly as I could. I couldn't help but feeling angry at myself and I don't know why.

I didn't care how fast I was going I just wanted to get to my house. When we got there I put my arm under her knees and used the other to support her back and carried her into my house. My dad wasn't home so I had to fidget in my pocket to find my keys whilst holding Alex in my arms at the same time but somehow I managed it. I lay her on the couch and I ran into the kitchen to find a cloth and ran it under some warm water. I ran back to her and cleaned her face up.

She had a few cuts on her cheek and forehead and bruises everywhere else. Her nose was bleeding too. The more I looked at her face, the angrier I got at whoever did this.

"Who?" I asked her. I tried to calm myself but it wasn't working. She just shook her head and looked away from me. I could tell she was trying not to cry but once she started she couldn't stop. I'm not used to comforting people so I wrapped my arms around her and held her for a while before getting her a glass of water.

When I walked back through with a glass in my hand she had fallen asleep. I knew she wouldn't want her mum seeing her like this so the only thing I could think to do was call Calum.

"Hello?" He answered the phone after a few rings. He sounded confused but he probably was because I don't speak to him anymore.

"I need you to come to my place as soon as possible." I told him trying to be quick.

"I'm at school. Why would I want to go to yours anyway?" He replied sounding angry. He has every reason to be.

"It's Alex. She's here." I quietly said, I think Alex could hear me because she stared making noises.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" He yelled down the phone.

"No, not like that. She's here because I found her hiding in my car with her face busted." I said. I could tell my voice was shaking. Firstly because I've never been in this kind of situation before and also because I haven't spoken to Calum in about a year.

"I'm on my way." He quickly said as he hung up the phone.

He was quicker than I thought he'd be. I sat on the floor next to her until Calum knocked.

"Where is she?" He asked me looking really worried. I pointed into the living room and he ran in.

"Oh my god, Alex what happened?" I heard him gasp as he walked in.

"Are you okay staying with her for a bit? I'm gonna head to her place." I yelled to him as I walked out the door, not actually giving him a choice.

***

I knocked on her door and after a few moments of waiting outside, Alex's mum answered the door.

"Oh hi Michael. It's early to be out of school isn't it? Where's Alex?" She asked me looking around behind me.

"We decided that she was going to go to mine to work on our project and I came over to ask if she could maybe stay the night. We're working really well at the moment and think we'll get a lot done tonight." I lied to her. I was pretty good at lying, I'm used to it. I hoped she didn't ask again why I was out of school early.

"Yes of course it's fine! Since you're here you can pick up some of her clothes for tomorrow." She told me as she invited me in. Asking her to stay the night was the only way I could make sure her mum wouldn't find out.

I ran up to her room and looked in her drawers. I got some pyjamas and found some comfy sweatpants and a hoody that she could wear tomorrow, guessing she wouldn't be going to school. As I was about to leave, I saw her makeup sitting by her bed and grabbed some of that too. I got what looked like stuff she could cover her bruises up with.

***

By the time I got back she was sitting up drinking some water.

"Hey, your mum said you could stay round at mine tonight and I got some clothes for you." I told her, laying them down at the end of the couch next to her feet.

"You spoke to my mum? You didn't tell her anything did you?" She asked me with a quiet and hoarse voice. She looked like she was in pain when she spoke.

"No, I lied. Who did this to you?" I asked her trying to make my voice sound calm. She just shook her head and looked away again.

"Well it defiantly wasn't Calum," Calum glared at me when I said it as though he thought it was wrong to even assume it was him, "it can't have been Luke because he wouldn't do something like that and that only leaves..." When I said Luke she flinched and stared at the floor.

"Was it Luke?" I asked her, bending down to her height and putting my hand under her chin so that she was looking me in the eyes. She nodded and started crying again. I couldn't believe he would do something like this. But why?

"Calum stay with her." I said as I stood up and walked towards the door.

"What? You just got back, where are you going now?" He asked, looking confused.

"To find Luke." I replied and slammed the door behind me.