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Annie's POV:
This nightmare is pretty similar to the others. I'm in the car. I'm seeing my dead body, from out of the car. I'm dead and alive.

But this time after my brain relives the fight under the tree with Ty, I'm laying in a field of wilting white roses.

The roses grow and grow, wrapping around me, the thorns stinging my body as the roses tighten around me.

I scream and cry in pain. I watch as the roses swallowing me into darkness.

Then I'm back in the car. At the second before the car crashs, I relive all my pain and fears and regrets, as the car flips over crushing me and my broken heart.

After convincing Mum I'm fine, I walk to school, Kyle talking to me all about how it's only like a week or two untill he gets to go see Hamilton.

As I walk into school I see Cece, her arms wrapped around Ty's waist as she kisses his lips.

I feel vomit rise up in my throat, the sick feeling the nightmares leave behind escalating, as I quickly explain to Kyle I don't feel well.

I hide next to a bush, vomiting out the nothingness I've eaten for the past two days.

I feel tears streaming down my face as my throat burns.

"Annie?" Kyle calls out hesitantly, appearing beside me.

"Are you okay?" He asks. Instead of anwsering, I collapse into his arms, needing a hug from my best friend.

"You've had nightmares too?" He asks. I simply nod while wiping away my tears. Kyle rubs my back as he directs me over to the nurse's office.

I only stay till Kyle leaves, then I quickly grab my stuff and leave.

I run over to my locker, stuff my homework in my bag, lock my locker and head for the exit. I don't care if my parents get angry at me for skipping school.

I just can't today.

* * *

I end up spending the day in the park, doing homework and studying.

After heading home to an empty house for a few hours, a few friends from my Maths class invite me to the public basketball courts, apparently a heap of guys from the baseball team are hanging out there after school.

I don't want to see Ty, but I also don't want to be here when Mum gets home.

So I head to the basketball court.

* * *

Serenity has a pretty sad public basketball court. The fence around it has so many holes it has no purpose.

The small bleachers are old and smelly but somehow everyone always makes out there. Such a romantic place.

As we arrive I can already see Jackson laughing with a heap of his stupid friends. But, some how I get dragged over there.

"Hey Jackson." One of them says, as another grabs one of Jackson's friend's by the hand and drags them over to the bleachers, to make out no doubt.

"Hey Sullivan." Jackson greets me, probably coming up with a way to annoy me in his head.

"Hi." I say, already regreating coming.

"Remember, phone in the bucket! Think you know this rule best, Annie." Jackson instructs, passing the bucket around.

I quickly drop my phone in, and walk off to go speak to anyone else.

* * *

After mayble half an hour Jackson has come back with a few packs of beer. I stay far far away from the alchol, not wanting to repeat last time.

Jackson waltzes over to me, so drunk I could smell the booze on his breath from a mile away.

"Hey." He rests on the spot next to me on the bleachers.

"Why don'tt ya have a drinkkk?" He slurs.

"I'm good." I say, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"That's okkkk sweetheart." Jackson says, tossing his arm around my shoulder. I try to escape his grip but then he holds me closer to him.

Then he snatches my face in his free hand and turns my face to look at him, as I try to push away.

"Ugh, Annie we allllll know you kissedd Ty, whyy not meee?" He mutters, trying to close the space between us.

With all my strength I push away from him, finally out of his reach.

"Come on Annieeee, it will be fun!" Jackson laughs, grabbing my arm.

"Ow!" I try to escape his grip. When that doesn't work I turn to my last option.

"Get the hell away from me!" I scream as loud as I can, scaring him.

In a flash, as he trys to grab me again, this time pulling at the hem of my skirt, someone pushes him off me and onto the fence.

"W...wh...at t..he hell!" Jackson gasps for air, Ty choking him.

"You touch her again, and you will regret the day you were born!" Ty growls, nostrils flaring, eyes threatening. I don't think I've ever seen him this angry.

As he drops Jackson to the floor, he gentely takes my wrist with his hand, grabs my stuff and walks me to the resturant.

"Bye." He mutters, before I can get a word in, leaving me on my own.

I stand outside the resturant for a while, trying to figure out what to say to my Mum, then I quickly take a deep breath and swing the door open.

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Hope you guys enjoyed this part!

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Omg, isn't Kyle the best! I would give Kyle the world!!! One of the best characters ever!

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