HEARTLESS

Help Me Please

Lilliths POV:

I slowly made my way to school in the rain, my mom hasn't been driving me lately so I've been walking everywhere since.

'I should see if I can take the school bus tomorrow.' I thought as I finally reached the school.

I walked through the crowding halls to get to the office about seeing if I can register to go on the bus. As I open the heavy door to the office I'm met with a familiar face, Gauge, who was smiling and laughing slightly just before his eyes met mine.

The smile that was on his face just a few seconds ago had completely disappeared when he saw me.

My heart began to race as he looked down at me, I was too distracted to say anything for a second, as I was caught off guard "Hey Gauge, how are you?" I asked quietly.

"Oh, uh good" Gauge responded dryly "bye."

My heart dropped, and I watched him fade into the chaos of the crowded hallway.

Frustration and confusion clouded my mind. Why the hell is my heart beating this fast? And why was he so dismissive to me? I shook my head to try to clear my head, and I continued on into the office.

Time skip:
After signing up to go on the school bus, I was in my first class, gym.

Hesitantly I got changed and walked out into the open gym, kids were stretching and playing basketball. Among the many students I saw Vicky, but today she wasn't with her best friend Angel, it makes sense, I mean I wouldn't be very happy if my best friend immediately started dating my ex.

Maybe its karma for all the pain shes caused me. But as Vicky made eye contact she only looked away angrily. Nothing else, nothing more.

I took a deep breath and sat on the bleachers waiting for the gym teacher to tell us what we were doing for the class. I decided to look for Gauge from where I was sitting. Despite looking, I couldn't find him, which made me confused.

'Is he skipping class?'

I looked higher up the bleachers looking for him, but only memories of him and I skipping filled my mind, leaving me feeling sad with how he reacted to seeing me today.

"Alright class," a voice rang through the gym "we're going for a walk in the forest, so you'll have to change back into your regular clothes, meet me outside." The gym teacher said

I made my way down the bleachers still searching for Gauge. Once I had changed I joined the rest of the class outside.

a feeling of dread started coursing through me, making my stomach twist painfully.

'Do we really have to go to the forest?' I said to myself.

Even though this forest isn't the one where my dad tried to kill me, the intense feeling from back then was creeping in slowly as we made our way deeper.

The sand and dirt crunched underneath my black boots, the trees were all barren and the sky looked extremely dull. Just like when I-

I stopped myself, trying to stop the horrible association I had with forests and my near death.

'He's not here, he's in jail.' I tried telling myself.

I heard a shuffling sound behind me, freezing in fear I braced myself for something horrible, but nothing came. I turned back around to follow the class again but they were gone.

"Fuck." I breathed out

I carried on down the trail until I walked upon a split in the path. I fidgeted with my hands anxiously as I tried to decide which way I would go now.

I made up my mind and decided to go down a brighter trail hoping it would lead me to my class.

After some time of walking my worries became more and more unbearable. Despite the cold temperature my hands were sweating and my head got fuzzy. I started walking faster hoping to see my class again.

As I rounded a corner the trees started getting thinner and thinner and I began to hear and see a river. I paused, standing there alone in the forest I felt myself being sucked into the horrors of my past once again.

Hide and seek. Thats all it was supposed to be.

I started sweating, my breath becoming short. My mind racing with the feelings of that day, its like hes here again.

'Wait- is he here? Is he gonna kill me for real this time?! Did he escape?!'

I felt my heartbeat grow steadily unsteady, the tears started to fall and I choked on my breath.

Although I heard my heart beating intensely in my ears I was also able to hear all the sounds of the forest around me but ten times louder. My head spun, and I felt tense sharp pangs in my stomach, I felt so overwhelmed I could puke.

'Am I dying?!'

It sounded like all around me leaves were being stepped on and someone was hunting me. Everything intensified as I swore my life was at an end.

Out of nowhere a pair of hands were wrapped around me. I jumped in fear and tried to run but the thing held onto me tight, I broke down and fell to the forest floor.

My sight was clouded heavily by tears so I couldn't see who was about to end my sorrow. A voice seemed to echo around me as I writhed in pain on the ground waiting for death.

Is this death?

"L..th!" The voice was faint.

This is it,

"Lil.ith!" The voice becoming louder.

Finally it'll be over.

"Lillith!"

The strong voice boomed around me. It's familiar, his raspy voice. The scent of cigarettes and cologne swept over me.

"Lillith, whats wrong with you?!" He asked

Gauge.

My sight became less blurry and everything seemed to calm down slightly. He was hovering over me, a scared look plastered on his face as he looked down at me.

"Gauge? Did you die too?" I asked, my voice scratchy and faint.

"What? Lillith whats going on?" He questioned.

I tried to take in my surroundings, the forest, the river, the sky. I am alive. It happened again.

"Help me please Gauge" I breathed.

A/N:
Sorry for a long wait! If been procrastinating everything lately, but I've finally finished this chapter! Im really happy with how it turned out, tell me how you guys feel about it!! Remember to vote and comment!💞💖