Haven

One

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Chapter One

"Graciella,Graciella, you have no wake up now"

A pair of hands fiercely shook me awake on my bed.

"Grace! "

"Leave me alone Jayana, " I said dismissing her attempt as I turned to face the other side.

I felt like shit, my head was pounding and I had a bitter taste in my mouth that I couldn't shake off.

"I knew this was a bad idea, " I heard her murmur. "Look Graciella, I know you are tired but your dad is coming over and....."

"What?" I got up abruptly and winced when my head ached. " Why didn't you say that in the first place?"

"Well..., "

I quickly tossed my beddings aside and on to her head.

"Why does my head hurt ?" I said rubbing temples with my fingers tips.

"See now you have a headache, " Jayana said tossing the beddings away, " and you reek of alcohol. "

"Alcohol?"

Alcohol?

"Oh don't tell me you don't remember ?" she crossed her arms, " just give it your  best shot"

I walked across the room and stopped at my full-length mirror. Memories of the night before began to come flooding back to me. I remembered feeling sad and crying my eyes out on my bedroom floor and my eyes looked crazy swallow even now.

"What the heck?" I whispered to myself noticing the red scar below my left eye. "Jay, what is this? "

I began to panic when I touched the red spot and it stung.

"Relax, " she walked towards me. She took my hands in hers and turned me to face her. " Long story short, you had another breakdown. I don't know what he did or told you this time but it must have been bad. You called me saying we won't make it to the study group because we are going to drink him out of your system." She made air quotes as she spoke. 

"Why didn't you stop me?"

"Are you kidding me? I tried. I rushed here and tried to hold you back, physically even. But because you are the only idiot I know that can't just let a guy go, I found you already drunk by the time I came and you slapped me out of your way."

She then moved her hair out of one side of her face revealing a bump and I covered my mouth. I did that to her?

"Jay, I am so sorry— I didn't —"

"It's okay, at least we both have scars to hide now."

My eyes widened. "You did this to me? "

"Are you crazy? Of course not. It was your stupid boyfriend."

I reminded silent but at the same time felt my hands shake.

"Jeffery did this to me?"

Her eyebrows furrowed and I could tell she was feeling sorry for me when she nodded. Tears began to fill my eyes but before I could say anything we heard a knock on the door. Neither if us answered it but Jayana grabbed me by my arm and dragged me to my bathroom. She turned on the hot water and shoved me under the shower.

"Here, use my shower gel ," she tossed me her bottle. " Hopefully the lavender will wash that stench off. "

I sighed and stood completely still for a moment as the hot water touched my skin and soaked my clothes.  I raised my hand to the scar now on my face and flinched, feeling it sting.