My head was spinning, I could feel pain running through my entire body, another kick was placed to my side and I groaned In pain, I was used to this , bullying was normal to me and I learnt to deal with the pain. I felt someone sit on my torso and lift my head up, opening my eyes I looked a them, they where heavy and everything hurt so badly, It was Noah the ring leader, my main tormentor, I wriggled my body slightly in an attempt to get him off, he simply tightened his legs on my sides, I let out a small groan of pain.
"shh" he taunted, gently running his thumb along my jaw bone, pressing his shins hard against my sides.
I groaned again, Noah had been changing his ways and instead of the usual slamming my head into lockers , he had started to be softer, gentler, I hated it more than the hitting and kicking, it drove me insane, I groaned again and felt him pressing his finger firmly against my temple, I could see a smirk forming on his face.
"shh, its OK~" he smiled ,gently leaning closer to me and blowing on my neck , sending a shiver down my body,as he gently moved his hand down to my collar bone , pressing on the bruises already there. Why did he have to do this to me? Now he wasn't just hurting me......he was doing something else to me, I don't really understand what it is, its almost like I just want to be closer to him.....
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
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