It was weird staying with my dad after not seeing him for so long. He had reappeared into my life as quickly as he had left it and part of me still resented him for it. He had shown us around, taking us downtown to go shopping the second day and to the pier on the third. He seemed genuinely happy and after everything we had been through I couldn't blame him for moving out here. He seemed to love Blair which had surprised me at first but then again, my mother was always the homophobic one. We had to head home tomorrow in order to make it back in time for Sarah's birthday and honestly I was a bit sad to be leaving so soon.
"What time do you two gotta be at the airport tomorrow?" My dad asked looking over at us from across the table
We had settled into the back patio an hour or so ago, my dad with his beer and us with our wine coolers. It was hotter today than it had been since we got here but now as the sun set it felt refreshing.
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Sarah had been a wreck when we finally went to see her but she somehow gathered the courage to go in and report him. She was stronger than I had been and part of me hated myself for it. If I had just told someone sooner he would've never had the chance to do this to her, to ruin her life the way he did mine. Sarah tried reassuring me that it wasn't my fault and that she had been with him long enough to deal with it on her own. I could see straight through that fake smile and confidence though considering I had done the same thing for so long.Scott had disappeared and no one had heard from him in over a month despite him now being a wanted criminal for both assault and sexual assault. Sarah seemed genuinely terrified the longer he was missing and I couldn't say I blamed her. My dreams had turned to nightmares over the past month, worse nightmares than even when I was fourteen. Alice had woken me up numerous times claiming I was screaming but I usually just pretended
It was well past five by the time I had finally gotten home and Blair was still nowhere to be seen. Knowing she had to run to her apartment first I had drove over to find the place completely empty. It wasn't like her to just disappear, let alone not contact me in any way about it. I had called and texted more times than I could count at this point and as seven rolled around I knew something was wrong. I had arrived at Sarah's without even really thinking it through fully and was knocking on her door before I had even processed what I was doing fully.When she answered, her face fell slightly in confusion "Hi Alice, is everything alright?""Have you heard from Blair?" I stuttered out unable to get a grip on my nervesShe shook her head "No, is everything okay?""Well, I don't want to worry you but she was supposed to meet me after school and I still haven't heard from her. She's not at her apartment and she's not an
I woke up on a cement floor surrounded by thick walls made of cinder blocks. My head was pounding and as I looked down at my hands I remembered why. Everything came back to me in a blur causing my head to spin as I processed everything. I crawled onto my hands and knees and groaned as aches soared through my entire body. I felt like I got hit by a truck, well a black SUV at least. Through my daze I managed to make out a door on one wall made completely of rusted metal.The room was dimly lit by light let in by a single barred window but other than that I couldn't see anything but cement. The door let out a loud squeak as it swung open revealing Scott who was dressed in dirty black jeans and a blood covered white shirt. I couldn't help but wonder if it was my blood or someone else's as a bright light flickered on causing me to groan in pain. I fell back to the ground covering my eyes and writhing around slightly in pain upon impact, even the slightest movements were
"She's awake." Molly yelled out as she ran towards usShe had been Blair's nurse over the past thirty six hours and I was so grateful to have a nurse as caring as her taking care of my girl. Her words broke me from my trance and my legs were moving before I spoke a word.Sarah, Molly and I sprinted to the room, everyone else staring us down as we went. I didn't care, I just wanted, no, I needed to see her. I needed to hear her voice, see her smile, and most of all, I needed to tell her how much I love her."When?" I breathed out as we ranShe looked over at me smiling "Ten minutes ago, I got you as soon as I could."I stopped dead in my tracks as I looked at her, even now she looked beautiful. Her head was bandaged up due her injuries but luckily none of her bones were broken except her right arm which was casted. She was bruised badly all over giving her skin a greenish tint but none of it mattered
~Five Weeks Until Graduation~"I can't believe you're making me do this." Alice whined as we pulled in the school parking lotI let out a chuckle "Alice come on, I wasn't gonna go to Prom by myself, should I have asked someone else?""No," she stated glaring at me once we were parked "I'm still excited I'm just nervous.""It'll be okay baby, you look absolutely stunning in that dress so they'll probably be more worried about checking you out than anything." I smiled looking her up and downShe truly did look amazing, she had gotten a black strapless dress that fell to just above her ankle. Her hair was styled up at the hairstylist earlier and her silver heels had me drooling when I first saw her in them.She blushed slightly "You look beautiful as well, I can barely keep my hands off of you.""Mmm, well your old co-workers that are chaperoning might yell if you don'
Blair had run to the bathroom leaving me alone at the table since everyone was dancing. That girl had downed at least three cups of punch so I honestly couldn't blame her for having to pee so bad. Part of me was tempted to go with her and fuck her right in the bathroom but all things considered I had decided against it."Hey Alice." Mrs. Pompei said as she sat in the chair next to meShe was one of the other math teachers, primarily teaching algebra for the younger kids. I had never really liked her so I was surprised she was talking to me. We had never really been friends, if anything she avoided me when I worked here."Hi." I replied faking a smileShe rolled her eyes "You're a little too comfortable for someone going to prom with the student they were fired for dating.""Did you come over here just to say that?" I countered giving her a lookShe half heartedly laughed at me "No I
~Graduation Day~This year had been crazy, there had been ups and downs but I still wouldn't change a thing. Scott was arrested and won't be getting out of prison for an extremely long time. There was so much evidence against him that the case might as well have been settled before it even began. I missed my senior trip due to being in the hospital but I couldn't have had a better prom. I felt awful when I found out Alice lost her job because of me, but getting to go to prom together was a plus. It's crazy to think about the first day of senior year and how far we've come since then. She probably thought I was going to be a royal pain in the ass but what she didn't realize was that I would be a pain in her ass forever."Blair Collins." Mr. Davis called outI stood up and walked onstage holding the penny every senior was giving to him as we went up. I shook hands with a few teachers and took a picture accepting my diploma from
Everything had been crazy in the past few weeks between planning the book release and tour, buying a new house, and moving in with Alice. It was a pain in the ass trying to find somewhere to move into quickly but as luck would have it we found the perfect place to call home. Alice had said it was a bit over the top but I disagreed considering I didn't care how much it costed. I paid for it in full in order to avoid having a mortgage, something I never thought in a million years I'd be able to afford at only eighteen. I could tell that it bothered Alice slightly that I was paying for everything but I knew it was the perfect home and that she would've been stressed trying to split the costs. She had put her house up for sale and hadn't had any interested buyers quite yet. My landlord had allowed me to break the lease without any problems which I was extremely grateful for. The past week we'd been moving everything and it was fucking exhausting.