♦♦♥April♥♦♦  

Old Lyme is a small town. Everybody knows each other, knows whose kid is doing well, whose not, knows who is getting drunk at parties. If a new family gets shifted in here, within two to three days, everyone already knows about it. I know it. Still, I can't believe how me shifting to Christian's house was already the hot news.

"I-"

"Don't say anything April Grey. I am going to show you your place. You really shouldn't have made a move on Christian. He is mine ." Lara threatens and finally lets go of my mouth. Thank God, I was about to die smelling that sickening smell. 

I wonder what reputation she is talking about though. I don't actually have a reputation to begin with.

"Charlotte." I whisper, not believing what I see next. Charlotte, my biology classmate walks out from one of the cubicles and presses her hand on the wall beside me. "Hi April." She smiles stretching her lips to their extent.

"I'm sorry girl had to keep a watch on you."  She casually says. So that's how the queen bee got her news. She kept a watch on me.

"Why would you do that Charlotte? I thought we were friends. You stalked me? For Lara?" I scream, unbearable pain consuming my heart. Everyone is betraying me these days. Who is next? 

"Charlotte shut her up, please. Someone will hear us." Lara says as she peeks outside of the slightly opened door.

Charlotte shakes her head trying to look apologetic but her eyes are not sorry at all. She smiles at me and I don't notice what's happening until her rolled fists hit my stomach and chest. She keeps hitting simultaneously. Five, six,seven,eight...and after the twentieth time she thrusts her knee in my stomach a groan escapes my mouth and my body collapses. I feel conscious but I can't utter a word. My upper body aches too much and my eyes can shut any moment. I can feel darkness slowly surrounding me but I can still hear them.

"I think you went too far." Lara says.

"You told me to shut her up. What else should I have done?" Charlotte says and I hear her stepping near me. 

"Actually I went easy on her because she's my friend." She says with a giggle. Friend? I hate that word now.

"Someone's coming. Quick. Hide her." Lara mutters and Charlotte immediately pulls me inside a cubicle. My body falls down again as she literally throws me inside and in that process I hit my head somewhere sharp which lands the last blow and darkness cover my eyes as my body lies unconscious. 

***

"I can't believe this." 

"What do they even see in this weak ugly whore?" 

"I've heard she's pretty manipulative."

"No guys she's just so weak that every guy wants to help her. Trust me I've been with her for a whole year." I recognize Charlotte's voice. Also, I smell coffee brewing and some sweet smell thickening the air around me. My eyelids hurt as if they were beaten too when I slowly try to open them. "Charlotte, we need a plan. Those boys are searching her as if she is some royalty." It's Lara. Her voice actually sounds scared which makes me smile a little.

"Wait. She's awake." Some girl whose name I don't know, notices me.

"Hello sweetie." Charlotte says brushing her hand through my hair. I'm lying on my back and as my eyes wide open, I take in the surrounding, which looks like someone's bedroom.

"Where am I? Let me go." I try to move even though I know it's useless. I won't be able to escape from here on my own with my body hurting so much. My ribs are screaming pain and stomach feels like it's been driven over by a truck.

"Sorry babes, we aren't going to tell you anything and no one is coming to save you." A girl says laughing wickedly.

"April Grey." Lara makes her way to me. My body tenses as her weight makes the bed uneven beside me. She keeps her hand on my stomach and I know what's coming next. "Does it hurt?" She asks coldly before putting some pressure on my stomach. I try not to wail but she keeps adding the pressure until I cry out loudly. This bitch.

"Tell me does it hurt?" She shifts herself placing both of her hands on my shoulders. I look weakly at her gasping for air as she presses her knee on my stomach twisting it to make it hurt even more. She's hovering over me, all of her body weight is on my stomach. "Stop." I whisper. She's bending down, her face is too close to mine. "Stop?" She cranes her neck and calls a girl to come and help her. "Push my back down, will you Crystal?"

"No!" I wail in pain. My hands and legs start shaking, kicking the air around and the bed beneath. I am sure my intestine is not going to survive this.

Just as the pressure on my stomach  feels like it's going to split it into half my eyes land on the coffee cup which is quite near to my hand. Thanks to these stupid girls this cup is laying around on a bed. I grab it and throw the hot contents of the cup over Lara's face.

"Aaaaaaghhh!!!" Her voice pierces through my ears bleeding them. How does that feel bitch? She covers her face screaming continuously. The weight on my stomach is lifted and for some reason it hurts even more but I endeavor it biting hard on my lip.

"You BITCH!" she shrieks as her body whirls around, wailing, she falls down. Surprisingly her minions does not come forward to help and just keep watching her as her face burns.

Suddenly, the door bursts open revealing five men, wearing black suits, circling around the room. "April!" Jayson appears next, he runs and quickly reaches me, shoving Charlotte away when tries to stop him. He gently picks me up in his arms. I cry out a bit as it still hurts a lot but give an assuring smile to Jayson who is on the verge of crying.

Lara is still screaming my name, repeatedly. Her face is turning red to slightly brown.

"You'll pay for this April Grey!" She shouts out my name again in venom, but a loud and angry voice follows her, shutting her up. "Lara." He speaks furiously, hardly managing to stop himself from punching her face. I didn't notice when he entered in here, it's like he suddenly appeared from nowhere.

"How dare you." His voice is so thick and low that it's scaring everyone in this room, including me. I don't even have to look at him to know how angry he is right now. He turns back to look at me for once, his face muscles visibly relax when he sees me.

"Chri-Christian?" Lara stutters stumbling forward, almost in his arms but he steps back making her face hit the floor. Hah.

Christian hovers over her. She struggles to get up, but fails. He bends down on his knees, craning his neck towards her ear. Absolute silence fill the air. I feel the pressure of it as I keep looking at him. Lara shivers when he mutters in her ear loud enough to let everyone hear. 

"You shouldn't have hit my girl."

****END OF CHAPTER****

Thanks to @rhys_ismybabe !! Her story "When the stars end" kind of inspired me to write this chapter <3 Hope you like my story so far and sorry for the late plus random update. I still face writer's block sometimes so I cannot make a permanent schedule I'm so sorry :( 

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P.S. I do not support violence. This is just a fiction so please do not take it to your heart.