It is thought that you can really judge a person by what kind of music they like and listen to. I have been on Fanfiction for nearly 6 months and I have really enjoyed reading and writing stories on here, but I feel like there is a whole different side of me which isn't seen through my writing, so I set myself a challenge, to write an entire story using prompts from different songs on my iPad. Unfortunately some of the songs are not very popular so I have included a short description about the song in case anyone is interested. I have started this story afresh because I felt that it wasn't working previously but I hope you like the story and as always please read and review! :)
Shirtsleeves (Ed Sheeran)
This song was written by Ed Sheeran for his most recent album Multiply (X) which was released in 2014.
She stood in front of him. His eyes cold. He reached one hand out and pushed her hard against the wall. He reached the other hand out and clasped her neck. He brought both hands tightly around her throat. She squirmed in his grip. 'Get off of me now' she screamed as he tightened his grip. She scratched his arms as much as she could. She dug her nails into his skin causing him to loosen his grip momentarily. She lifted her leg kicking him hard before running as fast as she could away from him. She turned around suddenly to make sure he wasn't following before slowing down. She leant against the wall when Ethan came over to her. 'What's wrong?' He asked touching her shoulder. She flinched and cowered slightly.
'I-I'm fine' she lied. Although underneath it all she was petrified. He put his arm around her and pulled her close.
'Don't lie, what's wrong?' He persisted, rubbing her back gently.
'I just got into a bit of trouble that's all' she whispered. His face went from calm to angry.
'Who? And what happened' he asked.
'It was Jack, he tried to hurt me, but I sorted it, I mean look at me I'm fine' she assured him. He swept her hair from around her neck and spotted the bruise forming.
'He's done it again hasn't he' Ethan muttered.
'It's fine honestly' she whispered trying to calm him down.
'I'm not going to let him get away with this, look at you, your shaking' he told her. He placed his hands on her shoulders. 'You don't deserve this. I'm your boyfriend and I will protect you' he whispered hugging her gently.
He stormed off and found Jack stood with his group of friends. He marched over. 'Oi you, touch Em again one more time and I will personally deal with you understood?' He shouted. A teacher walked past looking over at the boys but continued walking.
Ethan stormed off before finding his girlfriend stood where he had left her. She was crying. 'Don't cry darling' he whispered wrapping an arm around her.
'I'm sorry, I should have told you. I was just scared. Please don't be angry with me' she whispered.
'I could never be angry with you!' He exclaimed kissing her cheek. 'Now let's go and get some lunch and we can discuss this weekend' he proposed. Emily nodded her head. He held his hand out to her and she took it. He pulled his sleeves down over his hands and wiped them under her eyes.
He led her into the cafeteria and took her lunch card. He brought her lunch over to her and sat down. She pushed the food about on her plate and didn't even look up when he was talking to her. 'This isn't right, I'm not leaving this.' He said as he walked over to where his brother was sat. Cal was with his friends and when he saw his brother coming over he began to worry. Ethan never associated himself with Cal unless something was wrong. 'Caleb, please help me, there is something wrong with Emily' he explained. Cal dropped his things onto the table and walked over. Emily buried her head into her arm and rested it on the table. She began to sob.
'Emily, listen its Caleb, can you tell me what is going on?' He asked worriedly. He gently lifted her head and held it in his hands. 'Come on, we'll go outside and talk' He said helping her up and walking outside with his brother. They sat down on a bench and Emily poured her heart out. Both the brothers pulled her into a hug. 'He can't hurt you anymore, because if he does I'll kill him' he said pounding his fist into his other palm.
'You guys always know how to make me feel better' Emily whispered wiping her eyes with her hands.
'Here let me' Ethan whispered wiping her eyes with the sleeves of his shirt. 'There, much better' he whispered drawing her into a hug. She rested her head against his chest. He reached down and kissed the top of her head. 'I love you, don't forget that' he murmured.
'I love you too' she whispered squeezing him tighter.
