A few weeks had passes since that day, that one perfect night and since then everything had changed far too much, the bulling had become a lot worse, her and Jack just didn't seem to be the same anymore after he announced he was going to stay in Scotland with his Gran, in fact it was tomorrow he left and on top of all that she just didn't feel herself anymore, she was becoming increasing anxious about her weight, even though she was the smallest girl in her year she had developed a lot more quicker than the other and that only added to her problems and with that came the pains which were becoming a lot worse even though her time just hadn't seem to come yet this month which she had to admit she was a little bit worried about especially after the way her and Jack have been with each other, always going for a quick shag whenever one could be fitted in. She hadn't bothered to go home today and had ignored the calls from her mum and Steve as all she wanted to do was to have some time to herself to think, so that was why she was sat shivering on the swing by herself in the park. She felt her phone vibrate in her hand and looked down at the screen just expecting it to be her mum again but she was wrong in fact it was from the person she was hoping so badly would come and find her, take her back somewhere nice and warm; Jack, she opened the message smiling to herself wondering what he would be wanting as it loaded up on the screen.
Babe, sorry it's just not working anymore probably best we call it off- that's what it read, she felt her eyes start welling up with tears as it sunk in what had just been decided, her and jack were no longer. She switched her phone off and shoved it in her pocket, now she really did need to think but just as she lay her head in her hands, she felt the all too familiar feel of Jake as he shoved her off the swing.
"Well look what we have here" Reece the tall ginger one said as Jack and Cain laughed at that ridiculously funny statement.
"Yes yes just look what we've found" Reece said coming up to her face and pushing her back onto the ground before getting his foot and stamping it right into her stomach which as a reaction yelled out in pain to, though immediately wished she hadn't as the next thing she knew he was punching seven bells out of her.
"What the hell do you guys think you are doing" She heard a voice in the distance shout.
"Shit guys get out of here" Cain said immediately as they all ran away, back into the bushes, as the mysterious man came running over to her.
"Case you okay" He asked and she then knew it was Ryan who had found her, not that she could say much back as her mouth just seemed to be full of vile tasting blood.
"Right im phoning mum" He said getting out his phone
"NO" She shouted immediately sitting up.
"Why not you can't just hide forever, she is going to be going out of her mind worrying"
"I don't want her to find out like this"
"Okay well look come back to mine and we'll get you cleaned up and then I'm calling her"
"Fine just don't tell her what you seen"
"Sorry that bit I can't stick to, listen after 20 years of her I've learnt the best thing just to do is too tell, she'll figure it out soon enough and she'll only get more upset you don't tell her"
"But she's going to be annoyed anyway, it's been going on for months and I haven't said anything" She said as he pulled her up and they both started walking down to his car.
"No she won't she'll just give you the biggest hug and fuss over you for a few months"
"Yeah guess so"
"Look are you sure you don't want me to take you straight back it'll make things a lot more easier"
"Okay yeah whatever as long as she won't go mental"
"She won't I promise" He said as they both got in the car. She was feeling really pretty tired as she looked over the events of the days and the cold was starting to catch up on her, it was about half-an-hour's drive to her house from the park she had chosen to walk a few miles to, so decided as Ryan didn't seem to be wanting a big heavy conversation to get a bit of sleep.
Ryan pulled up outside his mum and Steves house and could see the one light on shining through the gap in the curtains, he realised a few minutes earlier that Casey had fallen asleep and decided just to leave her as the way she was, it was probably less painful to be asleep. He quietly got out his car and walked round to knock on the door, nearly just as he removed his hand from knocking his incredibly worried looking mum came to the door.
"Missing anyone" He asked pointing to his car where his little sister was still fast asleep.
"OMG where was she" His mum said almost running out to the car.
"Listen don't freak out, she's just asleep and very scared, I don't know what fully happened but I'll tell you want I saw inside" He said watching his mum turn even more paler if that was at all possible as she swung the car door open and nearly fainted at the sight of her battered body.
"My baby" She cried clinging onto her sleeping body.
"Mum don't she needs to sleep" Ryan said pulling her off.
"What happened" She asked as Ryan scooped her out the car and into his arms.
"I don't really know just saw some kids giving her a beating at the park but she says it's been going on for months" He said carrying her in the house.
"Why was she at the park though" Michelle asked becoming increasingly worried about what exactly had happened to her daughter
"Guess she just needed time to herself or something, but she is terrified, scarred of them and how you two would react" He said placing his little sister in his mums shaking arms.
"She is freezing"
"Yeah I know came straight from school, anyway I better go leave you two to it" He said giving his mum and sister a quick peck on the heads before leaving as Casey started waking up in her mums arms.
"Hey baby" She said as her daughter started waking. Casey stared at her for a few minutes as everything came flooding back to her, the park, Jack, the worries and then the boys and that's when this awful pain appeared in her abdomen right where Reece had stamped on her not only an hour ago.
"Babe I need you to tell me what happened" She heard her mum asking her gently as she felt her eyes well up.
"It was them"
"Okay well what did they do, it's important to say, even if it's just to me and not your dad"
"They didn't like me with Jack" Even the sound of his name made her more and more upset.
"So every time they saw us together, at the end I would get slapped in the face of punched but then today, they just came and pushed me off the swing and just decided to do all this" She said as she felt her mum wrap her arms around her waist as she winched in pain.
"Right that's it I'm calling the doctor" Her mum said reaching for her phone on the coffee table. She tried to put up a fight but if she was perfectly honest she felt too tired and weak to put up too much of a fuss. She heard her mum speaking down the phone as she drifted into a light sleep, but was woken up by her mum gently shaking her.
"When's dad home" She asked looking up her mum's worried face.
"Not till quite a bit later babe, so just me and you"
"Do I have to tell him"
"No no just leave that to me if you want hun"
"Mum" She asked snuggling down into the blanket that was being placed carefully over her.
"Yea baby"
"Why does everyone hate me so much"
"They don't sweetie, just some people are mean mean people and like to see others hurt"
"But they do no one likes me"
"Hey come on baby, let's not think like that" Her mum said, feeling a lump grow in her throat, thinking about her a Steves little miracle has turned into a beaten frightened teen.
"Don't send me back there" She almost pleaded with her mum, as they both suddenly heard the door go.
