chapter 3 READ AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE BOTTOM!
Tessa actually woke up on time today which was an amazing feat for her considering that she never wakes up on time. Tessa takes off the dress and slides into jeans and a black t-shirt with a gray hoodie. Tessa makes her way down to breakfast with her bag slung over her shoulder. She sits alone at the third 'loser' table but turns her head when she see's two quickly approaching figures. Magnus and Alec.
" Soooooooo." Magnus says biting his lip. " Have you taken off the bandage on your tattoo yet?" Magnus asks. He hasn't seen it yet since you have to put a bandage on it right after you get it done. Tessa's eyes widen.
" No, not yet." Tessa says. She slows takes the bandage off on her right ankle and shows them. Magnus grins at her.
" You wore heels." Magnus says smiling brightly.
" Shut up." Tessa says lightly smacking his shoulder. She then peels away the bandage on her left wrist. It was beautiful, each feather intricate and delicate. They looked real, like they could flutter to life right on her wrist.
" Oh my Tessa, this is beautiful." Alec whispers hesitantly touching it. Tessa smiles and throws out the garbage and slings her bag on her shoulder.
" Alright guys, I should be getting to class." Tessa mumbles before walking off.
Tessa walks down the empty hallway and shivers. She turns around but see's no one. She picks up the pace. She feels people watching her, she looks behind her. No one. She starts to run. Now, she hears footsteps other than hers. She doesn't dare look behind her.
She is suddenly slammed into the floor. Someone hits her face and Tessa lets go a groan. She thrashes and kicks, but it's not use. They weigh a lot more than Tessa and she is gasping and wheezing on the floor. Another blow to the ribs makes her nerves go on fire.
"Help." Tessa gasp but it comes out as a whisper. A slap across the face. Her attacker has a mask and she can't see anything but their eyes. Tessa can't scream and could see black spots dance her vision. Tessa was getting frantic. Tessa's books were poking her side and she freed one of her arms. She was hit again. She picked up the book and chucked it as hard as she could against the window. She had to make noise. The window rattled slightly. Tessa slammed her fist against the floor and kicked her foot into the ground.
" Help." She whispered. Tessa heaved in as much air as she could and screamed. It was short but loud and cut off when her attacker punched her in the arm and slammed her face into the ground. She heard a crack and felt pain her nose. Tessa lifted her head, everything hazy. She saw a tall figure running toward her. Everything was blurry and her head pounded.
" Tessa!" It was Will's deep voice, loud and reassuring. The weight was lifted off her and she heard a loud slam. Tessa lay gasping and sweating. Shaking, Tessa pushed herself up and felt warm blood on her face. Her nose. Tessa unsteadily got to her feet. She pinched her nose and tilted it forward. If it keeps bleeding, it's broken. Tessa's hands were covered in blood from her nose. Tessa glanced over and noticed her attacker was out cold. Will wasn't even breathing heavy. Tessa looked at him for a moment, smooth skin over corded muscle. Tessa glanced away blushing. " God, this hallway is hot. It's like the ninth circle of Hell here."
" Hell's cold." Tessa answered breathing heavy. Will looked at her for a moment seeming mildly amused.
" What?" He asks.
" The inferno. Hell is cold. It's covered in ice." Tessa explains as her nose slows to a drip and Tessa sighs in relief. Will comes closer and gently takes her hand off her nose and Tessa's breath catches in her throat. Will lean's in so close that she could see specks of violet in his blue glass eyes.
" I don't think it's broken." Will mutters, his breath hot against her skin and sending shivers down her spine. Will gently touches her nose, prodding and poking it. It hurts but its not unbearable. Will leans back and grins at her. " And as the temperature of hell, Miss Gray. Let me give you a piece of advice. The handsome young fellow who's rescuing you is never wrong. Not even if he says the sky is purple and made of hedgehogs." Tessa looks away to hide the small smile on her face and suppresses laughter. " Now, love, we ought to get you to the nurse." Will says offering his arm out with a twinkle in his eyes. Tessa tilts her head down and pinches her nose.
" You going to have to hold on to me. I can't see where I'm going." Tessa warns. He grabs her hand and laces his fingers in hers. Her fingers were coated with blood and the tips of his fingertips were covered in her blood. His long fingers wrapped around in hers and his warm palm pressed against hers. He guided her down steps. Several times she stumbled and Will caught her with grace. They got to the nurse and told her what happened. She inspected Tessa's nose and Tessa was relieved to find that it wasn't broken and that she was okay. The nose shoved two cotton balls up Tessa's nose and excused her from class. Tessa had to stay in the nurse so that the nurse could watch her for a while.
So no one reviewed on the last chapter and I'm getting slightly discouraged. Do you guys want me to continue? Please, tell me what I'm doing wrong. If people review and actually want me to continue then I will. This is a sneak peek at the next chapter and well yeah.
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