Chapter 6

Suspicions

Me and Jacob have been going out for 2 weeks now and everything has been running smoothly, father believes it, Jacob is loyal and Bradley has been the best boyfriend. All until just a few minutes ago. Father has been beating me again because he is getting suspicious over all my conversations with Bradley and less with Jacob. I kept saying it was because I was going out with Jacob that I don't want to lose contact with Bradley. Mother believed me but father didn't take a word of it. I ran out the house and right now I am driving to school waiting to see Bradley. I don't think I can do this anymore, I need to protect myself but by doing that I have to get rid of the thing I love most in the world.

We are doomed lovers so our special bond must come to an end. I no he won't take it well so I start crying in my car. I pull over to try to get myself together. I feel a bit better so I redo my makeup.

When I get to school I ask Stark where he is but she hasn't seen him. She has been with max all day, lucky bum. I see Jacob and run off I don't want him to see me right now. I climb through the hole in the wall behind the dumpster in front of the school and start running to the Harrington house. I ask Destiny if she's seen him and she said he was by Geography class so I run to him and wait for his class to be over.

All that time I was just thinking how I would say it to him and how he would take it. I was lost in thought when I felt a hand on my shoulder which made me jump. It was Bradley. I ask him to follow me to the library.

When we got there he knew something was up so he didn't say a word.

"Bradley I need to say this because it will kill me If I don't, most likely it will kill me literally. "

He looked puzzled so I explained more,

"my father is getting suspicious, he started beating me again to get some answers. Luckily I didn't say anything but he will find out one way or another."

He looked a bit sad I think he knew what I was about to say.

"I can't keep seeing you like this is horrible to Jacob and all these nosey kids someone will find out. But it will be even worse if my father finds out he would beat me to death."

Bradley goes pale and devastation is upon his face. I feel so bad but I can't do this.

"so are you dumping me then? Why can't we do this no one will find out. Please think it through. I really love you Jamie please …. Don't do this…"

He had tears in his eyes, which made me have tears in my eyes.

"I'm sorry Bradley but I can't take the risk anymore I don't want to be beaten."

Before I could say anything more he ran off crying. He made me cry so I went into the toilets. I was so angry at myself and my father forcing me to do this. I was so full of rage! I pulled the sink of the wall and broke the toilets. I pulled the cubicle doors off their hinges and threw a pipe at the mirror. In this little angry escapade I had ripped some skin off my arm so I grabbed some toilet roll, wrapped it round the wound and walked to the school hospital.

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