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Chapter 9

Jade's POV

I hold Tori's hand and squeeze it beneath the table. "Come on Cat." I say, letting it goes. "We have some important things to talk about."

We get up together and head to school. Cat is bouncing by my side, with a big smile on her face. But when we pass Hollywood Arts doors and arrive at my locker, her smile fades. She looks away from me.

"I'm sorry Jade." She says, playing with one of the scissors on my locker.

"And why are you apologizing for, Cat?" I ask, a little bit harshly.

She looks at me, and I can see tears on her eyes. She wipes them before them fall. "Because I didn't believe in you" She sniffs "when you said that you acted like that because of the broke up."

I slap my face. "Oh Cat… Hold your wrist."

She raises her arm. "Why are y-" She doesn't have time to complete the sentence. I grab her wrist and guide her to the nearest classroom. I open the door and loosen my grip. But I quickly take her hand as I recognize the classroom we are in. I shiver.

"Jade, you're hurting my hand!" Cat squeaks.

I release her hand. "Sorry Cat, I didn't realize that I was squeezing it."

"That's okay." She says, entering in the classroom. "But what happened? You seem afraid." She turns to face me.

I follow her in and close the door. "It's a lon-"

"Are you going to forgive me?" She interrupts me.

I look at her. She has tears on her eyes again. "What?" And I remember what she said. "Oh, Cat, you don't need to apologize."

She looks confused. "Why not? I didn't believe i-"

"Cat!" I interrupt her. "You were right. It wasn't the break up." I sigh. "It just made things worse."

She looks more confused. "But why did you say to everyone th-"

"I don't want everybody knowing everything about my life, Cat." I interrupt her again.

"So you aren't mad with me?" I shook my head. "Yay!" She shouts. I roll my eyes, but she is too busy with her happiness to notice.

I scan the room, trying to convince myself that he isn't here. I know that I can get out and go to another classroom, but I stay. I have a feeling that, after I tell Cat, things will be better. And even better if I do that here.

Cat sits on a chair in the first line. I pick another chair and put it in front of Cat's. I sit and look at her. She has a wide smile on her face.

"What?" I ask, confused.

She giggles. "I knew it."

I slap my face. "What did you know, Cat?"

She pats my knee. "That it wasn't the break up, silly."

"Of course you did, Cat." She is my best friend and knows me better than anyone.

I met Cat when we were 13 years old. I was walking through the hallways of our middle school when she bumped on me. I was going to slap her, but I saw that she was crying. And I asked her why, even thinking that it would be something stupid. It wasn't so stupid like I thought it would be. She was sad because she was the new girl and no one seemed to like her. She didn't have any friends and a bully stole her money. Then she asked me if we could be friends. I was going to say no, but I remembered that I didn't have any friends either. And it would be nice to have a friend to talk during boring classes. So I said yes. I paid her lunch that day.

During those years that we spent together, I helped her to get rid of the bullies while she helped me to not go to detention. We auditioned to Hollywood Arts together. She kept saying that I was going to enter, and I did the same for her. We entered and met Robbie, Beck and Andre. They quickly became our friends. And she was the one that helped Beck to ask me out. He was too shy to do that without encouragement. I laugh at the memory.

"Why are you laughing?" She asks, breaking my thoughts.

"Good memories." I say. She nods.

"Jade?" She calls me after a few seconds.

I look at her. "Yes?"

"Why did you act like that?" She is scared. She might think that I'm going to freak out again.

"Well," I sigh. "Remember when I told you about my father problems?

"With alcohol?" She asks. I nod. "Yes, I remember. You said that he arrived at your house drunk once or twice and slept on the couch. And you had to clean the house by yourself."

"Yeah…" I look to the left and see the classroom door. "Sorry Cat, I lied to you."

"Why?" She says in a hurted voice.

I look back at her. "Because I wasn't ready to tell it to anyone."

"Are you ready now?" She asks, smiling hopefully.

I shrug. "Not really." Her smile fades. "I'll tell anyway, don't worry." She smiles again. "But don't tell anyone what I'm going to tell you, okay?"

She nods. "I promise I won't."

"Thanks Cat." I sigh. "Well..." Oh God, I can't do that.

She notices my discomfort and holds my hand. "Take your time, Jade. I'll wait."

"I know Cat. Thank you." I sigh again. "Well, my father didn't get home drunk once or twice. He has gotten home like that every single night since I turned 16."

Cat squeezes my hand. "Ja-"

"At first," I say, interrupting her. "he would just sit on the couch, complaining about his life. But he found another way to waste his time. He started yelling at me, saying that every bad thing in his life was my fault. I stayed in my room, ignoring his words. It helped a lot, until…"

"The break up." She completes for me.

I nod. "A few days after it, he went to my room. I didn't know what he was going to do, but I had a feeling that it wasn't going to be a good thing."

She frowns. "Was it?"

I shake my head, negatively. "No. He hit me." She gasps. "And he has done that every day since that day. I tried to lock my door, but he broke it. That day, he hit me until I knockout." I few tears forming on my eyes. "Some days, he would just hit me until I have some bruises. But in other days, when he was mad, he would hit me until I beg to be killed." I feel the tears running through my cheeks.

Her eyes widen in shock. "Jade, I'm s-"

"Cat, let me finish." I interrupt her. She nods, looking at me apologetic. "Two days ago, after we finish rehearsing the play, I went to my locker to grab my things. He was there waiting for me. I knew that he was drunk." I tremble and look to my hands on my lap, more tears falling. "H-he called my n-name, and I tr-tried to run away. But he c-caught me. He d-dragged me with him a-and threw me in t-this classroom." I look at her. She is crying too, but I can see that she is trying to be strong for me. "H-he r-raped me Cat."

I cry harder, sobbing violently. She hugs me with all her strength. I bury my face on her shoulder. I never though that this time would be worse than the first. I finally understand the state of calmness that Tori puts me in. Thinking about her makes me feel better. When I manage to calm down, I release Cat.

She looks in my eyes. "Are you okay?"

I nod. "Better. Tori found me yesterday morning and took me to the hospital. She let me stay at her house until I have anywhere else to go. I talked to her father. My dad is in chain now."

She smiles weakly. "That's good."

I sigh. "You know my dad, Cat. He will be out of jail soon."

"I know." She says. "And I'll be by your side to protect you from him."

"Thanks Cat. Two people are better than one." I smile.

She smiles too. "Yeah… Wait," She frowns. "two?"

"You and Tori." I say, feeling my cheeks warmer. Damn Tori, why do you make me blush?

"Oh, yes." Cat giggles. "Does she know that was your father…?"

"That raped me?" I complete for her. "Yes, s-"

"YOUR FATHER DID WHAT?"


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