Chapter 2

Wednesday

The next day (Henry POV)

It is 9:30 in the morning I'm at school now. I stayed at the Mancave until 2 in the morning I only got a few hours of sleep. I couldn't find a location on her cellphone, it was turned off right after she ended the call with me, so I wasn't able to track it. I left my first period walking towards my locker, halfway there I see Bianca searching for me by my locker I jumped behind a group of people. She has a paper in her hand in the shape of a heart. Oh no! I released the breath I have been holding and walked over to her when she turned her face lit up.

"Hey Hen!" She said in a high pitched voice as she waved proudly towards me.

"It's Henry please…." I muttered, With her using that nickname Charlotte used for me it made me realize how much I miss her and how much I want to find her. I haven't been thinking about anything else but finding her and making sure she's safe with me.

"Oh sorry…. I forgot," Bianca said her face burning red.

'I don't have time for this' I muttered in my head.

"It's fine what do you need?" I asked trying my best to hide my irritation, I began taping my foot.

"Oh yeah! I wanted to see if this would be a good place for our anniversary?" she asked showing the card in my direction, I didn't bother to read it because at the moment I don't care unless it involves Charlotte.

Beep, beep beep, beep My watch started doing its usual chiming noise.

'Wait, who's beeping me? Ray and Schwoz are not in Swellview it has to be an emergency!'

"I have to go see you, Bianca," I say as I pecked her on the cheek.

"But what about-" I cut her off

"I'll text you later." I jog behind some lockers, I glanced around before I flipped my watch open, I open it to see Mr. Gooch with a worried expression.

"Mr. Gooch, what's wrong?" I whispered panicky and wide-eyed.

"We have a problem Henry its Charlotte- She's hurt. Badly. Hurry please" I closed my watch and I gathered my stuff and ran out of school and ran towards Junk 'n Stuff.

``I hope she's okay' I thought as I ran to my job.

Bianca POV

As soon as he vanished to wherever I pulled out my phone to call my real boyfriend Jasper. I know it is bad to cheat but Henry is going to be dead anyway. The line rings a few times before he answers.

"Hello Baby" Jasper's smooth voice filtered through the phone. I grinned.

"So like you said I asked Henry on a date. And he got busy so I couldn't put our plan in motion."

I heard him sigh through the phone.

"I'm sorry baby." I apologize sadly.

"It's okay lucky I still have Charlotte under my control. So it's fine."

"Okay that's good." my mood lightened. The bell rung.

"Oh, shit babe I have to go. Love you!" I said as I'm walking towards the general direction of my next class.

"Love you too boo" Jasper's smooth voice spoke, it made me weak to my knees. Ugh, I love it. We ended the call, welp plan A failed. Time for plan B…

Charlotte's POV (before the conversation between Henry and Bianca) 9:00 am

I shook as I woke up from my usually uncomfortable slumber when I heard the slam shut. I carefully and slowly got up from the pile of bloodstained covers. I carefully bend over to grab my phone under the shelf, even with being careful I still felt the sharp pain in my ribcage and my bottom he was really rough last night I think he gave me a concussion after he used me he threw me on the floor pretty hard.

I moved slowly to the stairs almost 10 minutes later I reached the top of the stairs to find it surprisingly unlocked I moved quickly as I could to the bathroom across the entrance of that hell hole. I entered the bathroom and turned on the light I looked down, afraid of what I'm going to see, a broken shell of me. But I looked up to find my smooth brown skin now blue and puffy around my eyes and cheeks.

I touch my hair it was knotted and hasn't been combed or washed in weeks. My eyes used to be bright are now dull and lifeless I have felt so much pain over this past year. I feel over my body to find a broken rib, I lightly press the area, I flinch as I felt pain shoots through my body I lift my shirt to find it red and dark around the broken bone.

I sobbed when I realized how much I let Jasper destroy me, I cried for the pain I feel and how I was stripped of my innocence at the age of 15. Then I realize that I have to leave this hell hole before that monster comes back.

I wipe my tears with the edge of my torn shirt. I grab some bandaids and put them on the open wound on my forehead. I grab some ibuprofen and other painkillers and stuff them in my backpack that was almost torn, lying in the hallway.

I rush to the kitchen trying to ignore the pain in my side and bottom, I grabbed a couple of water bottles out of the fridge not bothering to close it. I stopped to drink some water my throat was sore after last night's events, I shudder thinking about it. He doesn't give me food often Id have to beg to get a slice of bread. I began grabbing pop tarts and candy bars I start to eat them as I raided his cabinets without a care in the world. I stuff everything in my large backpack.

'Thanks Henry.' I think back briefly when Henry bought me a backpack as a back to school gift as I rush out of his house never looking back.

I ran (limping) to Junk 'N Stuff as fast as my aching body would let me. It took me twice as long to get there it's only a 10-minute walk it took me around 30 but I had to keep moving to not have that monster looking for me. The streets weren't busy, surprisingly, so no one would be asking me questions I did not want to answer. I finally made it to the shop the safest place for me, I swung the door open I saw behind the desk.

"Hey, . Where's Henry?" I asked breathlessly my voice giving out at the end. I could feel my body go limp as my conscious slipped. I can faintly hear yell my name but it became distant as my mind slipped into darkness.

No One's POV

rushed over to catch an unconscious Charlotte before she hit the ground. He picked her up carefully carrying her to the elevator, he managed to lock the door and flip the sign to say closed before he took her to the elevator. Once he reached the Man Cave carefully placed an unconscious Charlotte on a spare medic bed, he grabbed some extra blankets to cover her to make sure she doesn't get too cold.

After he did that he made sure to called Henry and tell him the situation. While he waited for Henry to arrive he notified Ray and Schwoz. He stayed by Charlotte praying thats shes alright she knew she wasn't okay but he hoped she survived.

Almost 10 minutes later Henry arrive frantic and scared. runs up to Henry,

"Henry! I'm glad you made it in time!" said walking around the medical bed. Henry glanced at Charlotte , he couldn't believe that his once strong snappy friend is now battered and beaten. Henry's eyes began to sting, tears threatening to fall when he slowly walked to her unconscious body, wishing he could have helped her sooner. He gently grabbed her limp hand and lightly rubbed the top of her hand.

"Who did this to you Char?" Henry whispered hoping she would magically open her eyes and tell him. But what painfully hurts him is he is sitting here hopeless and wondering who cause this pain for her.

Henry moved his attention to Mr. Gooch when he cleared his throat.

"She really needs a doctor we need to take her to a hospital soon." Henry told Gooch his gaze still on Charlotte's bruised face.

"We do need to take her to an Immediate Care Center." said nodding his head.

"Okay but we need to figure out how we are going to take her there."

"We will find a way and get her the help she needs."

"Okay good." Henry said as he went to the grage to find a vehicle to carry her in.

End of chapter 2