Por Favor - Chapter 2

BLOOM

After getting away from those boys, I ran into the bathroom and locked myself inside a stall for the rest of the day. The final bell of the day woke me up and I stood up from the corner I was curled up in, washed my hands, cause I don't know what's been on that floor, and slipped out the door.

I walked to my locker with my hood up and head down when I bumped into someone, I fell back on my butt and heard a scream. There was a blonde haired girl with a purple stain in the middle of her shirt.

Her face quickly turned red as her friends crowded around her. I got up and walked past the growing crowd.

"Lo siempo" I whispered lowly and started making my way home.

When I made it to my gated community, I jumped the gate since I didn't own a car and sneaked around to the back of my house, going in through the door.

Dad isn't home, but my brother, Jared, is. I tiptoed up to my room but there's always that one squeaky stair, the third one. I heard him "ahem". I slowly turned around and came face to face with him.

He brought his hand up to my cheek and wiped away the expensive concealer dad bought when we moved here. I leaned away from him, but he pulled me back harshly. One arm wrapped around my waist tightly as he continued to ruin the heavily layered glamour.

He studies my face for awhile, knowing he was looking at the several cuts and bruises left by him and dad. I feel a sharp pain in the center of my head, feeling a fist digging into my scalp. He starts pulling me up the rest of the stairs quickly, almost dragging me into my room and throwing me on the ground.

I started to look up at him when I felt another pain in my stomach. He's kicking me. I start coughing up blood after 3 hate-filled kicks but he doesn't stop. After about 15, I hear a pop, my vision is blurry and blood is dripping from my mouth, my throat hurts so much from crying.

"That's enough, son" a gruff voice interrupts. I hear footsteps and I'm being pulled up by my hair, making me wince in pain. I come face to face with my dad, Mike.

He looks me over before dropping me on the floor. They both leave me alone in my room, in a puddle of my own blood.

Waking up on my carpeted floor isn't the best wake up call. I crawl over to the nearest wall and hold myself up against it, wheezing and holding my free arm under my boobs.

I walk into my bathroom and cut off the shirt I was wearing since my chest hurts so bad I can't lift my arms. Different shades of purple and black cover my stomach. I touch the biggest one and wince sharply. I cut off the rest of my clothes and throw them away, turning on the shower, and getting in. The hot water stinging the bruises but soothes them soon after.

Once I get out, I open my medicine drawer and take a strong drug that'll help with the pain overall. I grab the first aid kit and wrap my stomach and chest up firmly. I put on baggy sweatpants, a large shirt and flats.

I hear a knock on the door and Jared walks in. He comes in the bathroom behind me, putting my hair up into a ponytail and pins back my bangs. He kisses my cheek before leaving.

I look at myself in the mirror and sigh, putting on the concealer which was running out quickly. I left my bag at school so I grab a cereal bar and start walking to school slowly.

I get there as the bell rings. Day two, and I'm gonna be late. I get into class right before the teacher does and the only seat available is beside this purple, spiky haired boy, so I sit there and lay my head down. My chest hurt faintly but I'm a little high at the same time.

I look around the room and everything is fuzzy, like, everything is made from that teddy bear stuff. Like everything is a teddy bear. I feel a tap on my shoulder and look at the purple haired boy. I see his mouth moving but what he says is weird.

"Do...pencil...?" Do pencil?

"¿Que?" I ask back.

"Do you have a pencil?"

"Aye. Si" I nod and hand him a pencil from out of my desk. He looks at me for a minute. He looks familiar. He taps his friend on the shoulder and he nods my way and whispers something to him that makes his friend shake his head and chuckle.

Purple boy turns back to me. "What's your name?"

"Soy Bloom. Quién eres tú"

"Riven. That's Sky" he points to the blonde boy and I wave at him. He nods back.

Apparently class is over because everyone starts leaving so I get up and wobble slightly. I look around and those two boiys are looking at me. I smile and start to walk to the door.