A/N DO NOT READ THIS STORY IF ABUSE OF A VERBAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL NATURE MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE.
Jade's POV
So. Here we are.
Hollywood Arts.
Alive. So that's a bonus. Or at least you'd think it was.
Another Monday. Weirdly, the best day of the week. The weekend and Friday's being the worst days. They were the days he'd rape me and hit me all day instead of the usual just at night.
"Don't you ever wear short sleeves gank?" A total asswipe asked me. "Or are you too scared that people will stab you with scissors like you did Andre?"
"Walk away before I cut your half-inch dick off." I threatened him and he just scoffed. I grab a pair of scissors and kneed him in balls and he cried and ran off. I chuckled and shook my head humourlessly. The doors at the entrance opened and I looked up in curiosity.
Oh.
My.
Fucking.
Shit.
She is gorgeous. The highest, most perfect cheekbones I have ever seen. A cute little innocent, yet nervous smile on her face, the deepest brown eyes that I could get lost in all day, her blush is the most adorable thing ever. And Holy shit balls, she has the body pf a sex Goddess.
"Hi, I'm Tori!" She said when Cat ran over to her in excitement.
Fuck, I think I may have just had an orgasm.
"JADEY! COME MEET TORI!" Cat squealed and I sighed and banged my head against my locker. I strutted over to Cat and Tori.
"Don't call me Jadey, Cat. I've told you this." I said to her and she grinned and then looked at me from head to toe and smirked at me. Then she frowned.
"Jade did - " I cut her off immediately by covering her mouth with my hand.
"Hi, Tori. Sorry about Cat, she just gets excited." I paused when I heard her laugh and say something about me getting excited then continued. "I'm Jade, Jade West," I said and held out my hand for her to shake. She grasped it firmly and smiled.
"I'm Tori. Tori Vega." She grinned and then I released Cat from my hold when she seemed to calm down.
"You good now Kitten?" I asked her, arching my eyebrow. She rolled her eyes.
"You'll have to excuse us, Tori, I need to speak with Jadey."
"Don't call me Jadey!" I yelled as she dragged me away from the Goddess. She pulled me into the Janitors Closet and locked the door and then turned to face me. She sighed and pulled down the shutters to make sure nobody could see what we were doing.
"Jade, is he hurting you still?" She asked me gently, stroking the black eye. Cat knew a lot more than our friends gave her credit for. She knew everything about me and I trusted her with my life. I nodded. She sighed and lifted up my t-shirt and left me wearing only my sports bra. "Jade..." She muttered, rubbing the marks on my arms. There were cuts all over the upper half of my body, as well as deep purple bruises. "This isn't the worst of it is it?" She asked gently. Already knowing the answer. I shook my head and she sighed. She gently grabbed my wrist and I stiffened. "Jade. I'm not going to find what I think I'm going to find if I look at your wrist am I?" She asked, her voice with a serious and somewhat threatening undertone. I didn't respond. She sighed and turned over my wrists. She sighed heavily and then spotted what I didn't want her to see. "JADE!" She yelled at me and I slumped to the floor. She followed and sat in front of me. "Jade, you do know what cutting upwards leads to, don't you?" She asked me gently. I nodded. She looked at my left arm. "Jadey, this one's deeper. When did you do this one?"
"Christmas," I whispered and she pulled me into her arms, I heard the bell ring but we didn't pay it any attention. I started crying and she just held me. I don't know what I'd do without Cat. She was my best friend. My rock.
I know what you're thinking. We're not together nor have we ever been together. She doesn't have feelings for me and I don't have feelings for her.
"What happened?" She whispered and I cried a little harder.
"I found out what he did to my mum. He killed her. He killed my mama." I cried harder and Cat gasped and held onto me tighter. She put my shirt back on my and placed me on her lap. I never broke down and Cat seemed to know that I needed someone to hold me. "I found the letters she sent me. She was getting married to another woman and he killed her. He killed my mama!" I cried. She had left when I was little. That's when it started. I used to hate her for it. For not taking me with her. "I confronted him," I whispered. I knew that she'd figure out the rest. "He passed out on me when he was done. I just wanted to end it all. I don't remember much else other than waking up in the hospital and my father was in hospital too. He had broken his leg trying to get to me again. I remember being in and out of consciousness." I sobbed and Cat held me the entire time. I felt something wet in my hair and looked up at Cat to see her crying. I held onto her and she held onto me.
"OPEN UP!" I heard Lane call from outside the door. "JADE YOU BETTER NOT BE STABBING CAT OR DESTROYING ANOTHER BIN IN THERE!" He called again and I gave a humourless wet laugh. Cat and I just ignored him but started to calm down. I rolled down my sleeves and balled then up in my hands and wiped my eyes. Cat wiped her own eyes and then she continued to hug me and I hugged her back, hiding my face in her pink sweatshirt. God, I hate pink.
"It's okay Jade, it'll be alright. We need to tell someone." She whispered in my ear, stroking my hair softly. I sniffled and shook my head.
"It'll only get worse. He knows people Cat. I can't do anything. It'll only get worse. Please don't make me Cat. Please." I cried again and she sighed but nodded.
"Alright. I won't make you do anything. Shh... It's okay." She continued and I just cried. Realising how utterly helpless I am. I can't do anything to stop him. By this point, the door opened and Lane stopped in his tracks, looking at us both with shock evident in his eyes.
"Jade, Cat. My office. Five minutes." He said and walked off, still slightly stunned. I sighed and wiped my eyes again and helped Cat up. She smiled at me and we both started walking to Lane's office. I kept my head down so no one could see my face.
"Jade. Cat. Sit down." He said and sat in the weird chair he always sits in. "So, what was that I just walked in on?"
"Jade was crying, I comforted her." Cat shrugged and then laughed running over to the cabinet. "Can I have a lollipop?!" She asked bouncing up and down hopefully.
"Sure Cat. Just come and sit down." Lane said and I just knew what he was going to ask next. "What was Jade crying about Cat?"
"I can't tell you." She said absentmindedly. I sighed in relief.
"Why can't you tell me Cat?" Lane asked her, eying me curiously.
"Because it'll make Jadey mad and upset because she'll get hurt." Cat giggled and then her face turned serious. "I wanted her to tell someone, but I know it'll only be worse on her." She said and then went back to eating her lollipop. I knew it was her way of dealing. I could tell that she was upset. I pulled her closer to me and whispered softly,
"Thank you, Kitten." She giggled and kept eating her lollipop.
"Jade, what will get worse? Is someone hurting you? Where did the black eye come from?" He asked softly and Cat immediately looked up at Lane and glared at him.
"It doesn't matter," I said to him and Cat looked at me and then glared at Lane again when he continued to try and ask me questions that make me uncomfortable.
"Jade, I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on. I know someone's hurting you. Just tell me what's going on and we can help you. If we know who's hurting you we can stop them. No matter who they are. Who is it, Jade? Why do you keep letting it happen? Is there anything else you want to tell me?" I squirmed in my seat.
"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" Cat yelled, surprising Lane. "Can't you see that you're bothering her!? Just leave her alone! If you keep badgering her she's gonna hurt herself again!" She shouted and then gasped and covered her mouth. She ran out of the room and I ran after her, but Lane grabbed my arm and I winced. He noticed and lifted my sleeve and I yanked my arm away from him, but I knew it was too late. He'd already seen the marks and the hand-shaped bruises. I glared at him and then ran off after Cat. I found her running up the stairs and I followed her. I grabbed her waist and turned her to face me, being careful of the stairs. I knew the lesson was ending soon and I knew I had to hurry.
"I'm sorry Jade! I'm so sorry. You trusted me not to tell anyone and then I went and told Lane and - " She started babbling and I put my finger on her lips and hugged her.
"It's okay Cat. I know you didn't mean to. It's okay. I'm not mad at you."
"Really?" She sniffled and I nodded.
"Now, let's go get Tori and head to Sikowitz's class." She nodded and we both got some Wahoo Punch from the vending machine and headed to Tori's dancing lesson and waited for her.
"Hey, guys. Oh! I heard that some guy called Lance or Lane was looking for you both. I told him that you went into the Janitor's closet before the lesson started. Sorry if I gave you guys away if you were busy." She winked at us and I immediately shot down that idea in the Goddess's head.
"No, no, no. We aren't dating. We aren't together or anything. Just friends. Besides. Cat's straight." I said and Tori laughed. I just creamed my knickers again. She needs to stop that. I'm not going to able walk soon if she keeps this up.
And in case you wondering, I'm extremely sensitive to sound and smell when it comes to women. And can I just tell you right now, there is no better scent on the planet than Tori. Just saying.
"I am Bi thank you very much!" Cat defended and I rolled my eyes. She's just trying to cover up that she has the hots for this older girl and Beck. She's a complicated girl.
"Right. Okay then. So my guess is that there's some unresolved tension between you two?" She smirked, Cat and I just looked at each other and pretty much gagged at what she was insinuating. She laughed and then nudged my shoulder.
"So this means you're single right?"
"She's as single as a pringle! Ooh, rhymey!" Cat squealed and I chuckled. At least her ditziness is amusing. Otherwise, I don't know what I'd do.
"So, Cat, what's your favourite lesson?"
"This one! The teacher is called Sikowitz."
"He's a complete nutter." I interrupted before Cat embarrassed herself. Tori laughed. Seriously, she has gotta cut that shit out. I'm going to end up needing not only a change of underwear but a change of leggings too.
"Tori asked where the classroom was and me Cat both pointed around the corner and told her it was the first door on her left. She nodded and walked on ahead and Cat took my phone from my pocket and started to try and break into my phone.
"Cat! What're doing!" I yelled and tried to get my phone back and then she sighed and gave up./p
"I'm trying to get into your emergency contact list. I know it's not me on there and I'm making sure you're not stupid enough to have your father as your emergency contact so I'm going to change it to my number."
"Cat, I'm going to be honest with you, I don't even know what that is or how to do it." Cat grinned.
"Great! Unlock you're phone and give me it and you'll get it back in half an hour." I sighed and typed in my passcode and changed it to a swipe-to-unlock and handed it over. I heard some girl screaming and shouting at Andre before he even walked in the building. I snickered as he slouched his way over to me and Cat.
"What'd you do this time?" I asked him with a humourless chuckled and he shrugged.
"I looked at the new girl, she went ape-shit." Andre sighed with a shake of his head. "I don't know how you two handle 'em."
"You know what they say, Andre." I smirked at him before continuing, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." I sauntered into the classroom with Cat laughing airily and Andre rolling his eyes.