Nicole and Jacob sat in her room, Jacob had his guitar out and was playing random chords. Pieces of music and lyrics were spread across the floor and the bed. Nicole was humming to the beat as Jacob played it."Yeah, that's it, great. Okay play what you just and I'm gonna sing the first verse." Nicole stated.

"Alrighty," writing the cords onto one of the music sheets, Jacob began to play it once again.

"Tick, tock the clock is ticking.
Disgusted looks, stupid lies its just sickening.
People make me sick,
they judge this little lady.
They always judge this little lady that is me.
Leaving me with a broken heart that's bleeding.
Shattered happy thoughts filled with negativity.
Why try to be happy?
When you get hurt all the same.
Why pick up the pieces?
When they just get shattered again."
Nicole sang darkly, patting her hand on her thigh to the beat.

"Yo, that's deep. I like it, great job so far Nikki!" Jacob complimented.

"Thanks sweety!" Nicole smiled and hi-fived her fellow band mate.

"Okay, now do you want it darker or faster or what?" Jacob asked.

"Well, I want it like a mix between Evanescence's Haunted and Lacuna Coil's Self Deception." Nicole tried to explain.

"Okay, I think I got it,"

Playing some new notes, Nicole clapped happily as he got it right."Yes that's it! AHH! You are a genius!"

"I know!" Jacob joked and praised himself.

"Okay, here we go now from the chorus." laughed Nicole.

"Happiness is just a fleeting imagination,
nothing you can say or do can change this.
What's a world without love?
when i have no more love to give.
How can I give this so called emotion,
a second chance when i've failed redemption."

In the next half hour they finally finished the whole song.

"Okay, do you want to sing it all now or what?" Jacob asked his friend.

"Let's do the whole song from the top," Nicole answered.

"Alright, let's get this party started!" Jacob chuckled.

Taking in a deep breath Nicole shook her head and began to sing her song.

"Tick, tock the clock is ticking.
Disgusted looks, stupid lies its just sickening.
People make me sick,
they judge this little lady.
They always judge this little lady that is me.
Leaving me with a broken heart that's bleeding.
Shattered happy thoughts filled with negativity.
Why try to be happy?
When you get hurt all the same.
Why pick up the pieces?
When they just get shattered again.

Happiness is just a fleeting imagination,
nothing you can say or do can change this.
What's a world without love?
when i have no more love to give.
How can I give this so called emotion,
a second chance when i've failed redemption.

Children sitting on the streets,
broken hearts and scraped up feet.
Empty stomachs and calloused hands.
People walk by
shining light of hope fills their eyes
begging for money or a scrap of bread
only denied and hurt again.

Picking up the broken pieces,
building the wall once again.
What's a world without love?
I'm too numb to give it.
Hurt by lies and deciet.
How can I give this so called emotion
a second chance when I've failed redemption.

World War III is close at hand
as the lies revolve again.
Just more and more guns and rotting meat
for the ground and animals to eat.
In the end life is just six feet under

Happiness is just a fleeting imagination,
I am just picking up the broken pieces.
Nothing you can do or say can change this.
So damn this world while I live in hell
because what is a world without no love?
When people have no more love to give.
I'm too numb to try again.
Too hurt by lies and deciet.
How can we give this so called emotion
a second chance when we've failed redemption.

Positive thoughts are laced with negativity,
strung tightly together.
There's no point in being happy,
when happiness is just a fleeting imagination.
Because I have failed my try again at redemption."
Nicole finsihed.

"Beautiful." Jacob stated softly.

"Thanks, it took me a few days to write this and get it the way I liked it. It's called Failed Redemption." Nicole said.

"Well I like it, and the title suits it. It's kinda like the name of our band." Jacob agreed.

"Yeah, I kinda wanted it that way."

"Well, I gotta get home ya know how my mom is." Jacob sighed.

"Yeah, I know haha. Well, when I get a new song written we can work on it." Nicole hugged her firend and walked him to the door.

"Yep, you know it, until then see you at school tomorrow!" Jacob waved and headed to his home.

Nicole closed her front door and sighed, her parents would be home soon and they wouldn't be in a good mood, she knew that. She then went up to her room, hoping may be they would leave her alone tonight, but not likely. And just as she suspected her parents wandered in an hour later screaming their heads off.

"NICOLE WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU, YOU LITTLE BITCH!" came the booming voice of her father. Running into her closet she hoped that he wouldn't come into her room and just think she was either sleeping or gone. No luck there either, he father bounded into her room and started trashing it, just looking for her, that was how she knew he was drunk off his ass.

Letting out a soft whimper, she covered her mouth instantly hoping her father hadn't heard her. The gods were not on her side that night, he nearly ripped the closet door off its hinges as he opened up with great force."There you are, come out here you stupid little slut!" the large graying man with piercing green eyes glared at his flesh and blood, dragging her out of the closet by her hair.

Screaming in pain, Nicole tried to get the man known as her father to let go of her hair.

"LET ME GO DAMN IT! LET ME GO!" Nicole scremaed as she began clawing at her father's hands.

He stopped her with his free hand and slapped her hard in the face.

"BITCH! YOU ARE JUST LIKE YOU MOTHER, SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

She shrieked in pain as she landed hard on the ground, her father still holding onto her hair by the roots, nearly tearing a lock of her hair from her scalp. Tears began to fall from her eyes as she laid there, taking the man above her beatings'. It was the same almost every night, but this night was different than the rest.

Picking up his daughter the older man threw her on her own bed and began tearing off her clothing.

"NO STOP IT, LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE! GO AWAY! STOP IT!" Nicole yelled and screamed, scratching at his eyes to make him stop. Fate was not kind to her giving her a family like this.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU LITTLE WHORE! AND TAKE IT LIKE THE LITTLE BITCH YOU ARE!"

He took off a bit of his own clothing as he began to drive himself into her. Tears ran down her pale cheeks as she finally was able to reach what she was trying to get. Grabbing a hold of the large lamp, she smashed it against the man ontop of her, causing him to cry out in pain and get knocked unconscious. Pushing her father off of her, she grabbed her bag she always kept in handy and ran out of her house, her shirt torn to the point it wasnt even a shirt any more, the only thing thtat was really left in contact was her bra. Her skirt that she was wearing was ripped to the point it didn't even want to stay at her waist. She had lost her underwear during the incident.

She was sobbing as she ran with out any shoes on, her feet getting torn up by the road, but she didn't stop she couldn't. She ran to the first place she could think of, which happened to be the person she had seen only hours before she came home that day.

She collapses instantly on the porch in front of the door, she began pounding on it yelling for someone to answer. Finally she heard th elocks on the door opening and the door was opened revealing a very tired Thomas Oliver. He awakened immediately when he saw the state his student was in.

"Oh my God, Nicole! What happened?" he asked urgently. She wasn't able to answer, latching onto him she continued to cry. He sat down on the floor next to her and held her close to him, rocking her in his arms trying to calm her.

"Its okay, its all right you're safe. Nobody is going to hurt you anymore, not with me here. Shhhhh, its okay." he consoled, yet nothing was working. Getting up, which was kinda hard with the girl still attached her him like he was a security blanket. Picking her up he took her into his house and sat on the couch, bringing her into his lap. Stroking her hair and whispering soothing words, he finally got her to calm down alittle bit to the point where she was able to tell him what had happened, in full detail.

To be Continued...

A/N: Ok song is by me, and once again i do NOT own PR just the plot and my original characters. And please review.