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Sonny kicked as hard as she could, tears running down her face as she felt an arm wrap around her waist. She couldn't hear anything above her scream, she didn't want it to happen again, she didn't want to go back to all of that. Why did he have to come back when she was happy? When she was doing so well?
"Sonny!" Chad tightened his grip around her, looking around them as he was – for once – glad that nobody was around. He put his hand on her hair, smoothing it back as he tried to calm the girl down. He had no idea what happened, she was fine before she saw her mum's car. He bit down on his lip in thought as Sonny continued to fight him,
"Sonny! It's me... it's Chad." He whispered in her hair, still trying to calm her down. He smiled a little when she visibly relaxed into his grip. Sonny sniffed as the tears finally stopped, closing her eyes as she put her head on Chad's chest, trying her best to control her breathing.
"What's wrong?" Chad finally asked, looking down at her before she pulled away harshly, wiping away any signs that she had been crying, trying to smile at me but it came out as more of a grimace. Chad frowned and then took a step forward,
"Who were you running from?"
"I told my mum I would race her home..."
"Your mum was in her car..."
"Yeah well, I am usually a fast runner... so yeah..." Chad looked into her eyes, knowing she was lying even though he had no idea why,
"Why were you so scared when I caught up with you?"
"I thought I was being attacked Chad, duh!" She rolled her eyes, forcing out a laugh before turning around to carry on walking to the hell she knew was waiting for her. She looked around for the car but noticed it was nowhere to be seen.
She looked back for a second, noticing Chad's shoulders slump a little as he hung his head and went to walk off the other way.
"Hey! Could you give me a lift home.. my house is an hour walk away..." He nodded, still frowning at her as he decided to drop it for now.
Sonny looked at him when they got into the car and sighed, she had no idea why she had lied to him but she couldn't stand that pity in his eyes or maybe even hate, if she told him what had happened to her when she was younger, why she was so scared of the man who was supposed to look after her, the man who was supposed to love her unconditionally.
Chad switched on the radio as he decided to drop it for now, even though he was going to be keeping a close eye on the girl he secretly liked from now on. He heard her sigh and looked over at her, trying to figure her out – how could she go from happy to depressed in just a few minutes? What had happened? Who was in the car?
He considered the thought of her having an argument with her mum but he knew that wouldn't have caused her to run off like that, the way she sprinted off had scared him when the car followed her. It didn't take him long to start running after her, he knew something was up.
"You can trust me." He muttered, smiling a little when she nodded,
"Maybe some other time..." He nodded and then focused back on the road, frowning when they got to Sonny's house and they both saw that same car parked outside. He noticed how she froze when she saw it, gripping onto her bag as tight as she could as her eyes widened in fear.
"Are you sure you want to go in?" She nodded, biting down on her lower lip, she knew she had to.. she couldn't leave her mum alone with him, not after how much Connie had done for her.
"I will see you tomorrow?" He asked, she smiled and nodded again, not saying a word as she looked up at the house that she had loved for so long now, which was now only going to be filled with memories of kicks and punches, shouting and abuse. She knew her life was going to change, and it wasn't for the better.