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Chapter 8

"Look what i got" Sian said exited pointing to a box. I had been spending my evenings with Sian for nearly a month now.

I tried to suppress my smile. She started getting giddy as she opened the box. "It's a get-to-know-Sophie-special-box!" she said

I furrowed my brows "look I know it's daft but it's worth a try, I really want to know stuff, basic stuff about you. And you only have to point" she pleaded.

I grimaced and rolled my eyes "Fuck it" I thought as I reached for the box. She squealed clapping her hands together.

I took something out of the box that looked like a calendar… "With firemen on it?" I raised an eyebrow.

"You can show me when your birthday is" she explained

I flipped through to November and pointed to the 4th. "Good to know, mine's December 28th" she said.

I turned my head to the side and looked at the half naked fireman. "Mr. November" I scrunched my face.

"What? Thought you'd like it, firemen are well fit" she said. I scoffed

"Or so rabbit tells me" she mumbled

I was still making a face at the thought of a naked man. She looked at me and narrowed her eyes "unless…. You don't swing that way?" she asked slowly

I gulped and looked at her in horror.

"Really?" she smirked. I looked at the ground to hide face now glowing red.

She lifted my chin "don't worry your secret's safe with me" she whispered. As soon as I caught her gaze, my breathing started to get heavy.

We kept staring into each other's eyes when Sian shuffled closer to me, "Omg omg omg she's leaning in "my mind was screaming at me I could feel her breath on my lips when Katy barged into Sian's bedroom. We jumped apart both now looking flustered.

"Fuck sakes rabbit ever heard of knocking" Sian groaned. As soon as she turned her gaze to Katy her expression softened.

I followed her gaze and noticed the horror in Katy's eyes.

"What is it?" she asked

Kathy didn't say anything; she started pacing around in Sian's room.

"Katy" Sian said as she took hold of her hands

"She's back" Katy stuttered

"Who…" Sian started to ask but her expression soon joined Katy's. They were both looking in each other's eyes as if they knew what the other one was thinking.

"When, how…. HOW did they… WHY the fuck… they know…"Sian started to panic. She put her hand in her hair.

"I don't know…. I don't..." Kathy was on the verge of tears. "Sian I'm sc…" she stopped looking at me. Sian quickly followed her eyes, as soon as they settled on me her already widened eyes grew even wider.

"Sophie" she said. I didn't know what was going on, I got and placed my hand on her shoulder but she shrugged it off.

"Soph could you give us a moment" she said.

I nodded and left her room, first time in a month I went back to my room before the clock stroke 11pm.

Sian pov

"Sophie" I realized. "Shit" I thought. She placed her hand on my shoulder but I shrugged it off. I didn't want her to find out.

"Soph could you give us a moment" I said. I could see the hurt in her eyes, all I wanted to do was take it away but I couldn't.

As soon as she left the room, Kathy hugged me. "It's okay, I won't let her hurt you" I said to her as I hugged her back.

"Sian it's not me I'm worried about" she said, I knew she was talking about soph.

"I know, I just have to stay away from until she leaves again" I said to her

"What if she doesn't leave" Kathy whispered as she looked at the ground

"She will, I'll make sure of it" I said to her but she wasn't convinced

"Sian, last time she was here; you almost died and your Derek got…" she started, I could see she worried about her.

"Look Derek is fine, he only got a concussion thankfully" I said

"And everything else" she said. "Sian last time she got the wrong end of the stick, but this time… I can see the way you look at Sophie" I sighed "I know you care for her, she'll notice" she said looking scared.

"I'll make sure she doesn't… okay?" I nudged her "she won't hurt anybody else" I said.

"Yeah, but even if you do convince her that you care about nobody in this place, she'll still try and hurt you" she stated

"I can handle her" I said quietly "is she here already?" I asked

"Yeah they just brought her in" she answered. I gulped at the thought of having her here again.

Sophie pov

As I entered my room, I saw there were bags on the bed next to mine.

'Creek' I turned around quickly and found Gertie in the doorway.

"Hi Sophie, you've got a new roommate" she said calmly, but I could see the worry she was trying to mask.

"Ah home sweet home" I hear someone saying. "And it looks like I have a roommate" a girl said. She had black hair and piercing blue eyes. She had a yellow shirt, black skirt, long green stockings and black army boots. "Okay, weird fashion. But I suppose everyone has a right to their own style" I thought

"I'm Mary" she held out her hand. I smiled and took it.

"You are…" she started to ask "Sophie" Gertie answered; I smiled at her thanking her as she walked out my room.

"So I hear you're not much of a talker" she said. I smiled awkwardly.

"Don't worry I've got plenty to say" she said.

After an hour or so listening to Mary I heard a knock on the door. Sian slowly entered the room. The smile she had on her face was quickly replaced by a look of horror. She stared at Mary.

"Well, well Sian Powers" Mary said. "Wait a sec, Mary … O fuck me sideways Mary, her Mary the one she was talking about on the first night I was here. Christ can I be anymore oblivious." I thought

"So you are friends with my roommate ay" she asked

I was expecting Sian to at least answer yes, but wtf. "no, I just came in here to tell Sophie to stay away from me and rabbit" I frowned. "What the hell is she doing?"

She turned her eyes to me "I just came to tell you to stay away from us, we don't want a basket case like you hanging around us, we don't like people following us like a lost puppy okay" she spat.

It was like she dug a knife into my stomach. I could feel the tears coming on but I wouldn't let them fall. Not in front of her.

"Bit harsh don't you think Powers" Mary started "yeah well I learned from the best didn't I" she said sarcastically.

Mary just smirked at her "okay well I guess I'll see you around ay" sian asked her.

"Sure, we could catch up on old times" Mary said.