Never Bend

Chapter 5 : Surprise, surprise

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Because we are stronger
When we face our fears...
MJ1
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Annie POV

Still out of breath, I gaze at him in disbelief. Someone molested me back there. He wanted to soil me, to touch me, but in his twisted mind I was the problem ? Tom. That guy was a misogynist. Suddenly the car felt smaller and overcrowded. My ragged breathing remained, but for once it wasn't spiking up.

Placing my hand between my feet, I grab my purse and fight over its contents, trying to find my inhaler. As always, I never seem to find anything when I need it most. Frustration flusters my mind. I am sure that I had one in my purse. After agonizing minutes, I find it and finally inhale the medication.

Relief washes over me as I put my hand to my chest. My eyesight gets clearer, the sweating diminishes and my breathing returns to normal in a matter of minutes.

His hand grabs my face and his mesmerizing ocean eyes meet mine as if I had done something odd. An o escapes my mouth surprised by his audacity.

"What's that thing?" He asks me while sending a wince to my inhaler still in my hand.

I jerk to the side and slap his hand away, glaring at him.
"Keep your eyes on the road!" I blurted. "It's called an inhaler, genius. Those are medications." I finish, happily noticing that my voice has returned to normal.

Tom's eyebrows arch as if he is doubting my answer. His jaw clenches. Angered by the mockery of his attitude, I turn my face away, only to be surprised by the muffle sound of my stomach.

A sandwich lands on my knees, catching me off guard. Hum. This guy puzzles me! Nodding silently, I devour it without even looking back at him.

The car hums breaking the silence. There is nothing to say. What could I say? I had made it in time. She couldn't risk having her memories erased or scrambled again. I have to keep my episodes on check, but they had been coming back more often than not. I am loosing myself to the decease. Why, why? There was someone dissecting my brain. Were they trying to stop the sickness? Why couldn't they tell me about it? Or had I been told only to forget? 

The silence in the car numbs my senses, but I can't sleep anymore.

Another problem had spread an unease in my mind. My situation catches up with me. The fac was that I didn't know anything about this guy and we were about to be roommates for a few years. Worse, Mom could settle with Richard making him my...  suddenly the light on the road seemed to blind me giving me a headache. I close my eyes tight. She wanted me far out. Was she doing that because I spoke about dad every here and then? Was it my fault?

My heart grows heavy again.

"I acted like an idiot earlier," Tom said with a twitch in the corner of his lips. "Can we start over?" He asked.

Seriously? I was expecting something more elaborate after acting like an idiot earlier. Annoyed, I cross my arms.

His hand found its way to the back of his head and scratches it. "Well, as I said, we got off to an inauspicious start. Since we are going to spend a considerable amount of time as roommates, we should at least know the basics." He looked in my direction and I nodded in response, eager to know more, well I try to show that I am. "My nickname is Tom, but my real name is Thomas, but I hate it because it means innocent and naive." He huffed as if the whole exchange was being too much for him. Which it was! Was he also awkwardly social? Because I was. In fact I was keeping my hands hidden just to hide it. "I am 20, I will be attending Grey-hill College and I hope to make great memories while we live there."