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Chapter 21

As the bell rings for lunch I make my way towards the cafeteria. I wasn't with any of my friends in my last lesson. I guess I'm the only one weird enough to take Latin.

Eric insisted I meet him and everyone else in the cafeteria today so we could celebrate Zekie and my birthday together like he knows I would want especially as April has a birthday surprise for Zekie which involves him being away for the next week.

As I walk to meet everyone I can't help but think about everything I have done with Eric and just how comfortable I feel around him. The only person I feel anywhere near as comfortable with is Zekie and we were Womb mates for Christ sake!

I step into the cafeteria and notice everyone gathered around a table in the far corner. I didn't have to look hard considering there are massive 18th birthday balloons all over the table.

Before I can make any further movements Tia has stood up on a table drawing everyone's attention to her.

"Here she is now folks, let's all say happy birthday to the one legged wonder!" She smirks.

I feel my heart stop and the blood drain from my face. How the hell does she know that! I can't breathe.

"What's even funnier is the dumb bitch tries to do martial arts with only one leg!" People have started to stare at me. "That's definitely something is like to see" her bitch squad start to laugh uncontrollably "come on Octavia why don't you show us what you can do, from what Eric was telling me it's hilarious"

The room around me starts to spin as I see everyone staring at me. My breathing becomes much faster and I swear the room has gotton so much louder.

Tia has been forced off the table now by what I can only assume is Kyle from the shouting and his mass of blue hair. It doesn't help though. I can feel their eyes. They've become part of me. I do the only thing I can do. I run.

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I've been running through the corridors like a mad woman desperate to escape everyone. I thought I'd left all of this behind. I just wanted one last year to feel normal even if I don't look that way.

"Muppet!!! Muppet!!!! God dammit Tavi STOP!!!" Eric bellows as he wraps his arm around my waste finally forcing me to stop.

I whip my head around to face him. He wipes my face and only now do I realise that I'm crying.

"Don't fucking touch me!" I scream.

I can't believe he did this to me and to her of all people. I trusted him and he does this to me.

"Muppet please..."

"Don't fucking say a thing! I trusted you Eric more than I've ever trusted anyone. I showed you a part of me that I usually keep hidden and what did you do? You fucking betrayed me!"

"Muppet..." he reaches out for me

"Don't interrupt me AND EHAT DID I SAY ABOUT TOUCHING! I fucking hate you! You did this to me!" I screech

I'm broken on the inside now. I can't cope with this kind of betrayal. He made me feel and now this.

"I was falling in love with you Eric and now you've broken me" it's barely a whisper.

With that I walk away without looking back, despite Eric's protests I get on my bike and drive away.

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When I get home I don't see any cats on the drive. I wasn't expecting any considering it's lunch. My phone is turned off and I just want to be left alone.

I put my bike away in the garage. My body is numb. I'm completely shattered. I didn't think I'd be able to feel enough again to feel like this. Then I trusted. I'm never making that mistake again.

The second I step through the front door fresh tears spring to my eyes as I look around and only see places that I have memories with Eric.

The kitchen where we made brownies together which ended in a flour fight and what was essentially charcoal, the sofa where we enjoyed movie nights together and the dining table the site of our paint fight.

All the places where he fixed my heart and gave it back to me only to shred it at his first chance.

I jump as I hear the movement behind me. Turning around I make out Brent's figure approaching me. I'm not in the mood to deal with this shit.

"What's wrong hop along, didn't like your birthday present?"

"The fuck do you want Brent?" I hiss

"That's not a very nice way to talk to me. Especially after the favour I did for you" an evil glint enters his eye.

"The fuck are you talking about?"

"That lovely girl Tia stopped by. She was so happy when I was telling her about your legless situation even more when I mentioned your martial arts. Your mother mentioned it a couple of times"

I feel anger course through my veins. What the fuck have I done. I fucked things over with Eric all because of this monumental dick head. Just as I'm about to launch myself at him he stops me.

"Now that everyone else knows, it's only right that you show me what that stump of yours looks like. Maybe if I like it I can grip hold of it as I fuck you. I've never ducked a cripple before" he smirks.

My blood runs cold. I've escaped one monster only so that my mother can find another. As I'm about to run I get grabbed.

Brent's hands are all over me, one roaming down to try and free my leg while the other tries to make its way under my top.

I try and fight him off with everything that I have but I'm trapped. No matter how much training you have I'd you can't move you can't do anything.

"Keep struggling, its turning me on" Brent whispers.

At that I grasp the only option I have left.

I scream.

Hello peoples,

Hope you enjoy the cliff hanger. I will try and get the next chapter out as soon as possible.

Things are going to move on a bit faster now and get a bit more heated just to earn you but these chapters will have warnings.

I hope you enjoy please let me know what you think!!

Nightowl xx