CHAPTER 44
SKYLAR’S POV - FLASHBACK - MIDDLE SCHOOL
I nervously walked into a classroom and I saw a group of kids sitting to one side of the room.
I approached them and I handed over a stack of biology essays to all of them.
“You were right Grace, this is so much easier if we just assign everything to one person.” Chloe said.
“I told you. And we got to have an awesome party last night.” Grace said smirking as she flipped through the essay with her name on it. “I hope this is everything. Because if you have screwed us over by making us fail. You will be so sorry.” Grace threatened me.
“It’s all there.” I said, barely looking at them.
“You know what. I don’t think this is a very good essay.” Chloe said. So Grace flipped through hers again.
“You know what? You’re absolutely right. Skylar, you need to redo all of them.” Grace said, tearing up her essay right in front of me. The same essays that I stayed up all night doing because none of them could be done exactly the same way. I had to find several different ways to do those essays so the teacher wouldn’t think that they cheated or anything like that. To save my own ass. I couldn’t redo them all. That was going to be impossible. They’re due tomorrow.
I stood there staring at the essays that they were tearing up and letting fall to the ground and I started wondering why I even bothered. Why was I still here? I mean, dad hates me. I have no friends. What’s the point of anything?
At this exact moment, I couldn’t feel anything. I was numb. I was completely numb and I didn’t know what the point was.
I walked out of the classroom and down the hallway until I reached the front door.
I walked outside and saw that it was pouring down rain, but I didn’t care. I still walked out into it and started wandering around the city aimlessly.
I didn’t even know how long I was walking for, before I came to a lake that was surrounded by overgrown bushes and right next to an abandoned park.
I stood there staring at the water going over everything in my life.
Feeling every punch my father had given me, every mean word those kids at school had taunted me with.
Realizing that my life was completely worthless. I mean, I had nothing. The only person who ever cared about me is dead. I really missed my mother and there was nothing I could do to bring her back.
So I knew that there was only one thing left to do.
I looked at the lake in front of me and I wasn’t sure how deep it was, but I didn’t care. I was going to make this work, no matter what.
I saw the rain splashing back off the water and I took a deep breath before I jumped in without taking any air into my lungs.
The lake was a lot deeper than I thought and I stayed under the water, no matter how much it was trying to push me back up again.
I saw a large rock at the bottom of the lake and I swam down to grab it so it would keep me under the water.
I felt myself starting to lose consciousness. My body started jerking as it was trying to get air but I was refusing it.
I had made up my mind that I wanted to die and there was nothing that was going to stop me.
Suddenly I heard something splash in the water above me, but I was too out of it to look right now.
A shadowy figure was swimming towards me but I couldn’t really make anything out. It was all blurry and I finally lost consciousness.
I slowly opened my eyes to a really annoying beeping sound and the light in front of me was really bright and I tried to shield it with my hand.
I look around at the machines that I was hooked up to and down at the bed that I was lying in.
It was really nice and warm. The last thing I remember was being in that freezing lake, but now I was in a warm bed in a hospital gown.
“Hi.” Someone said from beside my bed, causing me to jump out of fright.
I looked over and there was a guy sitting there. He had to be the most gorgeous guy I had ever seen in my life, but who the hell was he? What is he doing here? Am I dead?
“Don’t be scared. It’s alright. I was just walking by the lake earlier and I saw you jump in. So I jumped in after you.” He explained.
Then the most horrible thought came to mind. My father. They would have called my father.
Oh no. This is bad. This is so bad.
My eyes suddenly went wide and I started panicking without actually saying anything.
I grabbed the IV that was in my arm and I pulled it out on my own and I got out of bed and started looking frantically for my clothes.
“Hey. I don’t think you should be doing that. You need to stay here.” He said, getting up and walking around to my side of the bed.
He reached out to touch me but I recoiled away from him so he put his hands up, showing that he wasn’t going to hurt me.
“I have to go.” I said.
“You can’t. The doctor is going to be back shortly. He wants to check on you. He’s worried about secondary drowning.” The guy said.
“You don’t understand. I have to leave. I have to get out of here.” I said.
His face changed as soon as he heard the panic in my voice and saw it all over my face.
Suddenly the door of my room opened and my father stepped inside.
He was wearing his usual very expensive suit, showing a wide fake smile but with nothing but anger in his eyes.
I froze and stared at him, not game enough to move.
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