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Broken and Bruised

Crying Heart

Raven POV
Raven outfit
I pull my hair in a lazy ponytail and sigh.
"You okay?" Perrie asks looking up from her phone.
"Yeah I'm just tired and sore." I say she nods knowingly and frowns before climbing down the bed and hugging me tightly.
"Rae, it's gonna be okay once mum gets better or passes away we are out of here." She soothes rubbing me back I nod.
"Can we just tell Damon whats going on?" I ask sniffing Perrie's sweet perfume.
"No, he has a criminal record if he hurts Glen then they put him in jail for life." She explains for 1000000th time.
"I know are you going to school?" I ask looking at her pj's.
"Yeah I'm getting dressed now." She says opening some draws and picking an outfit she grabs her make-up bag and walks out I sit on my bed and look around my room I love this room I have lived here ever since I was 8 when my dad came back so he could be with my mum I gained a slight British accent. Then I was 13 and dad died he got king hit in a club his brain swelled and he just passed away. I wipe the tears that are sliding down my cheeks I stand up and face the mirror I was like every other teen once I would flaunt my body in little shorts and crop tops now I'm busy trying to cover bruises I pull my sleeve an inch and see the angry red lines where my razors ripped through my skin I sit back on my bed as Perrie comes in I look over her outfit.
"You riding with me and Zayn?" She asks sitting next to me.
"Yeah." I say getting up and grabbing my bag we walk down stairs quietly praying Glen is still asleep we see Niall sitting at the bench we let out our breath he smiles.
"Hey can I ride with you two?" He asks I look over his black eye people think he is part of an underground fight club and he tells Damon he is.
"Yeah." Perrie says we walk out the door and see Zayn's car we all get in Perrie shares a passionate kiss with Zayn me and Niall exchange a smile at least one of us is happy.
"Hey guys." Zayn say we wave back I pull out my phone and text Eleanor.
Me: Hey bub need a ride???
She replies instantly
El <3: I was gonna carpool with Lou Liam and Dani why??
Me: Please ride with us Niall and I are trapped with Zayn and Perrie I need a friend!!!
El <3: Fine but u owe meh
Me: Yes I do I loove u so much be outside and ready.
I lock my phone and put it in my bag.
"Zayn can we pick up El?" I ask.
"Yeah sure." He says I look at Niall he mouths thank you.
"We reach El's house she comes over to the car and yanks the door open Niall gets out so she can sit next to me.
"Hey." I say hugging her.
"Hey." She says hugging me back we pull out and drive to school.
"Shit Zayn we forgot Harry." Perrie says looking worried.
"Oh, you are kidding." El says I hear a lot about this Harry he is Lou's best mate but I've never met him before.
"Damn it, Rae your gonna have to sit on his lap he has a test toady." Zayn says looking at me in the review mirror.
"Okay." I say as Perrie texts away we arrive at a nice house I get out so a boy with chestnut curls and bright green eyes can sit down he walks over.
"Hi. I'm Harry." He says getting in.
"I'm Rae." I say sitting on his lap please make this ride go fast his arms snake around my waist he is holding on a little tight and its hurting the bruises on my waist I wince loudly, and he loosens his grip and mumbles 'sorry'.
"Sorry guys." Zayn says turning the radio up my song comes on 'Demons' by Imagine Dragons I was always told I had a good voice so I start singing.

" When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood’s run stale

I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There’s nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

At the curtain’s call
It's the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you've made

Don't wanna let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide."
When it finishes everyone was singing and enjoying it we all had good voices.
"Hey Rae." El says I look at her.
"Yeah." I say pressing my lips together.
"Go on X-factor." She pleads for 100000th time I chuckle.
"One day El one day." I say as we pull up I get out.
"Thanks guys and Harry sorry for crushing your legs." I say he laughs.
"As if I know barbies that weigh more than you." He says smiling awe he has dimples I smile back.
"Bye." I say walking off with El we walk along the path to class.