In The Dark

NEXT CHAPTER
Brooke’s POV
“Ashlyn? We need to talk!” I yelled across the corridor, walking or rather storming over to Ashlyn with Cassie right on my heels.
“About what?” She asked innocently
“Don’t play fucking dumb” Cassie spat at her. Ashlyn’s eyes turned dark and cold.
“What’s wrong?” I asked her, determined not to lose my temper
“Nothing is wrong Brooke” Ashlyn rolled her eyes. There was something about the way she said it, like I was pestering her or irritating her.
“There must be something?” I pushed further. Ashlyn has always been a closed off person, same with Cassie because they are both afraid of getting hurt. You would think that I would be the same but I actually am quite easy to read, there are just some pages that I skip over.
“No, nothing. Now, I really have to get home to my mom and brother” Ashlyn said. What the fuck? Her brother fucking abuses her verbally and she is looking forward to going home and seeing him. Maybe he stopped. No, people like him never change.
“You have been fucking avoiding us all day. Why?!” I took my promise of not getting angry and threw it out the window. By now we had attracted the attention of a few people in the corridor who started to crowd around us.
“NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!”
“IT IS OUR MOTHER FUCKING BUSINESS” I shouted back at her.
“YEAH WERE YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS. THE ONLY ONES YOU GOT!” Cassie joined in, she had been surprisingly quiet during this whole argument. Normally she was bad at biting her tongue. I thought that comment was kind of harsh but it was also true. None of us had any other friends except Connor.
“Well” Ashlyn started, lowering her voice quite a lot. It was now soft and dripping with venom. “Maybe I don’t want to be friends with you anymore” Ashlyn finished before she turning and walked off, leaving Cass and I standing there in complete shock. That sentence broke my heart. It had always been the four of us, together. Ashlyn the alert because she is really smart and lively. Brooke the brave because I like to live in the moment and I don’t care what others think. Cassie the confident because she is always taking risks. And finally, Kayla the cute because she is little but feisty. We also made one for Connor. Connor the fifth wheel. Just kidding.
I always thought that we would be friends forever.
“I don’t understand” Cassie grumbled.
“Maybe we should talk to Kayla about it. She after all, usually knows what to do” I muttered to her, walking out the front door to the school. Only then did I realise it was raining. It was one of those showers where it is raining but still sunny and the air is warm but the rain makes it cold. The talk on the way home was minimal with the occasional word or two. Despite the rain Cass and I both walked slowly. We agreed that I would go back to Cassie’s house and change into some of her clothes before going to the hospital since mine were soaked and there was no way I was going home.
This is why I am so grateful to have Cass, Kayla, Ash and even Connor. They let me go over to their houses almost always, making the time I spend at the house that I used to know as my home short. Their parents are supportive, even though only Kayla’s parents and Ashlyn’s mom know that my uncle abuses me. Connor and Cassie’s parents just think I like to come over a lot but still they don’t mind.
*at the hospital*
Cassie’s clothes fit me perfectly, Thanks God.
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Even though we are best friends we all have different styles. For example, Cassie likes designer but not too expensive. She kind of wears whatever is in style at the moment, usually it is short and low cut but she is NOT a slut. I like the casual style. You know, denim shorts and converse. I also love those sarcastic shirts that say stuff like ‘Me? Wrong? Never!’ and ‘Normal is BORING’ Ashlyn wears whatever her mom gets her and Kayla likes you know, like, dresses with flowers on them and ballet flats.
We already knew what room Kayla was in and walked straight past the receptionist and into the elevator, pressing the 2nd floor. Why was Ashlyn being so mean? Did she really mean what she said about not wanting to be friends anymore? Who else will she be friends with. No offense to her but she isn’t too great at making them, she is very shy and insecure. If she ditched us my guess would be she will be sitting alone at lunch. I looked over at Cassie and could tell she was thinking the same thing. We are both really concerned about her.
The ding of the elevator doors opening snapped me out of my thoughts. Stepping out of the lift, I walked through the all too familiar halls. I can’t count all the times I have been here in intensive care due to my uncle who would always make up shitty excuses like “She tripped down the stairs”. Who the fuck would believe that? Oh that’s right, all the nurses, doctors and my friends until they found out the truth.
I stopped at door number 306. Kayla’s room. Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door open, followed by Cassie and gasped.
“What the fuck?”

Notes

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