Valiant

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hrob I felt came from the back of my head. The unb

the school's empty hallway. . . Being

with little energy I had left in me. Holding o

he hell

ch and with the flip of my finger, the place was bathed with poor dim light. I blinked repeatedly until my vision re

The first thing I did was panic, I needed to get out of there

part from- a mop stick, a broom and a dustpan. In an attempt to try my luck, I picked up the mop s

fists kept colliding with the door as I scre

d. School was long over so who would even be around? I kicked t

gradually loosing oxygen. Think Carla. I closed my eyes for a brief moment and opened them back immediately, I was scared- s

re was a

jump slightly with tensed shoulders. I rose up, terrified- it was happening again. The thud di

e that hit me like a rock, I was bound to keep them shut. A

h

han an hour. My cheeks are stained with river flowing tears as I beg for freedom. The emptiness I always feel in the pit

e, let me

et the door open," came his evil vo

a locked room, with hard concrete- no door, no window. Cl

!" I

e but she doesn't hear

e you? Please re

in

ar

hing anymore, even my

e s

thing stops in

my peripheral vision, I could make out the walls closing in. What the-? Everything was spinning, the

, my vision was blurring, my breathing was difficult. I banged the door again, my weak voice foll

s too weak to stand. My eyelids suddenly became more heavy, they wante

ff as I banged the door lazily,

someone was there. With a hopeful sigh, I banged the door

ed and I fell into someone's arms. The last thing I remembered was the pair of muscular arms

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's with th

me from my slumber. I was wild awake but too lazy to keep my eyes opened. After what happened, my venomous fear

hat clouded my vision. As everything came into focus, I observed my surrounding- poster

here was a dim orange glow that came from the window that was slightly c

ache hit me so hard t

er

n I turned to the direction of the

his good looks. The air around him was different, lips pressed in a thin line, eyes dr

m him or not but when I felt how dry my

hroat, it left a trail of relief. When I was done, I shoved the cup back i

turning to me. I watched him take a seat on th

slowly curled up in a smirk- a

am I

ly. "I found you all pale and sweaty in the

on on his unfortunately gorgeous face. I held his eyes capti

ed and stood in front of him. "You an

d've done that since they ha

eally confused but

"I'm going to teach you a very valuable lesson." I grabbed a hold o

fuck are y

had gathered. "I don't let peopl

ound to listen to anymore rubbish from him. I

out of his grip which got him

and he pinned both of my wrists down on it, a sigh f

aining to do. "Look, I have nothing to do with whatever happened, I onl

rom me, and unto the bed, this time I hovered over him. My hands were placed on his toned ches

I have no fucking clue on how you got trapped in there. I heard you cal

on top of me, he was now staring intently at me, waiting for my next action. Locks of hair stick to h

calm and lost his electrifying shade of blue eyes were soft rather than cold and hard. From where my hands were placed

ly punched myself.

en I was back; "You need to stop messing with my head. Who could've knocked me u

he could rip his hair out in few seconds, and I was

ed against the wall, trapped between his hands, and his face few inches from mine. Nei

esh breath fanning my face. "I don't know what happened

d me in the closet?" The tendency at which m

at

atever he had to say. The voice sounded like it c

ce also echoed then- the sound of s

that the situation we were in wasn't a nic

xt action as I was still trapped be

d my eyebrows s

voice held no ro

whispered back since he

the room until they fe

n a knock on the door rang in my ears, I was forced

followed by the door being opened and

ey going?- wa

ee- No." There was humour in his voice wh

oing to

lot of things I need to do so-

sigh. "If

tely zoned out from whatever discussions they were having.

it- B

ged to reach for the pocket of my jeans but I didn't find my phone. I check

n come

d a better place for me to hide." I narrowed my eyes at him. "But it's okay, at least I

huck

lut. "I'm not like the other guys so I don't sleep out-

it

s had I menti

said slide and asked, "An

handed it to me. I rolled my eyes and tried t

ustration. "God

ands while I was on the verge of losing i

id you go thro

just observed besides, there wer

hands towards him, and he d

e were a lot of me

are u?

esponding? I'm s

picking my

u anywhere. . . I

thout wasting time, I gave her a

nothing happened- but I'll make sure to

p at the boxer.

f," he offered and I had no

that," I told him so dryly, m

need a lot of rest and it's not advisable for yo

oes he gain from all this. I gave him a s

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st forms of destruction. The cool evening breeze blew and kissed my face so ten

lly wished my life was as cool and calm as the evenings. Ever since I was brought into this world, my life had been the opposite of

, and despite the fact that the past trapped in the d

hat I wasn't supposed to go about thinking abou

staring out the window with a numb mind. The car seats smelled exactly like him and the int

was also lost in his own thoughts. The constant furrowing of his eyebrow

dy too late as he had caught me st

was just wondering what that ugly thing on you

re already on the campus. He averted his gaze back to me whilst I tuck

out of his car, and watched his Me

t guilty to have had her sick worried when I was with the boxer guy.

d, "The boxer guy had saved me." Though it seem

"I was so worried when you didn't respond

way I already ate the pizza I order

no reason. "First, I need some pain

I sipped on my smoothie by the time our order cam

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