Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 24 Two Years Ago...Emma...

Sophomore year. I was a fool to hope that after a year of catcalls and mean girls were enough and my tormenters would be tired of me and move on to another helpless victim. But no, as soon as I walked down the halls of our school my eyes land on them, Dark-clothed devils. They are called angels but they are nowhere close to the creatures we imagine when that word is used. They are pure evil...at least to me.

"Ah, there's the little rat now!" Andrea called out, her voice echoing off the walls and hitting me like a bullet..

I keep my head lowered as people turned to look in my direction. No one spoke to me but I could hear them whispering and laughing as I walked past and reached my locker. My rushed steps were slowed though when a muscular arm dropped over my shoulder.

"Sunny! Here you are." Logan said walking alongside me with the other Angels behind him. "You never change! Always so reliable. Same hair, same clothes....same everything."

I didn't risk a reply, I just kept walking. When I finally reached my locker I was able to move away from him enough to put my stuff inside and grab what I needed. He started to crowd me from behind and I clenched my eyes shut when his breath tickled my ear.

Before he could say anything though he pulled roughly on the collar of Chapter 24

my Jean jacket.

"What the hell is that?" He growled out with pure anger dripping from his words.

I quickly pulled my jacket away from him and covered my neck once again, and I turned to face him with wide eyes. No one was meant to

see it especially not them.

"What is that Sunny? Huh? Why do you have a hickey on your neck?" He yelled.

My heart started to pound so loud I was sure everyone could hear it and that was why everyone was looking.

"Tell me now!" Logan growled his voice warning me not to disobey. "Lit's nothing," I replied with my usual soft shy voice.

"Nothing? That is not nothing!" He moved closer to me and tugged on the collar of my jacket again until the side of my neck was on full

display to the Angels and Andrea's crew.

Andrea and her friends laughed. "Who would want to touch her filthy skin? Who knows what kinds of diseases she could have!".*

Tears were starting to blur my vision and I searched for an opening to push through and run.

"Wow Sunny who knew you were so easy. So what? You think you are Chapter 24

to let anyone here touch you but you go give it away freely to another

stepped toward his friend but sent me a smearing look before walking away. Jayden passed with his usual cold angry expression that always had a way of making me feel small. Asher tugged Andrea against him and kissed

father didn't give me anything to cover it with and he was furious when he saw it. The men are not supposed to mark me where it's visible but I was the one blamed. He punished me with a few lashes to my back, the ones now burning from the fabric of my jacket rubbing against them. When Logan had pulled on me he caused the fabric to dig just a bit more into the raw skin and now that they were gone I let out a

doing before the show. I considered skipping my first class to avoid the angels and Andrea but I wasn't sure I wanted to risk my father finding out. So 1 took a deep breath before walking in and scanned the room for

sat at their usual seats in the back where I often sat but I spotted a free chair to the far side of the room next to the window.

sat down in this new seat. It was in the front of Chapter

would try to avoid but none of

all of my tormenters seemed to be avoiding me. Maybe they thought ignoring me would play some kind of mind game. Like not knowing if they will come after me any second would put me on edge. I hated so much that it worked. The rest of the day I was looking over

sleep without my body being on high alert. The worst thing was being too relaxed and then being taken by surprise when your enemy appears when your guard is down.

still on. His being drunk was never good since it only made him angrier and less careful.

you doing?" He asked me, his voice deep from sleep.

out, standing and stalking toward me. Chapter 24 "LL..." [tried to explain but he reached me with surprising speed grabbing me by the hair and pulled me close

want to wake you," I said

up to my face in such a gentle way but it

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me." His

he simply tightened his grip.

Does anyone at your school even look? You are forgettable. There is nothing special about

to swallow and fight back the urge to shrink into myself at his words. He wasn't wrong. No one at school ever looked twice at me even the ones set on making my school life hell. Because this wasn't the first time my dad hurt me while drunk

don't care." I tell him

a bit more no one would care. Stay quiet and

tightens his grip enough to make me gasp for air. "Hmmm...much

my body slammed down to the floor hard making my legs

spit down at me and I scrambled to my

as far as it would go as well but a bit still showed above the collar. Keeping my head low and opening one of the books I always carried with

and when he noticed me looking at him he smirked. I didn't mean to watch them but my eyes followed them until

Andrea's voice whispered right against my ear and I flinched

replied turning my

than having to look at you." She said with a laugh

a moment later

the teachers knew well what I had to deal with

the names of several

name.

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