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Chapter 2

Arielle's P.O.V

The bell rang and everyone started packing up. I packed up and headed out the door. Once I was out the door, I started to walk to my third period. I felt someone grab my elbow and I turned around. I saw that Jake was the one that grabbed me and I stopped. I looked up at him and couldn't help but stare into his dark brown eyes. His brown hair was crazy, like he just got out of bed. He smiled and let go of my elbow but stood close to me. He scratched his head and kept looking around, looking like he's nervous. "Yes?" He looked at me again and looked down. "I was wondering if you were going to the game tonight?" I smiled and also looked down. "I don't have a ride, so I don't think I will." He look disappointed but quickly covered it with a reassuring smile. "It's alright, I was just wondering. So I'll see you tonight." He walked backwards and waved. I waved back and went to my next class.

The rest of the day went by pretty fast. Faster than I expected. I walked home, I didn't feel like taking the bus. I got home forty minutes later and walked through the door. I closed the door behind me and locked it. I turned around and I felt someone hit me. I cried out in pain and grabbed my cheek. I looked up and saw that Albert slapped me. His nose flared and his face was red. "Where the hell were you?! School got out forty-five minutes ago. I didn't see you get off the bus!

I looked down, my hand still on my stinging cheek. "I-I decided to walk. I just wanted some alone time and relax for a while before I came back home to do all of my homework." HE grabbed my arm roughly and dragged me to my room. He threw me on the bed and hovered over me. I don't care if you wanted to relax and have some quiet time, you come straight home right after school, you hear me!" He stomped out of my room and slammed the door right behind him. Tears were flowing down my cheeks. I went to my mirror that was next to my bed and looked at myself. A big bruise was already forming on my right cheek. "Great," I muttered to myself, "It's going to be hard to cover that up."

I don't have any makeup to cover it with. Albert doesn't want me to wear makeup because he said that no matter what I put on or do with myself, I will never look pretty. And he's right, my skin isn't like my moms. Her's was creamy and soft looking. Mine is pale but not too pale.

I sigh and start on my homework. I did a few problems, but my mind wondered to Jake. I wonder if he has a girlfriend. I shake my head. I need to stop thinking of him. I close my book and goes downstairs. I go into the kitchen and found my mom cooking dinner. "Oh good you're here. I heard about you not being here after school." She looks at my cheek and her eyes soften for just a second. I thought she was going to come over and comfort me and apologize. But it disappeared quickly and her eyes became hard. "Don't let it happen again missy." She turns back around and starts cooking again. My hope fades and I look at them time. "When are they coming?"

She turns around and with a confuse look but it disappears. "Oh! Well their game got canceled for some reason, so they will be here in ten minutes." I start to panic and try to calm myself down. I run up stairs and changes into a pretty dress. I stay in my room trying to make myself look pretty. I glance in the mirror and my eyes fall on the huge bruise that is now on my face. I sigh and sit on my bed.

A few minutes later, the doorbell rang and I started to panic again. I hear them introducing themselves for a few minutes until my Albert's voice. "Arielle, come down, they're here!" He said in a softer voice. I came down the stairs and walked up to them. There was an average height woman in a knee-length black skirt and pink blouse. She had olive skin, like her son, and her eyes and hair are brown. The man next to her was wearing dress pants and a fancy shirt. Jake was wearing jeans and a polo. It looked like they had a lot of money and liked showing it off.

The woman stuck her hand out. "Hello I'm Denise, Jake's mom." I shake her hand and smile and tucks my hair behind my ears. "I'm Arielle." Her eyes fall on my cheek and I look down. The man sticks his hand out too. "I'm Andrew. the man of the family." He grins but it falters a little bit when he sees my bruise. I shake his hand and let go quickly. Jake comes up and sticks his hand out. "And I'm Jake, the one and only child in this family." He winks at me and frowns at the bruise. "Nice to meet you Jake. It's nice to meet all of you." Mom brought them to the table and started to serve everyone, except me of course. She sat down and I got up again to get my plate served. They all watched me and I blushed. Mom's eyes were pleading me to hurry, so I did just that. I sat across Jake and he smiled at me. I smiled back and looked down at my plate.

Mom spoke first with a concern face. "What happened to game?" Denise looked at mother and answered in a disappointed voice. "The other team didn't have enough players to play, so they just didn't show up. It's one thing to not have enough players, but not showing up is another." Both mom and Albert nodded their heads. Jake gave them a suspicious look and then looked back at me. "So, Arielle, what happened to your cheek?" Mom interrupted, not letting me answered. "Oh, she was being clumsy like always. She fell down the stairs this morning, before she went to school, and she hit her cheek on the rail and ended up with a big bruise." She smiled, pleased with her story. But she doesn't know that I met Jake this morning already.

Jake's eyebrows raised. "Really? I didn't see it there when I met her. Her cheek was free from bruises." Mom stayed silent and looked at her husband for some support. He cleared his throat and glared at Jake. "She must've been wearing a lot of makeup then." Jake looked at me and I looked down, embarrassed. I started eating and payed no attention to Albert when he's looking at me to support their story. I know he's going to embarrass me any minute and I'm just going to wait for it. No way I'm going to agree with them, no matter what the consequences are.

He looked at Jake's parents with a smile and looks back at me. "Arielle, sweetie, you need to slow down your eating, or you'll turn into a cow. Or, well, more into a fat cow." He and mom laughed together while Jake and his parents stared at them in shock and disgust. I stay looking down and drop my fork and push my plate away. Jake tapped my foot under the table, but I didn't look up. He tapped harder and I looked up this time. He looked at me with such worry that I liked him even more. I smiled back to reassure him that I'm OK, but he didn't believe me. Albert caught on and knew that I like him.

"So Jake, do you have a girlfriend?" I winced and looked back down. Jake cleared his throat before answering. "Yes sir, I do." I looked up and saw that he was still looking at me and he looked defeated. "What is she like?" I get up and excuse myself. "I need to use the restroom, I'll be right back." I speed walk to the bathroom, not caring if anyone sees. I close the door and I start to cry. I try to smother it the best I can but I knew that they could hear.

I finish a few minutes later so I clean myself up. I walked out and found everyone cleaning up. I helped them and wiped down the counters and started the dishes. Jake walked right beside me and took the dish and dried it and put it away. "You don't have to do that Jake," Mom interrupted, "Arielle's got it under control." I smile at him and did the dishes. I could feel him watching me but I chose to ignore it. He's only worried about me, he doesn't like me, he's got a girlfriend and he looks happy to be with her so you can't interfere. His parents announced that it was time to go, right when I finished the dishes. Everyone said their good-byes and they went out the door and into their car. I watched them drive away and wished that I could have a family like that. I reluctantly go back inside and close the door behind me. I could hear feet stomping toward me and I looked up and started to get scared. Albert came at me and grabbed my hair. My head started stinging from the pain and I cried out. He dragged me all the way down the stairs that lead to the basement. He threw me to the floor and went to turn the light on. While he did that, I got up and tried to run up the stairs, but his big hands grabbed me and pulled me back down. I ran to the corner and cried. "What did I do?! I did nothing wrong!" I screamed at him. He came over and slapped me so hard that I thought I was going to faint. I thought the other one was hard, but this was much worst. I slipped down the wall and grabbed my cheek. "Look at me! I said to look at me you bitch!" I looked up at him and cried harder. He grabbed my throat and picked me up and started choking me.

"You filthy thing, you could've ruined my reputation! Don't do that ever again, you hear me! If you do, then I will do something much worst." After a few more seconds of squeezing my throat, he let go and let me drop to the floor. I looked behind him and saw that my mom was there. She looked down at me and I could see that tears were streaming down her face. She went quietly back up the stairs and disappeared.

Why did you have to leave me dad? Why did you have to marry someone else? I blacked out a few seconds later.

Jake's P.O.V

I went to my room and slammed the door. How could they? How could they treat her like that? A cow? She doesn't even look like she gains ninety pounds. I tried so hard to stay calm. I just wanted to punch both of their faces and do worst. But I couldn't. I punched the wall so hard that my knuckles started to slightly bleed. I sat on my bed and put my head in my hands. I heard someone knock and but I didn't answer. They opened the door and sat beside me. I looked up and saw my mother. "How could they treat her like that? No one deserves to be treated like that." I clench my hands in a tight fist

"You have feelings for her, don't you?" I look at her and then back down, not answering her question. I wanted to admit that I have feelings for her but it wasn't right to. I have a girlfriend already. A girlfriend that loves me and I love her. I don't want to break her heart by breaking up with her for another girl. We've been together for a year already, and that seems like a really long time to me. I started crying and I was surprised, just like my mom. I never cried in front of anyone. I rarely ever cry. But the tears were for Arielle. A girl that I can't love because I already love someone else. A girl that is in so much pain that she probably wants to die. A girl that is so beautiful that she doesn't even know it.

My mom held me until I stopped crying. She then left me alone and I went back to sleep. I dreamed of Arielle, and suffering her pain. I just wanted to be with her right now.

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock going off. I grabbed my phone and turned it off. I sit up and almost forgot all of the things that happened last night. The memories flooded back to me and I wondered if she's going to be at school. I hope she does because I want to talk to her.

I got up and changed into a new pair of clothes and ran downstairs. I grabbed an apple and headed out the door. I drove to school and parked in the usual parking space that I park in. I jump out, grabbed my stuff and went searching for Arielle. I looked in every hallway, classroom, and even the restrooms. I looked at my watch and saw that school was going to start in a minute. I sighed and walked to my first period. I walked inside and sat my seat. The bell rang and everyone started to walk in.

Brittany walked up to me and kissed me. It was one of her usual kisses, so I kissed her back. I lightly smacked her ass so she won't complain about me not doing it. She frowned when she saw my face and went back to her seat. I didn't want to deal with her so I just ignored her for the rest of the period. I looked at the clock, waiting for the bell to ring. Once it did ring, I jumped out of my seat and went to my next class. I did the same thing as I did last period and waited for class to start.

John came in and looked at me with worry. He sat in his seat and turned towards me. "What's wrong bro? Brittany came up to me and said that you were acting weird earlier. You could tell me anything, you know that right? I t might not be now bu maybe later, OK?" I nodded and smiled at him. He may be a womanizer, but he was good friend. I'm glad to have him and my other friends. I wonder if Arielle has any friends back from where she came from. Or if she made any here yesterday. Or if she didn't have any at all. I frowned at the thought and looked away. I wish....I don't know what I wish any more.

Arielle's P.O.V

I feel someone lightly kicking my stomach and I rolled over. They kick my back n=and it was harder. I looked up and saw that Albert was hovering over me with a bored face. "Get up you lazy bitch, you need to get to school, you already missed your first period probably. I opened my mouth to talk but I winced. I got up and went up the stairs slowly and weakly. I got changed and tried to eat eat but it hurt to swallow. Mom drove me to school and stopped in front of the office and got out quickly to get away from her. I went inside and gave them the note that Mom wrote so that I could be excused for being late. I walked to my period and walked inside. I gave the teacher the note and walked back to the desk I sat in before. I knew Jake was there but I didn't look at him. I was too embarrassed to look at anyone. I sat down and tried to focus on the teacher. I adjusted the scarf that was around my neck to hide my bruised neck from everyone.

Five minutes later, a crumpled up paper landed on my desk. I picked it up, crumbled it and read it.

Are you OK?

I know it was from Jake so I crumbled it up again and stood up to throw it in the trash. I know that it will hurt his feelings, but I just couldn't talk to him right now. Class ended and I started walking out of the classroom. felt someone grab my elbow again and turned to see Jake's hurt face. But instead it was John. It looked like he was worried. He pulled me to a quiet corner and whispered, "What's wrong? Jake seems pissed, sad, and worried for you." I tried to talk but remembered that I couldn't. I shook my head and tried to walk away. He reached for my arm again, but instead, grabbed the scarf and pulled it off of me. He looked at my neck and he gasped in shock. Tears started coming down my cheek as I grabbed my scarf back. I ran to the restroom and stayed in there for the rest of the day.

The last bell of the day rang and I went out of the restroom. I walked to the bus and get in. I sat in the back and avoided eye contact. Everyone probably already knows what happened in the hallway. Damn that John, I know he didn't mean anything by it, but still.The bus stopped at my stop and I got out. I walked to my house but stopped. There was a car there. I went inside and walked into the livingroom. Sitting on the couch was Jake's parents but there was no Jake. Mom and Albert were smiling brightly and whispering to each other. I looked back at Denis and Andrew and gave them a confused look.They both smiled at me and Denise stood up and walked up to me. "You're parents are going to Hawaii for two months.

I get excited and then frown. "What will happen to me?" Andrew comes up behind her and rubs her shoulders. "You're going to come live with us until they come back." I smile and hug them both. "When are they leaving?" They frowned a little and Denise said, "In a week, we wanted them to leave earlier but couldn't." I smile brightly. "That's fine by me, but did they agree with me staying with you? And why do you want them to leave earlier?" I didn't know if they could understand what I just said because my throat still hurts like hell is living it. They frowned and I just shrugged.

I went up stairs and started jumping up and down in excitement. No mores Mom, Albert, pain,fear and bruises! I heard the front door open and shut. I heard heavy footing coming up the stairs and knew that it was Albert. He came in and glared at me. "You better behave yourself young lady. You will do what they ask you to do and go to their house right after school." He steps toward me and I began to cower back into the farthest corner there is in my room. "You might be happy that we're leaving, but when we come back, I'll give make your life even worst." He stormed out and slammed the door behind him. I breathed out in relief and sat on my bed.

I convinced both Mom and Albert to let me skip school for the rest of the week because of my neck and I pretend to be in pain still. I am in pain, but not as bad. I just don't want to go to school and face Jake.