Leaving Hope To Bleed *May Be Triggering to Some*

I called Amber to come and pick me up, and she said she would be here in a few minutes. I sit on the hospital bed, waiting for the nurse to come back. I hear her heels and she walks through the door, with a bag in her hand. She hands me the bag with my clothes in it. I take it.
"Now, make sure you take it easy, you will have to change the bandages on your ribs every night and try not to move too fast. And make sure to put ice on your arm to keep the swelling down. You should only have to wear the brace for about two weeks." She says, I nod, even though I'm not listening to her.Andy's words keep re-playing in my head.
And if it doesn't I will hurt you in ways you couldn't even imagine...
"I will leave so you can get dressed." She says, and leaves. I slowly make my way to the bathroom and I shut the door. I open the bag and I look in. The first thing I see is my hoodie. I grab it and let the bag drop.

I hold the hoodie up to get a better look at it. It has blood stains all over it. The dried blood is real thick and dark. I stare at it in horror, unable to peel my eyes away. So many emotions are surging through me, but the biggest one is anger. I quickly ball up the hoodie and I throw it at the wall. It hits the wall and falls to the floor. I scream, unable to hold back anymore and I fall to the floor on my knees. Tears fall down my face as I curl up into little ball. I sit there for minutes crying, not moving. I should be getting dressed, Amber should be here any second. I feel so exhausted, so weak.
I hear a faint knock at the bathroom door.
"Summer? Its me Amber, are you alright?" I slowly sit up and wipe my eyes.
"Yeah, I'm just getting changed I'll be out there in a minute..." I say. I stand up and pull the rest of my clothes out, I quickly change and then I stand in front of the mirror. My face has a couple of cuts and bruises and I have a black eye from where Ashley hit me. I splash some cold water on my face, trying to erase any evidence of me crying but it doesn't help that much.

I shove my hoodie back into the bag and I walk out of the bathroom. Amber and her mom sees me and they both gasp. I look down at the floor on the verge of tears. Amber wraps her arms around me and hugs me.
"I'm sorry..." She whispers. I don't say anything, or I might cry. She pulls back and looks at me.
"Alright lets go." She says, knowing that I don't want to talk about it. We ride the elevator down and head out the door. Before we leave I throw the bag with my hoodie in it away. We walk across the parking lot, and to their car. The sun is shining bright, funny how it shines so much on the darkest days. I sigh as I get in the back seat of the car. Amber's mom starts the car and pulls out of the parking lot. She starts driving and it falls silent. I look at the window, watching the scenery dance around.
"Do you want to go somewhere an get something to eat? I know how much hospital food sucks." Amber's mom asks me.
"No thank you. But thanks for asking." I just want to go home and go to sleep. Time seems to go by in seconds and the car pulls up in front of my house.
"Thank you." I say getting out of the car. I wave to them and the car pulls off. I go up on my porch and I try the knob, surprisingly it opens. Dad must be home. I go in and I shut the door.

"Dad?" I call out. I hear keys jingling and my dad walks out from the kitchen.
"Baby, why are you here? You're supposed to be at the hospital, I was just coming to check on you." He says, wow I thought maybe he was at a bar or something.
"I called Amber, and her mom came and picked me up, I thought you were.....Um..."
"I'm sorry baby, I just came back here to get you a change of clothes and bring you some food." He says holding the bag in his hand up.
"I'm sorry dad, I just couldn't be there any long, I felt trapped." I say. He nods.
"I'm sorry I took so long." He says.
"No dad. Your fine." I assure him. "I'm just going to take a shower and go to sleep." I say heading for the stairs.
"Can you at least eat something first?" He asks. I nod and he orders a pizza. Once the pizza gets here, we sit down on the couch and we watch a movie. Halfway through the movie, after I've already eaten two pieces of pizza I get up.

"Goodnight dad. I love you." I say heading up the stairs.
"Goodnight." He says back. I make my way to my bathroom and I undress. I turn on the hot water and step in. The hot water feels so good on my beat and bruised skin. I slowly wash off, not trying to hurt my ribs and I step out. I dry off and get dress. I put on a overly long shirt on with just my bra and panties. I go back to my room and I climb in bed. I wonder what is going to happen tomorrow, why does Andy want me at school. I sigh and close my eyes, quickly falling asleep.

I wake up to my alarm clock blaring in my ears. I quickly turn it off, wanting to go back to sleep, and then I remember I have to be on time. I groan, and sit up. I go over to my dresser and look around. I pick out a pair of skinny jeans and a plain black long sleeved shirt. I go to the bathroom and change. I bush my teeth and then I brush my hair, and then I do my makeup. I put on a thick line of eyeliner and then I put on mascara, making my lashes appear thicker and longer. I sigh, looking into the mirror. The bruises make me look even uglier, if that's even possible. I go back to my room and put on my combat boots. I grab my phone off charge and I go downstairs, the smell of bacon wafting through the air. I smile and walk into the kitchen. Dad is making breakfast.
"Morning Dad." I say. He gives me a confused look.
"What are you doing?" He asks.
"What do you mean?" I ask grabbing a piece of bacon from the plate and taking a bite.
"You're not going back to school today are you?" He asks and I look down at the floor.

"I want to." I mumble and he sighs loudly.
"Umm, ok at least let me drive you." He says. I nod. I quickly eat another piece of bacon and then we leave.
"Are you sure you want to go today? You don't have to if you don't want to." He tells me and I nod.
"No I'm fine dad." I say. He sighs again and pulls up to the gates of the school.
"Well ok, I'll see you later." He says. I get out of the car and I wave goodbye as he pulls off. I walk towards the building with everybody stopping and staring at me. I just keep my eyes glued to the ground as I reach the doors. I wait patiently for Andy, looking up every few seconds. After about five minutes of waiting I look up to see Andy walking towards me smirking. My breaths get faster as he gets closer. He's alone, that's weird he is always with his friends, or at least Ashley. He stops in front of me, looking down on me. We stand like this for a few seconds and then he grips my elbow tightly.
"Come on." He says pulling me inside the school.

We go to his locker first. He throws his bag in the locker without getting anything out of it and then slams his locker shut. He grabs my elbow again and pulls me the direction away from my locker.
"I have to get my stuff..." I say.
"No. You can deal without it." Andy growls and I sigh as he drags me to our first period class.
We enter the classroom and he immediately lets go of my arm. There are only a few students in the class. Andy goes to the very back of the classroom and he sits down. He gives me an evil look and points to the desk next to him. I slowly walk to the back and sit down next to him, The teacher frowns at me. I usually sit up front so I can pay attention to what she's saying. Kids slowly begin to fill the room and then the bell rings. Andy's friends come in and come to the back of the class. Ashley sits on the other side of me, and Jake Jinxx and CC sit in front of us. The teacher starts saying something but I don't listen. I can't get my focus of Andy, he just keeps staring at me. And evil smirk playing at his lips.

"Summer, can you come here please?" The teacher asks from her desk. I get up and slowly make my way to the front.
"Yes?" I ask.
"I just wanted to talk to you. I'm sorry about everything that happened the other day..." She says. I nod, God I hate when people pity me. It makes me feel weak, I don't need their sympathy.
"And another thing..." She says looking towards the back. "Are they bothering you?" She asks pointing her head towards the back. I turn around to see Andy, he's staring at me intently with an eyebrow raised.
"No, they're not, they're fine." I lie.

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