Saviour
I am Bulletproof
After what seems like ten minutes Annabelle tells me to get ready. God, is it time already…? I can’t go back there; Heather is going to be waiting. I haven’t been to school since Monday. She’s probably got everyone convinced that I finally killed myself.
“You ready, Val?” Annabelle calls from the living room.
“Almost” I reply.
I finish up my makeup and head to the living room.
“Do I really have to go, Belle?”
“Yes, you have to finish up this school year. You’ve got less than a month left.” She answers.
“Well, it’ll be your fault if I don’t come home.” I say.
“What do you mean?” Annabelle looks at me with curiosity and concern.
“Heather is gonna be pissed that I didn’t kill myself when my grandmother died. Her and her little group will probably beat me until I’m barely breathing.” I reply.
Annabelle obviously hears the anxiety in my voice. “Hun, if anyone touches you, you just tell me and I’ll make them wish they were dead.”
I smile a little. “Thanks, Belle”
“No problem, now let’s get going.” She says opening the door.
We ride in silence for about half an hour to my school. Annabelle is obviously worried, but she didn’t say anything. She kisses my cheek.
“Good luck, Hun” She says as I get out of the car.
I’m not even in the doors when I here Heather.
“Who was that? Your girlfriend? Is the little freak gay now?” She hisses.
“First off, it would be lesbian, not gay. Second, she’s my best friend, not my girlfriend. And what would it matter if I was a lesbian? Are you homophobic now?” I reply. I’m not in the mood for this shit.
“Oh, so you are lesbo” She replies, mocking me. Her little gang laughs.
“No, I’m pansexual. And what’s your problem with homosexuals?” I really don’t want this right now.
“You know it should’ve been you who died, not your grandma” She replies, not answering my question.
“I get it; you want me dead, what the fuck ever. Like I care what you think” I yell at her and she punches me.
God not again… The warning bell rings. Five minutes to get to class and I’m not even in the building yet. Heather and her group rush inside to their classes as I slowly trudge to the bathroom. I put my hand in my pocket and pull out a small razor blade. I sink into one of the bathroom stalls and slide it across my thigh.
I look to my phone remembering that BVB’s numbers are in there. Should I text them? No, I’ll seem desperate or something… I sit in the bathroom for all of first period. I run to my locker before class lets out and get my things together. Just them I here the intercom come on
“Valerey Novelli to the front office, please” I hear an office lady say over the speaker.
I rush to the office. I stop outside the door to see my granddad standing in there. Oh god no. I rush to the closest bathroom and pull out my phone. I call Annabelle. Please pick up, please pick up. I silently beg. No answer… Damn it, Annabelle, you’re never there when I need you… What do I do now? I look at my phone. I dial Jinxx’s number; he picks up on the third ring.
“Oh god, Jinxx, thank you for answering, it’s me, Valerey. I really need you to come to my school, please!” I say through tears.
“Alright I’ll be there soon, just stay on the phone with me. Where’s your school at?” he asks.
“Well, uh, I live in Cincinnati and I go to Aiken High school. Uh, you get there by-“
“I know where that is. I’ll be there shortly. Now what happened?” He replies
“Well I got beat up by Heather, but that’s normal. What I’m really upset about, though, is the fact that my granddad is here…”
“Just hang in there, I’m almost there. Good thing I was in Ohio today. Why didn’t you call Annabelle?”
“I tried; she didn’t answer…”
“I’m here. Can you just walk out the front doors or do you need me to come to a side door?” He asks.
I think for a second.
“I can’t go out the front or my granddad will see me, but there’s a window in one of the girls’ bathrooms that I can sneak out of” I say.
“All right, I’ll be in the back parking lot”
“Thanks, Jinxx…” I say, and then hang up.
I rush to the bathroom with the window and quickly climb out of it. I find Jinxx’s car and open the door.
“Where to?” He asks,
“Uh, you can just drop me off at the park.” I say.
“I’ll stay there with you until Annabelle arrives then.”
“Annabelle’s coming?” I ask, confused
“Yea, I called her after you hung up, she had already texted us, giving us her number.” He answers.
“Oh, alright, but you don’t have to stay with me…”
“Yes I do, what if your grandfather finds you?”
“No, you can go. I probably interrupted something really important.”
“Nothing’s more important than ensuring your safety.” He says just as Annabelle arrives.
“Hey, uh, thanks for getting her, Jinxx. Sorry I didn’t answer, Val, I was at the gym and didn’t hear my phone go off.” Annabelle says.
“It’s not your fault, Belle; it’s my stupid granddad’s fault. I don’t know why he even showed up at school. I didn’t even think he knew where my school was…” I reply.
“Well, we’d better get going. Mind if I stay at your house for a bit?” Jinxx asks
“Sure” Annabelle answers.
We head back home. I’m in the car with Annabelle and Jinxx is following us in his car. I open the car door only to have Annabelle reach across and close it. I look at her in confusion.
“What the he –“
“Look” She says, cutting me off and pointing.
My granddad’s there.
“How does he know where you live?” I ask frantically.
“I have no idea, I’ve never told him before. I’ll go up there and talk to him while you sneak into Jinxx’s car.”
“Alright” I respond.
When she goes up to her front porch, I immediately here yelling. I slide out of her car and move to Jinxx’s, quietly.
ANNABELLE’S POV
“What the hell do you mean you don’t know where she is!?” He yells at me
“I mean that when you left the school building, they called and asked if I had seen her. I told them I hadn’t seen her since I dropped her off at school this morning.” I reply calmly.
“That’s a fucking lie! And whose car is that. They followed you here so don’t you dare say you don’t know.”
“That’s a friend. I called him asking if he’d help me search for her.”
He raises his fist, obviously out of anger, to punch me.
“I have a phone with me right now and I’m not afraid to call the cops and have them haul your ass to jail” I say while pulling out my phone.
“Fine, but when you find that bitch, she’d better be returned to me!” He yells and walks off.
I text Jinxx to get her out of here. He doesn’t respond, but drives off.
VALEREY’S POV
My granddad storms off. I’m guessing Annabelle threatened to call the police. Jinxx starts his car up and starts to drive away.
“Where are we going?” I ask, confused.
He hands me his phone with a text from Annabelle on it.
“Is she coming to or…?” I ask.
“I don’t know.” He responds
“Well she can’t stay there; my granddad won’t leave her alone until he gets me.”
“Call her and see what she’s doing. You’re right that she can’t stay there.”
I pull out my phone and call Annabelle. She picks up after the first ring.
“Is everything alright?” She asks with concern in her voice.
“Yea, but what are you gonna do? You can’t stay there, my granddad won’t leave you alone until he gets me” I answer.
I don’t get a reply, but I can hear her drop the phone.
“Belle? Annabelle!? Are you alright!? Damn it!” I say and hang up. I dial the police.
“Cincinnati Police Department, how may we help you?” I hear over the line.
“I just got off the phone with my friend. I heard her drop the phone and she didn’t respond to me. My granddad was just over there looking for me and I’m afraid he may be there again.”
“Alright, what’s the address” The lady asks. I give her the address.
“Someone will be there right away”
“Thank you” I say before hanging up.
“You ready, Val?” Annabelle calls from the living room.
“Almost” I reply.
I finish up my makeup and head to the living room.
“Do I really have to go, Belle?”
“Yes, you have to finish up this school year. You’ve got less than a month left.” She answers.
“Well, it’ll be your fault if I don’t come home.” I say.
“What do you mean?” Annabelle looks at me with curiosity and concern.
“Heather is gonna be pissed that I didn’t kill myself when my grandmother died. Her and her little group will probably beat me until I’m barely breathing.” I reply.
Annabelle obviously hears the anxiety in my voice. “Hun, if anyone touches you, you just tell me and I’ll make them wish they were dead.”
I smile a little. “Thanks, Belle”
“No problem, now let’s get going.” She says opening the door.
We ride in silence for about half an hour to my school. Annabelle is obviously worried, but she didn’t say anything. She kisses my cheek.
“Good luck, Hun” She says as I get out of the car.
I’m not even in the doors when I here Heather.
“Who was that? Your girlfriend? Is the little freak gay now?” She hisses.
“First off, it would be lesbian, not gay. Second, she’s my best friend, not my girlfriend. And what would it matter if I was a lesbian? Are you homophobic now?” I reply. I’m not in the mood for this shit.
“Oh, so you are lesbo” She replies, mocking me. Her little gang laughs.
“No, I’m pansexual. And what’s your problem with homosexuals?” I really don’t want this right now.
“You know it should’ve been you who died, not your grandma” She replies, not answering my question.
“I get it; you want me dead, what the fuck ever. Like I care what you think” I yell at her and she punches me.
God not again… The warning bell rings. Five minutes to get to class and I’m not even in the building yet. Heather and her group rush inside to their classes as I slowly trudge to the bathroom. I put my hand in my pocket and pull out a small razor blade. I sink into one of the bathroom stalls and slide it across my thigh.
I look to my phone remembering that BVB’s numbers are in there. Should I text them? No, I’ll seem desperate or something… I sit in the bathroom for all of first period. I run to my locker before class lets out and get my things together. Just them I here the intercom come on
“Valerey Novelli to the front office, please” I hear an office lady say over the speaker.
I rush to the office. I stop outside the door to see my granddad standing in there. Oh god no. I rush to the closest bathroom and pull out my phone. I call Annabelle. Please pick up, please pick up. I silently beg. No answer… Damn it, Annabelle, you’re never there when I need you… What do I do now? I look at my phone. I dial Jinxx’s number; he picks up on the third ring.
“Oh god, Jinxx, thank you for answering, it’s me, Valerey. I really need you to come to my school, please!” I say through tears.
“Alright I’ll be there soon, just stay on the phone with me. Where’s your school at?” he asks.
“Well, uh, I live in Cincinnati and I go to Aiken High school. Uh, you get there by-“
“I know where that is. I’ll be there shortly. Now what happened?” He replies
“Well I got beat up by Heather, but that’s normal. What I’m really upset about, though, is the fact that my granddad is here…”
“Just hang in there, I’m almost there. Good thing I was in Ohio today. Why didn’t you call Annabelle?”
“I tried; she didn’t answer…”
“I’m here. Can you just walk out the front doors or do you need me to come to a side door?” He asks.
I think for a second.
“I can’t go out the front or my granddad will see me, but there’s a window in one of the girls’ bathrooms that I can sneak out of” I say.
“All right, I’ll be in the back parking lot”
“Thanks, Jinxx…” I say, and then hang up.
I rush to the bathroom with the window and quickly climb out of it. I find Jinxx’s car and open the door.
“Where to?” He asks,
“Uh, you can just drop me off at the park.” I say.
“I’ll stay there with you until Annabelle arrives then.”
“Annabelle’s coming?” I ask, confused
“Yea, I called her after you hung up, she had already texted us, giving us her number.” He answers.
“Oh, alright, but you don’t have to stay with me…”
“Yes I do, what if your grandfather finds you?”
“No, you can go. I probably interrupted something really important.”
“Nothing’s more important than ensuring your safety.” He says just as Annabelle arrives.
“Hey, uh, thanks for getting her, Jinxx. Sorry I didn’t answer, Val, I was at the gym and didn’t hear my phone go off.” Annabelle says.
“It’s not your fault, Belle; it’s my stupid granddad’s fault. I don’t know why he even showed up at school. I didn’t even think he knew where my school was…” I reply.
“Well, we’d better get going. Mind if I stay at your house for a bit?” Jinxx asks
“Sure” Annabelle answers.
We head back home. I’m in the car with Annabelle and Jinxx is following us in his car. I open the car door only to have Annabelle reach across and close it. I look at her in confusion.
“What the he –“
“Look” She says, cutting me off and pointing.
My granddad’s there.
“How does he know where you live?” I ask frantically.
“I have no idea, I’ve never told him before. I’ll go up there and talk to him while you sneak into Jinxx’s car.”
“Alright” I respond.
When she goes up to her front porch, I immediately here yelling. I slide out of her car and move to Jinxx’s, quietly.
ANNABELLE’S POV
“What the hell do you mean you don’t know where she is!?” He yells at me
“I mean that when you left the school building, they called and asked if I had seen her. I told them I hadn’t seen her since I dropped her off at school this morning.” I reply calmly.
“That’s a fucking lie! And whose car is that. They followed you here so don’t you dare say you don’t know.”
“That’s a friend. I called him asking if he’d help me search for her.”
He raises his fist, obviously out of anger, to punch me.
“I have a phone with me right now and I’m not afraid to call the cops and have them haul your ass to jail” I say while pulling out my phone.
“Fine, but when you find that bitch, she’d better be returned to me!” He yells and walks off.
I text Jinxx to get her out of here. He doesn’t respond, but drives off.
VALEREY’S POV
My granddad storms off. I’m guessing Annabelle threatened to call the police. Jinxx starts his car up and starts to drive away.
“Where are we going?” I ask, confused.
He hands me his phone with a text from Annabelle on it.
“Is she coming to or…?” I ask.
“I don’t know.” He responds
“Well she can’t stay there; my granddad won’t leave her alone until he gets me.”
“Call her and see what she’s doing. You’re right that she can’t stay there.”
I pull out my phone and call Annabelle. She picks up after the first ring.
“Is everything alright?” She asks with concern in her voice.
“Yea, but what are you gonna do? You can’t stay there, my granddad won’t leave you alone until he gets me” I answer.
I don’t get a reply, but I can hear her drop the phone.
“Belle? Annabelle!? Are you alright!? Damn it!” I say and hang up. I dial the police.
“Cincinnati Police Department, how may we help you?” I hear over the line.
“I just got off the phone with my friend. I heard her drop the phone and she didn’t respond to me. My granddad was just over there looking for me and I’m afraid he may be there again.”
“Alright, what’s the address” The lady asks. I give her the address.
“Someone will be there right away”
“Thank you” I say before hanging up.
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12/4/14