CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
BY ANNY’S LIBRARY
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“What?” The words left Amelia’s mouth in shock
More than a hundred thoughts running through her mind as she pulled him towards the dokie chair close to the neatly trimmed grasses
“How did it happened?” She asked as they settled down on the chair, she’s obviously worried about him, he’s been super nice to her since the very first day they met and she considers him a really close friend
“Well, after I dropped you off that day, I got mobbed on my way back to my school, I couldn’t even see the faces of whoever those guys were, I was beaten up really badly but not without a fight though” he chuckled but she didn’t find it funny
After he dropped her off?
Byron was really furious that day, wait…..
“A point has already been proven…”
Byron’s words, fúck him!
He sent those mobs after Elzra just to prove a point!?
“How many were they?” Amelia snapped out of her thoughts as she tried to keep a straight face, she’s really pissed right now
“About four and very huge but I was able to fight them off before they hurt me, I have no idea who sent them” he rasped and she slowly touched the cast on his arm
He doesn’t but she does have an idea, of course it’s Byron, who else would have done something like that?
“Me neither, I’m sorry” she mumbles and he smiles
“Nah it’s okay, the upcoming game has been postponed due to my injury, it sucks” he said with a sad pout and Amelia couldn’t help but feel bad for him
“Amelia, here’s your phone…… woah, Elzra!, What happened to you?” Roxy stepped in on them, tossing Amelia’s phone as she squats in front of him, touching his wounded arm
“I got attacked…” He blurted out and Roxy gasped
“What the fúck!?, And you are so chilled about it?” Roxy pokes his wounded arm and he winced, pushing her away
“What do you want me to do?, I tried fighting them” he defended, trying to get her off
“Well, you should have fought harder” Roxy poked his arm harder this time and he groans
Amelia quickly stood up and dragged Roxy away from him
“He’s being a pûssy, like, you got attacked and you didn’t report to the cops or even tried to break the arms of whoever those guys were, rather you are here whining like a baby” Roxy voiced out and Amelia facepalms herself, covering Roxy’s mouth with both hands
“I’m sorry about her, she just gets a little bit tensed when expressing her feelings” Amelia pleaded and Roxy slapped her hands away
“I’m not sorry” Roxy crossed her hands on her chest
“Anyways…… how are you feeling now?” Amelia asked and Elzar stood up, he could see the irritation in Roxy’s eyes as she eyed him up and down
“I will survive, I’m here to see the coach of your school team inorder to officially postpone the game, we’ve been planning this for months, yunno?” He said and she could feel the pain in his voice as he said that
“I’m so sorry…..” Amelia trails off and he waved it off with his free hand
“It’s alright, see your girls later, especially you, beautiful” he took Amelia’s hand, planting a soft kiss on it as he walked away
Amelia’s heart literally stopped beating for a second, she stood numbed watching his retreating figure
“Snap out of it, Amelia!” Roxy snapped her fingers across Amelia’s face and she jolted out of her thoughts
“What?” Amelia asked, confused
“Don’t tell you got carried away because of him, I don’t mean to be a diva, call me jealous or whatever but I don’t trust that guy one bit, he’s up to something” Roxy voiced out, her eyes on Amelia
“Come on, Rox….. he has been really nice to me” Amelia defended
“So?, Just because he’s been nice doesn’t change the fact that he’s up to no good” Roxy retorted and Amelia grabbed her shoulders
“Will you stop it?, Seriously, I don’t think I should be worried about Elzra, he’s really nice and he hasn’t done anything to deserve your backlash” Amelia pointed out and Roxy rolled her eyes
“Whatever, I still don’t trust him, my right ear and right nostril are tingling which means there’s something fishy about him” Roxy grined and Amelia laughed lightly
“Weird but it’s okay” Amelia cooed as they saw Kimberly walking out of the huge hallway, she had her hoodie on covering her face as she walks right past them
“Did she not see us?” Roxy whispered as they watched Kimberley’s movement towards the dorm
“Something is wrong with her……”
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Silver and her two minions…. Lorey and Emily walked down the hallway with their heads held up high, it’s Thursday so they are on the compulsory school uniform
It’s no new news that these three are the most popular girls in ALC, their Dad’s connection pushed them into the current privilege of being someone important everywhere they go and they use that to their advantage
Silver is the most popular one amongst them, she’s naturally beautiful and that draws her a lot of attention, although Emily and Lorey may have done a few surgeries just to look good, but nothing comes close to Silver…… and that’s why her hatered for Amelia is so strong
The glint in Silver’s eyes shimmers for a minute as Amelia walked down from the other side of the hallway, her uniform fitting her like a second skin, her cute pink backpack and a pink hair band…… she’s so adorable with those big blue eyes, who would have thought Amelia is 21 years old?
“Ugh, she annoys me so much” Lorey’s irritation didn’t go unnoticed as Amelia approached them, Silver’s graceful walk turning rigid
“She thinks she’s so cute looking like a rainbow, does she know she’s in college now?, What’s up with all the pink?….” Emily nudged Lorey as she takes in Amelia’s outfit
Her slickly white inner, her dark blue skit….. topping with the school jacket, her pink boots matching with her backpack and hair band!……so annoying
Amelia always find a way to sneak pink into every of her outfits and it annoys Silver that it always looks good on her!
“I’ve got this girls….” Silver mutters under her breath as she intentionally bumped into Amelia and Amelia lost her balance, falling straight on her butt
The hallway filled with students comes to a screeching halt as Amelia looked up at the three devils standing in front of her
“You should watch where you are going next time, pinky” Silver’s cold voice made Amelia slowly stand up, she could feel different pair of eyes on her, attention!….. she fucking hates it
“I should watch where I’m going?, I believe you weren’t born blind so how about you watch where you are going…..?” Amelia clapped back and Silver’s cocky smrik vanished as she clenched onto her backpack
Emily and Lorey were also shocked, did pinky, the nice, quiet, peaceful and shy girl just talked back at Silver?
“You don’t get to talk back at me cheap slût..” Silver grimaced as she steps closer and Amelia didn’t budge, rather Amelia also moved closer and now their bodies are touching
The students around made a coo sound as tension between girls filled the air
“Call me a slût one more time and I will jam your head into this fùcking wall” Amelia whispered and Silver’s eyes widened, Emily and Lorey made to step in front of her but Silver held her hand up, pausing their attempts
This isn’t good, for years Amelia had fought this urge to not lose control in public, she’s trying really hard right now but Silver is pushing her buttons
“Am I lying?….. everyone in this school knows how you’ve been parading yourself all over Byron like a cheap slût” Silver shoots and Amelia’s eyes twitched
So this is about Byron?, She should have known
… She’s not wrong!!!!
A student yelled from the back and murmuring sounds filled the hallway as Amelia felt her blood boiling……the smile on Silver’s face evident
Walk away Amelia!
Ingore them!
You are going to hurt someone!
Amelia clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palm
“Are you bothered about that?” Amelia voiced out and everyone stopped talking, Emily and Lorey were pained at the fact that Silver won’t let them interfere
“I’m not cheap like you so no, I’m not…” Silver voiced out again and soft murmuring began
“Oh, but you are, you just bothered about the fact that I’m having the one thing you can’t have, your little attention seeking scheme isn’t working either because you know why?…” Amelia asked and Silver’s eyes danced with anger
“Why…..”
“Because I’m better than you” and with that, Silver pushed Amelia on the chest hard, Amelia almost fell but maintained her stance as she jabbed her fists directly at Silver face, the force at which her fist colides with Silver’s nose is so hard, her nose would definitely be broken
Ouch!….. that hurts like a bîtch
Silver yelp out as she staggered backwards, gripping her bleeding nose as the hallway turned into a complete commotion, Emily and Lorey getting hold of Silver before she falls down
“I’m not done with you yet….” Amelia voiced out, her voice thicker than usual as she charges forward, her fists bailed up, ready to destroy anything that comes in her way
Stop!…. fucking stop!
The words in her head chants but she’s already gone, Emily and Lorey saw the demon look in her eyes as Silver shrikes, moving backwards, no one dared come closer
“Stay away from me!!!” Silver yelled, her nose bleeding as Amelia reached out and grabbed her collar, swishing it with her nails, making sure it scratched her skin…… Emily and Lorey had to moved out of the way as the students around paved way for the ongoing scene
“Are you scared?…..” Amelia smiles with a smirk, it’s so different from her goffy and cheerful smile, it’s animalistic and…..so weird, she raised her hands higher, aiming for Silver’s eyes when she perceived his scent…..mint
She paused her hand mid air as someone pulled her away from Silver, Emily and Lorey immediately grabbed Silver’s hands as everyone stared at Amelia and….. Byron
No, mostly Amelia, everyone is staring at her with a shocking expression, most students had this horrific expression too, it’s like they’re staring at a different Amelia
… What’s up with her…..is she possessed?
No, no, fucking no!
The panicking in Amelia’s head throbbed harder as Byron dragged her out of the hallway, he’s not saying a word as Amelia looked back at Silver, the terrifying look in her eyes
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Byron got to the parking space, dragging Amelia along even though she’s unable to keep up with his fast pace, damn tall people!
“Let me go!….” Amelia hits him, trying to push him off but he’s not listening, her struggling were evident as he got to his car carefully parked at the other side of the way
“Shut the fúck up, Wild one” he tried maintaining his anger as he lets go of her, she winced as she grip the hand he held, rubbing it
“Don’t tell me what to do…” She shoots and he glared at her for a minute, she’s staring back at him, of course her head is still fuzzy and he sighs
“Don’t move an inch” he mutters, opening his car as he brought out a white pack, she didn’t move though, crossing her hands on her chest as he opens the pack and pulled out a pill
She stared at him with confusion
“What’s that….” She asked, her head banging virgoursly, Silver’s eyes replying in her mind
“Quit talking and open up…” He glares at her and she slowly opened her mouth, he shoved the pill inside and she squeezed her face in realization, it’s her drugs
He watched her swallow the pill without water, her face becoming sore as her eyes started dimming to it’s original color…..her breathing becomes steadied as she looks at him
“Amelia….” He called and she shakes her head, even though there are brinks of tears gathering in her eyes
“Yeah….” She answered and he placed the drugs back into the car, facing her again with his hands relaxed on her shoulders
“Where are you?….are you feeling better now?” He asked and she blinks, making the tears falling down
“I’m at school and yes….I think I’m better now” she responded and a breath of relief escaped Byron’s lips
“You almost lost it back there, Wild one, you should be careful around people, when last did you go for consolation?” He asked
“I can’t remember, I’ve been doing just fine around people, I never thought I’d lose it” she said and he rubbed his forehead
“Well obviously you almost beat up Silver a few minutes ago, only God knows what would have happened if I hadn’t stopped you” he sounded angry and she glared at him
“I’ve been doing just fine, Byron, stop acting nice when you are not!” She spat…..
“What are you talking about?”
“Why would you send mobs after Elzra to beat him up?, Why would you do that?” Amelia yells at Byron and he raised an eyebrow
“Excuse you, I don’t know what you’re talking about” Byron voiced out and Amelia chuckles bitterly, poking his chest with her finger
“Of course you don’t!, I saw him yesterday, you clearly had something to do with his situation” Amelia retorted and Byron’s jaw hardened
“For fûck sakes, I don’t know what you are talking about, sure I did have plans of putting him in his place but I haven’t done anything yet” Byron said, his smrik evident
“You are a disgusting liar!” Amelia pushed him away, trying to walk out on him but he grabbed her mid arm, swinging her backwards as her back mets with his car, in no time he’s crowding her space as she stared at him
“When I fucking say I didn’t do anything?….I mean it, I don’t have a hand in whatever happened to Elzar, I swear” the words left Byron’s mouth and Amelia’s eyes softened, his weight leaning on her as her anger vanished into thin air
“Are you sure?….. don’t fúcking lie to me” she asked and he kissed her forehead, his lips lingering on it for a whole full minute as she closed her eyes to the feeling
“Hundred percent sure, not that I won’t hurt him anyway, I’m not ready yet” he smriks and she hits him playfully on the chest
“You are sicko” she mumbles and he smiles, pushing off her as grabbed her hands, taking her to the passenger seat
“Where are you taking me?” She asked
“Somewhere” he replied and she entered the car, her ragging impluse feelings subsiding
“Somewhere isn’t a place” she tried protesting but she’s already in the car, Byron is really a tough nut to crack
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
“Fucking hell!, Has anyone seen Amelia!” Maya yelled as she entered the dorm, Mia staring at her phone, the drama of Amelia and Silver displaying on her screen
“Girls, is that really Amelia!?” Roxy’s voice sounded shocked as she also stared at her screen, watching the bleeding scene as Silver shrikes and moved backwards
“Guys, I’m so proud right now” Mia muttered, replaying the video over and over again as Maya jumped on her feet while giggling
“You can say that again, twin sister, I wish I was there, God!…. it’s so exhilarating!” Maya goshed, leaning on their door
“But girls, I don’t think Amelia did all those things on purpose, look at her eyes when Byron pulled her away” Roxy stepped in between Mia and Maya as they stared at her screen
“Wow, she looks shocked as well, I’m pretty sure she’s still with Byron” Maya smriks as Kimberly passed in front of them without saying a word
“Kimberly did y…..” The words died down in Roxy’s mouth as Kimberly entered their corner
“What’s up with her?, She has been acting like a ghost since yesterday” Mia muttered and Roxy nudged at the girls
“I will be back” and with that, Roxy followed Kim and barged into her room, the shock on Kimberley’s face as she looks at Roxy
“What are you doing in here?” Kimberly questioned
“What is wrong with you?” Roxy asked without answering Kim
“Just leave” Kimberly mutters and Roxy rolled her eyes, walking towards Kimberly as she grabbed her hand and Kimberly winced in pains
“What is wrong with your hand?” Roxy asked curiously as she pressed on Kim’s hand again and she cried out in pain
“Let go!” Kim protested, trying to push her off but Roxy’s next move made Kimberley’s eyes widened
Shît!
Roxy released Kimberley’s hand, stepping backwards as Kimberly quickly pulled down her jacket, the tension in the room is boiling right now
“Your…. your wrist?….. what’s going on?” Roxy asked and Kimberly quickly shuts the door behind them, leaning on it as tears rolls down her eyes
“Talk to me, Kimberly!, What’s wrong with your wrist!?, Why are there so many slits on it!?” Roxy yelled and Kimberly quickly cover her mouth with both hands, staring at her incrediously
“I need you to fucking promise not to tell anyone else” Kimberly mutters and Roxy’s eyes widened, Kimberly pressing her hand on her mouth tightly
“Promise?” Kimberly whispered and Roxy nods
Kimberly sighs as she released Roxy’s mouth and stepped away from her
“Tell me what’s going on” Roxy urged
“I’m….. fúck it” Kimberly trails off in fustration as she falls on her knees, Roxy immediately figured out that it must be really deep considering how troubled Kim is, Roxy squatted to her level and clutched onto her shoulders
“I promise not to tell anyone” Roxy assured and Kimberly inhales deeply
“I….. I’m a BPD patient” the words left Kimberley’s mouth and Roxy gasped, like the shock on her face is indescribable
“Y…. you are a what?” Roxy asked again, unable to believe her ears
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Amelia constantly stared at Byron from her seat as he drove down the silent road, it’s an highway and not much of anything is up there, she looks out the window and the cool evening breeze collides with her face, making her smile
He’s so thoughtful to bring down the window, it’s like he knows everything she needs without even asking her, and did he by any chance keep her drugs for himself just Incase she needs them?
No, no, Amelia, don’t start getting the wrong ideas, he’s just being nice, there’s nothing to it
Her mind drifted off to her savage encounter with Silver, fúck, the look of horror in Silver’s eyes wouldn’t leave her brain, it’s stuck in there, replaying itself like a faulty radio
This is the first time she has actually attacked someone in public, usually she just walks away from trouble but this time around, she didn’t back out, God, what’s happening to her?…..is she getting worse?, Is she actually turning into a monster just like her Mother?
Is she also Schizophrenia?
Her ragging thoughts comes to an abrupt halt as she felt Byron’s hand on her lap, squeezing it gently as she looks at him, his hand and then back at him again, he’s not looking at her though, his eyes are on the road
“You were lost in thoughts for a minute there” he said and she swallows hard, is this guy a wizard?
“I was just thinking about Silver, I think I hurt her pretty bad” she bites her lips, guilt taking over her
“Well, technically she started it” Byron shrugged his shoulders
“But that doesn’t mean I had to hurt her” Amelia shoots, taking all the blame
“You only wanted to put her in her place, she’s was being a bîtch towards you and you had to do something” he counterd, looking at her for a minute before looking away
“But still…….”
“No fùcking buts, you’ve allowed her taunt you long enough and it’s about time she knows her place, period!” Byron shuts her down and she gulped
She slowly placed her hand on his that’s on her lap, squeezing it tightly as the ride continues in total silence, she shouldn’t feel guilty but she does, it’s not fair to use her defectiveness on someone else, she might have hurt Silver really bad
Byron pulled up and she looks out the window, they’re definitely not close to their school anymore as she opened the door and stepped out, her lips parted slightly at the sight in front of her
It’s a field, like a really huge field close to the highway, the green grasses adding to it’s uniqueness mixed with different beautiful flowers, it’s just pure and simple
“It’s so beautiful……” She trails, turning around to see Byron taking off his boots and socks
“What are you doing?” She asked and he shakes his head, walking up to her as he goes on his knees and start undoing the lace of her boots, she watches him with awe as he slowly took each boots and socks off as well
“Why?” She asked with confusion
“Just feel the grass with your bare feet” he said and she nods, stepping backwards as she feels the ground, a tingling sensation shoots up her spine as she did it again, it’s so ticklish and foreign
“It’s so nice” she mutters and a small smile graced his lips and she paused, this is literally the third or fourth time she’s seeing him attempt a smile, it’s rigid though but it’s still there, even though you’d barely notice it
He sat down on the grass and gestured for her to come closer, which she did, sitting down besides him, from this angle they can see the beautiful sunset……. it’s really calm and quiet
“Byron..” she called out
“Huh?”
“What do you meant by you thought I was a ghost the other day?” She asked, the question suddenly coming out of nowhere
“Because I thought you died, and you really look like someone I know, she did terrible things to me” he mutters, his voice sounding rogue
“Things like what?” She pressed further and he turned sharply at her, her eyes were already on him as they stared at each other in the eye
He breaths out and it hits her face, she didn’t mind though
“Yelling, beating, chaining, whipping, cutting, you name it. She broke me completely” he said directly to her face and she gulped, whoever this person is, she needs to know her
“Do you know this person?, Why did she do all those things to you?” Amelia asked, tears gathering in her eyes as she imagined the pains he must have been through
“I didn’t know the person at first but when I did…..it was too late ” he furthered, fiddling with his fingers
“What happened to the person?” Amelia whispered
“She died” Byron voiced out and Amelia’s heart squeezed in hurt, the person died and Byron couldn’t exact his revenge before she died
She shouldn’t have died, she should have been alive so Byron would be able to suffer her for her actions, battering a little boy, who does that!?
“Hey, don’t cry” Byron mutters, wiping Amelia’s tears as more riled up her eyes, she can’t stop it, Byron was a victim of kidnap and brutalization, he was tortured badly, she feels so sorry for him right now
“The boys didn’t cry this much when I told them, not even my Dad” he said as a joke but she’s not laughing, it’s like the funny bone in her body is broken
Seeing that she’s not stopping anytime soon, he pulled her on top of him, stranding his lap as she hugs him tight, her face buried in the crook of his neck as she cries her eyes out
“Why are you being a baby about it?” He asked, his hand soothing her back as she continued crying
“It’s so painful, I can only imagine the pains you went through, the torture and cries, you were still young for fûcks sakes” she mutters, her head still buried in his neck
“Look at me” he said and she slowly looks at him, her cheeks red and he wipes her tears, her hands wrapped around his shoulder, he has never had anyone close to him before, Amelia is his first……
“You know why I brought you here?” He asked and she shakes her head
“Each time I feel like I’m about to explode from too much stimulation of feelings, I usually come here to cool off, the peace and quiet helps” he said and she smiles at how open he’s being right now
“I love it here” she mumbles silently and he chuckled, it doesn’t reach his eyes though but it’s still there
She loves that he’s trying so hard to be human in front of her
“Then I will bring you here whenever you want” he assured
“Seriously?” She asked, her eyes liting up in excitement
“I promise” he sealed the deal and she hugs him, she didn’t know when but she just did it and he’s not stopping her
Rather he hugs her tenderly, reciprocating it with soft kisses on her shoulder while staring at the sunset, he sneakily brought out his phone, taking a picture of them, her back against the camera as she hugs him
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Amelia and Maya walked out of their project manager’s office at the same time with big smiles on their faces
“Did he give you permission to continue?” Maya grinned
“He sure did!, I’m so excited!” Amelia grins as well as they hugged each other before pulling away, this is the first stage of their work and there’s progress already
“I’m definitely going to celebrate, sneaking in alcohol to the dorm and getting all of us drunk tonight!” Maya whispered yell and Amelia laughed
“That’s not a good idea” Amelia suggested but Maya ignored her
“Or maybe we could go to Ronna’s party at the meet up, I heard it’s invites only but fúck him, I will get us passes” Maya continues and Amelia rolled her eyes
Having fun at home or school, playing video games, stuffing faces with all kinds of nutritious food, listening to music….. outings and all that?
Is a big yes for her but going to parties?…. HUGE FUCKING NO
they walked down the hallway, most students still giving her the stank eye from what happened yesterday, who cares?, Byron was right, she had to put Silver in her place for once
Thinking of Byron now made her pull out her phone and immediately she went to the last text he sent about twenty minutes ago
Pûnk: My hands are so bored right now
A smile graced her eyes as she wanted to reply but Maya voice interupts her
“Let’s go to the cafeteria” Maya said and Amelia nods, her phone beeped again and she knows it’s Byron
Pûnk: where are you?
She replied almost immediately
Amelia: on my way to the cafeteria, please don’t come
Bad idea because the his next reply made her chuckle
Pûnk: too late, fúck this boring class, I’m on my way as well
Byron is way too stubborn, it’s cute when he acts tough outside but becomes a big softie around her, she also feels like a baby around him so they undo each other in a funny way
Both Maya and Amelia are on their phones as they stepped out of the hallway completely, heading for the cafeteria when Amelia bumped into someone, or rather she got stopped by the strange face
Maya looked confused as they both stared at the girl, she doesn’t school here and they haven’t seen her before, she looks at Amelia dead in the eyes as Amelia tucks her phone away
“Who are you?” Amelia asked looking at Maya and back at the girl, she’s smriking and it’s not a good one, the way she’s looking at Amelia right now is really funny
“The name is Priyanka, and I’m Elzra’s girlfriend”
Wait, what the actual fúck?
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
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