Don't Mess With Her

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-you've been a bad, bad girl, Shortcake-

Lili's PoV

That night I couldn't sleep.

All the scenarios that could happen not only to me but the people I love played in my head over and over again like a horror movie playing in repeat.

I climb out to the roof with my blanket wrapped around my shoulders.

I lay down there and stared at the dark sky filled with stars.

What should I do?

Why didn't he come after me before this?

Who is that gang leader?

I just need someone to let me borrow them for a night.

A night filled with tears.

Just like how Caleb had always let me borrow his shoulder to let me cry on it.

I have been getting weaker.

I'm crying too much.

A traitorous tear escapes my eye and I don't bother wiping it.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath.

It's going to be fine, heartsy.

I'm always gonna be by your side.

Don't worry about it. Just think of me.

Those three sentences. It's something he would say at times like this.

I want someone to say that to me.

Take his place for one night.

I know it sounds mean but, I need him. I need someone like him.

I got up and climbed back into my room, leaving my blanket on the bed and putting on a black hoodie then I took my phone from the nightstand.

I crept down the hallway and the stairs quietly and left through the back door.

I snuck through the huge gates using a secret way.

I walked and walked for a few minutes until I finally stumble upon a lot of trees.

I walk through the trees, retracing my steps from 2 years ago, hoping nothing changed.

Finally, I see the cliff but that wasn't the only thing I saw there.

Mr. Giraffe was there. Smoking and drinking.

How dare he smoke at my sacred place?!

Maybe it's his sacred place too.

But only I knew about this place.

He could've-

"Who's there?" He says and I immediately hid behind a tree. "I know you're there. Show yourself. Don't be a coward." He pauses. "Must be an animal."

I sigh in relief quietly.

But everything happened to fast.

In a flash, his hand was covering my mouth and his other arm was holding my waist.

I froze.

"You've been a bad, bad girl, Shorcake." I could practically feel him smirk.

"That's 'cause the good girl in me was killed brutally." I retort.

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