The Girl Next Door

~9~

"Ya still alive down thea, bitch?"

I don't say anything because I don't think I can.

Things never got this bad. I haven't eaten in what? Almost a month?

Its hard to tell when you're tied to a pillar in the basement, with a small 6 inch window to tell of its day or not.

"I know ya heard mi, gal."

I feel a punch go to my stomach, making a small whimper come from me.

After they stabbed me in the side a couple of days ago, I've become numb to pain. Probably due to the fact that I lost a lot of blood and I haven't eaten in a while.

"Ya don't talk, huh?"

I feel the flat of a knifes blade press into my open wound, making a bloodcurdling scream come from me.

"Wake up, please!" A muffled voice pleads.

I open my eyes slowly and see a bright light. I then feel myself fall back into the comfortable blanket of darkness.

"No! No! Wake up, come on!" The voice screams, making a pounding sensation go through my head.

Shut the fuck up with all that yelling. I just want to go back to sleep.

"D-don't close your eyes. Please stay awake!" The voice says again.

I slowly open my eyes and that's when all the pain in my body is registered, making me moan in pain. Oh my god. What happened to me? Why can't I remember anything?

"No. Please, calm down. I-I'm gonna get you fixed up," the voice says.

I still can't see her face because my right eye is swollen and my left is blurry.

My shoulder is aching and I'm pretty sure it's dislocated. I can still taste the blood in my mouth and my lip is stinging, so it might be split.

Suddenly, I feel the girl pulling me by my good arm and sets me against the wall. Then I feel a cold towel press against my left eye, making me hiss in pain.

"S-s-sorry. Just... stay still," she says, dabbing at my eye.

When she pulls away, I can see a little. Onika...

Suddenly, everything flashes in my mind and I duck away from her, out of pure terror.

She reaches for me," wait... you're hur-"

"Don' tuh mi!" I yell, trying to speak past my busted lip.

A look of surprise crosses her face,"I'm tryin' to help you!"

"I don' nee' ya hel'!" I say, wincing in pain. I hold my hand to my shoulder, trying to diminish the pain.

I stand up shakily. I almost fall, but Onika catches me.

"Wha' I juh say, gal?" I say, pulling out of her arms.

I walk out of the locker room, ignoring the dizziness and pounding in my head.

As I enter the gym, I groan as the pain in my shoulder becomes unbearable. I fall to the wooden floor as a wave of dizziness falls over me.

What's happening?

The feeling in my shoulder send waves of pain through my body. I suddenly feel drained of my energy and lie flat on the floor, the coldness welcoming me.

I guess I'm gonna just take a nap.

~ Onika Maraj ~

After the girl leaves, I stand there, confused as ever.

I look at the floor and see that she left her phone.

I bend down and pick it up, then I rush after her.

"Hey, you left your-" I start, but gasp when I see her fall to the floor, groaning in pain.

I rush over to her and start shaking her.

"Wake up. Wake up," I mutter.

Seeing that she doesn't wake, I begin panicking. I turn on her phone and seeing that she doesn't have a code, I call the first name I see.

Calling Melly...

The dial tone sounds for about two rings before "Melly" picks up.

"Wassup, bitch?"

"T-this is Onika. Uh... She got really hurt a-"

"Wait! Where is she?!" Melly screams into the earpiece.

"W-we're in the gym." I say, looking back at the girl lying on the floor. I see that she's now shaking and moaning.

"y-you really need to hurry! I think she's having a panic attack or something!" I say, my heart racing.

"Call the school nurse, girl! I'll be there in a minute."

I nod and hang up, then I run to retrieve the nurse.

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Short chapter.

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~Trina J.