RUNNING
FOR MILES
For what feels like the millionth or maybe billionth time the past few days my mind has managed to find it's way to thinking about my ex-boyfriend, Miles Hale, but this time it was different from the many many other times.
My thoughts weren't about how gorgeous he was or how badly I was missing him. They weren't about our memories that I have been longing to keep recreating with him. They weren't about his soft hair or brown eyes; they were neither about his soft kisses and gentle touch.
Instead, it was about the information that he had told me the night of his party which was only a few days ago now. I hadn't allowed myself to think about it as I was still wishing upon every star that it wasn't true what he had told me.
That being he killed Arden.
But sadly, it was, it was more than true and I couldn't keep making excuses for why it isn't as Lakyn had told me himself that everything Hale had revealed to me was nothing but the truth. He saved me the gory details as he kept it short and simple by confirming the truth.
I just don't understand how they had managed to keep this from me and Lila as well for that matter I presume. Hale had told me everything, we didn't keep secrets from each other, well I thought we didn't but I guess not.
Apart of me wants to hate him for keeping this from me but at the same time, I can't because I to have kept a large secret from him, which I am still keeping. I guess that is my form of Karma for keeping Boston being here a secret.
I just wish it didn't have to hurt this bad.
"So I was thinking maybe we could go out for dinner tonight." Boston stated cheerily as his hand slowly stroked its way up and down my lower though to my knee.
We are currently in our Monday study period which means there's not too much longer till I can go home to Boston's apartment and go for a nice relaxing bath before I have to go out and put on a happy façade.
I nodded my head with a smile, "Yeah sounds great."
"Then after we could go and catch a movie maybe or even go for a walk somewhere and get ice cream." he whispered with a smirk as he then looked over his shoulder to make sure that the librarian wasn't going to yell at him.
Once again I nodded my head with a smile as I couldn't help but overhear what everyone else in the room was talking about, the main subject being graduation. Everyone is so hyped over it because graduation is in only two weeks which means there is only two, well one more week after this one, left until we all graduate and leave this crazy place.
Boston still hasn't completely made up his mind over whether we are going to move to Australia once graduation is over. I seriously hope that he does allow us to move there and start completely and utterly fresh.
I'm kind of sick of pretending all the time.
Yawning I stretched my arms out as I stood up from the table that only Boston and I had been sitting at, "I'm going to go get a book."
Boston nodded as I walked away and off to the fiction book section. Lately, all I've been doing is reading, when I'm not watching Netflix. My favorite would have to have been the Twilight saga books. Even though I've seen the movies I've enjoyed reading about them.
You would think that I would use the study period as a time to actually study but I have completed all of the work that is necessary. I got most of it done the first few days I had stayed at Boston's apartment as it was something that needed to be done and I had heaps of time.
As I sifted through the numerous amounts of books I came across one that could potentially be good, as I pulled it out through the gap was a clear view of icey eyes and bleach blonde hair.
Holding my hand to my chest as Lakyn had given me a heart attack I narrowed my eyes at him, "What the fuck are you doing." I whisper yelled at him through the missing book spot.
"We need to talk." he stated as he looked over his shoulder, we weren't in Bostons view so I wasn't too worried about us talking like this but I still didn't want to talk to him like this, "Meet me in the janitors closet in five."
I shook my head, "No way that's way too risky Lakyn." I stated sternly as I stared into his blue eye.
"Just do it, it's important."
I sighed rolling my eyes, "Whatever Lakyn this better not be a waste of time." I said as I walked away from the bookshelf and back towards the table where Boston sat on his phone.
Sitting down I opened the book and pretended to start reading the first few pages of the book but in reality, I was trying to think of a good reason as to why I was leaving the library and so that he wouldn't follow me.
Maybe I could say that I was on the verge of throwing up, but I didn't look sick and I have been fine all day. Maybe I could say that I need to hand something to a teacher, but I've already done all of that. Maybe I could say that I need a drink of water, but he knows that I don't like the water fountains here as it tastes warm and metallic.
My period. That's how I'll get away from him... for a while.
Softly I tapped Boston's knee, "I think I have my period." I blurted out to him when he looked up at me from his phone.
His face contorted into confusion and slight worry. Without missing a beat he then nodded his head and allowed me to go to the bathroom. I couldn't help but feel his stare on my back as I quickly ran out of the library and out into the silent hallway.
I looked behind my back to make sure that he hadn't followed me out and when the coast was clear I walked swiftly down the rest of the hallway and around the corner, where the janitor's closet was now in my line of sight.
As I took step after step I couldn't help but wonder what was so important that Lakyn just had to tell me right now. Now when Boston is in the same classroom as us and could easily catch onto us. I took a deep breath as the door was so close yet so far.
A loud singular footstep is heard from behind me and just as I am about to turn around to see who it was I found myself being yanked backward by my wrist and then slammed into the locker from beside me.
My eyes stung with tears as the lock part of the dull blue locker had jabbed into my back and made it feel as though it was stabbed into my back. All though the pain was bad I was still able to make out who the mystery person behind me was... it was none other than Boston Kain.
Oh Shit.
"Pretty sure you're going the wrong way Darling." Boston uttered out as he kept me tightly up against the locker, "Bathroom is the other way."
Not a single word came out of my mouth as all I wanted to do was somehow magically click my fingers and disappear to a faraway land. Maybe the Bahamas or even Mexico or even just some deserted island, anywhere but here.
"I-I"
Boston scoffed, "You you what huh?" he tilted his head as he faked a sad face, "You seriously don't think that I hadnt caught onto you and that blonde dickhead have been meeting up in the janitors closet?" he asked or well said sternly.
Again I had no words. Not a single one.
Boston laughed even though nothing about this situation was funny, "Your so fucking pathetic Eden you seriously thought that you would be able to talk to him without me figuring it out?"
"I'm sorry." I whimpered out as I was completely and utterly terrified at this point.
He shook his head, "Sorry just isn't going to cut it darling." he sighed as he then shook his head with a despicable grin, "Just you fucking wait till we get home."
I let out a sharp scream due to his fist looking as if it were coming straight for my face but instead it missed and hit the wall beside my head. To keep me quiet he then wrapped his hand around my throat and squeezed.
Refusing to let him try and make me pass out I dung my short nails into his hand as I tried my hardest to get his hands off of my throat but it was no use as he was, unfortunately, a lot stronger than me. He kept the pressure on my throat but just enough so that I could gasp out for air.
It was truly terrifying, it felt as if I were back in Green Meadow where this was a daily or at least weekly occurrence. For a minute I had forgotten what it felt like to almost die or be inflicted pain onto by the person that is supposed to love you.
And I had Hale to thank for helping me erase that horrid abuse from my brain and well my life.
All I wanted to do was scream out for Hale, for anyone to save me but by the pressure on my neck, I knew that I wouldn't be capable of doing such a thing. I guess I will have to try and rely on luck and just hope that someone will walk down the halls and see what is going on.
"Get the hell away from her." A voice said sternly, which had made Boston release his tight hold from my neck, finally allowing me to breathe in the cool crisp air that my lungs hadn't had much of.
"You have to be fucking kidding me." he laughed at the person in front of him that I couldn't quite make out as he and the tears in my eyes blocked my view, he turned to glance over at Eden, "Look what you've done now, huh?"
My bottom lip quivered, as fear and anxiety coursed through me. I tried to hold in tears that were so close to spilling out of my eyes but I knew that I couldn't allow myself to cry as that would just satisfy Boston even more.
"I--" I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. Just like the other few times, I had tried to speak.
As I looked up, I was finally met with the person that had probably just saved me from passing out. It was none other than Lila Hayes, my best friend or well ex-best friend for that matter.
She looked sad and slightly frightened as her blue eyes stared into mine but she also looked angry and as if she wasn't scared at all. But deep down I knew that what she had seen Boston do to my I'm sure that she was shaking inside, ready to run away just like I was.
"We're leaving." he spoke for the both of us as he grabbed my arm harshly as he walked past her but then he quickly turned to face her, "You utter a single fucking word about this and I'll make sure someone does what Arden did, only worse." he sent her a cold star as her face went slightly pale from his words but that only made him happy as he smirked, "Yeah, I know all about that."
My heart sunk as I could feel all of the memories that I presume were floating around in her head, of that night. She must almost hate me as I'm sure she thinks that I told Boston about what Arden did to her but I didn't, it's not my place.
So, it could have only been one person, Kian Carrington.
"Boston?" her voice asked echoing down the hallway after us.
Boston stopped, completely frozen in place as he then turned around to look at Lila who had managed to put the dots together or maybe Lakyn told her but I hope that's not how she knows otherwise I know that he would have told Hale and I don't what him let alone any of them to try and play the hero.
That will just end in blood, tears, and heartbreak.
Both mine and Boston's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates, "Like I said. We're leaving." he uttered once again as he then shoved me down the hallway and out the front two doors.
He kept pushing me, making me stumble a few times, he also made sure to keep a firm hold on my arm, it was pure torture as it felt tighter than his grip had been on my throat. I wanted to cry, I wanted out of this shitty situation that I thought I was finally out of.
We were almost at his car when he shoved me harder this time which made me fall due to him also letting go of my arm. I gasped for air as when I had fallen, I had managed to wind myself which made me start coughing and gasping for air.
"How the fuck did she know my real name!" Boston yelled at me as he stood over me.
I shook my head, "I don't know." I whimpered out, "I don't know but she won't say anything."
"She better fucking not Darling and if she does then she's not going to utter another word after that." he smirked down at me as I stayed on the floor, "And that's a promise."
All I could do was nod my head as I tried to get up from the concrete but just as I was almost up, he pushed me back down onto the concrete. My knees stung as they grated themselves onto the harsh ground.
"Get the fuck up let's go." Boston smirked as he then took a few steps to his car as he unlocked it and got into it.
Quickly I got up and ran over to the passenger side door, I hated that I was obeying him like some dog but if I don't then things will just get worse, and is seriously don't want that to happen, I'm already in so much pain and this is only a small portion of what he is truly capable of.
As I got in a clicking noise echoed as Boston turned to face me with an evil and disturbing smirk, "Your stupid for going against me." he shook his head with an evil grin.
"I'm sorry for what I'm about to do to your pretty little face but you have to know the consequences of your actions." he said as a tear rolled down my face as he stroked his thumb and index finger against my chin.
And this is the part where I wished that I hadn't don't exactly what he had said which was getting into his car and instead I wished I had run back into the school building and into Hale's strong and comforting arms.
Instantly he slapped me across the face with his big strong hand and then to make things worse he put his hand against the back of my skull and smacked my head down and onto the flat dash, he did this twice before I blacked out completely.
My last thought being of Hale and how we should have just run away from this place a few months ago when we were at New Haven. Maybe if we did this wouldn't be happening right now, instead, I would be safe, safe with Hale.
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Hey Hi Hello!
Okay, but my heart is breaking for my poor baby Eden... again. So what did you think of the chapter? it was a filler again but it was juicy because of Lila putting two and two together and figuring out that it is in fact Boston.
There are also only a few chapters left of this book I believe it's only got four or so left!! thank you to everyone and anyone who has stayed this long, I'm extremely appreciative and grateful for every single one of you
I would also like to say that I in no way shape or form condone what Boston does to Eden and others for that matter. he is the bad guy and he is truly a monster beyond no repair which many of you already know and if you or anyone else is going through things like this help them and get them out of there!
It is truly disgusting what he does but this is just a book and there has to be a not-so-good person so that others can shine through and for the story development.
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