Saviour (This Pain SEQUEL) Ch 7

-----SERENA’S POV-----

Back in hell - I mean school - for another five days. I sighed and held onto my BVB pendant tightly, praying for strength and courage as I approached the double doors. I walked through and was surprised to see that nobody was waiting for me this time. However, I could not have been further from wrong. As the distance between the cafeteria and I grew shorter, more and more people began to show. The more people that showed, the more people there were who began to talk about me and again they had less than kind things to say.

“Hey, Serena,” a girl smiled, stepping in front of me so I could not walk.
“H-Hi?” I stuttered.
“So ugh...I saw you with Nikki at the carnival over the weekend.”
“Oh...I-we didn’t see you.”
“Yeah...listen I’d stay away from him if I were you, especially he has no interest in you.”
“Huh?”
“I mean think about it? Who is he more likely to go for? The not-so-virgin Mary, or a woman who knows what she’s doing? Besides, he’s already admitted to taking an interest in me so yeah.”
“Oh…”
“Awe, don’t feel bad. You still have that hottie that picked you up on a bike on Friday.”
“It’s not just a bike, it’s the Harley Davidson he used in Fallen Angels and that guy is my uncle.”
“Oh...well you should be used to incest by now, right? I mean after all you have the features of an inbred. Clearly, your parents were related.”
“No they weren’t you ignorant bitch!”
SMACK! Her hand scraped across my face, leaving a sharp sting behind.
“Don’t you ever talk to me like that you inbred whore.”
“You know what,” I spoke with my father’s depth and intellect, “I don’t know exactly who you are but God do I feel bad for you. You have obviously been blinded by lies forged by those around you. Clearly you have been betrayed by those close to you. It is also evident that you have allowed the gifts from your parents to create a swelling of your brain. I pray that there is still an honest, noble female buried under all that has been shoved down your throat since birth and for the hope of the human race I also pray that you do not breed until that noble woman surfaces.”
“Fuck you!’

A hard but fake diamond ring scraped down my cheek, pulling at the skin. She hit me with such a force that I actually fell to the ground. Her rhinestoned, pink high heel then slammed directly into my stomach, knocking the wind out of me. I was unable to breathe, thus making it hard for my brain to get oxygen so I could think, and unable to speak as her foot continued to ram itself into my diaphram. My vision began to grow blur and speech began to muffle as darkness pooled inward from the corners of my eye. The blackness caused from passing out then filled my eyes and I was no longer conscious.

-----NIKKI’S POV-----

I threw on my white skinny jeans and white v-neck, dressing like Serena’s father in Knives and Pens, then slipped on my white vans. I pulled my BVB hoodie over my body and flipped the hair out of my face, of course after straightening it, and popped on my black beanie. Once I was finished with my eyeliner, I tossed my single strapped book bag over my shoulder and walked to school.

Once I reached the first floor, I could hear a commotion louder than my music and that’s saying something since other typically hear my music before I even reach the area in which they are. I pulled my earbuds out and I could hear girls cheering Madi’s name. Madi is the most ‘popular’ individual at our school and she was pretty much treated like a queen bee. Upon my arrival at the scene, I was struck with heart-ache and agony when I saw Madi kicking the shit out of Serena.

I sent my buddy Adam to go get a teacher from the cafeteria as I tried to pull her off of my best friend but she just wouldn’t budge. Then the school counselor, Mrs. Cobb, showed up and physically pulled the queen bee away from my injured female friend. Adam called 911 and I sat by Serena, keeping her head elevated and making sure she was on her side incase she were to wake up and vomit. The paramedics arrived and placed her on the gurney and immediately started treating the wound on her cheek. I was not allowed to go, seeing as I was not an immediate family member, but Mrs. Cobb did offer to let me stay in her room for the rest of the day. I agreed as long as she would let me speak to the group that just stood around and watched.

“What is wrong with you people?” I asked, heart broken. “Yes, I am using ‘you people’ as a label which, as you all know, is something I do not do. However, it is the only kind thing I can think of saying at this moment. Do you not realize the severity of the account in which you all took part in. Maybe you didn’t throw a punch, maybe you didn’t cheer Madi on, but you stood back and watched as a girl was brutally beaten. What if she were to die?! Would you feel no remorse?! Some of you are going to carry on your day as though you hadn’t just witnessed the account but those of you who were watching and wished you could have done something, hear my words. If she dies….would you be able to forgive yourself for just sitting and watching rather than possibly saving her life by saying something?”

I then left for Mrs. Cobb’s office with my phone in hand as I called Andy.

-----TIME LAPSE-----
-----SERENA’S POV-----

Distant beeps invaded my throbbing ears slowly as I began to wake up, at least that’s what I hope I was doing. The pain in my stomach had subsided and I felt a new, more severe pain...in my ribs and lungs. I tried with all my might to lift my heavy eyelids and it felt like hours had passed before I was finally able to open them. When I did, my vision had clouded due to the change in light. The room was dark, yes, but my eyes had assumably been shut for a while since they were not used to the twilight that lingered outside, which faded into the room through the blinds. I then caught a glimpse of three Batman tattoos and black nails, one red, and I recognized it as my father’s arm. I sat up and screeched behind my sealed lips in the worsening pain of my ribs, causing dad to wake up.

“Serena?” he groaned. “Oh thank God, you’re awake!”
“What happened?” I muttered. “Why do my ribs hurt.”
“Madi….” his jaw clenched and he shook his head as though he were trying to rid his mind of the anger. “She ugh….she kicked you so hard that ugh--she actually broke three of your ribs, one of which punctured your lung. The doctors said it was nothing major and they were able to close the wound and set your bones. They also said that the only thing severe would be your pain but they gave me the same medications I took when I broke my ribs.”
“Guess we are twins, huh?”
“Yeah but you broke your ribs being brave, I was just being a dumb ass and didn’t think shoving myself off of a marble platform into some more marble would go wrong.”
“Hehe,” I giggled.
“Nikki was here earlier, he’s been coming here everyday after school. That kid really cares about you.”
“No he doesn’t.”
“What makes you say that?”
“Madi said he likes her.”
“Really? ‘Cause that’s not what I heard.”
“What’d he tell you?”
“Well-”
“Mr. Biersack?” the doctor interrupted.
“Yes?”
“Your daughter can go home now. She’s awake and her chart says that her health has improved. Just sign the release form and she’s free to go.”