01 | "I'm back "

...Luna...

- As my eyes fluttered open I knew immediately that today was the day I go back to my own personal hell;

school.

- I groaned and waited a few minutes for my body to get used to the fact that I'm awake. I felt a slight unfamiliarity when sleeping in my old bed.

- It reminded me of the times where I would cry till my pillow turned damp on both sides. A time where I was so consumed by sadness and despair.

- I sat up in bed and ran a hand through my messy hair before sighing. I pushed my duvet away from my body and put my legs on the ground.

- The cold feeling of the floor made a tingle run through my body. I lifted myself up from the bed completely and made my way to my bathroom to shower.

- When I was done I threw on a simple blue oversized jumper with black boots and ran a brush through my dark coloured hair.

...I made my way to my mirror and for today, I didn't want to put on a lot of makeup. Because when I finally see them again, I wanted them to see the real me. The person that they thought they had destroyed all those years ago....

...I gave myself a mental pep talk and took one last look over my appearance before exiting my bedroom with my bag....

...I ran down the stairs and entered the kitchen to find my pathetic excuse of a mother and her boyfriend...

...Pete, eating breakfast....

...I walk over to the cupboard and I stood on my tiptoes to reach for a bowl for cereal when Pete, my mother's boyfriend, came over to me and placed his hand on my lower back....

..."You need any help? You look like you could use a little bit." he then slowly started rubbing circles on my lower back. His hand going lower and lower....

...I squirmed away, repulsed by him....

...I quickly made the decision that I was skipping breakfast again today. Nowadays Pete was always my reason for skipping breakfast....

...But what's even worse is that my mother sees the way he touches me but claims that I'm asking for attention. Her perfect little Pete could do no wrong in her eyes....

...I hated her. I hated her for not doing anything about Pete. I hated her for her selfishness and neglect. And most of all, I hated her more than anything else for getting herself knocked up 17 years ago like the careless, selfish person that Marina Adams is....

...Her decision to become a mother was the most selfish thing she's ever done to me because she has single handedly subjected me to a life of misery....

...The worst thing she has ever said to me when I told her about Pete was; "You're so good at making something out of nothing. Really Luna, you have a very bright imagination."...

...And that's when I knew that she saw it all but was too pathetic and shitty to care....

...So while ignoring my mother, I grabbed my car keys and left the house without a single word to either of them....

...I entered my black Jeep Wrangler and began the drive to Westview....

...For the duration of the drive I was riddled with anxiety. I tried playing music but that didn't seem to help so I turned it off. The silence was much worse though, which I should've expected....

...I didn't know how I'd react when I finally saw them again. The last time I had been face to face with them was by far the most detrimental day of my life. If I even blink for too long, I can still see it....

...The visuals of that night never leave me. It doesn't matter if I'm asleep or awake. I never know a moment of peace because I'm forever being haunted by the memory of it....

...I was praying to God that I wouldn't freeze up and become too scared to follow through with my plan....

...I kept reminding myself that these people were the epitome of evil and that they deserved everything they had coming to them. ...

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