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โ‡ขVIENNAโ‡ 

My sister is anything but dumb. Blind yes. But dumb no. She's so in love with Nate that she's blinded by how bad the bad times really are. What he did last night was fucked. And its fucked that she'd still love him no matter what.

"Is it working?" Maddy asked me as I caked makeup on her neck. "...No not really...I'm sorry." I whispered. "Fuck!" Maddy stressed.

"It's all good, ok. Look, I have a turtle neck you can wear. And you can rock the whole hangover look. Okay." I speak trying to fix things. "...You're the best sister anyone could ask for, you know that." Maddy cried.

"Let me go find the shirt. Wipe that shit off and go finish getting ready ok." I smile at Maddy before turning to enter my room and shutting the door behind me. I called Ash, "Where have you been, Vi?"

"Ash...I'm really scared right now. Angry? Yes but more so fucking scared." I speak hushly into the phone. "What's up? What happened? Where are you?"

"I'm fine, I'm home still getting ready. It's more for my sister. Nate like put his hands on her the other night. And she's a mess. But like not in the way she should be." "What do you mean?"

"Like she's more worried if Nate will take her back than the marks on skin." "Wha-" "Did you find it?" "Look, I've gotta go, I'll see you at school. And Ash you can't tell anyone." I say before hanging up and tossing my phone on my bed. "Yeah. coming!"






















The day felt off. I don't know why but I felt stupidly parinod. This secret was too heavy, and I could slowly feel it eating away at me. I'm just so anxious and angry.

"Bro what's up with the whole incognito mode. Are you high right now? Is that why you're wearing glasses? Fuck everything I just said what happed between you and Ash the other night. We haven't spoken all weekend."

"Can I tell you after the first period? It's just a really bad hangover." "...Yeah... Are you sure you're ok?" "I'm fine. We'll talk after this class." I smile before walking into art class. This situation would all be so much better if I was actually stoned.

























"So what's up with you? You're off today. Talk to me V." "Yo V. Why haven't you been answering your phone? Ive been texting you all morning." Ash spoke, approaching me as well.

"V what's going on? I know somethings up with you?" "And the least you could do is text me back." "Enough with the questions I don't have to do shit I don't feel like doing! Would the two of you hop off my dick! For once." I heave. "Vienna Perez. Please report to the main office."

Looking at the two two seemed a bit taken back. Worry plastered on Ash's face... and announce on Ni's. I don't have time for this. "Ughh." I squeal before taking off down that hallway.

"Have a seat." The principal spoke as I stepped into his office placing my sunglasses on my head. "What's this about? I'm not getting suspended or something am I?" "No, of course not." "Okay so what is it then?"

"This is...about your sister." Fuck. "What about Maddy?" I ask sitting up in my chair. "Well...Do you know anything...About the recent marks on her neck." Play dumb. "What kind of marks? Like hickies? Is the school supposed to be in it's students sex life like this?" I spoke getting defensive.

"No. Miss Perez. These marks are seem more as abusal ones than sexual." My breathing increased and it felt like the room became hotter. "I need to see my sister." "Miss Perez-" "NO! I'm done talking to you. I need to see Maddy. Where is my sister?" I stressed.



























"Vienna." Maddy breathed as I ran into her arms in tears. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Maddy whispered in my ear. And I couldn't do anything but ball my eyes out in her shirt. Normally I was very good under pressure.

But the stress of my sister's well-being was too much for me to handle right now. Our parents soon walked into the office along with police officers. And all Maddy and mom could do was argue which stressed me out even more. "You don't understand, mom, he didn't do it." Maddy whined. "Then who did?"

"It wasn't Nate." "Maddy, stop lying." "I'm not lying!" "I am not gonna let that son of a bitch attack my daughter and get away with it. Right." My mother panicked. "Absolutely." "He needs to know that there are consequences." "Mom!"

"I would like to press charges." "You're not fucking pressing charges!" "I am going to press charges. Look at your sister Maddy! Look how she's handling all of this. Look at what you're doing to her. I will not allow any of this."

"No you're not pressing charges Vienna is fine!" "I am pressing charges!" "No you're not" Maddy screamed a final time before she started crying.

"I will like to press charges." My mother spoke, turning around and talking to the officers. In an instant I'm guessing the officer in charge left the room to meet with the Jacbos. Cal shares a look with Maddy before he continued to talk to the officer.

"Vienna, did you know about this?" My mom asked. "No, she didn't know about this! Stop!" "I'm not talking to you Maddy, I was talking to your sister. Vienna?" "Vienna." Maddy spoke in this tone where she was advising me not to say anything.

This was all way to much, then the room started to spin, and it began to feel harder to breath.






















Like the air...















...Was slowly...













Disappearing....














...from the room...
















Until it all went black.




































Vienna had an anxiety attack, passed out due to all the stress and pressure she had been under the past couple of days. To keep what she knows to herself or to tell. To protect and lose her sister or to watch her get hurt and end up losing her anyway in different ways.

Getting released from the hospital even though the nurses had advised her to step back from whatever was causing her so much distress. She couldn't. Maddy wasn't gonna let this go. Because she'd defend Nate to her last breath... no matter what he did to her.

And that kind of love most people would kill for...it hurts...and it's scary.


























Unlike Maddy I didn't go back to school for the rest of that week. I haven't spoke to Ash or Ni either. But I'm pretty sure they've heard and if they did text me I wouldn't know. My phone has been dead ever since ive got out of the hospital.

My dad stayed with me while my mom went with Maddy. I haven't spoken to anyone though really. I've been floating around the house. When my mom wasn't fighting with Maddy she was trying to talk to me.

But all I could do was stare at her before going back to my room. I can't help but bury my head under my pillow and cry when I hear mom and Maddy going at each other's throats.


"Rue." "V? What's up? I've been blowing up your phone all week. Are you ok?" "I've just really been going through it. And me and Ash got into a fight... And I really need something to take my mind off it. Do you think you could pick something up for me and come over?" "Uhh, not really bro. I'm out with Jules and-"

"Jules? Really? Ive felt like shit these past five days and you're the one person I want to be around and you're bailing on me for Jules?" "V it's not even like that I've also been s-" "Forget I asked Rue. Oh and, I really fucking hate Jules." I speak into my mothers phone before hanging it up and tossing it back onto her bed and running into my room slamming the door behind me.

Fuck it.

Rushing around my room with tears in my eyes I threw a bunch of shit into a bag and once it was packed I left. I walked through the rain till I got to where I needed to go. I looked how I felt. I was dressed in one of Fez's shirt and sweatpants. Knocking on the door I put aside all my prided...I really just needed someone to hold me tonight. "Yo V. You good? Ash aint here right now you know that?" "What?"













































"Yeah he just dipped wit Nairobi. She's been here all week."


































And hearing that made my heart sink.


































To the pit of my chest.














































"V!" Fez called for me as I ran away. Run. Hide. And cry. Those are the only things I can seem to do anymore. What the fuck has gotten into me.

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