The Next Grier ✓

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Recap:
"His na-name is Ste-Steven, he mainly does it but he also has a group who's hurt me a couple times. It's gotten worse since then. It's started with verbal words like; slut, whore, bitch.... Then turned physical" she muffles into my shirt.

I start to tear up myself....

Brielles POV

"Everyday when I enter the school, my anxiety and fear comes into play, every move I make, every choice I chose.." I cry more. "It all hurts, and trying to cover it up makes me feel even worse, because if I don't cover them up people will make fun of me and if I do cover them up it makes me worse inside" I sniffle.
"Baby girl..." My dad says over and over while rubbing my arm.

A few minutes pass by and my dad speaks up.

"How long brie?"
"Years" I state.
"Why have you been keeping this from us?"
"Because I don't want you to worry about me all the time"
"That's no excuse, that's what parents do, they look over you and are there for you"

"Dad?"
"Yes brie?"
"Do you know someone by the name Blake Grier?"
"That's Nash's son.."
"He saved me.." I trail off.
"You and him use to be best friends when you were younger"
"What happened though? Like why did we split up?" I question.
"Because it was hard with you guys in different grades and not always having the time when you guys had school"
"oh" I just say.

I cuddle deeper in my dad and close my eyes.

"Go to sleep brie" is the last thing I heard before I dozed off to sleep.

Blake's POV

Its currently 2:12 a bit before we leave school.

I'm in math class working on something new we learned today when the phone rings.

Mrs.Kelling grabs the phone and hums and nods while the person on the other side talks.

She ends the call and rights a pass for who ever.

I start to do my work again when she comes over to me.

"Blake, I'm letting you out early because a student with the name Brielle Mendes left school early and left her stuff in the grade 9 science room"

I nod and grab the pass.

I pack my stuff up and exit the classroom with only one thing on my mind;

Why did she leave early? And how did they know we were friends?

I go to my locker and pack my needs and head down to the 9 grade pod.

I finally reach it and head to her science class and knock on the door.

I see a guy come and open it and I walk in.

"I'm here to pick up Brielles stuff" I say.

The teacher grabs the stuff from behind her desk and walks over to me and hands it to me.

I thank her and head out the door.

Well I guess I'll be walking today...

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I reach home by 2:30 when everyone is getting let out and I open the door.

I walk in and my dad has Jack and Jack over I guess today.

"Hey Blake what's up?" G asks.
"Nothing much, uh dad?"
"Yeah son?" He asks.
"Do you know someone by the name of Brielle Mendes?"
"That's Shawn and Brooklyn's daughter" J states.

"What's that in your hand?" My dad asks.
"Well this is her stuff, we met recently yesterday and she left school early today without getting her stuff. Can you bring me to her house?"

My dad looks at G and J and they nod their heads.

"Its fine we'll be here when you get back"

My dad gets up and grabs his keys and we head to the car.

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We reach her house and it is beautiful!

A dark blue color with white accents.

My dad and I climb out and I go and grab her things.

We heads to the stoop and I knock on the door.

For some reason I feel nervous but whatever.

Brielles POV

I open my eyes and see my dad is quietly strumming his guitar at his area.

I look over at the clock and read 3:39.

I sit up and swing my legs over and walk over to my dad.

"Dad I'm going to go downstairs"
"Alright brie"

I walk out and down the stairs to the living room.

I sit down and then hear the doorbell ring.

"Ugh coming!" I say.

I hustle to the door and open it.

"Blake?" I say. "Nash?"
He nods.
"Come in" I say.

They come in and I tell Nash that my dad is upstiars and he heads up.

"Hey what are you doing here?" I ask.
"Your science teacher told me to come get your things" he says and points to the things on the floor.

I smile and hug him.

"Thank you" I say.
He nods.

We sit down.

"Did your dad tell you that we use to be best friends?" I laugh.
"No actually, what happened to us?"
"Every since we started school they never had the time for us to hang out" I state.
"Well that sucks but at least we reunited" and we both laugh.

Even though we just re met each other yesterday, we both feel comfortable around each other.

I slide over next to him and lay my head across his legs.

"I bet you want to know why I left school early" I say.
"I mean yes, but I didn't want to ask" he slightly smiles.
"Well um.." I start to feel tears again.
"I left to go to the bathroom but really I was wandering the halls which was one of many mistakes to do, um because um, Steven had the same idea I guess.." I felt him tense.
"He saw me try to get away from him and basically attacked me" i say and lift my shirt up.

His eyes are full of anger and worry and sadness.

"Brie I'm so sorry" he says and leans down and kisses my forehead.
"I'm use to it.."
"But you shouldn't be use to it" I feel him tense up again and his eyes turn a dark blue color.
"Blake please calm down" I say as I stroke his arm.

I feel him loosen up slowly...

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