WARNING!
THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SELF HARM CAUSED BY AN EMOTIONAL SITUATION THAT MAY LEAD TO SUICIDE.
IF THIS EFFECTS YOU IN ANYWAY DO NOT READ THE NEXT TWO CHAPTERS.
Ace
I sure hoped my sister and her friends knew what they were doing. Ash knew how to play the blame game and very well that much so they'd fall into his trap and turn against the one person they were trying to protect. I couldn't let that happen. If it did god knows how it would affect Courtney and if she would ever learn to trust those who had stabbed her in the back ever again.
I went around the Barraman's the following morning to be greeted by a very happy and hyper Lawrence who couldn't wait to turn the tables on his brother and make him suffer the way Courtney was. We set everything up within an hour all we had to do was wait for something to happen we could use against him.while we waited I hoped he didn't do anything rash to try and turn her friends against Courtney. Or worse turn everyone against her so she'd have no choice but to leave.
Courtney
Over the past few weeks I've slowly but surely lost every one of my friends because Barraman and he's a sadistic asshole. He went through everything thoroughly.
Ava was next, god knows where he got those photos of her from with one of the year elevens. She'd confided in me and Simone. We'd promised to keep it to ourselves but somehow Barraman had caught a whiff of their relationship and had taken very provocative pictures of them.
And of course I got the blame for all of them though it wasn't just me who knew. But as per it came down to me to blame because I had let it slip about Simone and Jayden's stupidity so of course I'd been blamed for this as well.
Then there was Theo and Thomas. They both had a crush on the same girl. We all knew about it but chose to keep out of it, but Barraman being Barraman had to take it a step further. The girl was obviously playing them both cause she craved attention.
More pictures appeared which made it look like they were in indecent positions with this girl of course they looked at me as if they were going to tear me limb from limb and blamed me of course they fuking would. No matter how many people knew I was the one they f*****g blamed.
This s**t was getting out of hand. I know we all agreed to see it through. But I ding going I can take any more and today I knew was going to be the last f*****g straw. Issac had stood by me all the way promising that what s**t Barraman threatened him with something he wouldn't believe.
Well that was until the photos on his desk told him otherwise. They were of me and Jett. We had bumped into each other yesterday and he'd asked if I was okay and still me if Bareaman kept hounding me like he had been he'd make sure to be any more. I appreciated his concern. But the pictures had made it look like we were kissing and we weren't.
Isaac picked them up looking at them frowning. His once warm eyes looked angry and looked like they were on fire. "Care to explain these?" He said throwing them in front of me.
I looked at them, palling. "It's not what think, Isaac."
"Then what does it exactly look like Courtney?"
Shit he's mad he never calls me by my name, it's always been kitten.
"Well?"
"We were just talking."
"Looks like you were doing mite ygan just f*****g talking!" He said, angrily.
"We were. Nothing happened isaac this is Barraman f*****g with you because he hates me!"
"Bullshit Courtney! He kissed you and now this!"
Everyone stopped and stared. Why the f**k was he bringing this up? I thought we over this s**t and moved on.
"You promised Issac."
"You promised to Courtney. Were f*****g done over!"
"But.."
"Talk to someone who gives a fuck."
"I f*****g hate You!" I snapped, running off of the class tears falling off my face.
I thought he'd got over it and trusted me. He promised to stand by me and not believe anything Barraman had to split us up. He f*****g promised and he f*****g lied.
Now I know none of my friends were ever going to stick by I guess I was truly alone.
"Whowh, babe what's the rush?"
I looked up looking at Bryce, he could go and f**k himself to.
"Court, why the hell are you crying?"
"None of your f*****g business!"
"Whowh. What the hell Court. I'm just concerned."
"Well don't be."
"I'm your friend, of course I am."
"Don't bother. Don't bother being my friend either unless you want Ashton to make you hate me too, with his egotistical bullshit."
"What the hell are you talking about Court?"
"Nevermind. Go back to your friends and forget about me. You and Tucker done a real great job of protecting me when you are best friends with the guy who f*****g hates my guts. Goodbye Bryce. Tell my brother the same."
I pull out if his grip ain't away wiping my tears away with him shouting after me. Screw him, screw my brother, screw my friends and most if all screw Ashton f*****g Barraman.
That's how the week began now all I'm getting is stares of disgust and sneers. Everyone is talking about me behind my back.
Ash is standing smugly with a grin plastered across his face. "I told you you'd regret what you did leech."
"f**k you!"
"Things will only get worse if you don't leave."
"What are you going to do? Asher? Make everyone hate me if they don't already."
"You have no idea what I'm capable of, leech. I'd you don't leave I'll do a lot worse than turn your friends and the f*****g whole school against you!"
"Go to hell Asher."
"Oh I intend to. And I'm going to make you burn there."
I walk away.
"This isn't over leech, this is just the beginning. Your friends weren't real friends of they didn't truth you how does if feel knowing that you have No one bur your f*****g shadow?" He laughs evilly.
I show him the finger rushing away. Tears streamed down my face. My heart is constricted in pain. I'm finding it hard to breathe as I struggle to make it to the girls toilets.
I slide down the door crying, my heart pulsating dangerously. I haven't felt like this since primary school. I thought I'd got over this s**t. Guess it takes one asshole to bring back my anxiety all over again. I no longer want to be here. Not just school. Anywhere that's remotely near Asher Barraman. I want to leave this school or go to another but he's left me no choice. There's only one way out.
Jett
I haven't seen Courtney since we last spoke. I know she's having problems with Barraman and her friends aren't helping the situation by putting the blame on her for s**t that he's caused. Issac and I have already come to heads about tide f*****g photos anyone with sn ounce of send of a f*****g brown could tell they were dixted obviously Issac has no f*****g brain. I can't believe he outed her like that. I thought he loved her, obviously not enough. Barsaman is a sly cunt and he would do anything to get rid of the competition and it so happens to be Courtney.
I rounded the corner where there were a few girls banging on the girls' toilets door which was strange because they were always open during school hours.
"Hey what's going on?"
They looked up and smiled. "Oh. Hey, Jett. We can't seem to get in."
"Are you sure? They shouldn't be locked?"
"We're sure we think something is propping up against the door."
"Or someone."
I nodded. "Stand clear girls, let me handle this."
They smiled and nodded. I today few giant steps back and ran at the door, it was inched. Whatever was behind that done was heavy.
It took another four maybe five atremod to get the door open.my face paled and they gasped. Courtney was lying unconscious and bleeding. "Call a f*****g ambulance!"
One girl got their phone out, calling an ambulance.
I kneeled down. "Everything is going to be fine Courtney, the ambulance is in its way."
God I hoped it would be she would be she looks like she's lost so much blood already. I was going to kill the fucker that had done this to her as well as her f*****g friends