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23rd October
Everyone met at the school gates before heading in James looked at all his friends.
“Don’t forget we’re going carting the Saturday so we’ll all meet up at ten on the park okay and we’ll all go together.”
“Sweet.’
“You will be joining us won’t you Autumn?”
“I guess.”
The bell rang.
“Cool let’s go in or sour face will spew.”
“Well all meet up after school Friday and go and see that film you’ve been talking about Con..
“Sure.”
“Will you be joining us Autumn, or will you be opting out of it unless you like action movies lots of blood and s*x?”
“I guess, if you want me to come.”
“We wouldn’t be asking if we didn’t want you to be there. Your one of us now babe so you in.”
“Yeah.”
“Cool let’s make tracks.”
They all headed inside for the long day ahead one Autumn had found it increasingly hard how was she supposed to let her friends down? If was like Taylor all over again, but how could she even bring herself to let her friends knwo her past and what had taken place the last time she had gone go-carting and being unable to prove who had done it was another thing entirely. She needed to talk to someone about it but she wasn't seeing Matt until tomorrow so until then she'd wpahve to bury it deep down so her friends wouldn't notice her termoil.
Unfortunately, Connor had and had frequently asked her if she was sokay during their lessons together their friends had commented on how quiet she had been all day even during break and lunch, she had hardly sau a word as they , et up at the end of the day and as they all walked out of school heading home.
Connor and autumn were the last of he firsmda to part ways and say their goodbyes. He looked at her concerned. “Is everything okay babe? You've been awfully quiet.”
“I'm fine Con.”
He looked at her not buying her “I'm fine”. “I am honest.”
“Are you sure? We dotn have to go Saturday.”
“What makes you think it has anything to do with Saturday?”
He glared at her. “Just ever since Jae asked you to join us you've been distant.”
“I'm fine honest Con you haven't got to worry about me.”
He sighed. “Okay, I'll level it be.”
She nodded relieved.
“I'll meet you here in then morning okay?”
“Okay.”
He pecked her cheek and said goodbye before heading home. How could she possibly tell him she couldn't go because it all felt like dé·jà vu? She sighed and headed home and retreated to her room to where she lisitend to music to calm her flash backs of the events thst had happened before she entered her new school.
24th October
Mathew opened the door. “So are we ready Autumn?”
“Yeah.” She pulled herself up and Daniel smiled.
She shot a short, brief smile before going in.
He closed the door as she sat down.
He sat beside her, nerving her. “You okay Autumn?”
“I guess it’s just the guys have invited me to go carting with them on Saturday.”
“And you’re feeling anxious about going.”
“Just a little.”
”How come?”
She looked at him. “Why can I remember everything bad that ever happened and not the good.”
“Tell me what happened so I can at least try and understand why you feel anxious about going carting with your friends.”
“Everything was going fine til we’d all done a few laps, the walls were going way too fast and I drifted.”
“You seem to be doing a lot of that lately.”
“I just wanted to be normal and he ruined it.”
“Who?”
“Taylor.”
“Oh.”
“He promised that it would be just us, he promised me one weekend alone with him no one else but us, no friends.”
‘So he lied to you?”
“It felt that way. We went into the city go carting. I was just so happy it was just me and him then they turned up.”
“His friends you mean?”
“Yeah. I mean would one weekend without them killed him?”
“If it was me, no.”
She looked at him. He nodded.
“They’d dragged my friends along with them, they were almost as pleased as I was. We all got kitted up and got into the carts.the beeps went and we began to lap that’s when it all started to go wrong. Rudgey pushed Taylor’s cart into mine several times they crossed another he clipped Taylor’s and he went into mine. I lost control and the cart flipped. I can’t remember much it was all fuzzy. Sam rushed over and got me out before the cart blew. Sam went mental and I passed out.”
He looked at her concerned.
“I woke in hospital Taylor begging me not to tell my mom what had really happened.”
“And did you?”
“No, the police closed down the track, they said the breaks had been tampered with which caused the explosion.”
“So, did this Sam do it?”
“No, he’d never hurt me we were like brother and sister.”
“So, do you think Taylor did it?”
“Maybe. I was never sure, he always seemed jealous of mine and Sams friendship. So did Rudgey.”
“He could’ve done it. It could’ve been either of them Autumn.”
“I guess.”
“Why did you put up with this guy Autumn?”
“Because I loved him.”
“He clearly didn’t feel the same to pull a stunt like that. He could’ve killed you.”
“I know, but he didn’t.”
“You should think with your head not your heart.”
‘“My mom always said that.”
“She’s right Autumn. This guy had serious issues, so did this Rudgey by the sounds.”
“Maybe.”
“Don’t protect him Autumn you deserved better. You can’t keep blaming yourself for their falls.’ He edged closer. ‘I’d never do that.”
She looked nervously at him. “Bu….”
He pressed his lips on her she hesitated his tongue slipped in kissing her harder and harder.
She shot back. “I have to go to lesson.”
“We’ll talk more after half term okay we’ll continue talking about this and what happened Halloween okay?”
“If we must.’
“You’ll be fine Autumn, just don’t get making any rash decisions okay.”
“I won’t.”
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