The Demon Within

Chapter 8

I get up from my seat and crack my back. I look around the room only to see that no one is in cafe anymore. I sit back down and start to think about what the voice said. Then my phone starts ringing again. Who the hell is trying to talk to me?

"Hello?" I ask.

"Tran, I need your help" Aurora cries.

"Hunny what's wrong?" I say in a panic.

"Ah!!!" she screams then starts crying again.

"Aurora where are you!?"

"I'm in the hall near my locker" she cries.

"I'm on my way!" I told her. "Be strong Hun! Don't be afraid to fight back!"

"Ok" she sobbed then screamed and cried harder.

"I'm going to get help and come save you kay? You got to be strong for me!" I reassure her.

"I know" she says.

I hang up and call one of the only people that could help me. One of my only friends left Vincent.

"I need your help now!" I yell into the phone.

"Tran what's wrong?" He asks.

"Aurora! Something bad is going on and I’ll need help! So, hurry up and meet me!" I scream into the phone.

"Ok calm down I’ll be there ASAP."

"How can I be calm? My best friend is getting beaten and you want me to be calm!?!" I say. How can he be so relaxed?

I hang up the phone before he can say anymore, and I book it running. Everything seems to take forever. I am two hallways away from Aurora when I bump into someone.

"Get out of my way!" I scream.

"Tran it's me...”

"Sorry Vince... I just need to get to her!"

"I know... How about we get going and save her before anything too bad happens?"

"Sounds good" I say as I run off with him trailing behind me.

~ECHO'S POV~

I sit there watching as all my friends start making her cry. I kind of feel sorry for her but it’s her fault why Tranquillity changed so much. I used to be Tranquillity's best friend! Then Aurora ruined it all and took my place. At first Aurora and I used to be friends. I trusted her, I thought she was a true friend, but I was wrong. I told her how jealous I was of Tranquillity because she was so gorgeous, and all the guys were after her. Tranquillity ended up dating my crush, but I guess it was my fault for not telling her how much I liked him. But I got him now and that's all that matters.

I walk over to where everyone is and push some people out of my way so I can get to her. I grab her face and make her look at me. Her eyes are red and there were some tears falling down her face. I looked her straight in the eye.

"You deserve what's coming for you!"

She cries some more.

"You’re pathetic!" I laugh.

I look away then back at her and she tries to get her phone again. This time I grab it and throw it across the room.

"Do not try that again or you will pay for it." I say as I slap her across the face.

I let go of her head and take some steps back. I turn on my heel.

"Finish her off I'm almost late for something." I tell my group.

I take one more look at Aurora and laugh while I walk away.

~AURORA'S POV~

I sit there crying watching Echo walk away.

"You b***h" I yell at her.

I just sit there waiting for someone to do something. I close my eyes trying to hide myself from everything. I then hear a pocketknife open and I flinched.  I open my eyes and see someone walking towards me with a knife.

"Please don't hurt me! Haven't I been through enough?" I cry.

"Not yet... it will only hurt a bit!" the guy with the knife said with an evil laugh and a twisted smile.

I close my eyes waiting for the pain from the knife to come and sadly it wasn't a long wait. I sit there feeling all the pain I ever felt in my whole life all at once. Even the old memories nobody knew about. People would always wonder why I came to school with bruises. I got sick of the questions and reminders, so I started to wear make-up to cover everything up. And know here I am getting cut and hit all the reminders I need of my life at home and how worthless I am.

I open my eyes to the sound of running. Before I look to see who’s coming, I look down at my arm to see the cut there. I quickly look away. Well this will cause either an argument or some more beating... just what I need.

"Thorne you get away from her right now!" Someone yells.

"What the f**k are you going to do about it Vincent?"

"You don't want to find out Ass wipe." Vincent says.

I looked over and see Tran running up to Vincent then pausing to look around. I’m starting to black out when her eyes find mine. Her eyes are filled with sorrow and regret. What did I just get everybody into? I sit there maintaining eye contact with Tran till I can no longer handle what’s happening. I watch as she runs to me yelling at people to get out of her way, I want to tell her to forget about me and not to waste time, but I just can't make my mouth move.