I trip and fall, but I stand back up again. Something burns in my knees but it’s nothing compared to the itching burn beneath my skin.
It’s like I’m igniting from the inside without fuel or even fire.
I trip again, but this time, a hand clutches my arm and steadies me. I push whoever grabbed me away. They’re asking something, but I can’t hear anything over the loud buzz in my ears.
My unfocused gaze stays ahead, I’m already in the school, walking God knows where.
I need to go to the pitch and ask Aiden to tell me that what I just heard is a lie.
That his father is mistaken. That my parents didn’t kill his mother.
That he didn’t approach me for revenge.
I will destroy you. He told upon our first meeting.
No. No. No...
My feet falter as I find myself at the edge of the pool. Everyone but the football and rugby teams have left for the day so it’s empty and dark except for the blue water.
What the hell am I doing here?
I turn to leave, but a strong hand pushes me. I fall, shrieking.
The sound is drowned when I’m swallowed whole into the water.
Everything turns black.
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THE END