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NICHOLAS (Age 16, 4 years ago) The picture frame of our family that hung on the wall fell down the floor with a loud crash that caused the glass to shatter and scatter across the floor where my mom laid, her arms curled protectively against her middle as she cried. Her nose was broken, I could tell from the way the blood was gushing out. She had several cuts all over her face and lips. I looked up to see the figure that loomed over her, breathing heavily as he towered above my mom's small frame, the man that is my father, Jack. "Where is it?" He yelled angrily as he stared down at my mom, "Where's it Grace?" My mom let out a whimper as she shook her head, "I told you, we...we don't have it!" That was a wrong answer because Jack kicked my mom right in the middle and she let out a painful moan but tried to get away from him. I glared at the man from where I was sitting on the floor in the living room with my hands clamped tightly against my three year old sister, Esmeralda's ears.

1~ABIGAIL

Taylor's swift voice singing to 'Welcome to New York' blared from my headphones as I stood in front of the University, New York University! I finally made it! The school of my dreams! I've waited so long to get my application from NYU, it was so bad I'd wake up around midnight to check my email and see if I had gotten an admission letter. After waiting for weeks, I later saw that I had been accepted to study literary studies in NYU much to my parents happiness and now I'm finally here. I wheeled my suitcase to my apartment in St George Clark hall. I met a couple of first year students like me in the hallway. Some of them smiled at me and I returned it, others focused on moving their stuff into their apartment and some even came with their parents. I smiled wistfully at a student whose mom was fussing over and asking if she packed some extra blankets because of the cold. I wished my parents too could have followed me but the flight expenses and all. Shaking my head out of wistful tho

2~ABIGAIL

Carlacia and I sat on the couch with a tub of vanilla ice cream and two packets of Oreo. We decided to watch a movie on the television and relax after unpacking and setting up our rooms. We were halfway through the movie when we heard a knock on the door. Carlacia and I stared at the door, then at each other. "You expecting somebody?" I asked her.Carlacia frowned as she shook her head, "Not at all."We both stood up and walked towards the door carefully. I looked at Carlacia who nodded her head at me and I opened the door, only to find a guy dressed in a pink hoodie and a pair of jean trousers standing outside. "Oh look it's the hallway girls!" The boy squealed excitedly while I raised my eyebrows up in confusion. "The who girls?" Carlacia asked cocking her eyebrows up in confusion. The boy waved it off, "You know, your mini welcome party in the hallway? Everyone's talking about it and that's what they are calling you now, the hallway girls.""Yeah, I don't think I want to be cal

3~NICHOLAS

She was here! Abigail Howard! I'd recognize her anywhere, those green eyes of hers, her smile, the sound of her laugh! I couldn't believe that she was right here in my house. The moment she entered the house and began dancing was when I saw her. I was in the kitchen watching her dance with her friends, or at least I hope one of them was. The Bieber wanna be guy that was dancing too close to her made me want to go over there and punch him in his smug face. I didn't even know she came to NYU, I didn't know she got in! Looking at her from the kitchen everything about her seems different. She had grown into a woman now, no longer the stiff skinny fourteen year old girl with glasses, now she had curves in the right places and she seems more confident and very beautiful, in that innocent kind of way. I know I wasn't the only one who thought that too, every warm blooded guy in this place thought so, the way they circled around her like flies proved it but she paid them no heed. I wonder if

4~ABIGAIL

(14 years ago)I played with my doll on the playground during recess in school. It was the new barbie doll that came out last week which they advertised on television and I asked my parents to get for me. I smiled as I brushed the doll's hair and twirled her around in her pink glittery dress. I was still playing with the doll when suddenly it was snatched from me. I looked up only to find Billy Evans, the big bully in our class standing in front of me a smirk on his face. "What have we got here?" Billy asked twirling the doll in his hand. I stood up from the ground, "Give it back Billy.""No, it's mine now!" Billy said tucking the doll in his arms. "No, it isn't!" I said looking at him in confusion, "It's mine!""Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?" Billy sneered at me as he waved the doll in front of me but then the arm suddenly fell off, he broke it!"Oopsies." Billy said with mock sympathy and just like that, I snapped. I sat down on the sand and started wailing loudly, n

5~ABIGAIL

The rest of the week passed by in a blur. It was just the same routine for me. Wake up, go to class, the library, then come back home to sleep. I declined all invites to hangout with Carlacia and Trevor. Even though they repeatedly ask if I was okay, I tell them the same thing, that I was fine but I know they knew I was lying. I was sitting one day in the dining hall eating a sandwich with a can of soda when suddenly two trays of food slammed in front of me. Startled, I looked up to see Carlacia and Trevor standing in front of me. "Alright fess up." Carlacia said as she sat down on the bench with Trevor, "What the hell is wrong with you?"I immediately pulled a smile on my face, "Hey guys, what's up? I'm absolutely fine and I....""Girl, don't play with us." Trevor cut me off before I could lie to them again, "We know you not fine so don't you lie to us, besides you've had that look all week.""Look? What look?" I asked looking at both of them with a puzzled look on my face. "Like yo

6~ABIGAIL

Shit! How could I have forgotten Nicholas was claustrophobic? I chastised myself as I stared at Nick who was now hobbled on the floor, still panicking. I needed to calm him down but how? I asked myself still staring at Nick who looked like he was having trouble breathing. Deciding to do something with it, I moved towards him. "Hey, hey, Nic, look at me." I urged as I knelt in front of him but he wasn't looking at me, "Come on Nic, look at me" I tried again but I don't think he could hear me because his eyes looked like he was somewhere else and I knew exactly where that was. I wasn't going to let him win. "NICHOLAS!" I yelled this time and that got his attention, "Look at me, it's not real okay, it's not real" I told him and he was shaking his head, his lips moving but forming no words. I reached for him again, grabbing his hands. "He is not here, he can't get to you." I told him and he seemed to be looking at me with uncertainty. "I won't let him, okay? I promise." I told him and

7~ABIGAIL

Trevor found Carlacia and I jobs at the bar where his boyfriend's uncle works. The bar is called 'Marty's' which was written in front of the bar in a big bright neon sign. We were so excited for our jobs. Though working in a bar isn't the first idea I would look for a part time job, but the pay was very good. If I gather enough money, I should be able to get myself a new phone by the end of the week. It was a busy Saturday night and my friends and I were working our butts off. We get a lot of customers during weekends, so it was a full house. Some of the customers flirts with us but Carlacia and I turn them down. Carlacia loves the attention she gets though. She flirts with them but I notice when it gets to serious, she turns them down immediately. "You know you are leading them on, right?" I asked Carlacia who was winking at a blonde haired guy who grinned at her from his table.Not taking her eyes off from the guy she answered. "It's not my fault they keep coming back."I smiled at

8~NICHOLAS

NICHOLAS Pain. I crave pain like an addict would crave drugs. It's a feeling I was also used to. I've gotten so used to it to the extent I go numb, It doesn't hurt anymore. I got used to the pain ever since Jack, my dipshit of a father smacks me around when I was little. I've learnt how not to feel pain and at the same time I needed the pain because pain is much better than having feelings. I used to lock myself up in a room and inflict pain on myself. Even when my dad was gone, I still needed the pain. My mom caught me one day when I was busy burning my arm with a lighter. The next day, she took me to a therapist who told me other ways I could feel pain without actually hurting myself. He suggest some exercises for me but my favourite of them was the punching bag. I'd punch the bag till my knuckles hurts and my blood roared in my head. I got some sparring partners but that quickly ended. Apparently, my fighting could get a little intense sometimes. Fucking pussies, they didn't und

9~ABIGAIL

"What? Kincaid?""What does he want with her?""You know this guy Abby?"All around me the questions were asked by my friends. But I just stood still, my fists clenched. I raised my eyes only to see the bouncer was waiting for my answer while shooting a bored look at my friends who were still interrogating him."I'll go." I announced surprising my friends.Ryan let out a gasp. "What? Abby you can't be serious."I turned to shoot him a small smile. "I am. I'll go see him.""Fuck this." Carlacia cursed from behind me as she stood in front of the bouncer. "If she goes, we are coming with." She said with a note of finality in her tone and my other friends nodded their heads in agreement.The bouncer merely arched a brow up at us. "Miss Abigail Howard was the one who Kincaid requested for. If you all are so eager to meet him, I suggest you book a ticket.""Why you fucking big headed..." Carlacia spat moving towards the bouncer but I pulled her back before she makes a huge mistake."It's ok

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