I tried to shove Adam off of me there was a painful impact on my face, it was a punch from Adam.
I fell to the floor I let out a short yelp of pain.
“Alice!” Dylan shouted, through the darkness.
There was a tight grip on my shirt I was being dragged away from Dylan, the floor was cold and a few people ended up kicking me or stepping on me through all the hell, that was going on.
The lights came back on I was laying on the girl’s bathroom floor I held my head getting a horrible headache.
I pushed myself onto my feet and looked in the mirror I had a ugly black eye. I tried to touch it but it was to painful. I took out some make-up that Rose had given me for my 12th birthday, and I covered up the black eye.

Suffering in silence is like drowning over and over in the ocean with no one seeing you…or saving you.
Adam was a shark waiting to rip me apart…Dylan was nowhere in sight to save me.

After school I sat in the Pizza cafe, Dylan walked in and came over to me.
“Why did you yelp?” Dylan asked sitting next to me in the booth. “I fell and hit my head on the locker.” I said, shrugging.
“I wasn’t aware you and…Adam were together.” Dylan said, exhaling heavily.
“I didn’t know you and Jessica had feelings for one and other.” I said, looking up at him.
“We…don’t?” Dylan said, confused.”She likes you. You’ll get feelings for her.” I said, leaning my head on his shoulder.
He wrapped his arm around me brining me close to him.
“Jessica is something. Although only reason guys like her is because of her body. She isn’t my ‘type’ you could say.” Dylan said, looking into my eyes he slowly leaned closer to me.
“Hey Alice.” Andrew said, walking into the cafe.
Once Dylan heard his voice he pulled away from me and took his arm off of me.
“Oh hey Andrew.” Dylan said, looking up at Andrew.
There was a almost deadly like silence between the,.
Dylan stood up and looked at Andrew, “Andrew, how long have you been in town?”
“Not to long was at the…get together, kept Alice company while Greg was talking to you.” Andrew said, shrugging.
“Oh sorry Alice about that.” Dylan sighed looking at me, knowing he ditched me that day.
“Don’t worry about it. Didn’t mind talking to Andrew.” I said, looking back at Andrew.
He seemed striking, his eyes had a twinkle in them which I never seen in Dylan eyes.
“Oh did I mention Greg is worried about you, see you guys at school.” Andrew said, Dylan sighed then left me and Andrew.
I sat back down in the booth and Andrew sat where Dylan was sitting.
“So, tell me about yourself.” I said, picking up a breadstick.
I knew that I didn’t know much about Andrew.
Why didn’t Dylan ever say anything about Andrew, I guess I never talked about my cousins.
“I enjoy photography and horror movies and art.” Andrew said, smiling at me.

At school Adam came over to me, he looked at where the black eye was.
“What happened to the…” Adam said, holding my hands in his.
“Make-up.” I said, exhaling there was no way out of this.

Only if Dylan remembered….