30- The one where I'm threatened

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I tiredly shove the rest of my books into my locker with a defeated sigh, I was beyond exhausted today.  I was awoken by nightmare after nightmare last night.

'Autumn.'

My body freezes as my stomach tenses, my heart pounds uncomfortably against my chest, my hands tremble.

'We need to talk.'

I clench my jaw as I shake my head, 'N-No, we don't. I-I have nothing to say to you.'

Nausea washes over me as rough hands grab my shoulders and spin me around, I cower away from Kyle's intense gaze.

'I've seen you hanging around with Lucas Wilson, you two dating?'

'W-Why is it any of your business who I date?'

His eyes narrow, 'Because I still own you. You still want to go to college, right?'

I nod numbly, '...I-I do.'

'Does he want to college? I presume you've talked about that shit.'

'W-Why are you asking?'

'I have some pictures of him, giving people some suspicious substances. He's still on bail, isn't he? Now, if his probation officer found out, his ass would be sent straight back to juvie.'

My fear is taken over by an undeniable rage, 'L-Leave him the fuck alone. H-He is nothing to do with this.'

Kyle laughs bitterly, 'Aw, so you do care about him. That's cute.'

'I-I'm being serious leave him alone.'

'I will but I want something from you in return.'

Disgust prickles through my body, all the air in my lungs have disappeared, 'W-What do you want?'

'I want you to be my girlfriend again, for appearances only. I'd never actually be with someone so damaged'

'A-Are you fucking joking me? Y-You damaged me!'

'Either we get back together, or Lucas goes back to juvie.'

Bile burns the back of my throat as I answer, hot tears roll down my cheeks, 'I-I won't let Lucas go back.'

Lucas never deserved to be there in the first place, he was protecting his family, the people that he loves.

He reaches forward and harshly presses a kiss against my cheek, I flinch at the contact. A feeling of numbness takes over my entire body.

'P-Please can you not touch me?' I croak out.

Kyle snorts, 'Of course, I'm going to fucking touch you. It would look fucking strange, if I couldn't touch my girlfriend.'

'B-But I'm not actually your girlfriend.'

'I don't give a shit.'

'W-Why? W-Why do you need to pretend?'

He lets out a harsh breath, 'My dad caught me and Will...and you are the only other person who knows that me and him have been...together.'

More tears stream down my cheeks, 'I-I only know that because...of what you two did to me.'

He steps forward before shoving me harshly against my locker, 'Shut the fuck up!'

I swallow as I wince from the pain, 'I-If you like Will, then that's okay. I-It's okay to like boys, sexuality is a spectrum.'

'I'm so fucking close to punching you.'

'I-I don't care what you do to me, y-you've already fucking ruined my life.'

'What the fuck does she mean by that?' A familiar voice asks.

I close my eyes as Kyle releases me from his grip, 'I-It's fine L-Luke I've got this.'

His expression is hard with a clenched jaw, 'Why the fuck did you have your hands on her?'

Kyle laughs loudly, 'I'm pretty sure, I can have my hands on my girlfriend.'

Lucas' face falls, 'G-Girlfriend?'

'Yeah, we got back together this morning, right babe?'

'Y-Yeah.'

Lucas studies us both before shaking his head, 'No, I don't believe you. There's something else to it.'

'Why the fuck don't you believe us?'

The dark-haired boy takes a step forward, 'Because Autumn looks so fucking uncomfortable. And I'm literally seconds away from kicking your ass because of it.'

'She's fucking fine.'

No, I'm not.

I'm trapped and there is no way for me to escape.

Lucas deserved a future, and I wasn't going to let anything ruin it. He's saved me countless times and now it's my turn to save him.

'I-I'm fine. H-Honestly L-Luke.'

'I-I don't believe you.'

Kyle rolls his eyes, 'I've got practice, I'll see you later babe.'

I cower as he presses another kiss against my cheek, tears prickle the corner of my eyes. My hands begin to tremble as panic rises inside of me. I watch as he finally leaves me alone, I let out a shaky breath.

'Love?' Lucas asks quietly, 'Please talk to me.'

I shake my head as a strangled sob escapes my lips, 'I-I can't.'

'Of course, you can, you can talk to me about anything.'

'N-No, t-this doesn't just affect me.'

'Please, just talk to me.'

I bit the inside of my cheek. 'I-If I tell you then I-I need you to stay calm.'

'If you need me to be calm, then I'll be calm.'

'I-I'm being blackmailed into...being K-Kyle's girlfriend, well f-fake girlfriend.'

I watch as his jaw ticks, 'Blackmailed, how?'

'H-He has pictures of you...selling things, and he said h-he'd send them to your probation officer.'

Lucas' face softens, 'Y-You're doing all of this for me?'

A sob escapes my lips, 'Y-You deserve your dream, t-the gym you told me about! I-I can't let something take that away.'

'Love, I-I don't want you doing this for me. Do you know how fucking shit it feels to see you like that?'

'What?'

'I-I can't let you do this.'

'B-But your dream-'

He cuts me off with a sad smile, 'Isn't as important, as your safety.'

'Y-You're being a fucking idiot!' 

His eyebrows knit together, 'Wait, he had pictures of me selling stuff?'

I nod as I wipe my cheeks, 'Y-Yeah.'

He bursts out laughing, 'Jesus Christ. He's such a fucking tool.'

'W-Why the fuck are you laughing?'

'Because princess he's calling your fucking bluff, did you see these pictures?'

'N-No.'

'That's because they don't exist, I'm not fucking stupid. I'm not the one who does the deals, I've got people who do that for me.'

I blink rapidly, 'W-What?'

'I don't give people the drugs.'

'S-So he was just...-'

'Being a lying manipulative little shit.'

'S-So you aren't going to go to juvie?' I ask, my voice cracking at the end.

Lucas gives me a warm smile, 'I'm not going anywhere, I can't believe you'd do all of this for me.'

I shrug, 'I...I care...about you.'

'I care about you too, love.'

I hesitantly take a step forward before wrapping my arms around his waist, my body is tense, but I bury my head into his chest anyway. He waits a moment before wrapping his arms around my head, mainly due to our extremely large height difference. I relax slightly, as his fingers begin massage the back of my head.

When we pull away Lucas' face looks similar to a kids on Christmas day, his entire face was lit up with happiness.

'Y-You hugged me?'

I nod slowly, 'I did, it felt appropriate.'

He rubs the back of his neck, 'T-Thank you for trusting me enough to hug you.'

I make a face, 'Don't make it weird.'

'I'm not making it weird!'

'You just thanked me for hugging you?'

He scoffs, 'And I'll never thank you for anything...ever again.'

I laugh slightly, 'Good, don't thank me for stupid shit.'

'Don't steal my lines princess.'

'So, what are we going to do about Kyle?'

Lucas shrugs, 'Well I'm going to kick his ass, I don't know what you are going to do.'

I raise an eyebrow, 'You do realise that violence doesn't solve everything.'

'If you could have seen how fucking terrified you looked, then you'd be kicking his ass too.'

'Wait, you are only kicking his ass because of me? W-What about you?! He tried to ruin your future!'

'I told you; your safety is more important.'

'You are such a fucking idiot.'



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