No one's POV
After all this Claire still acted nice to Eliza. But traumas already started haunting her with all the violence she had faced. It's been a month after that incident.She still didn't recovered from some shocks. Sometimes she frozes staring at nothing. Murmers something when she is alone. Her smile faded. A talkative girl stopped talking to others. Gradually her trusting qualities vanished.
Dylan was always there to comfort her. Dylan knew who is betraying Eliza was her bestfriend. No she assumed that he is her bestfriend...
Eliza changed a bit. Dylan taught her to fight. He made her brave but not complete.She is still fragile but not as before. Dylan gave her life lessons. Always motivated her and taught her to rely on herself. It's Dylan's last year in school.
Dylan warned Claire not to play with his sister anymore. Claire is scared of him but Eliza didn't know the truth yet.
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"Your exams starts tomorrow right?" Dylan asked and handed her the icecream.
"Yeah" Eliza said and took a bite.
"If you score your best, i will take you to newyork with me after 10th grade" he said.
Eliza didn't say anything. She looks sad. Dylan lifted up her chin. "What happened?" He asked.
"You will leave after this exam, right?" She asked.
He knelted to match her height. "Yeah! I have to..."
"Can't you stay here?" She asked with a innocent look.
He laughed and shook his head.
"I can't stay here. But you can come with brother " he said with affection..
"No i can't. They won't let me leave." She said. Dylan noticed whenever Eliza talk about her parents her voice drips with fear.
Dylan sighed and brushed her from her face. "After 12 th grade, I will take you there no matter what they do" he said.
Eliza looked at him in confusion. "How?" She asked.
"Just wait..... And... Watch" he said with affection. "I made you stronger than before. You can face anything." He said and smiled at her. He stood up and held Eliza's hand then started walking towards the swing. She sat on it and he swayed her.
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Exam was just like a breeze for Eliza while everyone was struggling.
After submitting papers, she was packing her things. "Eliza "Claire called out,with his fake affected smile.
"Come with me. Let's play." He said.
"No.. I am not coming " she said.
"Why? You always wanted to play with me right?" He asked in anger.
"I am going with brother Dylan." She said calmly.
Claire scoffed "Why are you always with him? Can't you stay with me?"he asked.
"Why are you so angry? You never asked me to play with you before. You never let me join." She asked. Then Claire realized what he was saying. ' Why am i feeling jealous?' He asked himself.
"Uh.. Uh.. N.. Nevermind.. Bye..." He said and ran away.
Eliza finished packing her things. "Eliza " Dylan called.She smiled at him and ran towards him. "Brother, How was your exam?" She asked excitedly.
"It was...like a breeze.." He said with a smile.
"Really... Mine too..." She said..
"Where are you taking me?" She asked him.
"I have a gift for you." He said and took out a box from his bag.
Eliza smiled at him.. "What is it?" She asked with excitement.
"Open it" he said.
She opened it's cover. "What?" She smiled in happiness. "You can call me with this when i am in newyork." He said playfully.She laughed in happiness.
They both started walking towards the parking lot.
"Eliza I don't have exams tomorrow... So..."
"So.. You can't drop me home tomorrow... It's fine... I will go my own." She said.
He laughed..
"I am going to my hometown tomorrow or i would have picked you up." He said.
She smiled at him.
"I can go on my own. You made me stronger." She said playfully.
He tickled her... "Really.. Really.. Are you strong?"
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Next day Eliza was about to step out of the school. She was near the gate. But "Eliza " Claire called out to her.
She looked at him and smiled.
"What happened?" She asked.
"Can you do me a favour?" He asked keeping his friendly smile and hiding his evilness.
"Sure. What is it?" She asked.
"Can you please take my football for me from equipment room? I have an emergency now. I will come soon"he said and ran away. She shrugged and lowered her bag to the floor. She ran towards the equipment room. Equipment room was inside another room. She opened it and get in and was searching for the ball suddenly the door of the equipment room shut close. She ran towards it to open it. She was shocked. What's happening? Darkness spread all over the room. She felt scared... She banged on the door.. Her fists ached. No one heard...
"Now cry... Plead for help.." Claire shouted from the room outside. She couldn't recognize whose voice was that..
Claire was so angry on her... Teachers scolded him for sticking those photos. He hates when someone takes her side. He hate her because she is an outstanding student.
"You're never gonna win... I will be the first..."He sneered.
"Who are you? Open the door please " she said... And banged on the door several times.
Claire didn't even flinch...
"Maybe you can get out tomorrow morning, Eliza Christopher..",He sneered, "You don't worth it.. You're nothing... Stay here... Rot in silence....Starve.. And... Vanish" he said and walked out of the room then shut the door close. He planned to open the door after a hour. He wanted to teach her a lesson for ignoring him and for not playing with him... Claire would always watch from a distant when Eliza laughed with Dylan. stood there waiting for a hour to pass.
Eliza began to feel dizzy because of the amount of tension she had. She kept banging the door but the sound was never enough.Her throat burned from crying.
After sometime Claire totally forgot about Eliza while playing basketball for timepass. He ran out of school not even noticing Eliza's bag there. Guards closed the gates and turned off the lights.
Eliza lost her voice and she felt weak. She sat on the floor and cried. She thought about every misfortunes of her life. She felt so scared.
She closed her ears tightly not wanting to hear anyone's voice that kept shouting right at her ears. But it never stopped.
She let out all her worries.
It was freezing. Rain lashed against the windows outside. She crawled across the floor, wrapping her arms around herself. The darkness had become her only comfort. She banged her head against the wall. Hunger and thirst gnawed at her. Her body felt fragile, drained of all strength with all the struggle to get out and with the things haunting her.
She fell asleep.
While watching TV, Claire suddenly realized he had locked her in the room—and panic set in. He had planned to unlock the door the next morning, but to his surprise, school was cancelled due to the heavy rain.
The next morning, Claire stood in front of the school gate. He peeked inside but fear held him back. Unable to gather the courage to enter, he turned around and walked away.
Inside, Eliza opened her eyes to complete darkness. Not a single ray of light pierced through. There were windows, but they offered nothing. She woke up struggling to breathe. Starving and weak, she couldn't even manage to stand.
No one searched for her not even her parents she lied there nearly dying.