Chapter 2

"So,thanks to Peters, we didn't finish our routine" Shaun says wrapping his arm around me tightly, I struggled in his grasp but him being a footballer made it impossible "let's see, what shall we do today, and don't worry,I'll add your torture from yesterday", I mentally screamed "sounds great". So being in ice cold water is hell okay,hell!!!!,I was tied up and placed in a huge bath of ice cold water with ice in it,and I was freezing, not fun!!. Shaun just sat there looking at me until a shadow overcast him, I didn't have the strength to even look up.

Ryder

I was walking to class but something felt off,after I saw Shaun bugging that girl,I think her name was Coral,I didn't see her face because she walked away immediately after Shaun did, I went home uneasy and now the feeling was back.

I walked to the boys' locker room,don't know why but when I saw Coral tied up in a bath of ice cold water,my body shivered and then I saw Shaun watching her,he had a smirk on his face "are you freaking crazy?!" I yell grabbing his shoulder "hey man, we're just-" "having some fun?,your sick you know that?!", I punched him and he was out cold,I looked at Coral,she was almost asleep or probably half to death,I untied her quickly before picking her up out of the bath, she was hesitant "I won't hurt you,I'll get you to the hospital" I say softly,she relaxed then fell asleep,shit!. I walked around the corners and the bell just had to ring now, the hall was filled with shocked looking kids but I was too focused on Coral not breathing properly to care,they actually cleared the hall so I could pass, this is gonna be a bad rumor for both of us.

I placed Coral in my car before getting in and driving off. I reached the hospital and brought her in,my sister is a doctor here so I'll just get her instead of waiting, luckily as I entered she was standing at the check in counter,"what are you doing here and who is that?" Bailey asks,"she's from my school,her name is Coral" "Coral Taylor?,quick, I need a room!", and just like that they took her "get her parents on the phone,she's not breathing" Bailey says to a doctor,he nods getting to a phone, "you can get back to school", but I didn't want to go,I had to know that she was okay.

I've been here half an hour,still nothing, Coral's parents were really worried,I knew them,they are like the second richest people in town,my family is the first, but how do I not know Coral,her parents have been to every party my parents have,but I've never seen her.

Bailey came out with a soft smile "please tell us she's okay" Wendy says getting up "she's okay,not fully awake but she's getting there" Bailey says then motions me to follow her. "What happened?" Bailey asks "Shaun put her in a bath of ice,ice cold water, she was tied up" "what?,is he crazy or something?!" "I guess, but I'm glad she's okay" "how did you know?" "I just had a feeling that's all,let me know when she's awake, bye" "okay,bye", while leaving Wendy stopped me "thank you Ryder" "it's fine,I'll see you around", she smiles and I leave.

Most people think that the football team captain has to be mean and whored around,I've slept with a few girls but I'm not really a bad boy, I get straight A's,one or two detentions, I'm nice when your on my good side but if you piss me off,that's it.

"Dude what the hell?!" Shaun storms up to me at practice, I ignored him because he's not worth my time "I'm talking to you Peters, why did you do that?!, I was having fun!",I grit then turn to him "fun?,you could've killed her!" I say "so?,this place would be better off without that mute anyway" "dude,sometimes you should just chill" "chill?, you messed up my day man!", he punched me,I was about to punch back but Alec held me back "he's not worth it man,come on" Alec whispers, I glare at Shaun before walking away with Alec.

Its been a week since Coral was in the hospital,she woke up last Friday, she was a bit shaken up but Bailey says she'll be fine. "Hey bro" Bailey says sitting on the couch with me "hi" I answer, "why does everyone have a problem with Coral?" I ask and she scratched her head.

"Uh......you know that a baby always has a first word before they speak right?" Bailey asks "yeah,it's normal,what's that gotta do with anything?" "Coral never had a first word" "so she's never spoken to anyone, in her life?!" "nope,the people around here say she's cursed or she's a demon, you know how people around here are", no wonder they kept bullying her in school,its not very good to bully people who have problems.

"She said to tell you thanks by the way" "how-she uses sign language?" "yep,she says that you both know its not gonna end well after you saved her again" "but Shaun didn't have to put her through that" "a lot of people wants her dead Ry" "just because she can't talk?, that's stupid!" "I know,every doctor has tried,but nothing helps,her parents are still waiting on her first word", that's not normal at all,that's just not normal.

Coral

I had to tell my mom to thank Ryder,that's the second time he's saved me and I'm scared of what happens next,I'm scared for my life,so many people want me dead,and now they probably saw the school's football team captain bringing me out,this is not gonna go well at all.

I got pulled into a classroom and punched a few times in the stomach "I meant it when I said to leave my boyfriend alone" Daisy says,I look at her with a bored look,everyone knows she's delusional, I wish I could tell her myself but that would result in something very bad and the dummy doesn't know sign language so that's no use.

I wiped the blood off my lips before walking out of the bathroom,bumping into Ryder,I looked up at him then down the hall at Daisy then walked away quickly, there's no way I'll take another punch,I'm already in pain.