"Please..." I hear her whimper and I go into full panic mode.
"Calm down, okay? Deep breaths. Don't hang up. I'll be with you soon. Where are you?" I rush as I grab the car key sitting on the glass table. I run into the garage with my dad behind me.
"What do you need?" Dad asks
"A room. A big one." He runs back inside as I hear her voice again.
"Basement...blood...Elle..." I hear sounds of movement in the background and connect the dots. Elle's bleeding, or something...
"Deep breaths baby, deep breaths. It's okay, you're okay" I murmur reassuring words to her as I speed out of the garage and into the highways, thankful that there's no traffic. 
Several thoughts run through my mind as I drove to her house. The last time we spoke, she could barely stand me, but now she's calling me. I feel kinda used, but now's not the time to think about that. 
I reach her house in a matter of minutes and shove the door open. The house is quiet, save for my heavy breathing and footsteps. I reach the basement and take in the sight in front of me. 
Blair cradles her brutally beaten-up sister in her lap as she rocks herself back and forth blinking very frequently.

Insight On Mai Diary

The semester began days ago and Arian and I have been struggling to get settled in. It was one hell of an argument getting Khalif to allow us to stay on campus. He kept going on and on about how he wouldn't be able to keep an eye on us over there and how we could get into one problem or the other with the other students and then there was the language barrier, but Arian and I knew none of that was the cause of his reluctance. He still blames himself for what happened back at home, but we had no intention of letting that hold us back. It was one hell of a task but we were finally able to convince him to let us go...well, not exactly convinced. Arian threatened to run away and while I knew she couldn't, her brother believed she was dead serious when she ran up the stairs and into her room crying and shoving her things into her leather box, while going on and on about how no one likes her and how she feels all alone and restricted. 


Chapter Forty-seven