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"I'm fine, its nothing, let's get to class" I said

She looked like she was about to argue but nodded unsurely instead....

As we walked to the next class I couldn't stop thinking about what just happened...

What did he meant by he returned just for me?I could still hear his threat in my head "I'll break it all over again and again"

Its been two years,why did he have to return just when I was beginning to get my life back together?m

And worse of all why does he still target me?

I sucked in a deep breath and exhaled loudly, this last year is not going to be an easy one, I'll do my best to stay away from him as much as I could but even as I thought I knew it wouldn't be that easy...

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Thankfully we didn't have any other classes together for the rest of the day , when school finally dismissed I had taken a careful scan before dashing into Lyn's car, he was talking to a group of jocks and people from the popular circle, I wondered if he had gotten sight of me, but it doesn't matter ,right now I was safe in Lyn's car..

"Bye!"I said waving to Lyn as she dropped me off In front of my house

I dropped my bag and plunged lazily on the couch

"You are back?"It was mom, she said as she descended down the stairs

"Yeah " I replied resisting the urge to roll my eyes, she was clearly seeing me but still she was asking if I was back

Dad is a journalist while mom works in a hospital as a nurse,he was always traveling, i spend majority of time with mom and of course my oh so "loving " sister Ashley

"I prepared lunch, I have a night shift tonight and I'll be leaving now, Love you" she said kissing both my cheeks

"And when your sister returns be sure to close all the windows and doors, you know tha...."

"I know yeah yeah " I said before she could get started with her long sermons on how it wasn't safe in the neighborhood blah blah...

After a quick shower I skipped downstairs to have lunch , my thoughts kept drifting back to what happened in school today as much as I tried to divert it

I still couldn't believe I slapped him though I couldn't deny that he deserved it, I just prayed that he left me alone after today.

A sigh escaped my lips as I cleared the dishes, Ashley hasn't returned home, for now I'll just go and work on my assignments.

Chapter THREE

I woke up to the loud blaring of my alarm, my hand lazily reached out to slam it shut, I didn't manage to catch some sleep yesterday night

All thanks to him...

Great!

He has even found his way into my dreams

I sat up yawning tiredly before making my way to the bathroom..

After a warm shower, I brushed my long brown hair and clasped it in the tight ponytail that I always wore, i stared at my expression in the mirror to see little dark circle under my eyes and a sigh escaped my lips

I decided to apply a little makeup today to cover it up which was totally unlike me

Walking back to my room, I snatched my glasses from my reading desk along with my books and made my way downstairs....

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