The Rising by Miki Graham (best books to read for teens .txt) 📕

Samantha


I saw school was still not in session. Damn I hated when that happens. Stupid school never starting when it was supposed to. I sighed and walked.
“Hey Samantha!” I heard the voice I fear. I looked back and saw him coming. I tried to run but he grabbed my hair making me yelp I looked at him, well he made me look at him. “So I hear you cuddled up to you little pansy boy! I let you out of my sight for a bit and you go to some other guys bed!?” he pushed me to the wall and pinned me down. I shivered. “Answer me you fucking bitch!”
Tears formed in my eyes. “No! I never did. He was trying to be a friend! I swear!”
“Liar!”
He pushed me down and got on top of me, he rose his hand that made a fist and it felt like a ball flew hard at my face. I screamed for help but I saw people just staring in bafflement and out right fear. It hurt as the punches came finally I clawed his face making him fall off of me. I took my chance and ran off. Only I didn’t get to far. I was pushed in a supply closet and saw his face in the dim light he turned on. He locked the door and his grin was massively scary. “You shouldn’t have done that. You tramp. You wanna die?” I saw a knife in his hand.
“No. please.” I cried. Backing in the wall and trying to find something to block his attack. Once the knife was coming I grabbed a broom and smacked him with it and banged on the door and leaned against it. Screaming as hard as I could. Begging in tears for someone to open the door before he could……

Just then I felt a stab in my side that made made scream and slide down the floor, leaning against the cold door.I felt blood running down my side. I held the wound to put pressure onto it. “Help me…. Somebody….” I whispered in sobs. Just when all hope is lost, I fell to the floor on my back. I saw someone looking at me. Shawn. I breathed heavy and I could hear blurs then it all went black.


She awoke to find herself looking up at three heads. Claire. Shane. And Shawn. “Sweetie?” Claire spoke.
“Are you okay.”
“What kind of question is that!? She been stabbed for god sake!” Shawn’s voice croaked. It sounded like he was crying.
I sat up and held my side. “Be careful your still hurt. We took you to get stitched up they wanted you to stay but we just took you here.” Shane said. He looked so scared and worried. Claire’s expression was no better.
Shawn had tear stains on his cheeks. He hugged my neck and held me. “God you scared me so much! Damn it….”
“You wasn’t breathing for awhile…. Shawn found you in time though. God what the hell were you thinking taking him on like that.”
“Why the hell didn’t you tell us. Dean almost killed you!”
My eyes filled with tears and I hugged Shawn and cried. “Im sorry. I thought I could handle it I never---- I---- im sorry.”
Shawn looked at her. “ Im gonna do whatever to keep you safe. I promise you Samantha…you wont get hurt by him ever.”
“Shawn….”
“I second that.” Claire said and held my hand.
“Count me in too. Oh Merissa would kill me if I didn’t let her join.” He kissed my head.
“But…. I don’t want you guys hurt to.”
“Please there’s 4 of us and one of him. If we all took him he would leave you alone. Know that’s for sure.”
I smiled and cried again but in happiness that I have friends like them to keep me safe. That night I called my mom told her I was staying with Claire but really I slept in Shawn’s arms again.

A week passed and I havent seen Dean at all. I heard he was doing community service though. I was feeling almost happy until I saw him on Friday morning. He was waiting for me. He was smiling. I gulped and took out my phone and called Shawn. “Hello?”
“Come pick me up!” I ordered, seeing him coming to me I started to walk fast from him. “Now!”
“Where are you.” I looked back and saw him running, so I began to run.
“Sam?”
“Never mind!” I screamed and dropped my phone in the process of hanging up. “Shit!” I knelt down and picked it up but I saw his feet and I stood up. I looked at him. “Leave me alone Dean.”
“Oh big and bad now are we?”
“You touch me and-----”
He circled around me like a bird and its prey. “And you what? Go cry to your pansy boy?” I followed his gaze as he circled me for the second time.
“Up yours at least he doesn’t rape”
“You little slut you know you like it.” he wrapped his arm around me and then touched my breast. I gasped and then I quivered.
“Don’t!” I pushed him off and looked at him. “Im not your slut or whore! Im done its over so leave me alone.”
He grabbed my throat and began to choke me. “Its not over until I say it is you bitch.”
I pressed my on button and knew I was calling Shawn. I hope he is hearing this. “Choke me. Kill me. Once im dead then my friends will find you.”
He squeezed harder. “Shut up” He then slammed her down to the ground and pinned her down by holding her throat. She gasped for air.
“Hey!” I saw he looked over and then BAM in his face too. He fell to the ground. I saw Shane and Claire.
“Damn he’s annoying me.” Shane glared at him then looked at me. I got up and rammed in to him. I felt Claire hug me too.
“Shawn will be here in a bit. Im glad you called him when you did or he would of killed you.”
“Im so glad you came----wait? How did you two know?” I looked at them.
“I got a text from Shawn, Shane saw it and we looked for you then saw you on the ground.” Claire said and got the leaves out of my hair. I smiled and hugged her. “I love you yeah know?”
“Yep knew it all along love.” She kissed my head.

Shawn came a few minutes after and got out to come to me. “What happened!?”
“Dean. Shane and Claire kept me safe though.”
Shawn looked relieved. He hugged my waist and put his head on my shoulder. “Thank god.”
I hugged his neck. “I dumped him so all I gotta do is avoid him.”
“Im glad” he looked at me and kissed my node then escorted me to his car then he looked back at Shane and Claire.
Claire was in Shane’s arms, safe and happy. I hope that someday I would be in that way. I looked at Shawn and thought maybe I would be happy with him as my boyfriend. I hugged his arm and laid my head on his arm. He looked down at me and then put me gently in the car. He kissed my nose again and closed the passenger door and went to thank Shane and Claire then got in and drove off. “Where do you wanna go?”
“On a date?”
“Oh…. With who?”
“You. Who else? Not Dean I know that’s for sure.” I smiled and held his hand.
“Wait you wanna go out with me?” He asked as if it was for real.
“I do. You treat me so kind. And im not saying this cause I just got out of a relationship. I say it cause I---- well finally noticed you been at my side since we were kids. I liked you since grade school. Even told you too but you know boys then they don’t know how to express their emotions unless its pulling on pigtails or poking a girl…..or snapping their bra in the middle of class.” I looked at him and saw him laughing.
“Sorry about that. Guess I was a little devil when it came to you. What can I say you always brought out my wild side.”
“That’s wonderful. Just don’t snap my bra again or I will give you a wedgie”
He laughed. “Well then I guess I would love to be you boyfriend.”
I blushed. “You really want me….after what he did?”
“I wanted you since I saw you. A girl crying on her porch steps cause she was locked out really does something to a boy.”
“That was along time ago.”
“So I still remember it like it was yesterday. Your hair in braided pigtails. You in a summer dress. And your weeping brought me to you wondering why a pretty girl was crying. You little voice told me you were locked out and your parents wouldn’t come home till late. So that was my chance. I brought you to my house and we played all day then you mom finally came to get you and since then I made sure to play with you everyday.”
“Hard to believe that one summer day can bring you a long time friend.”
“And a winters day can bring you a girlfriend.” He looked at me after he pulled over on the curb. He leaned in towards me. “I want you to be mine. I want to grow to love you. Hell that already happened.”
He took my hand. “Samantha Harris. I love you. I want you. Mind body and soul.”
I then held his hand and looked into his green eyes. I move his hair out of his face and kissed his lips. I pulled away. Shawn Owens….I never thought Id meet a guy like you until I saw how you took care of me after Dean. I want you even more now. Mind. Body and soul. I…love you as much as words can say.”
He smiled and kissed my lips again then he started the car and there we were off on our date.