Broken Halo by Ispeak Woods (free reads .TXT) 📕

the need to hide in the car?” I looked at him with heat in my eyes. “None of your damn business now get the hell away from my car,” I said through my teeth. I started to roll the window up and kept my eyes on his hands. Julian was fuming on the other line, “If he touches you, he will pay, I will rip him apart,” said Julian. I shifted my body toward the passenger seat turning away from Tyson. I then heard a loud bang on the window behind me and my fury reached new heights.
I placed the phone on the seat and turned around to see everyone looking into my car. Tyson had broken my window and glass was everywhere. I quickly jumped out of the car and stood before him, and I could only scream. “WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO BE APART OF MY LIFE, I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU TYSON! I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE AND YOU CANT STAND IT. IT MUST KILL YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE HIM,” I screamed, at the top of my lungs. I fell to the ground and felt a sharp pain shoot up my back. Galvin ran over and punched Tyson and he hit the ground. They rolled around for a bit then Tyson put Galvin in a choke hold and threaten to break his neck if he moved. I felt rage come over me, and I let it take control. I ran around to the trunk of my car and got my dad’s oversized crowbar and came up through the crowd, and hit Tyson in the face with the tool. It only upset him because he didn’t move a muscle. Blood began to fall from his nose and I could see Galvin losing consciousness. I raised the crowbar in the air and started to hit him again, but Jace grabbed my hand before it landed.
My father spoke and the crowd was silent. Tyson let go of Galvin and stood up straight to face my dad. “Mr. Roman,” said Tyson while holding his bloody nose. “I’m sorry, but Halo started it---”said Tyson, while pointing at me. “Leave Halo out of this you crowd,” said Lisa, as she jumping in front of Tyson. “Leave my sight Tyson. Halo, Lisa and Galvin go home NOW,” yelled my father. I could still feel the pain in my back from Tyson pushing me against my car, but he would soon be the one humiliated once Julian got back.
“How are you going to wear your back out now” asked Trisha, with my prom dress in her hands. She took a seat on the floor next to my vanity table and looked into the mirror at me. I knew she was disappointed, because she picked out our dresses so they would match. A week had gone by since my big fight with Tyson, but I still had bruises and scrapes all over my back. “Trisha I’m fine with wearing the dress to prom, we can just put makeup over the bruises,” I said. I sat down next to her and gave her a big hug. She still looked disappointed and didn’t hide it. “Why couldn’t dad just put Tyson in jail like a normal person?” “Tyson wouldn’t last a day in jail,” I said, and then l let out a little giggle at the thought of Tyson behind bars. “And besides, Tyson isn’t normal,” I said.
Prom was two hours away and I didn’t want to go, I wanted to be with Julian, but he was nowhere to be found. I waited all week for him to call back, but nothing. Every time my phone rang I felt sick, because I knew it wasn’t going to be him on the other line. I even fell asleep on the roof outside my window just in case he was near; I thought that I could possibly feel him.
Flashes went off as we walked down the stairs to the limo waiting outside. I was surprised to see Emily standing on the side taking pictures of us. I then realized that she was avoiding me in her shots, but I didn’t mind. I didn’t want to go to prom anyways. My date was showing up with a human girl. I was fine until I noticed that I was the only one standing alone with no date. I watched as each of the guys gave the girls a corsage. I looked down at my wrist to see there was nothing there. Jace walked up and gave me a kiss on the cheek to make me feel better, but I really felt like running back up to my room, so I could hide underneath my covers. I had promised Trisha I would try to have a good time, so I sucked it up and headed out the door.
Chapter 5

When we arrived to the party I felt like throwing up. Every girl had a date; I was so out of place. Becky even looked as if she felt bad for me; and Tyson gave me cold stares occasionally. He was the last thing on my mind though. I sat alone at the table in the back of the room so I could hide from everyone, but Trisha wasn’t going to give up on me. “Halo,” yelled Trisha, “What are you doing just sitting there,” she said, as she grabbed my hands and pulled me onto the dance floor. I tried pulled away, but she was way too strong.
“I don’t like to see you unhappy,” said Trisha. “I just think it’s too soon to be near him, and I need time to deal with being away from…” I had to stop myself from saying his name, but wasn’t it obvious? I was in love with Julian, but no one in my family could know about it. They wouldn’t understand. So I stood there, dancing with my sister, in pain and silence. She could see that I was annoyed, so she let me walk away. “I love you, but don’t ever do something you really don’t want to do Lo,” she said.
Three more months passed and still no word from Julian. I made sure to stay close to my phone, I even stayed up some nights listening for his call. I was becoming sick of waiting on him, so I decided to place my focus in over things. I started to look at colleges.
I sat at the computer with Tahoe looking at colleges and course schedules. High school was finally over and I felt like I was free. I never really had a dream of becoming anything special. I only wanted to make my parents proud and do something with the life I was given.
While sitting at the computer my phone began to ring, it was an unknown caller again. I quickly got up from the computer desk and hurried outside. I answered quickly and hoped to hear Julian on the other line, but this time it was a woman. “Is this Halo?” She said. I quickly answered with an attitude. I assumed it was a telemarketer and I was about to hang up. “Are you alone right now? “ She said. “Yes” I said, while looking over my shoulder. “Julian is ready to see you tonight, but it’s going to be very brief. He will call out to you and tell you where to meet him. Make sure you don’t leave home tonight. He is in town again and doesn’t want anyone to know. Make sure no one follows you, and don’t tell anyone that you’re leaving.” She said. I was so excited and scared at the same time. She added one more thing before she hung up on me, “Come on foot”. Before I could ask any questions she hung up and I was left with my thoughts.
Sitting on the edge of my canopy bed looking at my digital clock, without one blink I could only wonder. I flung myself back into my pillows and noticed that my mother put the wrong pillowcase on again. I even counted the little white lint balls on the pillowcase, as I pulled them off. I suddenly sat back up to find that it was still 2:30am, “what gives man?” I said to myself. I couldn’t control the sudden urge that had pledged me all night, I needed sleep. My eye lids became very heavy and soon there was nothing but darkness, then it started.
I could hear him calling my name in the night, finally it was time. The call made its way up my stair case, under my door, and into my bed. The dark voice crawled into my mind and demanded I come to find it. In my pink and blue night gown, I escaped my room for him. I managed to make it past my Galvin and Lisa. They were both cuddled up on the living room couch, with their heads back and mouths open. The television was on an infomercial, so I knew that they had been asleep for a while. The floor sounded louder than ever before, squeaking with every step I took.
I could also see Ms. Joanna auguring with her daughter through our kitchen window. Her perfect daughter Tina must have stayed out all night again. This meant she wouldn’t be watching me leave like always. I put on my sea shell sandals and slipped out of the sliding glass door. I hit my foot on on the pool floats, and knocked off some of the shells on my right sandal. I watched as my mother’s room light came on, and my heart was skipping beats. She could see in the dark with her abilities, but was too afraid to be noticed so she always played it safe. I still had time before she spotted me. I hide in the pool house trying hard not to breathe because she would hear me and come looking. I peeked out of the pool house window at my mom; she was looking all around the yard for the culprit. I couldn’t hold my breath any longer and I let out a little air. My mother’s head snatched over to the pool house, her body was like stone. Her eyes were completely blacked over, ready to attack. "Honey what are you doing? Come back to bed."
My father had saved my life, I was so relieved. The light went off and I was back on my mission. His voice was still calling out to me, making it hard to focus. As I reached the end of the drive way, I could feel fear settling in my heart. I could see the woods up ahead of me. With one deep breath I slowly placed one foot in front of the other.
The city started to fade behind me as I took longer strides into the thick darkness. Before I knew it I was running wild through the woods to get to him, as my feet left the city behind me. I could feel my wild side tipping in amidst the darkness. I could finally feel him near and I approach the place where I was