Chapter 21: Its over

The addict and the teacherWords: 3862

TW- ABUSE

Charlie parked her car in the drive and made her way inside the house. She slowly walked in the kitchen seeing John standing there gripping the kitchen table tightly. Nothing but anger in his eyes. Charlie placed her bag on the floor and walked towards him standing a few feet away from him.

'You're suspended again, really Charlie?'  Charlie went to respond but was met with a slap across the face. She stumbled back but quickly regained her position. He then grabbed Charlie by her hair and slammed her face down on the counter top and held her there while he was yelling at her. Charlie's eyes were starting to go blurry as she could feel the blood running down her face. He quickly picked up her head and slammed it down again.

All Charlie could hear was the crack of her nose. Once he had finished his brutal attack he grabbed his suitcase and headed out. Leaving Charlie there a bloodied mess.

Charlie hasn't touched drugs in a week, to some that's nothing but to Charlie that's really good considering she was doing them every day. She laid on her bed blood dripping onto the mattress. Every move she made she could feel the ache in her body. So Charlie did what she knew best to do. She opened the draw next to her bed and pulled out the bag of pills she took 2 out and placed them on her tongue. She took a minute to think about it. She didn't want to but she just wanted to feel numb so she swallowed them.

It's the next day and Charlie hasn't left her bed. She's in the same blood stained clothes. She stirred awake hearing a slamming on her front door. She groaned and made her way downstairs not bothering to freshen up.

She opened the door to see Amelia standing there with a bunch of papers in her arms looking shocked. 'Oh my god, Charlie what the hell happened?' She asked whilst her voice was cracking. 'Told you my parents would be pissed' Charlie replied causally with a smile.

Amelia stepped in taking Charlie's head into her hands to examine her face. 'You've got to go to hospital Charlie, why have you left it so long?' She questioned. But she had her answer when she looked into Charlie's eyes and saw her pupils and the bloodshot of her eyes. 'Please tell me you haven't Charlie?' Amelia's asked.

Charlie ignored Amelia's question and started walking towards her with a smirk on her face. Amelia put her arms out to stop Charlie coming any closer and putting some distance between them. 'What I can't come near you now' Charlie asked sarcastically. Amelia looked at her with a guilty look.

'This between us Charlie is wrong, we can't keep going on doing this, me and Kelly have spoken and we've decided to try marriage counselling to try and fix us, and you need to start looking out for yourself and stop being so reckless' Charlie just looked at the woman stunned. Not knowing what to say Charlie just started laughing. After the laughter dies down she turns to Amelia. 'So what your gonna go back to her and let her walk all over you and let her put her hands on you again' 'she said she was sorry, and it won't happen again, Charlie you know this is wrong. It can cost us both a-lot'. Charlie just rolled her eyes and walked to the fridge to grab a beer.

Charlie then walked up to Amelia blocking her into a wall with arms either side of her. And whispered in her ear. 'You're mine Amelia, you can go back to her for now, but I always get what I want in the end' she said with a sly smirk. Amelia pushed Charlie away shocked at seeing this side of Charlie.

'Here's your school work thought I'd bring it to you since your suspended for the rest of the week' Charlie just took the paper and a rumpled it up into a ball throwing it over her shoulder. Amelia went to leave but Charlie blocked the door, 'please move Charlie' she said in a whisper. Charlie gave one last smirk before moving out of the way and letting her go.