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The next day, Serena woke up early. Thank goodness, her parents had to work today, it was Monday. After waking up her brother and making breakfast for him, the 13-year-old headed off to school. She had calmed down a bit after last night, but she still feared the confrontation in school. Knowing that the two boys visited the same school as her was not very comforting. However, she just had to stand the day, Serena told herself, since she didnât want to appear suspicious. She already was to her friend Jenny, because she had left yesterdayâs party without even saying goodbye. Serena hoped Jenny wouldnât make a fuss about that fact. Desperately trying to act as casual as ever, she walked across the school yard. She recognized, that her hopes hadnât been appreciated, when she saw Jenny coming towards her, along with her brother Lucas and David.
âSerenaâ, Jenny greeted her, âthere you are. I was worried about you.â Serena was pulled into a quick hug. Oh no, did Jenny know?
âYou left without saying anything, are you okay?â Apparently she did not know, but Serena couldnât be sure. She met Lucasâ gaze, but his eyes didnât betray him. Unsure of what to say, Serena answered, âIâm sorry, Jenny. I didnât feel well. Iâm sorryâŠâ
âItâs okayâ, Jenny said and smiled, âIâm glad youâre fine now. You are, right?â
âYeah, I â I amâ, Serena stuttered, relieved at seeing Jennyâs happy expression.
âOkay, then letâs go inside. See you later, brother.â When Jenny pulled her away with her, Serena dared to look back. David and Lucas stood there, unfazed, in silence. She was okay with their behaviour so far, yet it freaked her out. Their attitude wasnât easy to look through and she certainly didnât trust them.
The lessons went over without any remarkable incidents. Jenny hadnât acted differently, either. After Serena had waved her goodbye, she made her way over to her bike. Unlocking the chain, she noticed someone approaching her.
âJennyâs already headed to the bus stationâ, she commented.
âI didnât look for her.â The brown-haired boy said. âI actually wanted to find you.â
Serena sighed. Her hands were wrapped around the bicycle. âLook - Lucas, right?â
He didnât reply, but stepped forwards.
âIâm fine. What do you want?â Her voice poured down onto him like sugary-sweet syrup. Though, he didnât let himself be affected by her âobvious welfareâ.
âI want you to talk to somebody. It doesnât have to be me. But do you think I havenât noticed those bandages around your wrists?â His eyes gazed down on her gently, but firmly. He didnât want her to think he was trying to tease her or making her look stupid.
âOh come on. Thatâs nonsense!â Her voice turned dark, even malicious. All of her kind tone was gone. âIâm fine. And now I want to go home.â She tried to step up on her bike, but Lucas stopped her by holding her arm.
âWhy do you keep saying that youâre fine?â
Serena wriggled and made some poor attempts to free herself. She was getting a little bit panicked now. His grip didnât loose. âLet me go, idiot!â
âIs it because youâre afraid to let someone help you?â He yelled at her and instantly regretted it, as he saw tears welling up in her eyes. Deep down he knew he hadnât any right to judge over the young girl.
âWhy do you care? You donât even know me! So leave me alone!â In a quick movement she pulled herself out of his grip and rode away.
Deep brown eyes stared at the girlâs slender form leaving the school area. Lucas definitely didnât like where this was going. She was right, he didnât even know her. Yet, he couldnât just let this pass by. This wasnât about not liking a person. This was about losing a person. Knowing her or not, it didnât matter. Lucas wasnât going to stand there and watch a 13-year-old girl commit suicide. Someone had to do something soon. Someone had to stop her before she could do more harm to her own body. Before she would take her own life. Kill herself.
Lucas was this someone.
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Another day, another argument. Her parents had been fighting so hard today, that her mother had been taken to a psychiatric clinic, while her father just had driven away with the car. She was alone now, Steven was sleeping at the neighboursâ. Sadly she looked around the house. There were splinters of glass everywhere. A broken vase and overturned chairs. She went upstairs to go into her room, the only place of shelter left. She sat down in front of the mirror watching her own image. Why had this jerk called Lucas looked for her today? Why did he pretend that he cares? Serena couldnât explain it, but she was annoyed by it. Slowly she pulled out a knife, it was her usual cutter. She looked at her bandaged arms. Just a few cuts here and there and it would be all over. She couldnât stand it anymore. She felt so small, so insignificant. No one ever bothered to care about her. They all went by watching. The trust in her parents she had lost a long while ago. They never appreciated anything she did and never talked to her. Most of the time they simply ignored her. So, what if she died on this warm, sunny afternoon? There was surely nobody who would miss her. Maybe this freaky boy might wonder what happened to her, but he would forget it just as quickly. She held the blade at the skin of her left underarm. She couldnât understand why she had been so scared last night. Today the solution seemed so perfectly clear to her. And this time there would be no one to stop her.
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Lucas rushed through the streets searching desperately for the house Serena lived in. When he finally came across it, he didnât even bothered knocking or pressing the bell.
The door already stood open, so he wasted no time and went in. A jolt of shock ripped through him. The inside of the house looked like a hurricane has been all over it recently. Glass splinters, broken furniture, everywhere he looked. He ran through the rooms of the first floor, no trace of Serena. Maybe he was wrong, maybe she didnât go here after school. Perhaps she wanted to lie herself down on the railroad or jump from a bridge. Or perhaps she was fine after all? Lucas shook his head. Now was the moment to find her, not to make such stupid assumptions. He found the stairs and hurried them up. A hushed noise came from the last room on the floor.
He pushed in it and came to see Serena kneeling in front of a mirror. In her hand she held a cutter ready to slice open her own veins. In the spur of the moment he ran to her, grabbing both wrists of hers in his hands.
âStopâ, Lucas shouted.
Shocked and full of fear, Serena let go of the knife. It fell onto the wooden ground. She looked at the intruder, expecting an angry reaction and words about how dumb she was. But those never came. Lucas wrapped his long and thin arms around her body and pulled her close. Serena couldnât say if she was breathing at all. Time seemed to stop, while she waited for Lucas saying anything. When he finally opened his mouth, all he whispered was: âItâs all right. Iâm here for you, Serena
.â
Her walls, built up over so many weeks living in agony, crashed down. Her eyes were filling with tears and she sobbed down into his chest. Her body had a complete breakdown. Her muscles gave in and she couldnât hold herself up anymore. Thatâs why Lucas tried to support her by sitting down and letting her slump against his torso. The salty liquid kept coming, but Lucas made no attempt to stop her crying. Serena needed this now. He could feel all the tension and false expectations leaving her petite frame. After some time, Serena spoke up. Her voice was cracked with sobs, yet he managed to get what she was telling him.
âPleaseâŠplease donât tell my parents. IâŠI donât want them⊠to know!â
Lucasâ hands stroked over her back, soothing her a little. âItâs okay. Nobody will tell them. But ââ
Serena looked up at the boy. Fear blazed in her green eyes.
âWe need to get you to another place. If you stay here, we canât take care of you.â
Serenaâs voice was more controlled now. âBut where should I go? I have nobody to stay atâŠand who do you mean with âweâ?â She sniffed and used the back of her hand to wipe away the tears.
âDonât worryâ, Lucas smiled honestly, âI have an idea. Youâll see.â
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âYou want me to what?â The exclamation was followed by furious head shaking.
âOh come on, David. Iâm not asking you to marry herâ, Lucas groaned, âJust let her stay for some weeks or monthsâŠYou have more than enough room for her!â
âHow do you think this will work? What about her parents? And my father? Our house isnât a hotel!â David walked around the column in the big living room.
âNewton, I beg you! Please donât leave me hanging!â Lucas followed him.
Serena watched the scene and couldnât help but feel a bit ignored. They were talking about her near future and they acted like she wasnât even in the same room as them. âHeyâ, she spoke up, âitâs okay, Iâll find another place to stay.â
Lucas gestured wildly. âLook. Look what youâve done, Newton! Now she thinks youâre denying her a small place to stay for the time being. Yep, youâre really an emotionless, cold-hearted jerk. See this poor girl searching for a bed to sleep and you reject her and send her on the street!â
Serena couldnât stand it anymore. She laughed. It was so funny how Lucas was making a drama out of everything and to see these boys fighting over something so simple. So she laughed with all her heart. The brunette didnât notice them staring at her like she was some kind of alien. But when she did, she stopped. âWhat?â
David grinned. âOkay, she can stay, but only for a temporary period of time.â
âIâm fine with that, if you are Serena.â Lucas replied and turned towards her.
âI am, but what about your parents?â She asked shyly. What if Davidâs parents would tell hers?
âDonât worryâ, David explained, âmy parents are divorced and my mum lives in England. And my father is never here. He is busy with work.â
âIf thatâs settled, then letâs pick up some of your stuff and get it over here, Serena.â Lucas suggested.
It didnât take long for the three of them to fetch up Serenaâs things and bring them to the Newton mansion. Nope, mansion wasnât an exaggeration. Davidâs father was a diplomat, managing economic trade processes between Russia and Germany. So of course, he had a high salary, which was spent also on this beautiful villa. The house itself was great, had five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a sauna and a pool. But the room triggering Serena the most â she wasnât used to magnificent
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