ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ'ᴠᴇ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ...

ᴘʀᴏʟᴏɢᴜᴇ

"How dare you waste six years of my life, just to fucking keep going back to her?!" She said as tears rolled down her sun kissed skin. "I loved you and apparently you just used me! How could you?!" She pushed him in frustration "I was here through everything! I stood by your side and was only arm's length or a phone call away! I never left! I was always here, not her, not your father, not your mother, not your sister, not your so called friends, ME! it was all me. I was there as you leeched every ounce of happiness from my life or was the cause of my happiness, you always took and took, but you never gave. But it didn't matter as I was always there and this is the thanks I get? 'Thanks Ivy, but I just can't see us together', but you could see us together when Bry was breaking your heart? When she wasn't there? When she erased you from her history? When she is in the arms of another? YOU COULD SEE US TOGETHER THEN HUH? But as soon as she gives you some bullshit apology you automatically leave me and run to her, just so we can repeat history all over again. As soon as she breaks your heart.. You'll come crawling back to me! Just to break my heart all over again! I'm not some toy you can play with when you're bored! Our friendship is over! YOU WANT ME? EARN ME! Until then it was a nice rollercoaster ride!"

She hurried down the stairs practically tripping with every step as her tears were blurring her vision. The angelic vision of seeing Ezekiel for the first time flooded her memories; There he was leaning against the wall like his life depended on it, his tears were red hot against his skin and he looked like a child who witnessed their dog's death. Even as his heart was shattering into a million pieces he was still heartbreakingly beautiful. She walked up to him placing a stuffed bear in his hands without saying a word, but anyone could get the gesture 'Stuffed animals make you feel safe even in your darkest hour.' She gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek before she got pulled away and she continued to walk the halls of the highschool. Whomever he was, she will never forget him.

That memory will haunt her forever. The only thing she can do is drink all the memories away. Now to what she said.. Yes the mom part was harsh as his mother was the only decent family member in his life and besides disappearing for long periods of time she treated him with so much love it was so beautiful and anyone would wish for the type of love she showed him, but what Ivy meant was when his mother and everyone else wasn't there, Ivy herself was.

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𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔

❦Love only left me alone

But

I'm at peace with the silence❦

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Ivanna

As I ran from the dark silhouette I heard yelling in the distance. The voices that yelled were familiar and something told me to listen to them or find out where the voices were truly coming from, but I couldn't. When the dark silhouette reached me with ease as he was running at an inhuman pace I froze in fear. The shadow of a man appeared before me. It was too dark to see his face and his voice sounded demonic… so there was no way to tell who this man truly was, but something told me that he was beyond beautiful but dangerous. "Don't be scared of me, Ivanna, I would never hurt you. I'm just here to tell you not to trust the sad boy at the lockers. He will break your heart. In case you don't heed this warning, note that it will all be okay in the end. I will make sure of it." He ran a hand through my fiery curly locks, twirling a strand with his index finger. "Now those voices you hear yelling are your parents. They are trying to tell you to get ready for school." He placed a kiss on my lips, and my heart literally raced dramatically. I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest. His lips felt so soft and welcoming. So intoxicating. What scared me was that I was so okay with a stranger violating my personal space like this. I pulled him closer, craving more, but he just vanished, and the whole world went black.

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When I woke up to the God awful blaring sound of my alarm clock, I scoffed. "Great, another day of hell." I said as my feet planted on the floor and my head turned in the direction of my bedroom door.

"IVY GET YOUR ASS UP BEFORE I COME IN THERE AND BEAT YOUR ASS!" My mother yelled. God, please save me from that woman. "All right, all right!" 'That kiss felt so real', I thought as I placed my fingertips on my lips. I swear I can still feel it. I rushed to the shower to get ready for the day. I had a shower, dressed for the day, and headed downstairs.

"You look like a whore." My mother said as I walked in the dining room for breakfast.

"Says the woman who is on her tenth marriage to a man whose name she can't remember to save her life as she's juggling fifty different men. I won't be surprised if you had other kids in other places we knew nothing about. God knows you can't keep those legs closed." I looked down at my outfit. It was fishnet stockings, black mini dress, and thigh-high boots accustomed with a choker. "This is 50 percent less slutty than the shit you were wearing to church yesterday. All because you are fucking the preachers son who is young enough to be your son. So shut up Debra." I walked to the front door after grabbing an apple. "I'll see you two at school." I said to my siblings. We are triplets and I love them dearly. They would ride to school with me but they despise my boyfriend so much. As I waited outside at the bus stop munching on my apple I saw him. The shadow from my dream in the distance. "I'm high." Yes, that's the only explanation. I heard a horn bringing me back to reality. "Sorry." I voiced before getting in my boyfriend's truck. He is the total opposite of me. I'm all dark colors and gore and he's my country bumpkin so to speak. Is that even the term for the guys? Or girls? I don't know but I know he's all yeehaw and shit. I gave him a kiss on the cheek before changing his country music to my heavy metal Playlist. Which he didn't mind all he cared for was that I was happy. Then again it could be the fact I dance in the passenger seat like I'm on stage at a stripper place. Except I keep my clothes on, but I still dance. Either or I get to listen to my music I can give two fucks why. When we finally got to the school I climbed out the window and waited for him to get out. "Come on country boy you can literally climb out of it my love."

"Nah I got stuff on this here belt loop that will scratch Daisy all up." Daisy is the name he gave to his truck. I just shook my head and waited for him. When he got out he pulled me close and kissed me deeply. At that moment I couldn't help but to think of the kiss from the dream. It felt like cheating but it was just a dream. Right?

"Now tell me why a girl like you is with a man like me?"

"Maybe because you're good with knots." I said matter of factly as I intertwined my fingers with his heading in the school. Oh how everyone looked at us weird. Not a mixture you'll usually see. We made out by the lockers until I heard a teacher yell at him to take his cowboy hat off. "Oh, but the PDA doesn't bother you?"I voiced as Reagan placed his hand on my mouth.

"Yes ma'am." He took off his cowboy hat and handed it to me. I walked to my locker and placed it there. I will never understand why he likes me to keep up with it. I guess in a way he thinks it's safe with me. He walked me to my homeroom then left as soon as students filled in. We usually cut up until the bell rang to go to first period and that's when I saw him. The man, the shadow from my dream, warned me about. Standing at the lockers with tears streaming down his god-like face. It was a completely heartbreaking scene to behold. I don't know him, but my heart went out to him. I walked to my locker grabbing out my teddy bear and carefully walked back to the beautiful crying teenager placing my teddy bear in his hands. I don't know why I did it. Just that teddy bears are safety nets to fall back on when you feel danger. I know I was told he might break my heart, but that was a dream right? Without a word I headed to class. School literally went by with a blur after that. When I walked out of the school to go home I saw the sad boy leaning against his motorcycle and his eyes landed on me. It was like he was gesturing to me to come with him. On the other hand, my boyfriend was at his truck glaring at the male, but something told me to get on this stranger's motorcycle. Maybe because he reeked of danger. Maybe it was because of the dream? It didn't matter the reason but I needed to get on the back of the motorcycle. I walked over to the male and he helped me on the back of the motorcycle and took off. I held on tight as he sped through traffic dodging the other vehicles on the road. He accelerated his speed when I let a stream of giggles escape my mouth. Once we got to where we were going he parked his motorcycle. A tree house? When I looked up at it, It wasn't a tree house at all… more like a mansion in the trees. I climbed the ladder to the tree house and landed on the porch, I believe. I climbed the lengthy flight of steps that led to the front door. When I walked in the house I felt him place a hand on my back in a way to guide me to where we were going, but in a way the hand placement felt protective. We walked past statue like people that glared at me. Like I was invading their personal space. Rude. We made it to a door that I believed was his bedroom door. I turned around to give him a questionable look. Big mistake. He was right fucking there. So bloody close. Damn my heart be still. He looked down in my eyes "We are just getting high darling nothing else I promise, unless you would want that otherwise I won't touch you. The name is Ezekiel Daniels."

"How? Did you know I-" I was cut off with his chuckle almost sinister.

"I smelled it on you this morning when you placed the teddy bear in my hands and your teddy bear reeked of weed." He held me close as he opened his bedroom door and it swung open. He picked me up and placed me on the bed. "You'll roll. I'll go get us snacks."

Ezekiel

While I was grabbing snacks for us I heard her shuffling in my room. Must be looking for music.

"Zeke what the fuck are you thinking bringing a human here?!" My father yelled as he stomped in the kitchen.

"Hello to you too, Maxwell." I said as I walked up to my bedroom. She was listening to my favorite vinyl dancing away as she saw me. She lit the blunt.

"Here." She placed it to my lips letting me take the first hit. God how I wanted to pull her close and kiss her right there, but I'll be respectful. She sat down on my window seat and took some hits of the blunt herself. I sat down next to her after placing the snacks on the bed. I stared out the window. I didn't normally sit here but she seemed fascinated with it. Hell everything in my room in fact. We talked for hours just smoking and snacking when the clock hit two am I felt bad for not realizing how late it was for a human. I was about to apologize because her parents may be worried but she just laid down and fell asleep on the window seat. I gently got up being careful not to wake her and placed a pillow under her head. She was using my lap but I think it would be more comfortable for her to use a pillow. I laid down on my bed thinking it would be great to sleep right now. I couldn't though I had to watch over her so my family didn't try and kill her. As I laid there with my eyes on her for what felt like an hour I heard her stir and automatically closed my eyes. I kept them closed until I felt her crawl in bed next to me, snuggling up to me as she placed my arm around her. This is nice. Laying like that I was out like a light.