She Was a Mistake. - Chapter Twenty: Her Focal Point (Laura)

TW: implied conversation of suicide and abuse

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Allison and I make our way up the steps to the McCall house. As soon as we make it to the top, the door swings open.

“Hey, guys!” Scott chimes, in a green sweater.

“Hi, is this the house where that one- hot guy is hosting a Christmas party?” Allison asked with a mischievous smirk across her face.

“Oh my god. Absolutely not.” I yelled, walking inside while Scott and Allison started their make-out session. I walk to the kitchen to find Stiles pulling burnt bread out of the oven.

“Gordan Ramsey? Is that you?” I ask, clearly narking on his bread. He was about to snark back, but then looked at our sweaters.

“Wait- we are matching!” He exclaimed

I looked down at my sweater, with a ginormous cat on the front with laser beams coming from its eyes. I looked up to his, and noticed the exact replicated design.

“What are the odds, Stilinski?” I giggled.

“And what are the odds that I knew that you would burn the bread?” I ask, unwrapping the loaf, and putting it in place of the burnt one.

“It's like we are telepathic, or something.” Stiles chuckled, observing the bread.

“Okay so listen,” I stated, trying to regain his attention.

“Mia is bringing her little brother because he apparently needs friends. So please, please please be nice.”

“No problemo.” He smirked.

The doorbell rang, and seconds later, Lydia walked into the kitchen with Jackson trailing behind her, carrying everything he possibly could.

Sydney came next, carrying a box of store-bought cookies.

Everyone sat in the living room in a circle, chatting about all the things they were planning to do for Christmas.

“Yeah. So then after the cruise, I’m going to Hawaii. And then-” I stopped listening. I didn’t need to hear Lydia talk about how much money she had.

“Did you zone out too?” I whisper to Sydney, who was sitting beside me.

“You already know.” She giggled.

The doorbell rang.

“That must be Mia.” Scott stated, getting up as quickly as possible to flee the bland conversation.

“Mia?” Allison asked, looking at Stiles.

“She’s Derek's girlfriend.” Sydney stated. We all got quiet, eavesdropping on the conversing voices at the door.

“Hey, what's up Mia?”

“Hello! Derek is running a little late, as always. He should be here shortly though. In the meantime, I’m looking forward to meeting you guys more! Derek has told me quite a bit about y’all”

“It's nice to meet you. I’m Scott.” There was some scurrying, probably some shaking of hands.

“This is my brother- nfskjdfh” The voice was muffled out by Jackson re-adjusting himself. We all shot him a dirty look.

“What?” He asked, pretending to play the victim.

Mia quickly walked in, and sat right next to Sydney and I. Even though she was a little older than us, we didn’t really care. She fit right into our trio.

“Hey guys! What is Jackson’s deal? He keeps glancing over at me. You know what, let him. If he doesn’t stop by the time Derek gets here, I think we will be getting quite the show. Anyways, I’m gonna go check on my little bro, make sure he’s not breaking too many hearts or anything.” She throws us a wink, and then walks off.

Sydney and I giggled. I walked over to Stiles, and we started to talk about all the possible ways he could have not burned the bread.

“I could have put the oven at 150 degrees with a flashlight and just stared at it for a good few hours.” He contemplated.

“You could have set a timer.” I shrugged, knowing fully well what kind of person he was, and that he would of course set a timer. He probably set three.

“I set five different timers!” He whisper-shouted. I giggled, because I knew I was right.

“It’s so bad, I can’t even- hey what's up dude!” Stiles gestured to the two boys entering the room.

Scott stood in the front of the room. I wasn't paying attention to the boy at all, because I was trying to make out the design on Scotts sweater. It was like an abstract shape that looked like an ornament, snowman, and Christmas tree all at the same time.

“Guys, this is Isaac.” He stated.

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My heart stopped.

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**PAUSE: YOU MUST HAVE THIS MUSIC PLAYING TO READ THE REST

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My breathing paused.

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And the whole world fell silent.

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It felt as though my body was crumbling inwards.

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I was being thrown onto a plate of knives. My blood pouring out like the tears once had.

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I was being tied up in a never-ending rope, and I couldn’t breathe.

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I brought myself back to reality. And I watched as everyone greeted him.

And then he saw me.

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My eyes became ice cubes in a humid room. I bit my tongue so that I didn’t focus on the mental pain, but more on the physical.

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“I’m going to use the restroom.” I whispered to Sydney, barely making it to the restroom.

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As soon as I got in, I vomited into the toilet. Quiet sobs escaped my throat, as I sat there with my head glued to the toilet seat.

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The door opened, and someone entered. They pulled me into a warm embrace, and tucked me into their arm. I looked up.

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And it was him.

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“Don’t fucking touch me.” I angrily whispered, walking out of the restroom and then straight out the front door.

“Laura, please just listen-” He started

“Get out of my life.” I cried, walking into the forest area behind Scott's house.

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I started to run. I ran for a few minutes, until I found a tiny water fountain. I climbed onto the ledge, and just stared at the sky. Allowing the tears to finally stream down. My back foot twisted, and I fell into his hands.

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“I need to talk to you.” Isaac stated, looking deeply into my eyes.

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His gaze felt like paper cuts to gentle skin.

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“Save it.” I stated, emotionless, pushing past him.

“Please.”He quietly asked.

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My damn conscience.

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“Why did you leave?” I asked, the tears quietly running down my face. His face softened.

“Why did you leave?” I repeated, my body scrunching in the process.

“I’d like to think that it was because of my parents' divorce, and my dad wanting to move back to America.”

“But if I’m going, to be honest...” His voice stopped, he was clearly distraught.

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I awaited a response.

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“I didn’t want to hurt you.”

“That's bullshit and you know it. Look at me now” Gesturing to my messy self.

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“But you and I both know that it would have been ten times worse if we were still there, and I had left now. I left quietly because I didn’t want to occupy your life. You don’t need to watch over me.” He quietly explained.

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My heart softened.

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“Why did you care so much?” I asked, genuinely looking into his eyes for the first time in years.

He was about to say something, but I noticed something along his arm. There were bruises along his forearms, and scars along his wrists.

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“Isaac.” I stated, grabbing his face in my hands.

“Please don’t tell me he’s doing it again.” I asked, slowing and gently grabbing his left arm. I inspected the patches of purple and green.

“So um, Camden passed away recently. Right after we left, he was sent into combat, and just a month ago we got a letter in the mail-” His voice began to break as he looked away.

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“My dad said that we should move down here because Mia lives here, and we need to be closer to family.” Each sentence got harder and harder for him to explain, as he was trying to hide his emotions.

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“But yeah uh- dad didn’t take it very well, and he started drinking again.” He looked at the ground. I wrapped my hands around his neck.

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“Please stay at my house.” I whispered into his ear

“I can’t do that to you.” He whispered back.

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“Isaac Lahey. Please.”

“Alright.”

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I took his arm again, and examined the scars that were caused by cuts along his wrists. I brought them to my mouth, and kissed them.

He looked at me for a second,

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cupped my cheeks,

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and pressed his warm lips onto mine.

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And I did the same.

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“Ohhhhhh shit.”

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