A Daydream Away
Knocked Me Down... It Was All Pretend
Facing the mirror Daisy was trying to cover up the marks on her face. He had never struck her on the face before. always on places she could easily cover up… but this was proving some difficulty. She had cuts and bruises now on her face… she was growing tired of this. so she reached into the second draw at her desk. There they were. Her little silver friends. She grabbed one and tested the sharpness of it…. Her finger bled.
“Perfection”
She bared her left arm again and begun to carve. not words this time but just random lines, going deep breaking the skin and blood seeping out of her body, dripping on the hard, already stained, wooden floor. She had lost control. She didn't care any more. The only thing bringing her back was her phone going off with her favourite song: Weightless. She dropped the blade back in the drawer and went to look at the phone. It was Matt calling her. Hesitantly she answered.
“Hey Matt!”
“Hey its Ashley. My phone ran out of charge so using Charles’ old thing.”
“Oh… Hey Ashley…”
“Where the fuck are you babe?”
“I’m at home… only just got back from church…”
“Dont bullshit with me Daisy! Charles is on the way to fetch you! okay? Then we’ll talk!”
“okay, see you soon”
“Good!”
As soon as the phone is hung up, Daisy heard the beep of Matt’s car. She smiled softly, but then rushed to clean herself up.
It took five minutes for Daisy to get to Matt’s car. She clambered in with her false act in gear.
“You okay Day?”
“I’m Fine Matt”
“You sure?”
“Yes Dude! just drive” Daisy smile in pretence.
“Oh just to warn you, Evans isn’t a good mood… Something has angered him pretty bad”
“Whats happened now?”
“Something about this Band getting in the way of his life…”
“What band?”
“All Time Low”
“I thought he liked them”
“I dunno Day, but thats what he told me”
“Okay Matt”
“So… whats up Day?”
“Nothing Matt”
“Now when a girl says nothing, it means something, come on you tell your uncle Matt” Matt winks and smiles a little, They pull up to a red light and he looks to Daisy, and see’s her battered face. her cuts on her arms were seeping through her clothes, his worry grew.
“Day? sweet… what happened?”
“Oh… ummm… I fell… coming back from church, landed in a rose bush…”
“Don’t lie to me Day, you know you can tell me anything right?”
“I am telling the truth Matt! I know i can tell you anything and you know i would. Ooo turn the radio up please? I love this tune!”
Matt smiled and complied and soon the car was booming with the sound of ‘Weightless’ by All Time Low.
Soon Matt and Daisy arrived at Mikes house, and Daisy saw Ashley standing just outside leaning against the wall smoking a cigarette. Daisy felt herself tense up as she froze in her seat terrified. Matt soon climbed out the car.
“You coming Day?”
“Yeah… I’m coming” Daisy replies and then climbs out the car, and moves round the front. She could see the anger in Ashley’s eyes from there. He was pissed… and she knew it!
“Matt is Shep inside?”
“Yeah she’s in there with Mercedes probably pissed of her tits right now”
“Right okay. Is Lizze here?”
“Why would she? Me and her broke up…”
“Oh Matt i’m sorry”
“OI Smithy! get over her baby!” Ashley shouts over.
“We’ll talk later okay Matt” Daisy smiles softly and walks over to Ashley.
“What the fuck has happened to your face?”
“I fell over coming back from church… fell into a rose bush”
“Did you bullocks Daisy! you’re dad punished you didn't he? What did you do wrong this time?”
“I did nothing wrong Ashley!”
“Don’t lie, your dad phoned me! you pathetic little disobedient slut!”
“Ashley stop it please”
“Get in my car”
“No Ashley. I’m going inside for a bit.” Daisy tries to move past Ashley to get inside but he is blocking her way.
“You will do as I say Smithy! now get! we’ll be back later!”
“Okay Ashley…”
Daisy slowly walked over to Ashley’s car walking like a scared child going home knowing she’ll be in for a punishment… but hell she was. Daisy climbed into the car and so did Ashley and soon enough they were driving away from the party.
The drive was silent… awkwardly silent. Daisy was singing one of her songs in her head.
‘water streams, down your checks, as you lose your puzzle piece, but you know i’m here… forever. One more day, and you’ll be free again, but believe in me forever.’
Soon they reached Ashley’s apartment.
“Right i want to get inside, strip, take all that crap off your face then wait for me in the corner in the position. Am i making myself clear slut?1”
“Yes Ashley.” Daisy sighs and does as she’s told quickly, and before much time is past she is in that dreaded corner.
