Blood Dripping Fingertips - Meghan Escott (acx book reading .txt) 📗

and I had sunk to the floor against the wall. Josh had done the same and now he was holding my hand with a firm grip. When Sam asked us, we both nodded. I still had the candle in my hand and I couldn’t stop staring at it. Even when Sam removed it from my grip, I followed it with my eyes. Thinking and wondering.
Someone clicked in front of my face but I couldn’t keep my eyes off the white candle. Someone else clapped their hands in front of me, but again, I didn’t stop looking at the candle. Eventually, Sam put the candle back into my hands and lifted me up by my shoulders.
After I was guided back to my room and Josh back to his, Sam removed the candle from my hand again and placed it on my bed side cabinet. My eyes follow it and continued staring it while Sam placed me onto my bed. Sam sat next to me and pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back and for the first time, diverted my eyes away from the candle. As he pulled away from me, I started crying.
“Don’t worry. My candle went out tonight as well.” Sam said. I stopped crying and looked at Sam. His candle had gone out as well as Josh’s. He was looking at me with the eyes he had when he turned me. Want and longing. I knew what he wanted but I couldn’t give it to him. I couldn’t stand to look at him any longer so I looked away at the candle on the bed side table.
I didn’t want to look at that either so I got up, walked around Sam who was watching my every move, around to the table and shoved the candle in a drawer. I then back tracked and went into the bathroom where I removed my make up, jewellery and slipped into my dressing gown after removing my dress.
Sam was still there looking at me expectantly but after a shake of my head, he got up and walked out the door. I fell onto the bed and cried myself to sleep.
When I woke up, no one was in my room, thank god. It gave me time to remember what Tom had said no less than two nights ago.
Come to my house on Friday and let me prove it to you.
Today was Friday. Should I go and see what he has to say or just ignore him. I make a quick and vital decision and got out my phone.
Come and pick me up after school has finished (your school). I will talk to you.
I text Tom not knowing right from wrong any more He text back saying he will take me to his house and then we can talk. I think that is reasonable so I agree. I look at my clock and see it is half past one in the afternoon. He will finish school at half past three so I had two hours until he comes to pick me up.
I find my Mental Activity, Spells and Witchcraft and Survival books and lay them on the dining table. I get a pen and paper and get to work.
After an hour of work from text books, I go down to the survival room where the sports are played. Professor Buttercup said I could go down there whenever I wanted to practice. When I got there, I went straight to my locker and got out some boxing gloves, some shorts and a vest top. I put them on and then went over to a punch bag. I started to punch it and get my anger out.
I thought about Callum and what he thought about me. I thought about my candle going out and predicting something horrible for me. I thought about Zorina and how she knocked me out. I thought about Tom and what he did to me just outside my room. I thought about Sam and how he had locked me a room, tied to a chair.
At the last thought I stopped. I could see someone out of the corner of my eye. It was Sam. No wonder he had turned up. He could feel my anger and he looked angry enough to kill someone. He walked over to me and put he hands on my shoulders, telling me to calm down.
I couldn’t calm down so I ended up shrugging him off me and starting to punch the bag again.
I want to be on my own Sam.
He turned around and left. He was thinking that I was slightly off today. Any other day I would have calmed down and given him a hug but not today. I looked at my watch and realised what time it was. I got my normal clothes back on, packed away what I had used and then ran to the front of the school.
Tom’s car was parked next to mine. I walked over to it, trying to calm down and cool down. As I got to the back of the car Tom pocked his head out of the driver’s seat and motioned for me to sit in the passenger’s seat. I walked to that side of the car, opened the door and sat down.
Tom drove off out of the school and back to his house. When we got there, he got out his key and went in leaving the door open for me to close. As I walked up to the door, I scanned the driveway for his parent’s cars but, evidently, they were at work.
Tom was waiting for me just inside the door and as I shut the door he sprung on me. He pushed me up against the wall again and locked the door over my shoulder so I could see what he was doing. He then grabbed my hands and put them on his chest. I tried to resist but I couldn’t. He was stronger than me. Damn, I’ve got to get stronger!
He then put his hands on my shoulders and pushed me back onto the wall where I could not escape. He then pressed his lips onto mine and moved his hands away from my shoulders and starts exploring my body.
I hated it but it reminded me of home and what we had done in my bedroom before Sam had come intruding. I took slight enjoyment out of remembering and momentarily forgetting what was actually happening, I kissed Tom back and pulled him further towards me.
He started stroking my hair and that reminded me of Sam. How much he loved me and how I loved him but wouldn’t admit it. School. Josh. Being a vampire. I shouldn’t be doing this.
I push Tom back and try to get away but when I push him, he grabs my hand and yanks me towards the stairs. I can’t do anything about him pulling me so I go into his thoughts instead.
She is going to love me after this. After I prove myself to her. Even if she resists, I’m too strong for her. She won’t be able to get me off of her even if she tries.
I couldn’t believe what he was planning to. I started to panic and resist him. We were at the door of his room when I started to struggle and he was confident he would have exactly what he wanted.
“I thought we were going to talk not you try to rape me.” I shouted at him as he was dragging me through his door. He just laughed and pulled me through with ease. I couldn’t think of anything else to do to stop him so I went along with it but this time with my rules.
I walked towards him and kissed him. A wave of relief went through him but it was only temporary. I pushed him against the wall while still kissing him. He went along with it and started kissing my neck and then up to my cheek and down again. I was feeling disgusted, angry and worried but I had to go along with it because I would tip Tom off.
I increased my fear of Tom and increased my worry while I was unbuttoning his shirt and him unbuttoning my dress. He dragged me over to his bed and I lay down on it. He started kissing me again and was so distracted by me that he didn’t hear the car, but then again, he wasn’t listening for it.
When I heard the car, I started to struggle again. I tried to move out from under him but I couldn’t. He was right. He is too strong for me. I turned and tried a different approach but nothing seemed to work.
I was so glad to see Sam come in and even better for him to see me struggling against Tom. Tom didn’t realise Sam was there so he continued to pull my dress off. Sam sneaked around behind Tom and pulled him off me. I had to act surprised as well but I’m internally grateful.
I watch Sam punch Tom in the gut and fall to the floor. Sam then looks over at me and he is fuming. I put my dress straight and start doing up the buttons. Sam helps me then grabs my hand and runs out of the room. He pulls me into his car and then drives off.
“What the hell did you think you were doing? Coming here of all places on your own. You haven’t even had your blood today. What the hell were you thinking?” Sam practically shouting at me as we went into the school parking lot. He grabbed my arm and half walked half dragged me into the lift that would take me back up to me room.
“I’m sorry Sam. He said he wanted to talk. I didn’t think he would try anything like that. I’m so sorry.” I said to him looking down rather then up at him.
“I am going to have to lock you in your room.” He said to me as we entered the lift. The last time I had been in this, it was romantic between me and Sam but this time it was just awkward until Sam made the first move.
He laughed as I saw realisation cross his face. I turned to face him and he was shaking his head. When he saw me looking at him, he pulled me into a hug and started laughing again.
“I’m not mad at you Lucy. This was meant to happen. This was your ‘horrible’ thing to happen to you. When you get back to your room, check your candle. It should have re-lit.” He said answering the question in my head.
Sure enough, when I opened my bed side table draw, the candle was alight and burning strongly.


Chapter Twelve

As Sam escorted me down to Combat, he kept giving me looks. I couldn’t read them so I stopped trying