The way out of the darkness

Beth. Pov Today is The First School Day of last year, one year before I can get away from home and get into college. Hopefully as far away from here as possible. I work hard at my studies as best I can now, and try as much as possible to keep up, I should probably have been the smartest in school, the one with the highest grade, I have all the time in the world that other young people my age do not have , I have no friends and do not want any. I do not go to parties or participate in any kind of activities. Luckily I am not bullied at school, I keep to myself and honestly think that if you asked any student at the school who Beth is, they would answer there goes no Beth at our school. School is my favorite place, my free space, a place where I can escape from my daily day away from home. "Sigh" now I have to get out the door and out of the house how hard can it be. I almost reached the front door before hearing my father's voice "Beth" "yes sir" you wonder why I call my father sir. Long story short my father will not see me as his daughter and I must obey and answer with yes sir. I am his subspecies. However, my father is not as bad as my uncle. My uncle is my worst nightmare and when the two of them are together they are my hell. "Come in here," he shouted. I walked towards the kitchen with my head against the floor. "Come over here and stand in front of me" he commands me to. And I did as I was told. He gave me a sour expression before he said. "you know the rules Beth and you know the consequences, I hope you follow them." "of course sir" "what do your brands look like today" "they do not look so bad anymore" I whispered faintly. "let me see" he replied angrily I hoisted up in my hoodie and showed him my body. He pressed me hard with his pointing finger right into the side where there is still a dark purple mark. I bent down but did not make a sound. I know what happens if I show any kind of weakness so I do not dare. He laughed scornfully and poked once more "then you can just behave properly, then see to get to school, you know what happens if you come late and they call me at home" "Yes sir" I lifted my shirt down again and hurried out the door. I have 5 minutes to reach school now and it takes a minimum of 10 min to walk there so I ran to school. But I reached it just in time, but my body hurts now. I came to the classroom just as the teacher arrived, I sat at the back table as I always do, I always sit alone, that way I can remain invisible to the other students, and avoid talking to anyone. "Welcome back everyone, I hope you had a great summer vacation" Mr Johnson, our history teacher, has always been one of my favorite teachers. 10 minutes into the history class, it knocked on the door. "come in" it sounded from Mr Johnson I kept my eyes on the history book. "You must be Liam, our new student" it sounded from Mr Johnson. And all the girls in the class started whispering, I kept my eyes in my book. "I'm sorry for the delay but I was just past the inspector and getting my schedule before I could come." It was the new boy. "find a seat and turn to page 104" was the words of Mr Johnson. Liams pov When I stepped in the door, I scanned the room for a quick walk, all eyes on me except one. And just like all the other schools I have gone to, the girls started whispering, I gave them a little wink and a little smile. There are 4 vacancies to choose from and I know exactly where to sit. I went down behind and took a seat next to the girl with her head in the book. "Hi, my name is Liam," I whispered to her. "hey" she whispered as she turned her head slightly so she could only just see me, a split second and she had her head down in the book again. "I do not get a name," I whispered with a small smile on my lips. "Beth" she whispered as she ignored me. She did so for the rest of the hour. And I did not see her again until later in the day, I had 2 hours left of the day and stood in the hallway talking to a couple of guys. She came walking down the long hallway, she was wearing plain pants and a large hoodie, her hair charcoal black and setup in a tuber, her head down to the ground and her arms clinging to her book she was holding in her hand. When she reached her closet, she exchanged her book for another, closed the closet, and turned around and walked back again. What's wrong with her? Not a single student said anything to her, looked at her or noticed her. "know any Beth" I asked the boys curiously. "Beth" said one of them "no I do not know anyone named Beth" "neither me," said the other Strange how you can walk around unseen in such a small school like this. "I must rather find the psychology room" I gave the boys a smile "see you tomorrow" they both said "we do" When I entered the room for psychology, I could not help but pull a little on my face, there she sat at the back of the room with her head down in the book. I do not know why she attracts me, but she does. So I went down behind and sat down on the chair next to her "Hey Beth" It made her look at me, her eyes are crystal green, a few single freckles across her cheeks, her eyes shiny and I'm sure I can see emptiness in them, no emotions at all. "hello" she whispered, looking down at her book again. "What are you reading?" I asked curiously, I had gotten myself a mission, I wanted to know who she was and why she is like that. And can I perhaps awaken a dead glow in her, only time will tell. She did not answer me, so I took the book out of her hand, and her whole body gave a set, and she crouched down, "Sorry I did not want to scare you, or tease you, I was just curious what it was that engulfed you so much" I gave her her book again. "thank you" she whispered I studied her for a few minutes and just before the ladder stepped in the door Could I faintly hear her whisper "I'm reading a book by dali lama" While learning to talk I studied Beth through the corner of my eye and something caught my eye. One of her sleeves on the sweater was broken and there was a hole in her wrist. It gave me a view of her wounds. If I am not mistaken then I'm pretty sure she's cutting herself. Wtf … "we're starting with a month's project that's going to be part of your year's charts," it sounded from the teacher. It captured me from my thoughts about Beth and what's going on with her. "you have to work in pairs, and your sidekick becomes your regular partner for this project, you 3 who sit alone go together in a 3 man group" Yeah it gives me ample opportunity to break the ice. She let out a deep sigh and I'm sure I heard her mumble something along the lines of "like I don't have enough problems" When the class ended, I would have agreed with Beth what we should do about the project, but she was already out the door before I could look around. Well, but we have a day tomorrow