The Bully Affect

Meeting by the back tree

>Jonathan's POV<

         It's 6 o'clock and school starts at 8. I get up and go take a shower in the bathroom conjoined with my room. No, my family isn't rich but we aren't too far off. We have a two story house with a basement. On the first floor is the kitchen, living room, two bathrooms, and my dads office. Upstairs is my parents room, my little sisters room, my room, two spare rooms, and four bathrooms. One bathroom is attached to my parents room and one is attached to mine, the other two are off the hall.

        The basement is my favorite place though. My parents let me have it as a hang out for if I ever got friends that would come over. My dad and I had put up walls to divide the huge basement into four areas. There is one long room when you first step off the stairs that has a couch, TV, and computer. There are three doors that lead off of that. The first one goes into a game room with, a pool table, air hokey, fuse ball, and Wii in the corner. The second room has a big flat screen to show movies and a red velvet circle couch that goes into the ground. In the last room is just a kitchen type thing, microwave, small fridge, bowl of fruit, cupboard full of chips. Its pretty simple down here plus I don't have to have the lights really bright unless I am reading or doing work.
        After my shower I change into some clothes before going down stairs to eat. Over a bowl of cereal I text Katie. Hey, everything okay with you and your mom. I don't want the project pulling you apart. I set my phone down and keep eating.
        A moment later it buzzes. She doesn't want me with you guys cuz it will 'lower my social standing' ill talk to you about it at school... just meet me by the back tree 30 min. before the bell 

        I finish my breakfast before going upstairs to make my hair all flippy. It is naturally that way but I have to brush it all every morning or it would all be a mess. I finish getting ready then head for school.

*skip to school 30 minutes before the bell*

        I have only been waiting for a few minutes when she walks up. "Hey. So you okay?" I ask.
        "Fine as I can be in that house. She is just so self centered and everything has to be perfect. She doesn't approve of what I do, my friends aren't good enough, my hair isn't perfect, I'm never good enough for her. I try and I try and I try but its never enough. I just get so sick of her always criticizing me and telling me to be better..." Her voice is quivering and there are some tears in her eyes.
        I pull her into my arms  and just hold her as she steady's her breath. I know she wont cry while others are around. "You are perfect and you shouldn't change who you are for her. My mom will show you some true love when you come to stay with us, don't worry."
        "Thanks. You know, she has never showed up for any of my track meets." She laughs about it slightly as we walk to first period.