Learning To Fly

Chapter 2

Nick's POV

I woke up with an ice-pack on my jaw. My brother and I got into a bad fight last night. It got really physical and my dad pulled us off each-other. Aidan's nose was broken and my jaw was bruised. Aidan was supposed to stay until Saturday. But he left for college today.

My dad left for work, before Aidan did. My mom works from home as a writer. I groaned as I got up from my bed. I took the ice-pack off and walked to the bathroom. I wet my face with water and looked in the mirror. The bruise was a dark blue and black. I slipped off my sweatpants and boxers. I got into the shower, turning the water on.

The warm water hit my body as I washed myself. I rinsed the shampoo out of my hair and ran my fingers through my hair. I fixed my hair up and put on my glasses. I took my pills and left the bathroom. I grabbed some black jeans and a red and white tank top. I slipped on my vans and walked downstairs.

I grabbed an apple and grabbed my bag. My mom told me she was driving me to school. I guess she needed to talk to my counselor or something. I took my jacket off the rack and walked outside. When I was walking to the car, the bus had passed my stop. I guess Rose knew I was getting dropped off today.

I got into my usual seat and looked out the window. How would I hide my bruise? Not just from the school, but from Claire and Emerald. Those two will hound me until I tell them whats wrong. I tapped the window on the way to school.

When she pulled up, I got out and headed into the school. My mom went into the office. I shook my head and grabbed my books from my locker. Walking into my homeroom, I looked down, trying to hide the bruise. I slowly sat in my seat, taking out a piece of paper to write on.

A few minutes after I came into the room, Claire came in. She wheeled her chair over to our desk. She tried to get my attention, but I didnt say anything. I dont want her to think that I was mad, or that I didnt want to talk to her, because I did want to talk to her. Claire was my best friend, I may have met her in December of this year, but her and I got along well.

Emerald introduced me to her. She told me her story, how she had broken her knee. Her life had been changed entirely. Miss.Wright walked, smiling at the class. She wrote something on the board I couldn't understand. She began handing our tests back from last week. I looked at my paper and sighed. I got a fifty.

This whole month has been a mess. My brother comes home from college. All we did was argue. Then the last day he was here, we got into a physical fight. I continued to write when I could feel Claire looking at me.

"Nick, you need to talk to me," She said sincerely. I frowned and looked at her.

"Can we talk about it later? I could go to your house after school." I asked. She nodded and hugged me. I hugged her back and began to cry slightly. Claire understood me. Its like, whenever something was wrong, she knew exactly what to do.

I got back to doing my work, scratching my neck as I did. I was always a smart kid, I never really failed a test. So this one hit hard. The fact that I failed this test has brought alot of stress. I just have to calm down and focus.

Miss.Wright began to teach some poetry to us. I dont get why we must learn this every year. I mean, I learned this in seventh-grade and now I'm in my Junior year and still learning it. I think they would realize that we know this stuff already. I wrote down what she told us, so I could study the notes for the next test.

Claire was reading her book and writing her notes at the same time. I wonder how that girl is so good at multitasking. Its like, she can be doing math, while making dinner and get all the answers right. I guess when your stuck in a wheelchair, you learn how to do more things. She cant do the things she did before. Like drive her car or babysit her neighbours.

I just wish I was as strong and optimistic as she was. She can be in the worst situation, yet make the most out of it. She really surprises me and thats what I like about her. That she never fails to surprise me everyday.

A/N:

Chapter two is up! Wattpad wasnt working for a few days *cough* twelve *cough*. So thats why I couldn't update. As you can see I changed Shelley Hennig to play Claire and added two characters. Dont worry, this isnt a Teen Wolf story xD. I just used those actors cause I like them.