Nauseous - Skephalo

T H E C H E C K - C H A P T E R T H I R T E E N

TW: Mentions of self-harm

~~~ZAK'S POV~~~

At the sound of my alarm, I roll over and reach for it, quickly turning it off. I was right; it was a very long and sleepless night last night, and the bits and pieces I remember from the nightmare I had didn't really help that. I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling and not wanting to move. I was so tired, exhausted.

'You have school today, Zakary.'

'I don't have to go to school, do I?' I ask, ignoring that the thing had called me by my full name.

'You do today. Your promise to Vincent, remember? It'd be very suspicious if you didn't show up to school today after making such a promise.'

I freeze for a second before realizing that the thing was right and sighing, throwing my feet off the edge of the bed so I was sitting. I stand up slowly, wobbling as I do. I reach my hand out, steadying myself on my nightstand before regaining my balance and moving my hand away from the nightstand before walking over to my closet and picking out my outfit today; a white long sleeve shirt, black hoodie and beige pants. I was about to change when I remembered the bandages and grabbed them out of the closet too, putting them on, careful not to mess up. When I finished, I examined my work and, content, got dress. Afterwards, I went into the bathroom to brush my hair and peeked it the mirror, flinching as I realized how horrible I looked.

'Do I look this bad everyday?' I ask myself as I brush my hair.

'Yes, you do.'

I roll my eyes and grab everything else I would need for the day before heading to school.

Timeskip-

I arrive at school, supposedly on time today, as there were still other kids hanging out on the stairs next to the entrance of the school and people going into the school.

'Huh, I'm on time for once.'

I walk into the school, making my way to my first class, going inside to see I was one of the first ones there.

"Oh! Zak! What a pleasant surprise, you aren't late for once!" The teacher says, surprise evident in his voice. That was fair though, I hadn't been on time once this year. I nod and go to my desk, sitting down. I sigh and gaze off into the distance, waiting for class to be over.

Timeskip to lunch- 

I walk out of my classroom, making my way down the hall to the cafeteria, dodging other people along the way. I get into the lunch line, keeping the disgust I felt off of my face. No one needed to know that food disgusted me. I grab a tray, getting the main course, which was a spaghetti today, and an apple. I glance over and see people giving me weird looks, so I take a breadstick and some green beans as well, which draws the looks away from me. I grab a cup of water and walk over to my table, eyes stuck to the ground. I sit down and begin to poke at my green beans with my fork, when I see two figures sit down across from me.

'Oh, this is just lovely. They're here again...' I scowl internally, but look up at them.

"Hi Zak!" They say simultaneously. 

"Hello..." I yawn back in response, my tiredness from not sleeping last night catching up to me.

"Are you okay, Zak?" Darryl asked, concern in his voice, which sounded genuine. 

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bit tired," I respond, giving him a reassuring half-smile. I didn't need anyone to worry about me and then have them find out about my problems.