A Series Of Life Changing Events

Chapter 10: Big Dates And Big Bullies Part 1

AUTHORS NOTE: Since this is a really big topic I spilt it into two parts. I hope you guys enjoy it!

It's Friday and Jess hasn't gotten on the bus yet. The morning went as normal. Get up, get ready, eat breakfast, go out the door. Where on Earth is Jess? We get to school and I'm concerned because she didn't get a ride to school either. I quickly text her. She doesn't answer. If she's sick then she's probably asleep. I have to survive this on my own. I gather all my stuff and walk to my class alone. When it comes time for lunch I don't know what to do. I don't have anybody to sit with. I sit alone at my usual table and the popular kids make fun of me. Being alone sucks. I eat in silence. Then I see Noah coming this way. God he's so cute. He's probably going to sit with the stupid populars again. He doesn't turn at the populars. He keeps walks. He's only a few feet away. "Hi." He says as he stops walking. Is he talking to me? "Hi." I say quietly. "Why are you sitting alone?" He asks. "My friend is sick." I answer. "And you only have one friend?" He questions. "Yeah." I say looking away feeling dumb. "Well I'm sorry to tell you this Lily, but that is a lie. You have two friends." He says sitting down. "And a good friend never lets his friend sit alone." He says taking a bite of his sandwich. Wow. Now I have two friends. Things are changing fast. "I like your shirt." I say laughing quietly. He's wearing a My Chem shirt. He notices my laughing. "What's wrong with My Chemical Romance?" He asks thinking I'm making fun of his shirt. "Promise not to tell anyone?" I feel like I can tell him anything. "Of course." He replied looking curious. He's so cute when he's curious. "Gerard Way recently adopted a girl who is fourteen years old. I started going to this school around the same time. He lives around here. Put the pieces together." I say sitting back in my chair. "No way!" He exclaims. "Yes way!" I say with a big smile on my face. I never smile in school, but talking to this boy is an exception to the rule. "If you don't believe me then you can come to my house and see." I say jokingly. "Okay. Do you wanna go see a movie tomorrow night and I can pick you up at your house? If I pick you up I can see your dad." He says with a smile. Wait a gosh darn second... DID HE JUST ASK ME OUT?! "Uh sure. What movie?" I ask curious. "You can pick anything you want." He says. "How do you know I'm not gonna pick a chick flick?" I ask curiously. "I don't, but I like you a lot so I don't care what movie we go see." He answers confidently. "Okay." I can feel my face heating up. Oh this is great. I'm blushing. Just perfect. "This is just totally unfair." He says looking annoyed. "What is?" I ask concerned. "You're just too cute when you blush!" He says acting really angry. I start laughing. His statement just causes me to blush even more. He hands me a piece of paper. The bell for class rings and we go our separate ways. I look at the piece of paper and it has his number on it. I smile and shove the paper into my pocket. I can't wait to tell Jess. I survive the last couple periods without exploding of happiness. I couldn't really pay attention, but it didn't really matter. The bell rings and it's about to be the last class of the day. I'm at my locker putting my stuff away from the previous class when my locker is slammed in my face. I back up against the locker behind me. My books are pushed out of the hands and I feel something hard hit my face. It was a fist. I'm on the ground. I open my eyes to see the populars and the queen bee has her heel on my stomach. I try to push it off and get away, but she picks me up and pushes me against the locker again. "So I saw you talking to Noah during lunch." I don't respond. I can't respond. My jaw really hurts and even if it didn't hurt I still wouldn't be able to think of any words to produce. "He is way out of your league. He doesn't actually like you. He was just lying to make you feel better about your ugly self. He's just that nice of a guy." She says laughing. She's lying. She has to be lying. "He's an actor. He was in all the school plays." She says continuing to expose him. I know I shouldn't believe her, but he did sit with her and I only just met him this week. This could have all been a lie. LILY YOUR SO STUPID! I can't believe I fell for that. Nobody could ever like me. She starts hitting me again. I'm stupid. I deserve it. She's not hitting me in the face. She's trying not to leave evidence. "SCARLET WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" I hear someone yell as I am dropped on the floor. It hurts so bad, but I can't cry. Not here. My eyes do not obey my mind and they start to let out a steady stream of tears. The yelling won't stop. Please make it stop. It's a voice I recognize. I hear more voices, but I refuse to open my eyes. I think there are teachers here now. Someone rushes down to me. I feel a hand on my shoulder. I try to turn away from the hand, but the pain is too great. "Shh hey it's okay it's just me. It's Noah." I hear the voice says. The mental pain is more than the physical pain so I push him away from me. "SCARLET WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HER?!" He is yelling again. I hate the yelling. I curl up into a small ball. "I only told her the truth." The queen bee says laughing. "Who's truth?! The real truth or your sick made up fantasy?!" He comes closer to me. "Lily I promise everything she said was a lie." "H-how am I sup-posed to know that?" I say and it comes out small and quiet, but I'm pretty sure he still heard it. "I know you just met me, but if you don't give me a chance now, you'll never be able to see that she was lying in the future." He says. His voice is growing calmer. I think he noticed I didn't like the yelling. He puts his hand back on my shoulder and I don't push him away. I think I believe him. I hear a teacher talking. "Noah take her to the nurse and I'll deal with Scarlet." "Can you walk?" Noah asks softly. He tries to help me up, but I fall again. "I got you." He says catching me. It's nice to have someone to catch you when you fall. He picks me up bridal style and starts walking to the nurse. How is he strong enough for this?! His arms are so warm. I snuggle into his chest and he doesn't complain. He knocks on the nurse's door and I hear a gasp. "I brought a little worrier. She got into a fight." He says smiling down at me. "Lay her down over here." The nurse says hurrying over to the table to inspect me. Noah puts me down and it's cold again. I crawl back into a ball. I hear the nurse say something quietly to Noah. "Lil you gotta come out of your ball so the nurse can inspect you." I shake me head. I hate nurses' offices and doctors' offices. Noah takes my hand and he talks really quietly. "Hey I know you're scared, but it's gonna be okay. I'm right here." He says rubbing little circles into my hand. It's calming. I let the nurse inspect me, but only on one condition. I get to hold Noah's hand. Nobody complains. Every time the nurse touches my stomach I squeeze Noah's hand and almost scream. This is not fun. "You need to take a trip to the emergency room." She says as my breathe quickens and I squeeze Noah's hand as tightly as the laws of science will allow. I hate hospitals. Then a man rushes into the room. Thank God it's Gerard. "Who did this to you?!" He questions angrily. I don't reply. I just start crying again. "I'm sorry sweetheart." He says rushing by my side. "She needs to go to the emergency room." The nurse tells Gerard. Noah is trying to calm me down, but it isn't working. "Let me." Gerard says pulling me into his arms. His arms were the only place I've wanted to be this whole time. He starts rubbing my back and singing to me. His voice is all I want to exist right now. Noah is probably freaking out because Gerard Way is singing right in front of him. "Baby we have to get you to the emergency room." Gerard says quietly picking me up. "Where do I sign her out?" He asks. The nurse hands him a clip board. He signs me out and pulls my jacket around my arms. Then he walks me out to the car and sets me down the in back. He buckles me up and starts to drive. Oh my God we're going to the emergency room.