I'll Steal You Flowers (Pierce the Veil)

Chapter 8

Hey guys! Short update, but it branches out a lot. Everything has been so crazy lately that its hard finding time, but I promise I'll make it work. Hope you like this chapter!!

Lily's POV

Monday. After a weekend of trying to relax and suppress my emotions it was a word that could bring tears to my eyes. I didn't want to face school. He couldn't skip school forever. I'd have to face him at some point. So I tried to drag out every minute that morning and even asked my mom if I had to go to school. Of course, she said yes. So as I walked to school I measured out the pros and cons of just turning around and not going. I've done it before, I call in for myself using a fake voice so they don't call my mom and I'm home free. But she wants me to go to school, and I don't want to make my mom upset.

But I trudged on, all the way towards my locker where I could see Skylar along with... all the guys. So I kept walking towards them and nudged Tony who stood directly in front of my locker. She moved and turned to face me. "Oh hey Lil!" he said with a smile. 

"Hey guys." I said looking into my locker to get my books. The conversation continued on about some project for a teacher I don't have. Tony came and stood very close to me.

"How ya holding up?" he asked me in a low voice. 

"Fine, fine." I said and smiled. He smiled back at me and I was glad. I was fine. 

"So what happened with." He stopped and moved closer. "You and Vic?" he asked. I tried to show no emotion as my heart rate picked up. 

"What are you talking about?" I whispered. He just smirked. 

"For a later time then." And he stood up with that. I shrugged and locked my locker. Skylar told him. I don't blame her, but it was nothing. Nothing happened between us. I went to join the conversation when an all too familiar group of people stopped walking in front of us.

Savannah and her group.

She gave me a dirty look and then looked to everyone else. "Figures. We kick you out and the only people you fit in with are the losers." She said and they all started laughing. I was about to step forward but Tony grabbed my wrist, keeping me back. No one said anything as she gave me this evil look and they all prodded away.

"Last thing you want to do is throw a punch at her." Tony said as I pulled my wrist from his grasp, a slight sting echoing through my arm. 

"I wasn't going to punch her."  I mumbled. 

"You looked like you wanted to rip her throat out with your teeth." Mike said with a small laugh. My cheeks flushed and I knew it was probably true. The warning bell rang and it was my perfect escape. 

"I'm gonna go." I said. I walked away. 

"Lily, wait." I heard Vic say. I stopped and turned to him.

"Don't let it get to you, it means nothing. Okay?" he said with a bright smile. I wanted to smile, but nothing came to me. 

"I won't." I said and left.

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I was glad when the lunch bell finally rang. I couldn't focus on anything in class; my mind just kinda floated around trying to focus on anything but my current social standing. Feeling like I was floating, I drifted through the crowds and to my locker, taking my sweet time. Skylar wasn't at her locker, meaning that she was already in the cafeteria. So I grabbed my lunch and walked passed the main cafeteria entrance. The table that holds them was right by the door and I did not feel like looking at them. So I took the long way towards the back of the cafeteria.

Skylar and I had started to sit with the guys instead of by ourselves. I smiled when I saw them all sitting at the table towards the back of the room. Today so far was a stress-ridden day, so I needed some sort of distraction for right now. They haven't done anything directly towards me, but every time they're near I see them. They always give me looks and say something to each other that I can't hear and burst out laughing. I try to let it roll off my back but it feels like they're just throwing another knife in my back. But I walked towards my friends and tried to hide my feelings as best as I could.

"Hey guys." I said as I sat in between Tony and Skylar. The various greetings came back from all of them while I put my lunch down. 

"So did you guys hear that Ms. Hinder is pregnant?" Jaime said in shock. It was a teacher I didn't know or care about, but they all had shocked faces except for Tony. He probably doesn't have her either. They went into this conversation about it while I poked at the bagel I packed. That's when I felt something poke my back. No one else had noticed so I turned around to see a tiny paper airplane lying on its side behind me. My heart picked up again and I contemplated picking it up or not. When I scanned the area no one was looking at me.

With my fingers nearly shaking I picked it up and examined it. It was a normal paper airplane. Probably some freshman with bad aim. That's when I noticed the tiny ink scratches on the inside. No one at our table was looking at me, so I played it off as if I was on my phone. I unfolded it slowly when I saw the three tiny worlds sprawled on it.

Dirty cheater, slut.

Wow, so mature. The last word was underlined three times. There were two emotions running through me. Pure anger and sadness. "Lil?" Tony whispered. He had his eyes trained on me and I knew he saw. I heard a burst of laughter. This is normal in the cafeteria, but this laughter stood out. It was them. This was completely unnecessary. Just a pure bitch move. I crumpled the paper and shoved it in my bag.

"It's fine Tony. It's nothing." I said. 

"Do you want me to do something?" he asked. I shook my head. 

"It's fine. Worse things have been done." I said, trying to laugh. It was true, but I wish I could suck the words back in my mouth.

"Something wrong guys?" Vic asked on the other side of the table. I automatically perked up and plastered a fake smile on my face, trying to be as convincing as possible. 

"Nope, we're good." I said and took a bite of my bagel though I didn't have any appetite left. Vic smiled and I tried to stay focused on their conversation and not what had just happened. Though, I could feel Tony's gaze burning into my soul.

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