tortured tutor (edited)

chapter seven

routine

1 month time skip~

Skylers pov:
i've been staying mostly at the dolans so my bruises have been able to disappear. i only go home once a week to collect my weekly beatings.

Ethan's grades are a lot better but principal Sryder insist that I continue to tutor him so his grades don't go back down, and I'm not complaining. Ethan and I have gotten really close, and Ethan's changed. He's a lot less of a dick now. We sit by each other at lunch, hangout after school, text each other. Some would consider that to be a friendship, best friends? Ethan and I are like best friends but it's different somehow, I don't know how to explain it. Yes sometimes we flirt with each other but that's just what friends do, play around.

Grayson assumes there's something going on but we always deny it, because it's true. There's nothing going on! At school it's just Grayson, Elle, Ethan, and I. Ash went her own way, getting back into the popular click. Every friday elle and i watch Grayson and Ethan's football games and of course they usually win. Saturday nights we all have a sleepover at the dolans as childish as it sounds. Ethan has still never been in my house and he hasn't been suspicious about since we make it a daily routine to go to his.   

It was lunch time and as usual Elle, Grayson, Ethan, and I sat together, we were talking about things to do over the weekend since it was Friday. "Oh what if
Skyler and i spend the night at your guys house tonight and we hang all day tomorrow and go to Jace's party tomorrow night?!" Elle suggestion. I never liked going to party's because I hated being pressured to drink. I don't want to turn out like my parents and become a alcoholic, but what's the point of going to a party if you're not gonna drink. "Oh yes Jace's party's are always lit!" Grayson said a little too excited.

~ "I'm gonna pretend you didn't just say lit." I said with a fake disgusted face, but ended up laughing. "I'm down if you're down, Skyler", Ethan looked towards me. I'm the only one who doesn't want to go. I guess I can be the designated driver.
~"Sure" I said with a slight smile. I'd be happy as long as I was with Ethan. The bell rang indicating lunch was over.
~"See yah guys after school" I said as I waved and walked to my next class. This weekend was definitely going to be interesting. A sleepover tonight, a party the next, and Im sure they're gonna find something else to do Sunday.

I mentally slapped myself, I feel so stupid, for all of this. Having to pretend I have a great life and lie everyday. Sometimes I don't have to pretend because they make me happy, Ethan makes me happy. but 16 years, 16 years I was able to keep this secret, yet it's so hard to with Ethan.
I finally have friends, like real genuine friends. I don't want to lie to them, they deserve better. I don't know why they stick with me, I'm good for nothing. It's moments like these where I realize my mom is right. I try not to believe her but it's hard not to believe something you hear everyday.

I realized I dazed out for a complete hour thinking about how much of a mess I am when the final bell rings signaling for us to go home. I remember that I was about to see Ethan so I tried to cheer up. I saw him leaning against his Jeep when something came over me. I ran over and jumped on him wrapping my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck. I buried my face in the crook of his neck as he wraps his arms around my waist chuckling. "We just saw each other at lunch did you really miss me that much?" He said. I sigh as I slowly unwrap my legs and put them on the ground. I didn't want to pull away but I had to. Just to make it a little more normal I give him a regular hug as his hands were still around my waist. I pull away and slightly tap the side of his face, giggling. "Ow, why'd you do that" he put his hand on his cheek.

~ "come on drama queen we need to go to the store to buy snacks for the sleepover!" I yelled as I rushed into the front seat. He chuckled and ran to the drivers seat. On the way to the store I got the aux cord and blasted tam impala. I moved in my seat having my back against the window and I rested my feet on Ethan's legs. He just laughed and said "what are you doing?", while looking at my feet.

~"I'm getting comfortable doofus!" I yelled over tan impala. At the store I ran around as Ethan chased me. I turned the corner and hid behind some stuffed animals. him slowly walked by and didn't notice me so I reached my hand out and grabbed his ankle and he scream and jumped which made me fall out of the pile of stuffed animals. I fell to the floor laughing. He looked at me mad and I just laid there laughing and he turned around to walk away.

~"Oh cmon E I'm sorryyyyy" he kept walking. I ran in front of him and gave him a hug, I looked up at him.
~ "I'll buy you candy" his face lit up. "really?!" Geez this boy really was a kid. I laughed at my inside joke knowing he was nothing but little. He had a stack of candy in his arms and I walked up to him chuckling as I put on box of m&ms on top of his stack.
~"Do u think we have enough?" I questioned as he laughs. "Maybe... oh! we need popcorn!" my mouth was open as I groaned, I'm too lazy to shop. We've been here for about 30 minutes, so that means 30 minutes of walking. After he found the popcorn we bought everything and ended up with two bags of snacks.

When we got in their house all the lights were off and it was quiet. "GRAYSON!" Ethan yelled. His car was here so they had to be here.
~ "ELLE!" I yelled as I walked into the kitchen. I put the bags on the counter when two arms grabbed me.
~"AHH!" 
"SKYLER!" Ethan yelled from across the house.