Demented

Chapter 13.

"Tori! Get your ass here!" I stumbled into my house. But just before I could race to my bed, my dad called, he was sitting on the armchair with coffee & a newspaper.

"Where the hell have you been?" Anger started melting into his voice & his posture became tense. Here we go.

"Sorry, Dad. I was with Emily. There's a lot going on in my life right now & shes the only person who understands what I'm going through." I looked to the ground & sighed. Trying to give off an innocent vibe. It worked.

"Don't let this happen again. Get to bed. " His voice lightened a little but not much. His work always puts him in this mood. I trotted to my bedroom, threw on pj's & collapsed onto my bed & faded into wonderland.

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"Wake up, sleepyhead." My mom switched on the lights so I was blinded & ripped off my blanket so I would freeze to death. We going to my aunts today. They fetching the furniture to transport it to Canada. I can't believe they actually leaving... My mommy .. Who am I going to talk to when I need advice & who am I going to rant about my day to when I get home? & my dad, who's going to tell me to stay away from boys, protect me. No, Tori. Don't cry. You chose this.

I slipped on a pair of skinny ripped jeans, a white baggy crop-top with black writing that says "Killing it" & obviously my usual shoes, Nike air forces.

"& she's back on." My brother laughed as I walked out my room to go & brush my teeth. Obviously teasing the fact that I've been dressing like crap for the past two weeks. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, applied make up, fixed my hair into two french plaits on either side of my head & skipped downstairs.

"There's my girl." My mom smiled proudly & handed me my coffee.

"Love ya." I planted a kiss on her cheek & waved bye to my dad & skipped my way to my car. This week, I'm just going to focus on school & the normal teenage drama & try to be a normal person again. I blasted my music & sang along , the occasional fist pump & a lot of reflecting to the music. I drove into the school parking lot & walked to my locker.

"Hey, Tori." I heard Emily's voice & immediately looked to where she was. She was sitting with Aydan, Chase, Anna, Jenna & Abby. Who I haven't seen in forever. Oh & I forgot to mention the other four girls surrounding Chase, & two with the occasional glance at Aydan. But Emily's eyes were locked on them.

"Oh my god. Tori! They just filled us in on everything." Jenna ran up to me & took me into her embrace.

"I'm surprised you haven't broken down. You're so strong." Abby squeezed me into a hug. I hate having this thing of feeling like I have to be a tough girl. Because I'm not.

"You're amazing." Anna lightly hugged me, seeing as she's not a hugger. Chase was so consumed with all those girls. Little bitch whores. No seriously, they were wearing shorts that could practically be my underwear & a crop top that could be my bra. How can they show up to school looking like this & not get into trouble? This is what I get for wanting a normal day.

"Ah this is the hottie everyone's talking about." A guy walked up from behind me, obviously one of the friends I haven't met & fist nudged Aydan.

"I'm a woman, not a temperature." I snapped & folded my arms. I looked up at the boy, my god he was hot. But you could see he was a dick so that cancels out all positives.

"This is Brad. The lady's man." Aydan pulled Emily onto his lap, as if to protect her from him. Me being me, I took a step away from him.

"Oh come on. I'm not going to eat you. What's your name?" He snorted at my gesture. I hate guys like this, cocky & think they can get any girl they want.