Playing A Part [complete]

Claire 6#

I wake up and groan why does school have to exist, I stand up and slip on a pair of black ripped jeans and a pink croped sweatshirt. I sigh and pull my hair into a low bun with my pink streaks hanging out of it. "cute enough" honesty I could care less on how I look, today is the worst day ever I have to go to school when I feel like crap. my mom is crying her heart out in her room, my dad left early this morning with my younger sister to drop her off and go to

work meanwhile I have to hop on a crappy bus. I sigh and walk to the bus stop skiping breakfast, I clime on and put on a fake smile for my friends, "Hey Claire you look soo good" my friend Blaire says "of course I do" I say and flip my hair. I act like I am all that I mean i dont want to be a loser, cute outfits everyday, always gets what she wants, every girl wants to be me, and every guy wants to bang me, Bla, bla, bla, give it a rest. I sit next to Blaire and watch

out the window till we arrive at hell. I walk inside and run to the bathroom, dropping my smile and sitting in a locked stall, I cry I don't usually cry, usually I can keep it in till I get home but home just makes me cry more than ever. my brother died the other day and the only way I was able to go home was because someone pulled the fire alarm people keep saying its Duke my boyfriend but that doesn't sound like him. I think it was that girl who came in

the bathroom the other day, she did say my day would get better. I hear the door open I try to hold in my sobs but one comes out notifying whoever is in here that I'm crying shit "hey is that you? the same girl from the other day?" the voice asks. I gulp "yeah" the girl comes and sat anginst the stall, "you want to talk about it?" the girl asked I smiled "actually yeah" I start to talk to this girl not knowing who it was made it easier and her not knowing who I am was

also easier. "that's tough I'm sorry. hey can I ask you something" I shrug "sure why not" I hear her sigh "how about we stay anonymous? think about it we can tell each other everything with out knowing who either of us are" I smile "I like that idea" I can tell she's smiling too "how about we meet here everyday and leave note if we cant meet" she says I nod "I like that idea" I know she cant see me so I pretend she can "great so do you want to hear my

story?" the girl asks "yeah but first is there anything I can call you? you can call me C if you want its my favorite letter" partly true. "yeah you can call me V like the letter" I smile good a name. "well V tell me about yourself" listen to her talk it made me smile she was comfortable with me most people only tell me the surface, like how the weather is, and crap like that but V is real with me. "well yeah I was bullied yesterday by this guy Duke I didn't let it get to me

kind of" tilt my head "kind of what do mean by that" I ask "well you know the fire alarm thing, yeah that was me" I laugh "I knew it!" we both end up laughing like crazy "well I'm already late for class but I enjoyed talking to you" I felt her smile "yeah me too see you tomorrow" I say "bye C" I hear her say

and shut the door. I finally have a real friend not a fake one. I finish the day and head to my last class drama, there I see that little brat Luz talking to another girl. I sit with my friends and listen to the teacher. "I suspect you read your casting list it doesn't matter if you did because I'm reading them now ok-

casting list

-Claire Baker as Juliet

-Luz Noceda as Romeo

-Abby Peters as Lady Capulet

-Jeremey Clue as Prince Escalus

-Tomas Hero as Friar Laurence

-Hugo Frizzy as Capulet

-Julia Frank as understudy of Juliet

-Isaac Rose as understudy of Romeo

(the list continues I'm just lazy)

and that is it practice your lines for the rest of class or do it as homework" I'm glad I got the lead but I'm kind of pissed that the twerp is Romeo. after class I walk to the bus to meet my friends, a few more minutes I sigh and fix my smile, I wave bye to my friends and walk to my room. I shut the door and lock it, my smile drops and a few tears fall down my face. I decide to call V I add her contact to my phone and push the call button. "hello?" I smile "hey its C" I

say "hey C what's up?" I smile hearing her voice is great. "nothing I'm just really bored" me and V talk for a few hours before her mom called her down for dinner. I hang up and look at the celling maybe tomorrow will be better.....

words:930 9/2/2021 (edited 2/6/2022)