Rothwood High

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Anastasia P.O.V

As I enter the hallway I notice Thalia & Lily, two of my friends, standing next to our lockers. I hope they don’t ask me about my parents, I’m sick of all this sympathy I just want to get on with my life.

“Annie!!”I hear them call. I groan inwardly, they’ve noticed me. I force a smile and walk over to them.

“What happened yesterday? We didn’t see you. Is everything alright with your parents?” Thalia asks me. Ugh, here come the questions. I don’t know what to say, should I lie and tell them everything’s alright. Luckily Naomi, Ansel’s girlfriend, interrupts us.  

“Ansel’s looking for you, Lord knows why he wants to speak to you, I guess he cares about what’s going on in your crappy life. Don’t keep him long, he is my boyfriend after all. And see next time you decide to dish out all your problems don’t dish them out at 5 o’clock in the morning.” She stalks off. I guess she must have spent the night at Ansel’s. I expect nothing less from Naomi but Ansel?

“What’s her problem? Just because you have a better relationship with her boyfriend than she does.” Says Lily.

“Guys I can’t be dealing with this, I’ve got better things to do than worry about what Naomi thinks about me. See you at lunch, I guess.”

I know they’re just trying to help and show their support but they don’t understand what it’s like having to force a smile everyday when all you want to do is break down and cry.

Ansel’s P.O.V

The first person I see when I walk through the school doors is Naomi. She runs towards me and throws herself on me covering me with kisses. All I can think of is how Sia’s doing, I need to speak to her and make sure she’s okay. I ask Naomi to tell Sia that I want to speak to her. Since Sia doesn’t have her brother there to protect her I feel like I am now responsible for her.

Naomi’s P.O.V

UGH I’m fed up with her getting all Ansel’s attention. He doesn’t see the effect it has on me. He has to understand that I’m his priority, NOT that lonely, depressed freak he calls a friend. I make my way to my first class when some jerk bumps into me causing me to drop my books. He bends down to pick them up, as I would expect him to do, I am Naomi Hudson after all.

“Hey what was that for, idiot?!?” I snap at him

“I’m the idiot, am I? You’re the one that was in my way.”

“Honey, don’t you know that the lady is always right?”

“Well I wouldn’t exactly consider you a lady…”

I want to slap him, but that would prove him right. So instead I grab my books off him and proceed to the biology classroom. Who was that guy anyway? I have to say he was kinda hot, but that doesn’t give him the right to be so rude…GOD men are such pigs!!

Ansel’s P.O.V

I catch sight of Sia out of the corner of my eye. I shout “Sia!” I’m the only person that calls her that so she’ll know it’s me. She has a slightly angry look on her face, which worries me a bit.

“What was it you wanted to talk to me about?” she asks

“What happened last night?” I ask

“Naomi slept over at your house last night, that’s what happened.” She snaps at me

“What’s that supposed to mean?!?” I fire back

“You told me you were going to take it slow with her, you know the type of person she is!”

“What’s my relationship have to do with you, It’s not like you’ve been in one recently!”

“Did you just call me over to have a go at me?!”

“You’re the one who started it!”

“Listen to yourself you sound like a freaking five year old!!!!”

“You know what? I’m done! I was just trying to help.”

“What makes you think I need your help?”

All of a sudden we hear a fire alarm and distant screams, I can tell this isn’t a drill because I can smell the smoke. I look at Sia… No Anastasia and wonder what we’re going to do. There’s no one around us and I’m starting to find it hard to breathe.