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chapter 4

~Lilys pov~

Once we were a few streets away from our house, I slowed down a bit, content we were safe from him - for now that is anyway. Sighing I mentally prepared myself for the day to come. Its not like I hate school..I just don't exactly appreciate my peers that much. Or at all even . 

I suppose anyone who frequently gets beaten up and bullied whilst having no friends wouldn't find this place or the people inside it a sanctuary. 

It wasn't always this way but I guess the past is in the past and I just need to concentrate on the future seeing as the present sucks.

Turning around the corner, I dropped Iz off at school. Isabella is eleven so she is luckily still at primary school for her final year. Me on the other hand - not so lucky. I'm sixteen which means I am currently going through my last  year of secondary school. Fortunately though, that means that after I finish up the school year here,I can move onto a college, or apprenticeship, or wherever it is that I end up going to and have a fresh start - which means leaving this hell hole that I will not be missing.

Savouring my last few minutes of bliss, I walked down the last few streets to my secondary school. As I came into view of the gates I heard the familiar sound of a bell ringing and saw students start to disappear inside the  over bearing building. 

I lingered outside a few minutes more when everyone had gone inside. This is what I do everyday - purposely turn up late to school. Its not as if i get to the actual school late, I just found it easier to avoid bullies in the morning by skipping out the regular 'beat up lily' sessions that would take place before school starts. 

Once i'm in the classroom i'm then pretty much safe from them, it's not like they can physically hit me with a teacher watching. Even though then I face a whole new problem.

Pity. One of the big things I can't stand. The teachers here somehow beyond my knowledge sensed I got bullied (I swear they all sit in the staff room at lunch times and just spy on all the students with their 'special security cameras'). 

This of course results in me getting a bunch of sympathy from middle aged adults who I don't even know - At least from the nice teachers; well teachers who try to be nice.

Slowly entering the school gates I reluctantly headed to one of my least favourite lessons - Maths. 

I opened the door to the class and walked to my desk which was conveniently situated at the back of the class, ignoring the whispers and stares that started as soon as I opened the door to the classroom.

"Lily Hallwin! Why are you nearly 15 minutes late to my lesson!?!"

Um.. what? Is Mr Collins serious? I'm barely even 10 minutes late, where is the logic in this guy! And just for the record, mr collins is NOT one of those nice teachers. He has clear favourites - the popular kids. Me and Mr Collins, we definitely DON'T get along.

"Ummm...Actually sir, i'm not even ten minutes late..."

"Right thats enough! For disrupting my lesson and being rude to me, I'm giving you a detention after school."

I mentally smiled at this. Don't judge okay? I only appreciate detentions because then there is a less likely chance that after school the bullies will be there to beat me up.

Ughh.. Now its time to actually learn stuff about maths. Yeah :) - note the sarcasm.

Something scrunched up then hit my shoulder. Picking the little ball of paper up from the floor I rolled it and read what it said:

shame about your detention, i guess this means we will have to give you a double beating at lunch instead of two separate ones today. Enjoy the safety of the classroom walls while you can, we'll be waiting. ;)

Well. I thought to myself - this is the start of another great day. (note the sarcasm again.)

* Yeah! Happy times I finally updated :)
Hopefully this is a bit longer chapter for y'all an hopefully the chapter length will start increasing ;)

Also Im actually going to dedicate a chapter for once so...
I DEDICATE THIS CHAPTER TO holly_is_a_penguinx because I can and she kinda helped me when I was confused at what to write with this chapter :)

Anyways..keep smilin y'all and happy easter holidays :)*

*edited A/N - wow this story was cringey, still undergoing major changes but newly updated chapters will be more bearable.