River's POV:
I wake up to the sound of my alarm, and I look at the time and groan. I get up and I get dressed. I put on a Bring Me the Horizon tee, black skinnies, and my converse. I walk into my bathroom and brush my hair and my teeth. I slip on my beanie and my bracelets. I quickly grab my backpack, and my longboard. I sigh and think 'Why did I even move to a new school?' I plug in my headphones and turn on Beatin in Lips by Beartooth . I head downstairs to the front door and I hop on my longboard an head to school. *10 min later* I finally reach my new school and I walk in and I head to the office. I keep my head down so people can't see my different colored eyes. I can hear people whispering and laughing. I ignore them and I reach the office and get what I need. As I walk out of the office, I bump into a guy dropping all of my stuff and fall to the floor. The mysterious person says "Oh my gosh! I'm so guzzling sorry! I didn't see you there!" I look up to see a guy. He's just staring wide eyed at me. I quickly gather all my stuff and I rush to my locker and put everything in it. I look at my schedule and I see that I have study hall, then music class. I hear the bell and I rush to class. I walk into study hall and everyone is staring at me. The teacher smiles and says "Ah, you must be River Williams?" I say 'Yes ma'am.' She then tells me to take a seat next to Jaxson. He raises his hand and I go and take a seat next to him. I notice, that he's the boy that I ran into in the hall earlier. I pull out my sketchbook, and I begin to draw Mitch Lucker from Suicide Silence. I finish drawing him, and at the bottom I write
R.I.P
Mitchell Adam Lucker
October 20, 1984 - January 11, 2012
Jaxson sees my drawing and he nudged my arm. I debate wether or not I should look up at him. I sigh and look up at him. He says "you like Suicide Silence?" I say 'Yes I do, they're my favorite band.'
Jaxson's POV:
'Wow that's so cool! They're my favorite too!' I take a better look at her drawing. She's so amazing!! I never met anyone who could draw like that! 'May I take a look at your drawings?' She takes a moment to think about it. "S..sur...sure." she replies shyly. she hands me the book and I start to look at her drawings. 'Wow! You're really amazing! I've never seen anyone draw like this!' "Th..thank yo..you." I continue to look through it an I find songs, drawings, doodles, a couple of stories, and some instruments. I look over her book more, and I see a journal that she wrote. I start to read it, and my eyes widen. In her sketch book, I read "Why should I even be living? No one wants me here!" I quickly close it and I hand it back to her. For the rest of the time, we just sit there in silence. *30 min later* I hear the bell and I grab my stuff and I quickly head to the music room. As I sit down, kids walk in the tdoor as the bell rings. I sigh and put my head down on the desk. I hear the door open, but I don't bother to look up.
River's POV:
I try to walk into the music room silently, but fail. I see that everyone is staring at me. The teacher says "Why hello there River, welcome to music class. why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself?" I stand in the from of the classroom awkwardly. 'Hello, my name is River K. Williams. I had just moved here from Nevada, just about a week ago. I love to draw, skateboard, sing, etc.' The teacher nods and smiles. He goes up from his chair and gets an acoustic. He hands it to me and I hold eit shakily. "Why don't you play is something?" I gulp and nod. I take a deep breath and I go and sit on a stool and get ready to play. 'Does anyone ha..have a song request?'
Jaxson's POV:
I hear the mystery person say "Does anyone have a song request?" I look and I see that River girl again. I smile and raise my hand. "Yes?" She says 'Umm...can you please play Better off Dead by Sleeping with Sirens?' Her eyes widen and she nods smiling. She starts to play the song and sings.
Better off Dead
She says she wants to end it all...when she's all alone in her her room she cries. The way she feels inside is too much for her...g
I think "Woah..she's amazing!" *couple minutes pass* she finishes the song and looks at everyone. She frowns and looks down. She hands the acoustic back to the teacher and goes to sit in the back of the class. I hear everyone whispering and snickering about her. Someone passes a note to her and they grin evilly. She opens it and reads it, then she gets up and leaves the room. As she leaves, all the students laugh. *major time skip to 7th hour*
River's POV:
When I saw the note, I just walked outta class. I walked to the gym and sat behind the bleachers. I had dropped the note in the gym somewhere, but I don't care. all the 9th grade guys walk oin for P.E. as I just sit here in the dark. tI curl up into a ball and cry silently. I start to hear the bleachers move, and I see a guy come in to get some track uniforms. I try my best to hide in the dark so he doesn't see me.
Jaxson's POV:
As I'm opening the bleachers to get the track uniforms, I hear someone crying. I say 'Hello? Is anyone there?' I step closer to the person who is crying, and I think the knew I was there. They top and stand up. I step closer and I see that it's River. I gasp and start to walk towards her more. She turns and runs out of the gym. I sigh and I grab the uniforms and walk out from behind the bleachers.
River's POV:
As I darted into the hallway, I run into someone. "Watch it freak!" He yells. Wait...I know that voice. I look up in fear and I whisper 'Blade Waters?' He looks down at me and smirks. "Well...well...well, longtime no see River!" I stand up, but just to get pinned to the lockers. I yell in pain, but he just chuckles. "Wow, you're still weak? Aren't you!" He pins me harder and I yelp. 'Y..ye..yes..' I'm not in fear and I see the guys getting out from P.E. A couple of years slide down my face. Some guys see us and they yell "Loser!" Or "Nerd!" I see Jaxson and I whisper 'Help me? Please?' He doesn't hear me and I start to cry. "No one's going to help you! So quit your whining!" He says as he slams me against the lockers hard and drops me to the ground. "You're so weak!" I try to get up, but he just shoves me to the ground. "Get up River!" I try to but then he kicks me in the chest, and I start to cough up blood. I hear someone call "HEY!" in a distance.
Jaxson's POV:
I walk out of the boy's gym locker room and I see Blade beating up someone. I yell "HEY!" He turns around and he looks at me. He runs and I run to the person and I see that it's River. My eyes widen and I see that she's coughing up blood.
River's POV:
As I continue to cough up blood, I look and see someone walking over. I realize it's a guy and I try to stand up, but I fail. "Hey, hey, hey...take it easy there kitten. It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you." My eyes widen, 'I know that voice' I think to myself. 'Jaxson?' I manage to say quietly. "Yes?" I feel lightheaded and I start to black out. I feel myself being lifted bridal style. I whisper 'Thank you.' Before I black out. "No problem kitten."
Jaxson's POV:
I carry her to my car holding her close, and I drive to my house to help her with her wounds. I look at her and smile. I then think 'Wow, she look adorable when she is asleep and or passes out...i think I might be growing feelings for her.'
