SCREW YOU GROSS!

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Trigger warning: abusive activity, yelling.

Tomorrow is the first day of freshman year. That means another year battling Ben Gross and Devi Vishwakumar.

We have been battling since elementary school. Who's the smartest? It's me obviously. Well that's what Skyler and Steve tell me.

"What if they beat me at everything Steve?" I say worried about the first day of school tomorrow.

"Madi STOP with the what if's." He says getting up from my bed and walks towards me. He bends down to be a equal height as me.
He looks at me directly in my eyes.

"Stop thinking like that M you got nothing to worry about they don't stand a chance." He says in a slight whisper. Our faces were inches apart. Steve and I have been friends since the womb. Our moms are best friends so we see each other often. Steve and I have always been close.

"I know Steve but what if-" I say be for he cuts me off.

"Madisyn stop what ifing for the love of Christ please stop. Look at me."

We continue to look at each his face got close to mine. My heart begins to pound out of my chest I'm sure he was able to hear it.

He keeps leaning in. I close my eyes then I feel him move my hair behind my ear. I open my eyes to see him going close to my ear
My face heats up from embarrassment.

"Come on Madi let to Northridge Skateland." He said whispering in my ear. He pulls away and stands up and pulls out his hand to help me up.

I sit there absolutely
baffled. I look at him and he has a smirk on his face.

I grab his hand and say "You can't do that to me."

"Oh really well I just did."

I punch him in his arm playfully.

"I hate you." I say while laughing.

We go down stairs

"Hey mom?" I yell calling out for my mother

No response I hear shouting from my mother and fathers bedroom they are arguing again...

"Come on let's just go M."
I look at him and nod I grab ahold of his arm and put my head on his shoulder as we walk out the door getting our bikes

Steve is the only one who knows about ur parents. Them arguing, hitting each other, hitting you... if you got on bad grade you couldn't get a grade lower than an A or I'll get it and I'll get it bad.

Steve usually comforts you when this happens. I'm only 13. My birthday is April 15th. It's only January. I have a few months to go.

"MADISYN CAR!!" Steve yells snapping you out if ur trans. I swerve to this said getting out of the road.

"What the hell M."

"Sorry I was paying attention." As I say that we pull up to the the Northridge Skateland

"It's whatever come on" Steve says as we walk into the stating rink hand to hand.

We get our skates and we start heading to the rink.

I feel a tap on my shoulder and I see the one and only Ben Gross.

"Funny to see you here Sanchez I thought you were all books" Ben says

"I could say the same for you Gross."

Ben got umm... good looking over the summer I mean my body is just starting to come in.

"Well if you don't mind Ben Madisyn and I are trying to skate." Steve says getting bored of the conversation and the glares Ben and I are giving each other.

"Yes of course have a good time. Try not to fail at this Sanchez you know because you fail at everything else." Ben says before turning about

"Ugghhh that fucking asshole." I say to Steve

"Come on M don't let that freak ruining our day." He says while grabbing my hand and pulling me onto the skating rink.

I see Ben get on the rink but didnt care "Steve I'm going to get something to drink want anything?" I say "No not right now M but hurry back." "Okay". I was skating as fast as I could to hurry up and get my drink. I couldn't stop and ended up bumping into someone hard.

My face hit a hard but yet a comforting chest.

I immediately pull off of the person in front of me

"I- I'm sorry." I say in a shaky voice. Dreading to look at the person I just bumped into hard.

I look up and I see... Gross FUCKING GROSS oh you got to be kidding me

"Wow. You are really bad at everything, huh?. You can't do one think right. You always have to fuck it up."

Ben bends down to my ear and say "I would wish you luck tomorrow but I'm sure even luck won't be able to help you." He says with a quite laugh.

He pulls away from my ear with a smirk

"You know what Ben screw you, okay. Practically my whole life I've been trying to beat you and Devi. Each time I accomplish you and her are right there shoving in my face that y'all can do it better than me. GIVE ME A BREAK OKAY!" I say pushing him aside and leaving the skating rink.

I bike home in tears. This was the worst day ever.

When I get home I park my bike outside and right when I step in the door I get smacked to the ground by my father.

"WHERE WERE YOU? YOU FUCK SLUT!" Frank shouts

"I- I was with Steve we went to the rink I-I didn't tell you be-because y-you and mom w-we're arguing." I say crying trying to catch my breath.

"Oh yeah you and Steven huh what are you  fuck buddys? It would make since. You're just like you're mom can't keep keep you ugly legs closed." He says while punching my in my face one more time

Once he walks away I quietly walk up the stairs going in my room and locking to door.

Right when I close my lock my door I pull out my phone and call Steve

"Hell0" he says picking up after 2 rings
"H-he hit me again." I say crying again
"Oh M I'm in my way unlock you window and lay down I'll be there in a jif."
"Okay" I say as I lay down in my bed wait for him to come through my window. We hang up.

I just lay there crying til I heard my window open I look and I see Steve his eyes filled with sympathy once he saw me.

"Oh M." he say shutting the window. He walks towards me and brings me into a hug once I felt in warm embrace I couldn't help but break down even more.

"Madisyn look at me."
I look at him. My eyes are red I know it it can feel them burning I face is pounding from where he hit me.

"Let's get u cleaned up love." He says while bending down to kiss my head

I sit on the counter in my bathroom that in my room. While Steve get a cloth and runs it under warm water and rings it out and puts it in my cut which also has a bruise around it.

I wince in pain
"I'm sorry" he says

"It's okay you didn't do anything wrong." I say with a reassuring smile

"Okay well all done." He said backing away from me allowing me to jump off the counter I thank him and I go to lay down

"Okay well then I should get going m.

"Wait. Can u stay?" I ask hoping he will say yes

"Of course M scoot over."

I get up off the bed and turn off the lights and lay back down

I lay down on his chest while he plays with my hair

"Goodnight M"
"Goodnight Steve."
He kisses my forehead they start to drift off to bed

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