AVERY POV:
The teacher finally stopped blabbering and the bell rang after what seemed like an eternity.
I stood up and and Iris stood up also.
"Let's go?" I asked
She nodded in response and we both left the classroom, We walked around and started asking questions,
"Where are you from?" I asked her
"I'm from New york" She said
"What? really? That's so cool! New york is far from California."
"Yeah, We didn't have enough money for plane tickets so we just went with a car"
"It must've taken you guys so long." I said
"It did, I had to be stuck in a car with my 2 stupid brothers." She rolled her eyes and we both laughed.
"What brought you here though?" I asked her, she seemed a bit hesitant at first but she still answered my question.
"My sickness. Though I'd rather not tell you what it is." She said, smiling.
"Is it deadly?" I asked, worried
"No, not at all. Don't worry it's only mild." She reassured me, so we both forgot about it once we talked about boys.
She told me about her boyfriend that cheated on her apparently. I was pissed when she said that. She seemed unbothered but my fists were clenched.
"Why would he cheat on you?" I asked.
"He met someone else who was 'apparently better then me'" She said in a mockish tone.
"He's incredibly stupid then," I muttered under my breath.
"Do you have any siblings?" She turned her head towards me.
"I have an elder brother. He's in boarding school though." I said
"Why so?" She asked
"He was a problem child, my parents said. I don't know why though. He was an amazing brother. Better than my parents at taking care of me." I muttered
"Did he do anything wrong?" She asked again.
"Nothing, he did nothing wrong. My dad was just stupid and convinced my mom to bring him to a boarding school. Come to think about it my mom's also stupid." I said
"I'm sorry"
"What for?" I asked
"It seemed like you were mad."
"No! not at all. Just the thought of what my parents did makes my blood boil. I assure you though, I'm not mad at you."
She smiled gently. I looked at my watch and told Iris i had to go home. We said bye to each other.
IRIS POV:
As Avery walked away, i felt bad for her to have to deal with her parents. Though i was happy to make a friend. And i ran to my house to tell them the news about my new friend.
I opened the door to my house and wasn't surprised at all when i saw my dad was watching TV.
"Hey kiddo, how was the first day of school?" He asked, standing up and ruffling my hair.
"It was good! And i made a friend, her name was Avery." I smiled brightly
"And on the first day of school? That's amazing!" He pulled me into a hug and i melted into him.
He pulled me away and smiled, I walked into my room and pulled my phone out.
Me and Avery haven't told each other out numbers! I was so sad, but i decided to look for her at Facebook.
AVERY'S POV: ⚠️ ABUSE AND SELF HARM ⚠️
I opened the door to my house and to my horror i saw my dad yelling at my mom.
"YOU STUPID BITCH! LOOK WHAT THE HELL YOU DID TO MY ALCOHOL!" He yelled, my mother cowered and i felt my blood boil.
"HEY! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" I yelled at him and grabbed my mother. HUGE mistake.
He slapped me across the face and removed his belt. He hit me with it also across my face and I fell.
My mother shrieked and i was bleeding, once i stood up, he grabbed my wrist and hit it hard 6 times with the belt.
I was crying and begged him to stop, once he did stop. He grabbed my collar
"You better learn not to give me attitude next time you little shit." He spat
I ran to my room and locked the door. I cried on my bed, not even bothering to hide it. I was hugging my pillow, then a notification came on my phone. I opened it and felt a little bit better.
'Hi :)' Iris texted.
'Hey' I texted back.
I connected my headphones and played
'Meteor Shower' by cavetown.
I still cried, no notifications came. I stared at the roof. After 5 minutes I stood up and opened my drawer.
The razor blade was there, I grabbed it and just stared at it. I closed my eyes and put it near my wrist when suddenly i got a notification on my phone.
Iris finally messaged me back. I put the blade in the drawer and jumped into bed.
'I realized we didn't tell each other our numbers so i just decided to look for you on facebook :)' Iris messaged back.
Shit i completely forgot
'Oh, I'm so sorry i forgot earlier.' I messaged her
'No worries! Do you have instagram or anything?' She asked
'Oh yes, i do! It's Avery_136' I replied almost instantly.
'Tysm! I think I'll have to stalk you hehe 😈'
she messaged and I smiled.
'I suppose you have instagram aswell?' I asked her
IRIS' POV:
I told Avery my instagram and started checking her photos.
She was really pretty, with her brown hair and dark eyes. There were barely any photos of her face but it was all about her cat. A cute black cat.
There was one photo of her and her cat that i couldn't get my eyes off.
She was holding her cat, cuddling it and giving it little kisses. I smiled and kept scrolling, There were photos of her and her brother, none of her mother or father. Which is probably normal, i thought. It seemed as though she hated both of them.
Right then my brother knocked on the door,
"Dinner's ready, mom and dad need to talk to you about your condition" He said.
"I honestly doubt that, I'm getting better and they said i just need to do it one more time then it'll be over" I rolled my eyes and went to have dinner.
