Does It Ever Get Better? (On Hold. Again. I'm Sorry)

"Reflect And Let Go." - Chapter 10

Todd's p.o.v.

I crawled into bed after our lecture and after talking to Evan to apologize for what I did. Drake was already passed out by the time I got back to our room. I hated sharing a room with him. He was so messy and such a slob. I yawned softly and then started to think about the day I had earlier today and how it turned to this.

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After my first class, I caught up with my best friend. "Hey! Lilly!" I called, trying to catch up to the red-haired girl. She stopped and turned around to watch me catch up to her. "You walk way too fast." I said trying to catch my breath.

"You walk way too slow." She replied with a smile.

"I was running!" I said as my breathing almost caught up with me.

She then replied, "Oh, well then you run too slow." She started to laugh.

"Ha, ha. Not funny." I said. "Whatcha doing?" I asked as we started walking again.

"I'm walking, in the hall, with you. What does it look like I'm doing?" She said giggling toward the end of her sentence.

"Wow, you're really funny today." I said poking her sides.

Lilly screeched as she fell to the ground. She hated when I poked her in the sides. I swear, it was the quickest way to get her to fall. After huffing a bit, she put her arm out and I helped her up. Lilly then smacked my arm. "Wow, you're funny too." She said. "I'm gonna head to class, talk to you later." Then she headed to her next class. She has been my best friend since before elementary school. I loved that girl and wouldn't want anyone else as my best friend. She's dorky and funny. She's pretty and sweet. She's smart and I hate to admit it, really strong. Stronger than me.

Not Long After while walking to my next class in the stairwell, I got pushed into the wall, due to some dumbass' running past me. I looked and saw my older brother, Jordan and Rydel running while holding hands. "What the fuck!?" I yelled at them.

"Oh, shut the fuck up and get over it!" Jordan yelled back at me.

"No!" I snapped. Jordan was always on my bad side and he never tried to get off of it. He just stays there and digs deeper. "Womanizer!" I yelled in frustration and boy was that a mistake. I never yell names at people. I don't like being mean, or hurting feelings. It's rare I actually get mad at people, but Jordan infuriates me. We have never gotten along and never will.

He stopped in his tracks and turned on his heels to face me. "Excuse me?"

"Come on, let's just go." Rydel said while trying to pull Jordan's arm. I didn't mind Rydel. She was pretty nice and hated seeing Jordan getting into fights. She was one of the most popular girls in school, but she wasn't snobby like the rest of the girls.

"You go, I'll be there in a second." He pecked her lips and she walked away, sighing.

Jordan turned back to me and walked down a few steps until he was right in front of me. I had a chance to run off, but my next class was upstairs, if I tried to move passed him, he would have grabbed me. "What did you say?" He asked. I just stared into his eyes, a bit scared and unable to repeat myself. Jordan grabbed the collar of my shirt and slammed me into the wall. "What did you say?!" He asked again, louder.