Rejects 《Michael Clifford》

Call me, Brie.

I went to sleep relatively soon after I got home, I was exhausted from the eventful day. But it felt like as soon as my head hit the pillow, my alarm was going off for me to get up.

I yawned and pressed the button on my alarm, turning it off. I quickly stripped down and took a shower. After that, I threw on a pair of jeans and a random band tee. I brushed my hair out and put it in a side braid. I grabbed my backpack and walked out, leaving my house.

I didn't live too far from school so I always walked there. This morning was different though.

I passed by a group of popular kids, two guys and a girl. They all stopped their conversation and looked over at me in disgust. "Hey scrub", the girl called to me, she was blonde and I recognized her from a class I used to have with her. She always insulted me for nothing. I stopped walking and turned to her. "You can slit your wrists all you want but no one's gonna care"

I don't know what happened but something in me snapped, maybe I finally got tired of people messing with me. "Shut up" She walked over to me and laughed, "what did you just say?"

"I said shut up, are you deaf?" I retorted, I might start to like this new side of me. Her eyes widened and her jaw clenched. Next thing I know, I'm on the ground and she's on top of me, throwing punches at my face. She hit everywhere she could, my face, my stomach, my arms. I finally got the strength and pushed her off of me. I guess I spoke too soon...

I sprinted at full speed toward the school, I wouldn't stop until I got to the library. By this time, I was sweating and out of breath. I couldn't see straight and my ears were ringing. Suddenly, I ran into a wall. Or what I thought was a wall.

"Shit, watch where you- Ronnie?" It was Michael...I ran into Michael. Just my luck right? Now he's gonna ask what happened and I don't want to deal with that. Why can't my life be easier?

I looked up at him smiled sheepishly. "Heeeyy, Michaaeeell. Well that was a great run I had, I'm gonna go run some more. Bye" I always had a tendency to ramble when I was nervous. Before I could dash out of there, Michael grabbed my arm. "What happened to you? Your face is all cut up..." I shoved his arm off of me. "Look I don't want to talk about it, okay? I'm leaving now." I stormed away from him and walked off campus. I couldn't care less if I was at school or not right now. I just want to be home right now.

When I got back to my house, I walked straight up to my room and collapsed on my bed. I didn't even bother shutting my door. Just then, I heard a knock on my wall. "Sweetie?"
I groaned into my pillow. "What do you want Brianna?" I felt the bed shift so she must have sat down next to me.

"Are you okay? Why aren't you at school?" I sighed and debated on whether or not I should tell her, I was never sure if I could trust her, or anyone for that matter. But what the hell, let me give her the benefit of the doubt for once. I sat up and started telling her about what's been going on the last few days.

I was afraid to hear what she had to say when I mentioned my self harm. "I'm sorry that you're going through all of this sweetie. But always know that no matter what, you can always talk to me." She sighed and looked down at her feet. "Look, I know that I can't replace your mom and I'm not trying to. But I am making an effort with you and I hope that you can meet me halfway." She looked back up and I smiled at her and gave her a hug.

I was always quick to judge her because she was nothing like my mom. I didn't want to trust Brianna. I didn't want to feel like I was replacing my mom. But the reality is that Brianna could never replace her and I know that now. With how few people I have in my life, it's definitely great to have someone I can talk to now.

I pulled away from her and she stood up from my bed to leave. As she was about to walk out the door, she turned back to me. "Oh and one more thing. Call me, Brie from now on." I chuckled a bit and she left the room. I collapsed back on my bed and decided to take a nap. Hey, with everything that happened today, I deserved one.

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So in the picture, that's who I imagine as Brie. Her name is actually Brie Bella and she's a wrestler (woo). Originally I planned on having her sister Nicole be the step mom (cus I was planning on making her a bitch and that's who I thought of for that) but I chose Brie because she's super nice and down to earth and that's what I wanted the step mom to be like.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

☆Ronnie☆