𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨.. // 𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙭𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

𝙘𝙝𝙥. 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚

"So glad that's cleared up!" Kaitlyn exclaimed, I could tell it was acting. I had practically been forced to make up with her, or my popularity would go down in less than a day. I can't have that.

After a bit, I waved them all goodbye and started my route home. 'Home'. It never feels like a home, it's just a house with people. Looks perfect on the outside, nope. Social workers every week, parents arguing all the time, but refuse to get divorced, constantly staying at auntie and uncle's houses because of the times my dad walks out the house, nobody knowing if or when he'll come back, then all my mum does is sleep when that happens. I never really had a great childhood, instead I was neglected and forgotten by my own parents.

Nobody can know about that though, I'm meant to be perfect, I should be perfect. But I'm not. So that only means one thing, I must pretend.

This life is shit to be honest, there's no happy ending for some, it's just pretending your whole life, the life your living just to die.

I arrived at the front door, making sure to listen for shouting, luckily there was just tv noises. I took a deep breath before walking in. "Home!" I pointlessly announced. This isn't my home. This is barely a safe space for me.

I walked into the living room and my mother glared at me from the couch, "(Y/n)!" She snapped, I winced at her shouting. "Hm?" I tried to remain calm. "Your grades have gone down. I had a call today, do you know how embarrassing that is for me?!" She yelled, I had to hold back my tears to avoid being called sensitive or pathetic. "I-I'm sorry.." I meekly spoke, she looked at me with disappointment in her eyes. "Fucking look at you, it's like you don't even try! You know you need to be perfect!"

Now I feel tears at the brim of my eyes, I do try. I try everyday. I AM TRYING, MOTHER. I AM FUCKING TRYING.

"I'll do better, promise mother." I said no louder than a whisper, when she didn't respond I knew she wanted me to leave. So I did. I dashed up to my room, it starts with a sniffle, then ends with sobbing.

"YOU FUCKING BITCH. JUST LEAVE IF YOU WANT TO BE LAZY." I heard my dad holler at my mum, once I heard the screams, I locked my bedroom door. After last time I didn't lock it, it's best to be safe. "YOU WOULDN'T LAST WITHOUT ME, YOU ABSOLUTE PIECE OF SHIT." I heard her snap back, just listen to the music, (Y/n). Listen to the music, not the yelling.

"FUCK YOU, WOMAN." I heard, then a slam of the door. Not again! Please not again..!

He's gone, again. Now I don't know if or when he'll come back.

I walked down the lonely hall. Trying my best to avoid teachers, yes I was bunking first lesson. You can't blame me, it's been a rough morning already and I was definitely not in the mood for maths. I just didn't expect to find my science partner in the corridor to.

He seemed to looked surprised seeing me aswell, but then grinned and started walking over. "My, my, the princess skipping lesson? That's something you don't see everyday." He teased, I sarcastically smiled at his remark. "Yeah, well I sure didn't want to see the skater boy while I'm bunking, but here we are." I sneered, he laughed at my comment, and I laughed a bit aswell. "What you think of us skipping together?" He suggested, I thought about it before smirking, why not. "Count me in."

We walked in the halls, just talking really, mostly about ourselves and interests. And, I don't know why, but while we were talking, for some reason I couldn't stop feeling upset, about yesterday and everything that happened. He noticed this and shot me a worried look, "(Y/n)? Are you okay?" He asked me, I was just planning on saying 'I'm fine' but something about him was just screaming 'tell me all your problems' , 'be honest, darling' , 'please talk to me'.

So I did.

And at first I did try control my emotions, but I just couldn't. I ended up bawling my eyes out in front of Nick. He wrapped his arms around me and tried comforting me. I just sat in his arms, letting my emotions shatter me. "Is this about us bunking?" He asked, I thought it was stupid at first but then again, it would be the only explanation he could make out, considering he had no idea of everything else. "We can go back if you want, I'll say you were sick and I found you." I shook my head no, then sniffled finally going to attempt to open up.

"I-I'm sorry.. It's just, stuff at home.." I muttered ashamed, I knew it was risky telling someone who goes to school with me, that the popular girl has family issues. But at this moment, I trusted him.

He nodded understandingly, "If you want, we can go to my house after school? Get you away from the problems?" He suggested in a soft tone, I smiled. "Anything to get away from the social workers." I laughed, and so did he.

Then the bell went. First period over.

And I'm going to skater boy's house after school.