Adopted (Book 1) *EDITING*

Chapter 13: It doesnt take much, to cover up small cuts

(A/N Please enjoy the song by The Brobecks, Dallon Weekes has the voice of an angel. I feel like the song really goes with a part of this chapter.

I pushed the door open and began to walk out. The clapping slowly subsided. I even heard a person say "oh god, not her." That hurt, that hurt a lot. I made my way to center stage and adjusted my clip on microphone. Then I spoke up.

"Um. Hi." I said awkwardly. "As some of you may know, my name is Sydney. What some of you might not know is that one month ago, I was adopted by singer Brendon Urie. I am currently touring with his band Panic At The Disco and starting tonight, I'm their rhythm guitarist." I looked over at the door and say the principal frantically pointing at the script. I open it and started to read it. "I am here to talk to you about the rules and bullying. First-" I stopped reading it tore it in half. "Well that's total bullshit. I can say what I want." A couple of people laughed. "Forget about the script, I'm going to tell you the truth about bullying." I took a deep breath and looked around. "Let's start this out will a show of hands. Who here has ever been bullied?" I raise my hand along with most of the school. I saw a cheerleader that was a jerk to me stick her hand up and her boyfriend trying to put her hand down. "Bullying can happen anywhere and to anyone, popular or not. Daily, people are bullied verbally, physically, cyberly, and mentally." I look around the room. "In fact before I was adopted, I was bullied all these ways on a daily basis just from people in this school. That makes me sick! We are all human beings and we are all on a long road that forces us to walk to a dead end. If you bully, you are basically telling that person to walk faster to the end, to cut their life's short." I see a couple people put their heads down. "You don't know what that person is going through at the moment. The girl you may have made fun of for what she wears, for all you know, that could be all she affords" I see some of the girls faces. "That person you called fat? They could be anorexic." I'm certainly getting reactions out of people. That's what I want. "Oh and that boy you called a faggot?" I said tilting my head a little. "He's probably spending all his saved money to my instruments for his soon to be successful band." I smile at a boy that I've never talked to but I knew he has a band. I then looked to the jock that had called him that hateful word back then I went here. "While you on the other hand, you spent your time tossing a ball around." I said with a smirk. Then I looked around the room. "Do you guys see what I'm trying to get at?" I say letting my hands fall to my sides. "Everyone around you is going through something, It can be anything. But you need to notice that what they are going through effects them and the don't need you to be messing with them." The was a long silence as people looked around the room. I made eye contact with a boy, Charlie, who used to be extremely mean to me and would torment me daily verbally. He was actually listening to me, I could see it in his eyes. I looked next to him where his girlfriend sat, she was glaring at me.

"To end this, I want to see a show of hand to show how many of you have been a bully. Don't be shy." After I said that, a few people rose their hands. "Oh come on! Do I have to name out names?" Suddenly, most of the schools hands were up. "See? We all caused this. We are all enemies and victims, and that needs to stop. We are all human and we are all need support each other." Out barged Mr. Principal man and grabbed me by the arm. But I tugged it away. "Before I go, who here feel a little safer?" The school started to cheer. I smiled, I did this. "And also before I go, Dallon, why don't you come out?" Dallon opened the door and ran out. A lot of people started to freak out. Clearly there are a lot of panic fans here.

"Hey guys, most of you know who I am." He said smiling. I look over the the principals face that was getting redder and redder with anger, things aren't going his way and its making me happy. Haha payback. "I'm just here to say that you should all be nice to each other." He put his arm around my shoulders. "Now a little off topic, who's going to our show tonight?" A lot of people rose their hands. Oh shit nuggets. "Oh wow, that's a lot!" He said ignoring the fact that the angry principal was tugging on out arms. "Well, we will see you all tonight." The principal dragged us away.

Once back inside the room he spoke up. "Would you like to explain why you tore the script? I wrote it!" It makes sense that he wrote it, it was horrible. I stepped forward.

"You see, what was in the was trash. You were basically going to tell kids to just wait until someone noticed that they were being bullied. It. Was. Trash." I said in his face. "If you excuse me, I need to use the little girls room." I actually don't but I want to text Brendon about what I said. I pushed open the door and into the hallway, it was empty since they were just now letting kids leave to go to lunch. I pushed open the bathroom door and leaned against the wall on the far side, getting out my phone. Then I heard someone talking.

"Why, why are you breaking up with me! What have I ever done to you!" I heard a male voice say before someone slammed into the lockers. Then I heard a voice that I knew a little too well, Jessica. Images from the music store flash back into my eyes.

"Because you hurt me Mark! You hurt me and you used me! I didn't want this but you did it! I can't take it anymore, that's why!" Jessica said, choking back tears. I heard someone get slapped.

"Stupid bitch." Mark said before walking away. Jessica crashed into the bathroom crying, not noticing me. I'm too afraid to speak up. She puts her hands over her face and sobs into them. She then reaches into her purse and pulls out something silver. (MINOR TRIGGER WARNING) oh shit. I have to do something.

"Jessica don't, please don't cut." I say, but it's too late. The blade had already touched her skin. I run over to her and taking the blade. She backs up and falls against the wall. I walk over and sit next to her. "Jessica look at me." She shakes her head. "Jessica look." She slowly looks up. Her makeup is running. "If your hurting, this isn't the answer." I say holding up the blade. "Now let me see the cut." She shakes her head. "Jessica, I need to see it."

I reach for her wrist but she pulls away. "No!" She sobs. I try again this time grabbing her wrist. She cries harder. I pull up her sleeve. My mouth drops open, i am met with even more cuts. Some new and some old. The new one was bleeding a lot. She yanks her wrist away. "I tried to stop ok? I tried but I couldn't!" She says coldly but hurt.

"Jessica... I'm sorry." I say looking at her. "Jessica we need to fix this cut. She nods while sobbing. I pull her to her feet and lead her to the sink table where she jumps up and sits. I grab some paper towels and run them under some water. After that I put them on her wrist. "Press this against your wrist, water stops bleeding." She nods and does so. Her crying is stopping.

"Why are being so nice to me?" She said looking down at the wet paper towels. "I mean, all I've been is mean to you."

"Because, I can tell your hurting." I say looking at her. She looks down. "Just be stron-" before I could finish what I was going to say, Dallon came crashing in.

"Syd, we have to go. There's a band meeting in ten minutes, sound check, and Kenny has to teach you the tabs and chords for the songs you don't know how to play so we have-" he cuts him self off. "Sydney lets go." I giggle a little as he runs out of the bathroom. I hop off the table and start to walk to the door.

"Sydney? I'm sorry for all I've done to you." She says, looking me in the eyes. "I hope that you go far with the band." I smile at her.

"Thanks Jessica, that means a lot." I reach for the door and swing it open. "And I forgive you." I walk out the door.

(A/N hey guys! I really would like to thank you guys for 600+ reads! You guys are awesome. I'm working on a fanfic right now called Bad Ideas. In it, Sarah and Brendon rent a cabin in the woods. They invite some friends AKA. Half of fall out boy and Dallon and his wife to go up with them. Paranormal stuff happens and yeah, it's pretty fun to write. The first chapter should be out soon. Byeee)