Life Upside Down (Teacher/Student Relationship)

Chapter 22

*Ariel Collins*

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I couldn't believe how time passed this quick.

A few months ago I was a delinquent and I had no idea what it was like to have a serious relationship with someone who respected you and actually gave you great pleasure in bed as well. I didn't know what it was like to actually study for what you like and feel proud of your achievements.

Unfortunately I still hadn't made any contact with my mother which to be honest saddened me quite a bit. She seemed to have changed and I really needed some mother and daughter relationship. I needed someone to count on without any boundaries or guilt for sprawling my problems on.

I thought it would be a good idea to visit her this week.

I was walking towards the hall that led to my locker, not bothering with the conversation William was having with Ollie. How he managed to sneak into the school, I'll never know. I opened my locker, stuffing my books inside as I had music now.

Ah, music.

I haven't paying much attention to it since I was small. When I was around eight years old, dad had bought me for my birthday a guitar. I was so happy about it that I learned how to play all by myself. I used to make a show for mom and dad, standing on the coffee table on the living room while they sat all cuddled up on the couch, staring at me with goofy smiles as I sung and played for them. 

But ever since dad decided to leave us, lyrics wouldn't come out of my mouth and it was like my fingers forgot how to move on the strings.

"Ariel?" Ollie snapped me out of my thoughts, thankfully, as my heart begun to throb painfully in my chest. She was snuggled close to William like my parents used to be when I played for them. I shook my head, trying to shoo the thoughts away from my mind, but the damn ones wouldn't leave me in peace.

"Are you okay?" William asked concerned and I stumbled behind, my back slamming on the cold lockers that eased my pain just a little while.

"Oi, what are you doing here? You're not from this school! Get out!" The guard called at William who smirked, pecked Ollie's kiss and run towards the other direction. Ollie was in my side in an instant as I fought hard to breathe, but my mind and lungs what other plans. My vision was getting blurry but as I kept wiping my eyes, more came down. It wasn't the time to let it out, but I couldn't help it, the damn tears kept falling down my eyes, gathering attention all around me.

"Get away from me!" I screamed at the bystanders who stumbled back in shock and scattered away, while Ollie pulled me in her arms.

"Ariel look at me," Ollie placed her hands in my cheeks and pulled my face to her, but I moved away from her grasp, letting out an agonized sob escape my mouth, "Ariel, I said look at me!" She said firmly and pulled my face again. I stared at her, through blurry vision and hugged her tightly to me.

She hugged me back and I heard her talk to someone, but I was so busy with my own thoughts that I didn't even mind paying attention to them. After I calmed down a tad bit, I found myself in the infirmary with a nurse, smiling at me softly.

"Are you okay Ariel? You gave us quite the fright," She gave me a glass of water and I nodded stiffly, glued to my chair. "We called your mother, she will be here softly. You have the rest of the day off darling." She patted my hair and left the room. So I stayed alone, with the memories of my parents suffocating me. I don't how long I sat there, but as I looked up after a while, my mother stood in front of me her brown her cascaded in waves.

"Ariel, are you o--" I hugged her before she could even finish, so tightly that I was sure that she would have the need of oxygen in a while. I sobbed hard against her shoulder, soaking her tuquoise long sleeved shirt. But instead of pushing me away, she hugged me back and linked her one hand through my hair, massaging my skull and the other around my waist, pulling me close. I kept sobbing loudly, trying to take gulps of air inside.