Leather Dreams

fifteen| crying

- Saturday -

I moved to sit shoulder to shoulder with Bender, knowing that if he needed to he would be able to get out without having to move my whole body. I also didn't want to get caught between any kind of bitch fight or cat fight that would happen with Claire.

It's always her, strangely enough.

"What do you care what I think, anyway? I don't even count, right? I could disappear forever and wouldn't make any difference. I may as well not even exist at this school, remember?" John said, his voice cold and distant while his arms were crossed over his chest.

He acts like none of this affects him, when in reality it does. He's hurt, badly. All those words they told him at the beginning of the day haven't left his mind. He feels them on a deep, rooted level.

"And you...don't like me anyway!" He shouted in her face as I tried not to react at his word.

What does he mean by that?

"You know, I have just as many feelings as you do and it hurts just as much when somebody steps all over them!" Claire shouted back at him while we all watched as tears fell down her face.

If this was a movie I would've skipped this part.

"God, you're so pathetic!" Bender scoffed.

I placed a hand on his but he simply pulled away from me, his hand pointing straight into Claire's face as Andrew looked at me with a frown. I raised an eyebrow at him before he mouthed "do something".

"As if it was that easy, asshole."

"He's going to break her!" He mouthed while I rolled my eyes. I know John is going too far, he doesn't know when to reel it back in but it's not like it was underserved...

"Don't you ever...ever! Compare yourself to me. Okay? You got everything, and I got shit! Fuckin'
Rapunzel, right? School would probably fucking shut down if you didn't show up! "Queenie isn't here!" I like those earrings Claire." He said while running a hand through his hair.

"Shut up."

"Are those real diamonds, Claire?"

"Shut up!"

"I bet they are. Did you work, for the money for those earrings?" He kept asking, her eyes filling up with more tears as Allison opened her mouth to John but I shook my head.

"It's not worth it. He'll chew you up too." I whispered extremely lowly to her as she closed her mouth.

"Or did your daddy buy those?"

"Shut up!" Claire starts crying, her eyes red and her cheeks fully wet. I looked at her, and I felt bad for a second. I mean we all go through tuff shit, and yes some have it harder than others but it's not a reason to completely break someone.