Shattered Asylum

Chapter 22

We have a home game against Marsh Valley today. Their team is really good. We haven't lost a game yet this season but I have a feeling we are about too. This is also our senior shout out game too, so it will be even more sad if we lose.

Nora has been sending me rated R messages all night, making up scenarios about me and Grayson. She finally stopped after I told her I would block her.

I sit down in English. Nora is talking to Madison behind me. "Hey Av, excited for our game today?" She asks. I turn around to look at her, Madison annoyed that she's talking to me.

"I'm nervous, aren't they really good?" I ask, getting out my homework. "Yeah they are, but we've improved a lot this year so it will be a fair game." She says. "I hope so." I say before turning my assignment into the box. I sit back down, waiting for class to start. I take out my phone and look through Instagram.

"This is the guy i'm talking to." Nora says behind me. "He's cute!" Madison says, giggling. "Yeah and he has a big dick." She says, not caring if anyone is listening.

I can't help but cringe at how easily she can talk about that stuff with anyone.

"You wanna know the biggest I've ever seen?" Madison asks, moving in her chair. I hear Nora hum, the girls next to us stop talking. She clears her throat. "Grayson's." She says proudly.

I was fine not knowing that information.

I feel my eyes slightly widen. I glance over to the girls, they are looking at each other with their hands over their mouths, giggling. "Since when has Grayson taken interest in you?" Nora asks, skeptical.

I snort. "He's always been interested, okay, and what are you laughing at?" She asks annoyed. She hits my chair with her foot, wanting me to turn around.

Shouldn't class be starting?

I sigh and turn to look at her. She has her arms folded, glaring at me. "I just think it's funny how you can't take a hint." I say scratching my arm.

She scoffs. "Oh please, you think Grayson would ever want someone like you?" She asks looking me up and down. She always goes after looks when she knows she's in the wrong.

"What makes you think he would want someone like you? If i'm not mistaken, he's actually told you, multiple times, that he doesn't." I ask.

Her cheeks turn a light shade of pink, she looks around at the girls listening to our conversation. "H-How's your family back home? Ashley seems lovely." I feel my pulse skip a beat, my face drain of color. "W-What did you just say?" Did I miss hear her?

"Oh, Ashley and I have become such good friends. Why didn't you tell us your mom remarried?" She asks an evil tone in her voice.

I look at Nora, her eyes widen in shock. "Sorry i'm late class, we are finishing up the presentation today." Mrs. Jean says walking into the classroom. Madison smirks at me, knowing she hit a nerve.

I slowly turn around. How does she know Ashley, what did she tell Madison? My thoughts get cut off when I hear Mrs. Jean calling my name. "Aven? You're up first." I can't present right now!

My mind is in a cluster fuck! 

I stand, my legs weak beneath me, and slowly walk towards the front. The weight of Madison's stare bore into my back, and my heart pounded louder in my chest. As I face the class, the words on my presentation blurred together.

  I'm going to pass out.

"M-My presentation is about..." I glance at Madison, that stupid smirk still plastered on her face. I grip onto the sides of the podium, my heart racing. "Is about Anne Frank." I finally say, looking at a guy in the front row.