Broken Glass (Tyler Lupin)

6~ Acting Out

(Tw- The Usual, Sh, Including Mentions of burning)

Three weeks had passed since Pomfrey sent Tyler that note. He was worried about her, and worried about how he was going to continue coping. If you could even call It 'coping'

He had so many scars, old and new. He even started scratching his face during lessons, but stopped when Pandora asked him what he was doing. She was a nice girl, always put herself out there. He admired that.

His crush on Josette Potter hadn't gone away. Infact, It had gotten worse over the half term. She stopped tying her hair up when she wasn't working, and It was the first time he had ever seen her with loose, wavy hair. He adored it, staring at her from across the classroom whenever he could.

Once, Remus was seated next to him, and he caught Tyler looking. He didn't say anything, but he had a lot of thoughts about It. Tyler sometime's wondered If Jo and Remus had something going on. The way they looked at eachother...It made him Incredibly Jealous.

Monday morning, he walked to the Medical Room. It was empty. He walked away, a sharp pain rising In his chest. He knew what that meant, he was anxious and upset and ready for an escape. It had been three days since he last cut. But he had to go to class, one more skip and Dumbledore threatened to make a teacher monitor him.

So he dragged himself over to DATDA, and pulled out a chair at the back of the class. "Excuse me, Mr Lupin, I want you up front" Said the teacher. Tyler ignored him, some of the other students started laughing. "Mr Lupin, I will not ask again" He argued. Tyler started taking out his equipment, placing It onto the desk. He wasn't going to budge.

The Proffesor walked over to him. "Do you want another Detention?" He asked. Tyler opened his book, and grabbed a pencil, still Ignoring every word. He wanted a fight today, he wanted to feel something. If he couldn't cut, then he was certainly going to make a scene.

"Fuck off" Tyler mumbled, as The Teacher stepped closer. He really needed personal space, especially at a time like this. The rest of the class gasped, whispering to one another. "I know you think your the class clown, making everyone laugh, but your really Just a failure, so get up and sit at the front"

The word 'failure' really got to him. He stood up, looked the Proffesor In the eye and opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out. "Fight Fight Fight!" Someone screamed from the back of the class. Tyler pushed past him, and started walking towards the door.

"He's such an attention seeker" Someone whispered at the front, as Tyler got ready to leave. "Shut the fuck up!" He screamed, turning around. Everyone was looking at him. He was so glad Gryffindor wasn't here to see this. Especially Jo, he would never live that down.

The Proffesor grabbed Tyler's arm and pulled him outside. Tyler hated contact, especially from people he didn't know. "Your behavior Is unneceptable!" He yelled. Tyler broke free from his grip, and ran away as fast as he could. He didn't look back once.

He reached the Gryffndor Common Room, someone had left the door open, so he walked Inside. He didn't want to risk getting caught on the way to his own. The common room was alot warmer, and nicer looking than his. And they had a large bathroom, that he walked Into.

He looked around for something sharp, he even tried smashing the glass around the soap dispenser, but It wouldn't work. So he turned on the tap, switched It to hot water and held his hand under It. It got hotter and hotter the more he waited. And It stung like hell.

The bathroom door swung open. He turned of the tap and put his hand Into his cloak pocket. It hurt so much, but he tried not to make It obvious. "Tyler?" Someome said. He looked over at them. It was Jo and Regulus, standing side by side carrying an empty cauldren.

Tyler gave them a confused look. "It's for the art competition, we're making something...special. what are you doing In our common room?" Jo asked. Tyler looked at the floor, not knowing what to say. "I...got lost" He mumbled, walking past them and over to the door.

"Is Snape still bothering you?" Josette continued, before he had the chance to leave. Tyler shook his head. "Er no...thankyou for helping me" He looked at Regulus, who nodded, smiling. He left the bathroom, and headed back to his own room.

(Short One today but a long one coming tomorow)