Bumpy | Dakota Brooks

Chapter 8

Lex's pov

It's finally Friday. Thank goodness. I just wanna get out of school already.

I do my usual routine and put on light washed (????) jeans with a black tank top and white converse.

I put my hair is a fishtail side braid and put two coats of mascara. I grab my backpack and head downstairs.

I see Christina and jake get the two little ones ready for school too.

"Dakota it's time to go cmon!" Christina says.

I see him walk downstairs and give me an eye roll when he sees me. I give one back and start to make my way to the door.

"Honey where are you going? Do you really think we're gonna let you walk by yourself to school! We'll give you a ride!" Jake says.

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

I'd be fine with riding with just them but not with Dakota. I can't stand him.

"Thank you so much!" I say giving a fake smile. They looked like they believed it and I saw Dakota with a disgusted face.

They start walking out to the car and I sit in the back with Gavin. He's about 8 years old and he looks super tired to be up this early in the morning. Poor kid.

They drop off me and Dakota first.

"Alright off you go kids bye!"

"Bye!" Dakota and I say at the same time.

As soon as we get into the hallway I quickly get away from him. I go upstairs and go to my locker.

As soon as I open it, someone slams it. I shook a little and looked to see who it was.

I see Dakota with an evil smirk on his face and 3 other boys doing the same.

"Oh sorry did i do that?" Dakota says.

"Yes you did actually. Now, can you please leave? You're not wanted here. Or anywhere that I'm at." I say putting in my combination again.

"Your just mad because you can't have this." He says putting his hands on his chest going down to his torso.

"I wouldn't want, THAT, in a million years boy." I say getting my math book out.

"You'll see soon. You'll realize that you were wrong this whole time. But you know, keep telling yourself that. All you're doing is lying to yourself." He says grabbing my waist with one hand as I shut my locker door and walk away to class.

As I'm walking away I stick out my middle finger and walk right into class just on time before the bell rings letting in a bunch of kids.

I get out my notes and see Dakota walking in and sitting right in back on me again.

During class, AGAIN, I can hear him whisper stuff like "her" "whore" "slut" "dumbass" "she" and "my house". I assume they're talking about me so I loose it and talk shit back.

"Look you prick, if you don't stop bothering and talking shit about me all the time, I will do that back to you but ten times worse. And I know that you don't want that."

"You can't make me stop. Who do you think you are? Some kind of boss or something? Someone that can control me? No. Now turn back around and keeping writing down your notes nerd."

"Dick head" I say back not turning around.

"Whore."

"Asswipe."

"Slut."

"Man whore."

"Hoe."

"REALLY THATS ALL YOU GOT? WOW IVE NEVER HEAR THAT ONE BEFORE!" I say sarcastically picking up my voice.

Everyone looks at me and Dakota.

"Miss Alexa and mr Dakota, go outside of the classroom." The teacher says.

We both take our stuff and walk outside and wait.

Once we get outside the teacher gives us principle slips. He tells us to go to the principal and say what we have done.

As we are walking I say "see what you've done?"

"What are you talking about this was all you!"

"It wouldn't have happened if you didn't talk shit about me behind my back! Literally!"

We get to the principles office and give him the slips and explained what happened.

"Okay you are both suspended for a week. You will both come back the next Monday after this one. And i don't want to see both of you in this office when you come back. Got it?" He says.

"Yes sir." We both say.

He calls our parents and he tells me that my mom said to go with Dakota.

Dakota's mom comes and picks us up.

"What happened with you two?" She says.

"Dakota started it." I say.

"No she did!" He says.

"Okay, I don't wanna hear about this lets just go home." She says.

We get home and I go straight up to my room. I lay in bed and stare at the ceiling.

I just wanna go home. Me and Dakota are never gonna get along. He's always been mean to me from the start. He calls me names every single day. Doesn't he think that I have feelings? I've been bullied two years ago and started to recover last year. I used to cut and I almost commited suicide.

As soon as he comes, it starts again. Why am I even alive? I don't wanna be here. I'm not happy. I just want to take a rest forever and never come back. I was happy for once before Dakota came. Now he's bringing it all back to me.

I get up and go to my bathroom. I lock the door and search for my blade I hid. I find it and slowly pick it up. I start crying and debating on whether if I should do this or not.

As I'm about to slice my wrist, I hear someone.

"Lex! Do you want to eat something? I made pasta if you want?!" Christina says.

"Um yes! I'll be right down!"

I mean I was getting hungry. And I never say no to food.

I put the blade down and make sure I don't look like I've been crying.