Clandestine meetings (wlw, teacher x student)

Seven

(Continuation from last chapter)

Ivy's pov :

I'm sitting in my car at the local park, my phone starts to ring.

Maple 🤍

"Hey kiddo you okay?"

"Ive, mommy's shouting again she's mad.. at Theo I think.. and I can't protect Theo, she's really mad. I'm scared"

She sniffles her voice is shaking and she's clearly crying. A deep pit of guilt sits in my chest knowing I should've stayed home last night. For them. I admittedly start driving back.

"Your okay bean, I'm on my way home now okay? I'll be there in less than 5 minutes stay in the phone with me Kay?"

She agrees, you can hear mom shouting in the background. It's just been getting worse and worse lately. Mom and dad no longer talk and he doesn't even come home instead he just crashes at friends or stays at the bar pissed all night.

Mom won't divorce him. She says she to scared to lose us even though she doesn't realise she already has. They have been having troubles ever since I was 10. It never stops, it just gets worse and it no longer gets better.

I unlock the front door and rush towards mom and Theo. He's sitting on the floor curled up crying and moms shouting at him a bottle of some kind of alcohol in her hand.

"Mom. Come on. Your drunk"

I say grabbing her hand and pulling her away. She starts screaming at me and fighting back.
Eventually I get her to settle on the sofa, I walk out the living room placing a chair in front of it knowing she won't be able to get out until she's sobered up.

I walk up the stairs to see maple sitting at the top Theo next to her asleep on her shoulder. I carefully lift Theo up taking him to his room
And tucking him into bed, Maple follows me into mine.

"Ivy. Can I sleep with you tonight..? Please" she asks her eyes filled with a scary sadness.

I nod and begin to get ready for bed. Once I'm finished I walk over to my bed sitting next to Mabel who's already under the covers ready to sleep. "Cuddles?" She whispers so quietly I can only just make out what she's saying.

When I was younger we shared a bed all the time but things happened and I'm not as big of a fan with physical touch anymore. I mean I hate it with most people but on occasions it's nice with some.

I nod again pulling myself under the covers and she moves to lie on my chest. I lean over to turn my lamp off before I hear a sniffle. I'm tracing random patterns on maples back hoping to offer some comfort as I begin to speak.

"Hey, you know you can talk to me right? Whatever it is, whether it's mom or dad or some stupid girls or a stupid boy? at school okay?"

I've been a pretty shitty sister lately, I do try, really hard actually but with all the parenting I have to do for them it's hard to be there as a sister to. I spend a lot of time trying to do everything a parents supposed to do, making them their favourite dinners, taking them to their clubs or going to their soccer or cheerleading games that at the end of the day I often forget to just be there in general for them to.

"I know. I love you Ivy" she mumbled her voice becoming softer as she falls into a slumber.

"I love you to bean" I whisper before following in her footsteps into a deep sleep.

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I'm walking through the school hallways, late to first period. Are we even surprised? No.

In my defence maple wouldn't go into school this mourning I had to practically fight her. Thank god she's coming her next year it will certainly make mornings a hell of a lot easier.

I'm walking towards my locker when I see an all too familiar brunette walking the halls. "Ivy." She sternly says. I wait a minute before responding praying that maybe I have a little luck and she isn't gonna tell me off.

"Yes...?" I offer a cheeky but hopeful smile.

"Why aren't you in class?" She asks her voice not as harsh anymore. I figure there isn't any point in making up some stupid excuse since she'll believe the real reason anyway.

"I had to drop my younger siblings off at school and they were refusing to go in" I shut my locker turning to face her.

"I get that. But it isn't a excuse. To be late, yes but to skip first period? No. I'll let you off this time but if I catch you slipping again it's an immediate detention."

Fuck yes thank you Miss Quinlan. I figured she might let me off.

There's only 10 minutes left of first period so I don't see any point in going. I spend the time in the bathroom finishing my makeup as I didn't have time to do so this morning.

Second and third period go pretty fast and break was normal. However I do get a few notifications from Evie, most are just her version of 'apologising'.

I know I shouldn't have seen her last week, Cora was right. But I really did think we were just gonna talk. Okay the sex wasn't thattttt surprising but I figured it would've gone a little differently.

I'm sitting In the canteen with Cora she's talking about some party this weekend. Usually I'm all up for it but I just don't feel like it this week not with so much in my mind atleast... but maybe getting out would be good for me??

My gaze keeps flickering over to Miss Quinlan who's talking to our head teacher. It seems serious although I shouldn't assume, she definitely hashave a 'resting bitch face'.

Fourth and fifth period are boring as fuck. If I'm being honest I'll be surprised If I even graduate this year. With everything that's gone on the last few years my grades were extremely low and they're only just getting back to somewhat good now. I do want to do good in school. I really do. It's just something I find hard.

After what seems like eternity the bell rings and I walk to meet Eli, he promised he would buy me and maple maccies.

Theo's staying at his friends tonight so it's just me and Maple and Eli has a younger sister who's maples age, they've been friends they're whole life's and they're super close however they haven't seen each other much lately so Delilah suggested we both stay over tonight.
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Anyways sorry this chapter was SUPER shitty and just a bit of a filler since I felt like there had been a lot going on int he last few. Also it's pretty unedited don't mind that!

-Ly all