two doors down

school routine

the next morning was a monday and y/n wasnt happy about having to go to school. she was in bed till 8 when lizzie came in saying they needed to leave.

she got ready in 5 minutes not doing much else than getting changed and general hygiene stuff. the sorts of things apparently no one in her school knew how to do. meeting lizzie by the door she was met with mattie rushing her outside.

the teen slumped into the front seat almost falling asleep again. it was a horrendously cold morning and she did not appreciate it. she thanked lizzie once they pulled up to the school as she got out while the latter drove round to the teachers car park.

she couldnt tell if it was her imagination or not but it felt like people were staring at her. there was only a few minutes to the bell so she went to the bathroom. only then did she see the message from monica saying she wasnt coming to school today.

she stayed in the bathroom until the second bell went. then finally leaving for art where she was now alone. she walked into her class finding her table empty. there wasnt a seating plan but she would have been annoyed if someone was in her unassigned seat.

she pulled out her sketch book and started drawing not even looking up at the task. after 20 minutes sir came up to her. "wheres the rest of you" he laughed and y/n couldnt help but let out a laugh.

"monicas sick" she explained with a sad smile. sir nodded letting her be as she continued to draw.

too soon and the class was over. she had maths next which she considered skipping and she would have if she hadnt accidently made eye contact with her maths teacher as they were heading in opposite directions.

after maths was lunch and she was debating finding rose considering her and april always ditched their other friends to hang out with monica and her but when she walked out of class she saw the two of them standing around with bryce, ella and that whole group. meaning the most annoying people in this school.

"my mum told me to stay away from her, shes probably as mentally fucked up as her dad" one of their friends said causing others to agree or laugh. i knew they were talking about me. it was quite obvious by them all staring.

"shes a fucking emo skeleton" bryce laughed and what caught me off guard was rose laughing with them.

i walked out of the school. passed the kids on the oval and down the back which was technically out of bounds. i sat there till the bell went. i had science next and didnt need to be sitting next to rose who probably laughs about it with her little besties.

i was texting monica when i heard the bell again. i had to go to my next class since it was english. atleast its only ella in this class whos a bitch. when i walked into the class i headed to my seat straight away.

instantly drawing i didnt even pay attention to the lesson. not once did i look up from my book. "and if this isnt completed in class you will have it as homework" i heard lizzie say handing out some papers for us to analyse a poem or some shit.

i drew a picture based on the poems titles. there's my analysis done. at the end of the lesson lizzie didn't even question my response just collected the page.

the bell rung and everyone got up to leave. i was the last to stand packing up my stuff as lizzie talked about stopping by the grocer on our way home. i nodded saying i'd meet her after school as i had one more class of pe.

it was break again and i was trying to make it to the art rooms but got shoved against the lockers.

my head banged against the metal and i had no reaction. i just continued walking. i felt my bag get pulled back and a fist swing across my face. he kicked me in the ribs laughing. 

"remind you of someone" i heard bryce say as he left me on the floor and started walking away.

all a sudden i hear someone get slapped across the face
"what the fuck is your issue" i looked up and saw rose standing in front of bryce.

"what's yours, your dad left so you bully people now?" he didn't answer. and it's true he was a good kid but now he's not.

they walked away and rose came over to help me up.
i was unbothered by the pain going into the bathroom to clean up the blood that was now coming from my nose.

my lip was also busted so this is going to be great to hide from lizzie. ill just say i ran into a pole. i do that enough anyway.  rose came in after me and was asking if i'm fine.

"it's whatever rose" i shrugged, i mean i was used to it. but i don't get why she was helping me if she was laughing with them before.

"do you want to go get ice?" she asked me and i shook my head. 

"bryce is alot weaker than my father, genuinely its whatever" i shrugged and shook my head. she didnt know what to say so i started walking out.

"ill see you tonight" i heard her say. whats tonight?

roses pov (earlier)
i was waiting for april to get something out of her locker as were were laughing about the class we just had.

i saw y/n kinda walking towards us so i was about to call her over but she walked a tight passed me. confused i turn to april who just shrugged. "yeah run away" bryce was laughing. in her direction. did they say shit about her?

i didn't hear anything else as april and i started walking away for lunch. i couldnt see y/n anywhere so i pulled out my phone to text her.