"Hey beautiful" I hear and I don't even have to turn around in the crowded hallway to know who it is.
"Hi Miles" I smile as he catches up to me. I'm on my way to art class and my hands are full of supplies that I will most definitely drop if I make one wrong move.
Miles hands are equally as full but he seems to be doing a better job than me, I'm actually surprised that I'm managing to converse with him.
Then my worse fear happens and I stumble over something, landing on my front and hitting the bottom of my chin off the ground as my supplies go everywhere. Ouch!
I see a foot quickly retract from my vision and look up to see the girl Noah is friends with, Clara.
She smirks and walks away, well clearly that wasn't accidental. My eyes are watering and my chin is throbbing as Miles helps me to my feet and with gathering all my things.
"What a bitch" Miles comments, "are you okay?" he asks.
I nod, other than the humiliation and pain of my chin, that I know is bruising as we speak, I'll be fine.
We sit down at our usual table and Jo spots the tears in my eyes and the bruising first.
"What happened?" she asks.
"Clara fucking Turner is what happened, she tripped Elle on purpose" Miles says first. Both Harry and Jo join in with Miles' anger.
"It's okay guys, let's just leave it" I say, not wanting to cause any trouble.
"No we won't leave it, when I see that fucker I'll trip her up and see how she likes it" Jo says, clearly full of frustration.
Elle
Lou is picking us up today, so I make my way to his car at the end of the day. He's leaning against his car with a cigarette in hand, until he see's me and discards of it.
He eyes my chin and I see the moment the fire enters his eyes.
"What happened?" he asks, tilting my chin gently to get a better look at the ugly bruising.
"I fell" I say, tears springing to my eyes at the embarrassment again.
"And the school didn't call Alexander?" he says angrily. That had never crossed my mind to be fair, I doubt the school even knew.
"I didn't tell the teacher Lou" I admit, maybe I should've went to the nurse.
"They should still notice this type of thing, you're 10" he sighs, taking out his phone, probably to call Alex.
"I'm 11" I whisper. Noah chooses this time to find us and double takes at the bruise.
"I fell" I tell him, I don't want to be the cause of any problems between him and his friend.
"That looks nasty, are you okay?" he asks, I nod, making my way to the back of the car.
When we get home Spencer is instantly in front of me and inspecting my chin, giving me a once-over.
"Is anywhere else hurt?" he asks.
"Just my dignity" I joke but he doesn't laugh. Jeez, everyone's so serious today.
"Can I go paint now?" I ask him, I just want away from all this intense attention.
"Alexander is in his office, he wants to speak to you" he says, and takes my hand to guide me to the office. I had never been to Alex's office before, it's basically all black furniture with no decoration apart from a clock. I'm going to have to paint him something to keep in here.
YOU ARE READING
ELLE
General FictionIt had always just been Elle and her mum, living in their small hometown, but when Elle's mum passes away she is forced to move into a big city, with five big brothers, with big paychecks and big secrets.
