She Told Me Lies | The Joanne McKinley Diaries 1

She Told Me I Was A Fighter

Friday afternoon. In two hours I will be released from this torture and will be able to cry Into my pillow. Recently, my pillow has been my friend. Well, the pillow didn't have much of a choice since it wasn't really alive...

Moving on. So we were learning about King Tut and his mummification mask when I really needed to go. As in go. You feel me? So I asked Miss Harrowood. Miss Harrowood was one of the nice teachers. Seeing that every other teacher had some form of anger that always showed in the form of red. You know, like how jealousy shows in a green colour? So back to needing to go, I was done with my business when Claudia walks in.

Is she a stalker or something? Like, bitch, does your life revolve around me or something? Go find another dude to hook up with in the bathroom like you always do and just fuck off!!

"The air around here has been contaminated with nerd. Looks like your boo-boo's healed. Doesn't stop me from hurting you again," she utters.

Boo-boo? What the fuck Claudia?

"You make me sick. I shouldn't be wasting a morsel of breath on you Joanne. You're not worth it," she continued.

Then why are you?

"I'm going to start using action on you," Claudia said. She started walking towards me in (what seemed like) slow motion.

Then slow motion turned into fast forward. Before I could say a word, Claudia slapped me round the face. HARD. Then she left, leaving me to break down. My face stung and my eyes watered.  Suddenly, two hours seemed like two years so I begged Mrs Husson to let me go home.  For the second time this week, my mum arrived and asked what happened.

"Claudia slapped me and downsized me," I summarised.

"Joanne, I'm so proud of you. Why? Because even though this Claudia meanie  keeps on hurting you and making you feel worthless, you continue to fight. You are a fighter, Joanne McKinley," mum said.

Again, I nod and an silent on the bus ride home. Because?

She told me I was a fighter.