two doors down

school times

a few weeks later.

y/n pov
i wake up feeling shit. mentally physically emotionally. when lizzie comes in to wake us up i roll over facing the wall.

she pulled the blanket from over my head and rubs my shoulder gently. "come on hun, you gotta get out of bed" she said her voice so soothing.

i rolled over and just looked at her. i looked at her and she knew. she pulled me up and into her arms. i relaxed against her chest.

"i would let you stay home honey but we have the bug people coming today to check the house, you're welcome to stay in my class but you gotta come to school" i almost whined like a child but stopped and held back tears instead.

"okay, i'll come get you when we're going okay" she said and i nodded falling back asleep. what felt like 2 seconds later i was being dragged to the car.

i just felt like crying the whole time. mattie was being so talkative and i love him i do but please shut up.

when we got to school i started crying again. the thought of going there just felt like the worst thing in the world.

i hadn't felt like this in ages.

i followed behind lizzie to her class, hood up and got comfortable on the couch. when the bell rings it was her senior lit class that walked in first.

about 10 minutes into the class a taller kid came in with the principal, it's not often new kids come to school before we hear about them moving in.

he had dark hair and was standing holding his bag straps. he came over to lizzie's desk and was saying hi and everything.

i looked him up and down before going back to my "notes". i was just drawing.

he went to sit down and i went up to lizzie "can i go for a walk" i asked and she nodded handing me the out of class pass.

i walked the halls hands in pockets and passed monica's class. i stood in-front of the window and texted her to come to the toilet with me. she got out of class after too much conversation with her teacher.

we walked and i had my hands in my pockets. "you okay?" she asked just wanting me to talk and knowing i wasn't.

"no" i said using my back to push open the door to the teachers lounge.

"what are you two doing in here?" mr arnett said from where he was making a coffee.

"food" i said staring at the vending machine. i was hungry, i could recognise that i was hungry, but nothing was appetising. "never mind" i said defeated.

we left him and he didn't say anything else. i walked back to lizzie's class and monica went back to hers.

i laid on the couch and passed lizzie the pass back and kept drawing.

another class went by and lizzie pulled out her lunch. and passed me a container. "not hungry" i said putting it beside me.

"you gotta eat babe" i just stayed quiet and she turned around as the door opened. it was monica.
"hey hun" lizzie smiled and stood up. "i'll be back in 20 minutes, have something" she emphasised and i nodded sitting up to make room for mon.

we talked catching up on anything and everything. she kept glancing at my lunch and so i opened it to take a bite.

she stopped looking at it and we continued talking like usual. i had a few bites and lizzie came back in the first thing she did was look at my food. let me live people.

i'm not doing that whole ed shit again

probably

maybe

okay well anyway mum had a spare next so i took a nap while she marked work. when i woke up next my english class was in here.

that's embarrassing, but i don't actually care. i rolled back over and went on my phone. i noticed a girl sitting in my usual spot though. a new girl i havent seen before. maybe shes related to thst new senior that came they do look alike.

the bell went for the next class and lizzie asked her to stay back while i sat up and mon and rose came in.

"oh hey lily" rose said when she sat down. "wanna join us? or you sitting with sade"

"i'll join you guys if you don't mind" she said and we all nodded and she finished her conversation with lizzie.

"how do you know her?" mon asked.

"she joined my soccer team this morning" she said eating a bagel.

lily joined us and we were asking her questions getting to know her. "so are you always allowed to sit in classrooms?" she asked and locked eyes with me who had been in here all day. i just smiled as rose answered.

"well not usually but miss olsen is this one's mum so special treatment" lily's eyes then flickered to me and i gave her a short smile again. i hadn't said anything yet.

"sorry, i know i just met you two but are you dating? you keep looking at eachother like it" she said to rose and mon who nodded.

"yeah we haven't really told people but we don't hide it, don't see a reason too"

"oh good so this isn't one of those small homophobic towns"
"i mean some grumps are but you get that anywhere" monica shrugged.

the bell went and lily had modern history in here again with lizzie so she asked if she could sit with me still and i nodded.

"you don't talk much do you?" she decided looking at me like she wanted to know everything about me.

"i like to observe" i shrugged with a sheepish smile. she smiled and nodded and continued talking to me anyway. telling me about whatever she wanted and i smiled nodding.

she makes everything sound so interesting.