Insincere Veneer

|Chapter 10|

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|Chapter 10|

   So far, my school days have not been the most pleasant, and I knew today was going to be no different.

   I woke up this morning with a killer headache and puffy eyes, since I cried myself to sleep the previous night. I stood up from my bed and was immediately hit with dizziness. I tried my best not to fall down, but since I never met good luck in my life, I stumbled and fell down on my poor, puffy face. After recovering, I got up and slid open the curtains, only to see the grey, cloudy sky.

It will rain.

   I groaned, making my way towards the en-suite bathroom and doing my morning routine, which consisted of showering, blow-drying my hair, and brushing my teeth. Once that was done, I chose today's outfit: a black tank top and shorts that went down just above my knees. I wrapped a black scarf around my neck and wore my black high-heeled shoes. Lastly, I tied my hair up in a neat bun and applied some mascara and dark, purple lipstick.

   Now that I was ready, I grabbed my backpack, threw it over my shoulder, and ran downstairs. I had about fifteen minutes left for school to start, so fetched an apple from the kitchen before yelling a quick goodbye to my family and walking to school.

   I doubt it is going to be a normal school day. After what I did yesterday, which is stopping a bully from breaking a poor girl's face, I am sure people do not think I am oh so scary anymore.

And that scares me.

   I do not know what students will think of what I did. Sure, they were applauding, but who knows what will happen after that? I really should not have stopped anything from happening. I should not have caused a greater scene. I should not have grabbed attention towards me.

I am such an idiot.

   I was not thinking properly. I heard the yelling and I saw the bullying happen in front of me, and the rest happened in a blur. I felt the adrenaline rushing through my veins and all I was thinking was that I had to stop Jennifer from hurting the girl. I guess it was the memories of the same thing happening to me that caused me to stop everything from happening. I knew how the girl felt. I saw myself in her.

Hurt, scared, and used.

   Today, I am not going to cut the act I am keeping up. I will prove to everyone that what happened yesterday was nothing that proves me as someone different from who I am pretending to be. I am still Elizabeth, the scary girl who does not want any friends, the dark girl who barely smiles, the mysterious girl that no one knows anything about, and the girl no one should get closer to.

   The weather was very humid and the sky was still grey and gloomy, just like my life. My shorts were stuck to my body and I felt disgusting, however, the feeling was washed away the second I entered my school.

   Everyone stopped and stared at me as I walked through the hallway. I felt very nervous, however, I waited for a second, and two, and five, until I was fed up of it all and glared at everyone before yelling on top of my lungs, "What are you looking at?!" All the students whipped their heads, turning to face their friends, and soon, everyone was whispering.