The pit

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*Channing's P.O.V*
I walked over to Zanes house wearing black leggings and a light sweater over top of my black and red bikini he picked out. I knock on the door waiting for Zane to come and take me to the pit. The pit was where all the sluts and jocks hung out and got drunk at the weekends, it's a shitty little lake/river that runs through our town with a bridge over the top, last time I went there was with him. I was broken from my thoughts when a girl around her early twenties opens the door "oh a hi is um z-zane a-around" I stutter playing with my fingers staring at the ground
"Oh you must be Channing. Hi I'm Lelani Zanes older sister he's almost ready why don't you come in." I nod following her inside. Everything is going quite well today until i see Tristans best friend sitting on the couch with lelani "Channing this is my boyfriend Parker" she smiles, I look downwards pulling my sleeves past my thumbs
"Lelani she doesn't talk" Parker whispers
"Yes she does she talked to me at the door" Parker looks at me confusion written all over his face
"You talk?"
"Yes I talk just not around dickheads who bully me constantly making my life a living hell" I snap getting ready to leave again
"Ok Channing you ready to go" Zane asks coming down the stairs
"Yep" I say putting on my best fake smile
"OK everyone hop in the car" he beckons us towards the door.

We arrive at the pit only to be surrounded by every who has tormented me through my school years oh well at least it will all be over soon. Zane gets out first coming to open the door for me I look down hiding my blush as I get out following him down the small path. Zane is welcomed by fist bumps and back slaps while I'm ignored like usual. Lelani pushes me from behind into the crowd of teenagers
"Hey Channing ya want a drink?" Zane yells out making people look my way
"Nah I'm good" I yell back walking over to him, on the way I hear people murmuring she talks and the occasional funk I never realized that she is hot  which I laughed at cause they are obviously fucking lying
"So chan-bam do ya wanna go swimming?"
"No." I mutter as he pulls me into a backwards hug
"A but Channing I wanna go swimming with you" he whines like a five year old.
"I don't like swimming zane" I say looking up at him
"How can you not like swimming!"
"You wear barely any clothing and just float around in freezing cold water"
"Please go swimming. For me channing" he pleads
"Fine" I huff, I guess it's time for everyone to know I cut. Zane drags me to the river edge while everyone looks on, I slowly take off my sweater hearing a gasp from most people as the see at scars that take up my stomach. When my shirt is over my head everyone stares wide eyed. Ok time for them to see the worst ones I shimmy off my leggings exposing my fat thighs. They now see the scars on my wrists, arms, thighs, hips, stomach and chest. The scars that cover most of my body. I smile happy to no longer be hiding them and anyway it won't matter in a week. I smile at my class mates staring at the scars, most girl look pale while the boys are trying not to cry.

"So are we going swimming Zane or are you repulsed just like everyone else" I utter motioning towards the crowd. As I say that Tristan, Nia and Parker burst into tears running away.

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