Personality Whore

2. Peanut Bitter Sandwich with a Side of Hater Tots...

2. Peanut Bitter Sandwich with a Side of Hater Tots...

By the time lunch had rolled around, I was more than thankful for Nick's company. We sat at our normal table, away from society in the far corner of the lunch room. I pulled out my lunch, turkey sandwich and chips.

"I am beyond happy that this is our last day in this hell hole." Nick said bitterly.

He was beginning to hate this place as much as I did. Everyone was now giving us both crap. Usually it was just me being harassed in all shapes and forms, but now they had drug my best friend into the mix. His lynch mob began when he quit the basketball team after everyone but him on the team showed up at my house and toilet papered the place. He dropped out of soccer when the head player had tried to make a move on me in the hallways. It ended horribly, the poor boy had a black eye and a broken nose and Nick was suspended for a week.

"Yeah, but Nick," I placed a tender hand on his arm "They're just picking on you because you quit all your sports and are spending all your time with me."

He started to say something, his eyes were full of love, but he stopped at the approach of my lynch mob. Three plastic-looking girls with bright blond hair and clothes a size too small stared us down.

"Katie." I remarked her coolly, eyeing the three girls that I loathed. Nick placed a reassuring hand on my thigh under the table.

"Oh look girls, it's the rejects!" she laughed to her two minions. They're fake giggles filled the room. Everyone was now watching.

"At least I don't have to pay people to spend time with me. What are the rates up to now? Eight fifty an hour? Or have the prices gone up since your last nose job?" Nick stifled a laugh.

"I havn't had a nose job and the only person that spends any time with you is your freaky little boyfriend." she retorted hatefully.

"You didn't think I was very freaky when you tried to kiss me last semester." Nick said coolly. his hand went to my arm, visible for all to see.

"Excuse me. But I was under the impression that you were one of use. I didn't know you spent all your time with Freaky Little Hermione."

"Aw! Poor Katie got rejected by Nicky-Poo? Aw, honey. Do you want a bite of my peanut bitter sandwich? Or do you want some hater tots instead?" I said sweetly holding out my sandwich.

She made an audible sound of indignity and stomped her foot.

"You were normal until your Mom got herself killed you know." the foul girl said to me. My heart stopped, she had struck my one and only nerve, my mother. Before I could think I had jumped from my seated position and was in the vermin's face, my fists clenched.

"I swear to God, if you ever say anything about my mother again, I will personally make you regret it..." my voice was filled with venom, she didn't back away. The room was filled with stiffled gasps.

"You could have been one of us you know, you could have been normal, but then your stupid mother went and got herself run over. I don't see why you made such a big deal out of it. She was worthless, she was nothing. Just like you are." her words dug into me like a knife.

I made a swing but before my fist could make contact with her perfectly make-up-ed face, Nick had grabbed me around the waist and was pulling me back away from her.

"She isn't worth it." he whispered in my ear, his warm breath tickling my neck. I sighed and gave into him. He wrapped his strong arms around me, putting a barrier between me and my tormentors.

"Oh look, he's trying to protect her." Katie called loudly.

"Listen to me, you vial little bitch. If anyone here is worthless, it is you. You get your enjoyment out of torturing someone kind, funny and smart. I know exactly what is wrong with you." he paused, he was absolutely seething with anger. "Your jealous because I care about her, because she doesn't have to flaunt herself in front of every boy in the school to have someone care about her, she's beautiful without having to try. She's everything you wish you could ever be. But you are the one who is worthless. You are the one who is nothing."