Wrapped

Chapter 37

~Nick

"You have to go to school today, Nick," My mom sighed, giving me a sympathetic look, "I don't want your grades going down."

School. The one place where I thought I was safe and had friends, but soon, school had turned into my own living sh*t-hole. I am no longer safe, I didn't have any friends by my side. As soon as I step into the building, nasty looks are given to me. There are constant snickering or shameful comments as I pass through the hallways. Instead of hearing my own name, I hear "pervert", " F*ggot" or "queer".

Tears stung my eyes as I thought of the last week I was there. I can't deal with it anymore. It makes me want to die.

"Please, mom, just let me stay home another day," I plead, hoping we can reason together.

All my mother does is shake her head, "I said you have to go and that's final," She replies sternly, grabbing her car keys.

I bit my bottom lip to keep myself from crying. My mom doesn't actually know about the bullying that has been happening at school. All I told her was about the twins. I honestly didn't want to scare my mom, or even hurt her. If I cry, I know she will get suspicious of what's going on.

"What happened to the idea of me moving schools?" I ask quietly, my voice slightly cracking.

My mom walked towards the front door, shaking the keys in her hands, probably signaling to follow her. "Nick, I just don't have time to work that sort of stuff out. And it was only two boys that caused your incident. As soon as we get there, I will talk to the principle, okay?"

While nodding, I trudge towards the door. Mentally preparing myself for another day.

As we get into the car, I could sense that my mom was irritated with me, probably because all morning I was complaining about school and such.

She began to pull her car out of the driveway and started towards the school, not saying a word to me.

As we drove on, I stare out the window and began to think of Zack. He never called me, only text messages. He constantly told me that he was busy and that he would try to get back to me as soon as possible. It's been three days and I still haven't heard from him, I'm beginning to get worried.

Maybe this relationship is just like the one with Pierce and I. Maybe he doesn't actually love me and just wanted to use me and then toss me over. It's probably true. . . Why would he want a 16 year old boy as a boyfriend anyway?

I slowly felt my heart begin to break, even though it was my own thoughts, it was eating me from the inside, out.

The car halting to a stop broke me out of my thoughts.

"We're here," My mom muttered and glanced down at her watch, only to curse under her breath.

I began to get out of the car, before I could shut the door, I realized my mom wasn't getting out.

"Aren't you coming?" I ask while looking at my feet.

"I'm going to be late for work, I can't come inside, I need to leave," She said while frowning.

My heart stopped. I was really hoping my mom would come inside with me. Walking down the hallways alone would be like a battle field, only it would be me against everyone else. My mom would also not be able to to talk to the principle, meaning that Peyton and William will be able to get away with harassing me for another day.

"B - but, mom, no," I began as nervousness came over me, causing me to stutter.

"I'm sorry, honey," My mom said taking a small glance at me, "I'll pick you up, I promise, just stay away from those twins, got it?"