What a Wonderful World

Start of a New Life

"I can't believe you went out with HER" sneered my ex's new girlfriend as they walked past me. I rolled my eyes and continued to pull my books out of my locker. I broke up with my boyfriend Ren last week when I caught him cheating on me and not even a day later, he was dating that bundle of joy . She's not even the same girl that I caught him cheating on me with! "You're way to good for the likes of her." Ouch, that one hurt. I always questioned my worth with Ren 'cause he was the most popular person in school while I.... wasn't, so people pointing it out only reminds me of my insecurities. I slammed my locker door shut and brushed through Ren and his girlfriend. "Excuse me! Rude much!" His girlfriend hissed as I kept on walking. It's WAY too early for this, I'm gonna be so late for class. *Sigh* I sped walked down the hall, already counting down the hours (1 hour and 20 minutes left) before I could leave this prison and go to my room. Dorm is my only sanctuary from my crazy school life. When I first came to college, I had been assigned a roommate, but she transferred and I was able to keep the room to myself, which is a good thing. Staying at home to escape school is out of the question. Mom and Dad never wanted a kid, so they pretty much ignored my existence. They fed me to make sure the po-po were never involved due to child negligence, but made sure to make it so I hated being at home. When I turned 18, they completely booted me out of the house, not allowed to ever return. 'Ring!' HA HA!! Made it before the bell, I'm not late for class! I walked down the aisle to my seat in the back of the classroom. On the way there, I was tripped by one of my former friends. Cliche right? But it happened, and the teacher did nothing. Since I was invaluable to the school, because I was neither smart nor rich, the teachers turned the other cheek when I was bullied. I picked myself up off the floor, ignoring my snickering classmates, and moved to my desk. It's really sad that now I'm bullied by virtually everyone in school. I used to have tons of friends, but after Ren 'ruined' me, everyone has turned against me. Getting my books for class ready, I noticed writing all over my desk. 'No one cares about you!' 'Useless' 'Ugly' 'You're a disease' 'You should just kill yourself' and many other choice phrases ,that are inappropriate to repeat, were written across my desk. I felt my face heat up as I read each insult. I know I shouldn't let them get to me 'cause that's exactly what they want, but after 18 years of listening to insults (can't remember my first three years of life), I'm breaking down. I'm 21 years old and still getting bullied! How sad is that!? I don't know how much longer I'll be able to hold in my anger ... The lesson went by just as slow as usual. The teacher droned on about a subject I don't care about, and my classmates threw objects at me while mouthing insults. 'Ring!' Finally!! School's over! I threw my stuff I to my backpack and sprinted down the hall to my dorm room. When I reached it, I noticed my door was slightly open a crack. Oh no... I slowly pushed open the door and stepped inside. The walls of my room were gratified with insults similar to the ones on my desk, while all my papers were shredded on the floor. My clothes, bedding, and curtains lay on my bed in shreds. I turned to my desk and noticed pieces of something shiny littering the top of it. Upon closer inspection, I discovered it was my iPod, smashed to pieces. A numbing shock settled over my body as I looked at my destroyed device. My iPod is my life, without it I don't know how I'll live. I know it sounds stupid to say, but it was my escape from reality. I wrote all my stories on it, which contained my unattainable fantasies. The music I had on it took me YEARS to collect and each song was special to me. All the images of the landscapes I'll never even be bake to GLIMPSE again, gone. Everything destroyed and sitting on my desk in ruling metal bits. Slowly I felt a wave of anger wash over me. "Hahaha! Look, now your room matches you, disgusting." I snapped my head towards the door to find Ren's girlfriend and her poser standing there. "Now get the hint! You're nothing but waste, so stop walking around like your better than us cause you're not. You're a loser who doesn't belong." "Are you responsible for this?" I asked with venom dripping from my voice. She moved closer to me, invading my personal bubble space, and leaned down, "so what if I am? None of it was worth anything, just like you" she sneered. Instantly I felt something snap inside me as my anger overtook my mind and I swung my fist , connecting with her nose. 'CRUNCH!' Ha, well that didn't sound pretty. The girl let out a shriek of pain as she clutched at her bleeding, probably broken, nose. "You're crazy!" one of her posse members hissed as they all led the hysterical girl out of my room. *Sigh* Taking one more look at my room, I decided I've had enough. I can't take this anymore!! Grabbing my backpack, I left my room, heading towards the library. Time to research! I don't ever want to have to live on campus again so not only am I gonna find a new college to attend, I'm going to find a house to purchase. Just as I was about to log into a computer, I was interrupted my the intercom, "Haerin to the office." Aish, I'm sure I know what this is gonna be about . Slowly I made my way to the office, where a very upset principal was waiting to chew me out. "Your behavior was unacceptable. You don't punch fellow students, regardless of what they've done to you" the principal lectured as soon as I entered his office. Well he didn't take long to get to the point... "... you're suspended for a week. You are not to be on campus for any circumstances. I'll give you some time to pack some belonging for your time off. You can come back next Tuesday. Do you understand?" "Sure!" I said with mock enthusiasm. I wonder how he'll react when he finds out I'm NOT coming back . Turning on my heel, I stormed out of the office and back to the library. Signing into my account, I was about to surf the web, when I noticed I had an email. Well that's weird, no one EVER emails me... I cautiously clicked on the blinking red sign. At the very top of the message was a picture of an ancient looking house. It looked absolutely gorgeous!! It's was a two story building that looked like it had a lot of character. Reading the written message underneath, I felt excitement burst through me. It's for sale!! And for so little!! It looks like things are turning around for me. I know I should probably be more wary than anything, I mean I got a mysterious email for a hundred year old house at dirt price, but I was too busy being happy. I can finally leave here and start a new life!! All cautions aside, I did a little research on the area it's located in and found that there was a huge university nearby. This place is perfect!! I sent an email back to the mysterious life-saver about my interest in purchasing the house. They replied instantly, telling me I could pay through the mail and that I could move in whenever I wanted. I sent a quick Thank you to the stranger and went back to my room with an elated spirit. Time to salvage what little I can in this mess . I picked through everything in my room and was able to find a couple of intact outfits, my hidden set of bedding, two notebooks, and some pens. It's a good thing I have some money still in the bank. I'll have to do some shopping tomorrow after all my stuff us unpacked, which won't take too long . Grabbing all of my bags, I marched proudly one last time through the school. I won't let these pabos think they hurt me in any way. When I reached the school gates, I turned to take one last look at the prison I spent the last two years in. "Good bye Misery!!"