Flawed Perfection

Flawed Perfection Ch. 5

I hope this one is amazing :D I wrote it and thought about stopping at one point but then I added more. Picture of Ms. Corey :)

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 It's been a few weeks and I try to refrain from throwing up. I've still done it though and feel so much better after I do it. Lately I've been thinking of just doing it after every meal. That way Joffrey will want me. Luke and Hazel don't seem to suspicious and my parents think absolutely nothing is wrong. Dan is a little worried, but he's too young to even understand weight loss.

 "Hey we're here." Luke said driving me up to the studio. He's starting to drive me here as a way of carpool before he goes out to work. He got a job at the bowling alley we went to. 

 "Thanks." I said getting out of the car slinging my bag over my shoulder. He got out to walk me in. I rolled my eyes.

 "I don't need an escort." I said nudging him. He glanced at me. They had started making fun of me more and more. I think Hazel told him and wants him to just come in to scare them off. I don't think he should do a thing. They motivate me more and more to keep doing what I'm doing.

 "I just want to be with you as long as I can." he said grinning. I raised my eyebrows. 

 "M'kay." I said and pushed open the door. I was greeted with a few insults.

 "Hey Chubby Charlotte." someone snickered.

 "What's shaking Can't Dance Jarrel." another said poking me. I shrugged them off trying not to let it get to me again. 

 Luke frowned gritting his teeth next to me. Hazel glanced  up when she heard people greeting me. Her eyes flickered to Luke before back to me. I pursed my lips at her a little mad she thought I couldn't handle myself. 

 "Fat ass, how's it going?" Jessica, the head jerk, snickered at me and my eyes welled up in tears. Luke's hand shot out and slapped her faster than I could blink. I gasped as she fell to the floor feeling a jerk in my stomach. Luke started towards her and I tried to pull him back. Hazel rushed up and started to stop him too.

 "What's going on?" boomed Ms. Corey coming out of the studio and into the lobby. She spotted Luke as he froze refraining himself from hitting her. His hands were balled into fists, and he was shaking with anger. Ms. Corey stomped over glaring at the three of us.

 "Who did this to Jessica?" she demanded. Wow. Ok stupid. It's obvious it was Luke. 

 "I-I did." Luke said gulping. I started to feel queasy. Luke shouldn't get in trouble for standing up for me. I put a hand over my mouth feeling like I was going to throw up. No! What if I got caught here?

 "Well she called her fat ass." Hazel said speaking up. "Luke is Charlotte's boyfriend." she started to explain. "So he was just sticking up for her." she ended biting her thumb nail as Jessica laid on the floor gently touching her cheek.

 Ms. Corey raised an eyebrow and looked me over. "Well you could stand to loose a bit." she commented. My heart dropped. After all my hard work?

 "You-you!" Luke started before Hazel put a hand over his mouth. I gulped.

 "Ok Ms. Corey." I mumbled a few tears leaking down my face. Luke reached out probably to pull me into a hug and comfort me. I didn't want him to. I didn't deserve it. His face fell when I took a step back. I really felt like I was going to throw up now. 

 Ms. Corey stared around sternly before helping Jessica up. "Put some ice on that." she said through pursed lips. She turned and looked at Luke. "And you. This is your last time in my studio." she growled. Luke nodded silently, and Hazel took her hand away.

 "I have to pick her up though." he said quietly. Ms. Corey looked like she was going to explode. Her hands crossed over her chest as she stared him down.

 "Only then. You may have no contact with my dancers." she hissed. Luke nodded solemnly as tears poured down my face. I couldn't get over what she said. No one even said 'No Charlotte. You're fine the way you are.' I started to cry harder and the urge to throw up was getting stronger.

 Jessica shot me a smirk, and I was trying not to bawl. Luke looked at me frowning concern in his eyes. Hazel moved to stand next to me as people started filing into the studio. Luke scrunched his eyebrows together as I put a hand over my mouth and ran to the bathroom. Hazel pounded after me from what I could hear. Maybe Luke, I wasn't exactly paying attention as I tried not to throw up in the hallway.

 "Charlotte!" I could hear Hazel yell as I wrenched open the bathroom door. She skidded to a stop almost hitting into the wall as I fumbled locking the door. 

 "Char?!" Luke said loudly confused and actually smashed into the wall. I hope he didn't leave a dent…

 The disgusting toilet water gleamed up at me as I stared down trying to hold back my puke. It wasn't working very well. I was gagging trying to hold it in. Eventually the dam broke and I threw up. I kept throwing up until everything I had eaten was now in the toilet. For once I didn't feel bad about doing it. It was then I chose to always throw up after every meal.

 "Charlotte?" Luke yelled pounding on the door. I think Ms. Corey was screaming about him disrupting class, but I couldn't tell. I could see black spots in my vision and I felt like I was going to faint. What's the best thing to do when this happens? What had I read in my health book? Wasn't it like take deep calming breaths or something? I couldn't remember so I just leaned against the wall breathing evenly as the spots started to clear away.

 "Charlotte?" Hazel whispered into the key hole. I looked up at the door shakily and flushed the toilet. I gulped audibly the taste still in my mouth.

 "Y-yes?" I asked. Oh man. My voice sounded shaky and I tried to wash my mouth out in the sink. The water tasted terrible, and I started gagging again. 

 "Char are you ok?" Hazel asked through the door. I think Ms. Corey kicked Luke out.

 "Fine!" I squeaked out my voice a lot higher than normal. I sat on the toilet breathing deeply again before Hazel knocked on the door.

 "Ms. Corey wants you in for class." she said gently. I nodded and stood up slowly feeling a little like jello. Fumbling with the lock it clicked and Hazel pushed the door open. I smiled weakly and she frowned pulling me gently into the studio to start class.

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