High School in Hell

Chapter 3

I wake with a jump when I hear the alarm clock go off. Jeremy groans next to me and I turn it off and I sit up. I get a chill and see my shirt on the floor, luckily I always wear a tank-top under it, I blush and hold the blanket over my chest just in case. Jeremy sits up stretching and yawning and he looks at me. "You got warm and tossed your shirt on the floor in the middle of the night, relax, I didn't look down your shirt or anything, I may be single now, but i'm still a gentleman." I blush and look at him, "did Courtney blow your phone up all night?" He shrugs and pulls his phone off the charger and turns it on. "That would be a yes, she's furious, and is saying how no girl in the school will ever want me after she's done getting her revenge."

I roll my eyes and I scoot over to him and lay my head on his shoulder reading. "woah, she is pissed and-" I freeze when I see my name mentioned as the blame and I gulp and I get up and stand in the corner of my room about to cry. Jeremy reads it again, finally seeing it and he gets up and walks over to me. I cross my arms and look down. "Lex, don't start this now... she's wrong okay? she has no right to say any of that, I promise... When we get to school I'll make it all alright." He touches my cheek tenderly and I turn my head and start to cry. "How? How can you stop her from ruining my life the way she and her goons have done for years?"

He takes in a deep breath and pulls me into his arms to try and comfort me. I cry into his bare chest and I tremble a little. He rubs my back and rocks me slowly. "With the truth Lexi... I'll tell them all the truth." I look up at him confused. "What truth Jeremy?" He blushes with a smile and he touches my cheek. "you'll find out, now get dressed, I'll wake Mel." He kisses my forehead a little longer than he usually would and he puts a clean shirt on before he goes to wake Melody.

I stand confused for a short time then I change, and as I stand in my bra and underwear, deciding what to wear, I spot the dress Jeremy bought me as my birthday gift. I smirk getting an idea and I set it out on my bed and grab my boots and makeup box.

I put the dress on and my boots after, then I fix my hair and I do my makeup and I step in front of my mirror putting on the necklace Melody gave me. I smile, feeling like a rockstar. The dress fits perfectly, and is more beautiful than the last time I saw it.

I jump when I hear Jeremy clear his throat from the other side of the door. "you covered?"He asks. I smile, "yeah, im covered." I grab my black batwing backpack and I look at the picture of my mom before I open my door and look up at Jeremy. He blushes softly and smiles. "Glad to see you like the dress."

I punch his arm softly and smile. "Duh... how do I look?" He smiles, "Beautiful." We head downstairs where Melody is finishing her breakfast before her bus comes. "Remember, i'm picking you up today, dads going out tonight." She nods and finishes her food. I hug her and kiss her head as the bus pulls up and she grabs her bag and runs outside.

I grab my keys and a cookie and I head outside, Jeremy following me. I get in the car and smile hearing his belly rumble. "hungry?" He nods and leans over. "Hey, i'm a man, I need food to stay strong." I laugh loudly and I drive us to the McDonalds and go through the drive through to get food.

On our way to school, Jeremy is smiling and free. Stuffing his face with all the food I bought him and then some of mine. We pass my aunts house and I can hear her playing the piano and I smile softly, It's the same song my mom would play for me.

When we get to school, Jeremy seems uneasy seeing a huge crowd around the front doors. He looks at me and looks around. "let's sneak in the back... I don't wanna deal with them outside the school where teachers can't stop them." He takes my hand and we sneak around to the art teachers room. His door is always unlocked, so we slip inside and into the hallways and head to my locker.