Drifting Darkly

Ch. 2

I wake up to an annoying beeping sound.  My alarm is going off.  I smack my hand down on it and it stops. I didn't even change my cloths last night. I walk over to my dresser and pull out my periodic table shirt and put it on. I then put on my glasses from my nightstand. I look at the time, its 6:39 I have to be at my bus stop at 6:45. I run into the bathroom and brush my teeth. I look up into the bathroom mirror.  The red marks from last night are still there. I run back into my room through on my space sweatshirt and run outside to my bus stop. I'm just in time. I stumble onto the bus and almost fall. Almost all the seats are taken. I then find one empty seat and I fall into it.  I look over. Clay is siting in the seat next to me. He hasn't noticed me yet. I quickly put up my hood and look out the window trying to ignore him. 

I feel someone sit down next to me. I look over and my heart drops to the floor, its Clay. 

"Hey guess who's here?" he says.

I don't respond. I don't want to. I cant handle him I'm at my limit.  He grabs my chin and pulls it up to look at my neck.

"What's this from?" he asks

"Umm.. I uh" I try to spit something out

"You deserved what you got. Your just a big fuck up. No one will ever love you Carter." He says. 

"I know" I mumble under my breath

The bus stops and everyone starts to get up out of their seats. Clay gets up and right after him I do. he pushes me back in the seat.

"You wait until everyone else gets off you selfish bastard!" He screams in my face.

I sit back down and wait. I get up as the last person gets off. I walk off the bus and into the school. I sprint to Mr. Josephs class and sit down in the back where Clay was waiting for me.  I go to get my notebook out of my bag but when I turn around its gone. I forgot it at home. I put my hood up and lay my head on the desk and slowly fall asleep.

I hear a bang on my desk and I quickly jolted my head up.  Mr. Joseph was standing right in front of me. He rips of my hood.

"What do you think your doing, Cater?"  

" I um.. I'm uh s-ssorry, I um left my bag at home sir." I respond 

As I look around I see that no one else is in the class.  Did I sleep through the whole class? 

"Sorry doesn't cut it, your parents are going to hear about this!" He says knowing that would cut deep.

"Please NO! I swear I'll never do it again! I'M SORRY okay?" I say begging him not to call.

He walks away and I run to the bathroom into a stall. I throw up and then start to cry. I know my dad wont be happy with me. He's going to hit me. I'm going to get revenge on everyone! No matter what I have to do. I tell myself as I wipe the slobber and tears off my face. I look in the toilet and see the white brown and orange chunks of throw up in it and I quickly flush it down.  I walk out of the bathroom and go to my next class.