Permanent Vacation

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Picture is what Escobedo would look like, similar to my dog right now. And some parts may be triggering. So.
*TRIGGER WARNING*
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After getting settled into our new room,(Well it's actually bigger than my house.)
Arabella and I started talking.

"So tell me about yourself." Arabella says to me.
"Well, the day before I left I broke up with my boyfriend... He was cheating on me with my best friend." I said.
"Oh... That sucks. Did he come clean or..." She asks coming over to my bed.
"Let's just say the living room isn't really the best place... To. Ya know."
"Oh no. You didn't give him your virginity before that did you?" She asks seemingly intrigued. After I don't answer she comes back with another comment. "Oh shit. That is really personal. So sorry."
"No. No it's okay. I'm actually asexual. So we never had sex."
"Oh. I have a boyfriend back home. He seems to be acting odd though. His texts are pretty short."
"I'm sure he is just busy."
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We really started to bond when there was a buzz throughout the room. Then Luke's voice said "Max. I have Escobedo."

I go to the door and as the door bursts open and soon there is a slobbering German shorthair on top of me.

"Hi baby girl!" I say rubbing her ears.
"She was kind of scared of me when I went to bring her here. I promise I didn't hurt her!" Luke says.
"It's okay. She's always been cautious of new people. I found her out on the street when she was just about 2 days old. She was so small and malnourished that I wasn't sure she would live. But once she got ahold of a bottle she took off growing." I explain, Escobedo still on my lap.
"Aww. She's cute." Luke says standing above us.

All of a sudden there is a high pitched screaming.

"What the hell? Why did they get the room?! I deserve it. Not the total dumb freaks!" The strange girl now in my doorway yells.
"Who the hell are you?" I say trying to calm my dog down who had jumped at the sudden noise.
"I'm Harley. I'm going to beat you in this competition and you can't do a thing about it. You are a worthless no good freak." She said almost stepping on Escobedo.
My heart rate begins to increase and my breathing goes with it. Memories flash from when my mum would yell at me for not being perfect.
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~FlashBack~
5 years prior...

"You see this grade! This isn't okay! YOU WILL NEVER GET INTO MELBOURNE WITH GRADES LIKE THIS! THIS IS WHY YOUR FATHER NEVER WANTED YOU! HE COULD SEE YOU WERE A FAILURE FROM THE BEGINNING!" My mother yelled.
"Mum... It's just a B-... I still have an A in the class..." I cry out.
"That's not good enough!" My mom screams again but this time slapping me across the face.
I run to the bathroom and lock the door.
Why aren't you good enough. I think to myself before putting the blade to my skin and slicing.

~End of Flashback~
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"What the f... Why is Max crying?" Arabella asks when she comes out of the bedroom holding a lamp.
"I don't know... All of a sudden she started yelling and then Max got a horrified look on her face and started crying." Luke tries to explain pointing at Harley.
"Get the hell out of here! First you barge in here uninvited, then you scream at Max. If you ever make her cry again I will not hesitate to hurt you." Arabella says sternly without yelling to keep from making me worse.

Harley begins to leave and I notice Luke just standing there in shock. He glances around the room and waves at me.

"I'm going to leave..." He says giving Escobedo one last pat and walking out.
Still holding the lamp Arabella walks to the kitchen area. She comes back with a glass of water.
"Hey... Here you go. It's okay. Just take deep breaths. Shh." She whispers rubbing my back.

A while later when I'm calmed down I finally just get up and go to the restroom to take a shower. I get out and look at myself in the mirror.

"You are fat, ugly, and stupid. Why would someone like him ever go for you..." I thought to myself or so I thought. A few tears run down my face before there is a knock at the door.
"Max... Can I come in?" Arabella asks.
"Sure... Um one second." I grab my towel and wrap it around myself.

The door opens and Arabella steps in. She wipes the tears away and sits me down on the edge of the tub. She sits behind me and begins to French braid my long, wet hair without talking.

"You're beautiful, you know that right?" She says turning me to look in the mirror.

I try to say something but only more sobs escape my mouth. Arabella brings me into a hug and rubs my back.
"I'm s-sorry. Y-you don't n-need to do t-this." I manage to choke out.
"It's okay Hun. It's okay." She says hugging me.
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After pretty much spilling my life out to her there is another knock on the door.
I open it to see all 4 guys standing there with 3 pizza boxes.

"I hope you like pizza. We got cheese, pepperoni, and sausage. We didn't know what you would like." Michael says.
"Cool. Come on in." I reply trying to look like I wasn't just crying.

We sit down and begin to eat. I grab the smallest piece of cheese and sit down. Arabella grabs a plastic fork because her mouth is sore. And then the door swings open and Harley barges in.

"Why do you get to hang out with them?! I deserve them so much more!" She screams.
"Calm down. They solved the puzzle. You get us tomorrow." Calum explains calmly with some pizza sauce on his face.
"SHE ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH! I HAVE BEEN A FAN FOREVER! I HAVE KNOWN YOU SINCE 'SHES KINDA HOT!'" She yells even louder causing a tear to run down my face. Arabella sees it and clenches her fists.
"Goodbye." Calum says.
"Excuse you?" Harley asks holding out the vowels.
"You are rude and disrespectful. You don't deserve to be here. Goodbye. Pack your bags." Calum explains.
"Whatever!" Harley bends down and grabs the pizza off my plate.
"HELL NO!" Arabella grabs the fork and stabs it into Harley's hand.
"OH MY GOODNESS!" Luke screams like a 5 year old.

All of a sudden there is a slow clap from the kitchen. I look over to see Michael standing there, a piece of pizza hanging out of his mouth, clapping.

"I can't believe you just did that." I whisper as Harley walks out holding her hand where the fork was.
"What? She touched your pizza." Arabella shrugs and goes to grab a new fork.
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