One Summers Day

One

The sun seeps through the curtains and onto my face. I make an effort to get up and check the time, 6:30am. My head starts pounding and I suddenly dive into my bed once more. My bed is my joy and sometimes I don't ever want to let go. I grip onto the duvet and bury my head into the pillow, taking a deep breath. Unfortunately, there is a knock on my door.

" Julia darling, it's time to get up ," she says in that high-pitched voice that I hate. She only uses it when she's being nice, or when we're with other people. I hesitate to answer but knowing her, she'd burst into the room, pull my hair and drag me downstairs. It's happened before.

It's not long before I'm finally ready. I enter the kitchen and see her drinking a cup of coffee with a buffet spread out on the table. There's scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, beans and she even took the time to cut out a variety of fruits. It's as if she thinks they're still alive.

" We're going in early so I can explain to the principal about our situation."

" What situation? Oh, that situation."

" Yes darling and I expect you as always to behave yourself. We're here to stay now and know that I love you, and I will always love you. This is the best thing for the both of us ," she recites before getting up to put every thing away.

I wipe the crumbs off of my skirt and head upstairs to brush my teeth. I look in the mirror and notice my hair has grown longer. Her words " I love you " replays in my head, over and over again. " Lies " I think to myself. It's all lies. The reflection I am staring at isn't me. It's an illusion to every one; especially her.

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" We're glad to have you here Ms Matthews ," the principal shakes my hand before bringing me to my assigned classroom. He leads me into the room where I am greeted by a teacher, Ms Fae.

" Good morning class, we have a new student joining us today. As representatives of the school, treat her with kindness and respect and show her the greatness of our academy ," he then leaves the room and starts talking to my birth giver. I don't see her as my mother anymore.

" Hello Julia, I'm Ms Fae. Would you like to introduce yourself to the class?"

" Hi every one, my name is Julia Matthews. I'm 16, I was born on the 19th of August so feel free to stop by and give me gifts ," the class laughs and claps . I smile back, feeling glad that I made some people happy.

" Any hobbies Julia?" Ms Fae asks.

" Um, honestly I like to keep to myself and sleep ," my voice cracks and I instantly freeze. The class stares at me. Some giggle and some awkwardly laugh, not knowing how to react. Ms Fae asigns me to a seat in the last row, beside the window. I shakingly walk down with my bag and roll my eyes. This is some typical anime bullshit.

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The bell rings and school is finally over. I yawn and take my bag to leave but I'm stopped by a blonde haired boy wearing those typical hipster glasses.

" You're tall for a girl ," he comments. Twenty seconds Of encountering him and he's already annoying me. I'm insulted.

" No shit sherlock now can you let go? I'd like to go home."

" Wow, you're friendly. Anyway, here's your timetable. We have PE tomorrow so make sure to bring your gear in a separate bag and not wear it to school ."

" Yeah, yeah whatever ," I glare at him and pull my arm away. I ' strut my stuff ' and walk out of the door. I feel everybody's eyes on me and I could care but that would sadly be a waste of time.

I walk out of the classroom and suddenly I'm trapped in a stampede of students trying to get out of the school as fast as possible. I get drifted into the crowd and we flow like a rapid river through the hallway. Suddenly, some asshole grabs my ass and as tempting it is to start a commotion and find the pervert who did it, I don't. I feel someone cling onto my arm and just like that, I'm dragged into a classroom. I fall onto the floor not knowing if I should be thankful that I was saved from being sexually harassed in the hallway or if I should give out to the person who almost dislocated my shoulder.

" Are you okay?" The voice asks and lends out her hand.

" I'm fine thanks but you kinda hurt my arm ," I look up before taking her hand and standing up, to see who my saviour was.

" Oh I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm Rylie by the way, you just transferred into my class with Ms Fae," she hands me my bag and I can't help but notice how beautiful she is.

" You're cute," I say without thinking.

" Excuse me?"

" N-no I meant, your hair. Like the way it's styled, it's cute."

" Oh thanks, I could show you how to do it while we wait for things to calm down," she reaches for my hair but I push her hand away and cover my head.

" No no, it's okay. It looks better on you than it would on me anyway."

" Oh okay," she says while rubbing her hand. I guess I hit her too hard by accident. I fix my hair and walk out of the classroom as the stampede dies down.

My heart is racing and my cheeks start to burn. I'm not supposed to feel this way. If this progresses and she finds out, I'll be dead for sure.