Short Story Collection

She [Short Story]

Hope you like this ... been inspired by Jessie J - Who's laughing now ;D 

Oh and the constant "she" is done on purpose ;D

Mocking laughter and pointing fingers.

She had had it all.

Gums carelessly chucked into her long, black hair.

She had ignored it.

Legs randomly popping out trying to cause her fall.

She had stepped over them.

Messages had been sent to her full of hate and taunting.

She had deleted each of them, without even looking at them.

Yes, people thought of her as an outlaw, the odd on out, the weird chick.

None of them knew her name.

She had chosen to accept it, chosen to ignore her peers always trying to get her down.

It had worked.

Until the moment, she started to care.

She didn’t want to be invisible anymore.

She wanted people to acknowledge her long legs, beautiful black hair, her curves, her clear face and piercing green eyes.

Suddenly it all came back: the laughter, the hate, the tears.

And one day she arrived at school, not dressed in her shaggy jogging pants and giant hoody.

Instead she wore tight fitting jeans and a low cut top that was still appreciate.

Head held high, she walked through the corridors smiling at the confused faces.

And when they recognized her, they all continued their hating. But they also had to realize it didn’t work.

She had become stronger than them in all those years, she had heart all of their lines and was now confident enough to actually speak out her counter phrases.

Teachers were surprised they suddenly had one student more in their classes until, they too, realized she had been there all along.

In the shadows, too afraid to speak up.

Now she was the center point, turning heads.

And she didn’t even realize it.