The Glitch

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Aaron above xo

•Vera•

"Aaron." I whisper, rushing to the windows. I spot him walking up to his car, he doesn't look phased, the trees didn't even sway, the sky hold no birds moving helter-skelter, everything stood still. Did this only happen inside?

"Miss Magnum get into the classroom this instant." Commands a voice, disrupting my train of thoughts. I turn around and meet my English teacher, who seems to be dusting off invisible dirt off her royal blue suit.

"I--uh--I was just getting my text book from my locker." I lie, trying to find her eyes.

"Is your locker by the windows?" She looks down out her shoes, trying not to look at my abnormal blue and green eyes, I wouldn't be able to look at myself either.

"Um--wha--no--sorry. I'm sorry." I tuck fly aways from my ponytail behind my ear.

"Get into the class room now."

"Yes ma'am." I scurry into the classroom before she could utter another word.

Spit balls come flying past me followed by series of laughter. Blood rushing to my face just watching them make jest of me. I lower my head, my books close to my chest and I blink back useless tears from falling, I jog to my usual seat at the back, in the shadows.

Don't worry Vera. A few more hours and he'll come get you. Pull yourself together.

"So class." The teacher walks back into the class room, her brownish grey hair swaying from side to side. "We are going to talk about a book from the old world. Romeo and Juliet."

Romeo and Juliet, a book by Shakespeare. I know a little about the book, it's about lovers who die and stuff, which I find stupid. My dad used to read it to me when I was four, before the life changing war happened.

My eyes wonder to the open window, cold air finds its way inside, making me shiver. The sun is still shining bright though. How terrible, when it's so cold outside and the sun insists of doing only half its job.

Life before the war was serene, the weather was always gloomy and cold in our part of the world but it was still serene. I could remember the time when I was younger; a hint of sunlight found its way out of the clouds, I would always smile and dress like it was summer, this called for lighter clothes, not to talk of a lighter heart after all that gloom. But it was never warm outside. So I froze. The kids who didn't get me thought I was an idiot, but I still smiled anyway. At least the sun was here even though it wasn't doing anything.

I shift my gaze to the girl with a yellow bow on her head sitting in the first row, Kacey, only God knows what she has planned for me today. Every single day after the first period, she terrorizes me. This period is almost over. I can already feel the tears in my eyes. I can't fight back, i'm too weak, too skinny...I could go on but I would end up in a puddle of tears.

I sit still, not moving a muscle. It's almost like if I moved a muscle Kacey will come after me and all hell will break lose, so I remained still. That kind of thinking reminds me of when I was younger, frenzied beneath my blanket, thinking if I stayed under here the ghouls won't know i'm here. Obviously that left me lying in an awkward position but I couldn't move...heck, I couldn't even breathe, that only brought the ghouls.

The sound of the bell ringing ricochets in my ears. I squeeze my eyes shot.

Soft thuds grew louder and louder.

"You ready Magnum?"

I open my eyes to find her in front me, two of her friends members standing on either sides of me.

Before I could work the courage to respond, the other girls grab me, in the process Kacey slaps duct tape on my lips which prevents me from screaming. They forcefully drag me out of the classroom. Tears trickling down my face, I can't hold it back anymore.

They mop the floor with my clothes until the girls slam my head on a set of lockers, leaving my head throbbing.

"What do we do with it today girls?" She asks, placing her index finger on her lips as if she was thinking really hard about.

"We could throw her down the well?" The husky girl at my right side shrugs.

Kacey's face lit up and quickly dims. Thank God. "We did that last week."

"Oh I know!" The other girl claps her hands together. "Let's flush her head down the toilet! But that not possible is it?"

"No. No it's not. But we can make is possible." She smirks with a demented look on her face.

And we are off again, this time, mopping the opposite way with me.

As we got there, the husky girl tosses me into one of the stalls, the toilet bowl rim clashing into my face in the process causing the arch of my nose to gush out maroon gore.

The pain I feel is unbearable and it's tearing me apart. Heck I've been shredded for years. I cry in silent hoping someone will hear me. "Here I was thinking today will turn out okay." I say muffled. I'm miserable, all I want to do is cry. I'm alone with my tears, and wish there was no tomorrow. Call me dramatic but that's how it is around here. She bullies me, I cry and blame my existence, hide the scars and wounds from my brother and the whole cycle repeats itself.

It is what it is.

"Magnum. Magnum. Magnum."

Although i'm in hell. I must go on.

"Awwh. Why are you cwying? Baby need a tissue?"

Then with that she dips my head into the toilet and drags me by my hair to come back up.

I cough furiously.

"You are a worthless disgrace." She whispers into my ear. "Maybe your so called brilliant parents staged the whole thing."

"I mean, why would anyone want to be seen with you. You lil' abomination." She spits on my cheek. "I'm just doing everyone a favour by doing this."

Forcefully dunks me into the water that is now turning red from all the blood. My head hit the side of the toilet. I'm not prepared. So I struggle to get back up but with that she only pushes my head deeper. I can't breath. Is this how I am going to die? I always thought I would choose my own death. I would walk into the ocean on my own. I wanted to destroy myself so no one else could.

I was too late.

I can already feel myself drifting away.

You win some. You lose some.