Monsters || Punk 5SOS AU

#9

Katelyn__________

The room I wake up in is covered in poster. Some of different bands, others of comic book heroes as well as family pictures. I look at one on the side table and notice a boy with two middle aged looking male and female. It takes me a while to register the boy as Calum and that they must be his parents. Memories of last night flash through my head a pain wrecks my body. I notice bandages covering different parts of my arms and the shirt that I'm wearing is overly big and has ARMY written on the front. I wasn't wearing pants. 

I stand up and notice a pair of 'stubbies' (Shorts that farmers typically wear). I realise they're what I was wearing last night and put them on. I stumble out of the room and a clock on the wall catches my attention - 3:47 am was illuminating the hallway as the sound of soft chatter lures me to the main living room. The sight of four teenage boys slightly drunk and giggling to each other causes me to follow suit. I can't hold in a smile and giggle when Michael stands up just to fart in Luke's face.

"Awwww, sleeping beauty has awoken." Ashton giggles as he catches sight of me. The other three turn and face me.

"Katelyn!!" Shouts Michael as he stands up and gives me a massive bear hug. 

"Hey there Mikey."

"You all right there bub." Calum asks -concerned.

"Yeah, just a bit light headed and sore but other than than."

"Well come sit down and have some fun. We're planning on possible showing up to school drunk." Luke says pulling me over to him before his head rests on my shoulder. He relises what he's doing and quickly changes so that his arm is loosely slung around the couch and behind both my shoulders.

"Hey, watch it. That's my sister." We all start laughing at Michael's failed 'Huge Jackman' impersonation.

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School

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I walk in with only slight bruising on my face but my stomach hurts like a female dog. Michael and his mates dropped me off before deciding that second breakfast was mandatory and left to go to McDonald's - knowing that they were going to be late for second period.

Ever since the incident I haven't been siting with Michael. I've been alone where ever I could be and just told Michael I made new friends. I didn't want him thinking I'm a loser and also didn't want the populars sitting with them. They would hate me for that.

No word has been said about the English incident either. Everyone's to scared to talk about, even question it. I don't they believe I'm Michael's sister though. I think it's either cousins, step-sister or a lie. Apparently there is no way Michael can be related to that. That being me. 

I walk into first period 2 minutes late and get a detention from my history teacher. I'm forced to sit up the front since by the looks on everyone's faces - no one wanted to sit my me. I've become the freak outcast of our year. Hannah's become one of the populars. Complete opposites in under half a year. 

Half way through the period I couldn't take it anymore. I kept hearing the different rumors about me. I wanted to storm out after hearing the 5th fat comment. Suddenly 

"Miss, I don't want to be in the same class as that." Someone says while pointing to me.

"You've dealt with it this long already. You'll last." And that was it. She just kept on teaching. Not addressing the fact that I'm being bullied. Yeah, because you can so depend on teachers to do something these days. Probably too much paperwork. 

At lunch I try my best to make it to the field unnoticed. You see you just blend in with the grass when you read. Wow I sound like such a loser. Point is no one bothers me and it's a good way to keep 'it' under control. Michael says he might know something that could help but I haven't had an attack big enough for him to use it. The field is in my sights when I'm grabbed by the populars. Shouldn't they be at their table?

"Where ya going freak?" Ruby asks.

"Gonna sit alone, again, for a month in a row." Hannah adds. 

Before I could reply a punch is sent to my ribs. Not again. 

"Aww. Poor little weak Katelyn." Says one of the guys. A punch is sent to my face while another hits my stomach while a kick is sent straight to my knees. I'm on the ground getting constantly kicked at and remarks are spat at me - with actual spit as well. 

"Maybe you should die already." 

That one sticks. The monster repeats it. They walk off but I don't even notice. I'm curled up in the fetus position while the voice repeats that phrase over and over again. I don't dare say it out loud. I can't speak at all. I start scratching up my arm trying to get it out of me. Tearing up me skin so the thing can escape. But that only seemed to anger it. Making it yell instead. 

I don't notice the hand on my shoulder. The badass looking footballer kneeling down beside him with his moral support on his phone. I don't notice the red haired running and screaming as he comes closer or the curly haired one yelling at everyone trying to find out who did it. I don't even comprehend the fact that I've been saying the words out loud until the footballer tells me to never repeat that phrase again. Or his moral support holding my hands back to stop me from doing anymore damage.

The red haired was saying something. Possible screaming but I couldn't hear a thing. I thought I was motionless but the blue haired one held my hands still as I notice they're shaking. The curly haired one was screaming at the populars. The teachers were trying to drag each one of them away from me, failing each time when they shrug them off like it's nothing.  I don't notice the crowd that has formed. It notices the cameras. Claiming that only freaks get videoed when thy're in a state like this. I want to scream but my mouth is silent. 

When I gain control of my actions I almost lung myself at the red head. I grip him as tight as I possibly could. His arms immediately go around my back as I cry into his shoulder/neck. He ignores everyone and carries me out of the building. There is yelling and protesting but he ignores them. He keeps whispering something into my ear and after trying many times I finally make out what he's say.

"Where are the monsters? Are they at bay or are they in the room." This is his cure? 

"They're in the room." Is the last thing I say before I'm submerged in pain. I grip his neck and scream. He carries me into a car and three other boys follow. I just sit there. Clinging to his neck while sobbing my eyes out. When we arrive at our destination he carries me inside and takes me into the room I woke up in.   We sit there for what feels like years before I finally calm down and tell him everything that happened that day. Including the reason I keep ditching him. He rubs my back and says it's all alright and if anyone lays a hand on me again in a way that makes me feel uncomfortable I have to go to him immediately no matter where I am. 

I tell him about what happened last night while taking some pills. He nearly breaks the wall he's resting on when he punches it and yells several swear words. When he tells the others about it they refuse to let me stay with my mother anymore. We decide to deal with everything tomorrow and turn on the TV, enjoying the Friday night film of 'Inception.'