Way Back When- lrh

Four

FOUR

Song of the chapter: Everybody Hurts by Avril Lavigne

Waking up the next morning was bitter sweet, I was excited to see Calum again, but certainly not happy to have to get up from my bed. In the end, the good outweighed the bad by a mile and I found myself smiling. Leaping out of bed with way too much energy for this early in the morning, I began to do my usual morning routine.

I got my uniform from where I'd previously dumped it on the floor and brought it into the bathroom with me before setting it on the bathtub and turning on the hot water in the shower. I peeled off the clothes I had slept in and placed a shower cap over my lopsided bun. The room began to fill up with steam and I flicked on the fan before stepping into the scalding hot shower.

I quickly removed my body from under the water and adjusted the taps so that the temperature was just right. I stepped under the water once again and slowly sat down, leaning my back against the cold tile.

The water flowed over me and I closed my eyes as I began to get completely lost in my own thoughts. Part of me was relaxed under the soothing water and pitter-patter sound of the droplets hitting the tiled floor, the other part of me was stressed out.

Sitting here I was left alone with nothing else but my thoughts, thoughts that were making up a list of stupid little things that could go wrong; maybe we'll be walking to school and a magpie will swoop me and take off my hair, leaving a bald patch on my head. Its not even swooping season but you never know.

Thoughts continued to swarm my head like a thousand bees, both good and bad; excited and afraid. Soon enough my thoughts were interrupted by the words of my brother coming from the other side of the door.

"Get the fuck out you've been in there for 20 minutes you're not the only person who lives in this house you selfish whore." Kyle demanded.

Not even bothering to roll my eyes at the words I'd become accustomed to, I turned both the taps, shutting the shower off. Using my arms as a boost, I pushed myself up off the ground and pulled my towel down from where I keep it slung over the shower door.

I quickly finished up in the bathroom and exited with a little makeup on, my teeth brushed, hair in a plait to hide its frizziness, and wearing my school uniform.

I checked the time and saw I still had 20 minutes until I was going to meet Calum so I didn't need to rush.

"Morning mum," I greeted cheerfully, giving her a kissed on the cheek, before making and eating a bowl of weatbix whilst I had a quick chat with mum. After doing that, I packed my bag and put on my shoes, leaving me with 10 minutes to arrive at Calum and I's meeting spot.

Crouching down, I decided to play with Apollo to pass a few minutes. I was in the middle of scratching underneath his chin when I snapped my head up upon remembrance of my meds. With everything that's happened these passed two days, I'd just completely forgotten and was about to today as well.

I jumped up from my spot on the floor and slid to the medicine cabinet in the kitchen. Strangely, my medication wasn't at the front of everything where I kept it so it was easy to grab every morning. I took out the boxes of medicine and began rummaging through them to try and find it.

Shit I thought to myself as I remembered a crucial detail, I didn't get diagnosed until I was 18, I don't have any meds.

Sighing angrily, I packed away everything I'd taken out and noticed I was meeting Calum in five, meaning I should start walking.

"I'm going mum!" I called out as I slung my bag over my shoulder and headed for the door.

"Bye," she responded whilst I departed from our household. I bit the right corner of my bottom lip to suppress the excited smile that was threatening to escape. Eventually I cracked and continued walking up the street, smiling like an idiot.