Ugly Scars Make You Beautiful (Ticci Toby Love Story)

5

~ Cassie ~

Next morning, I was at my locker as the rumors began to spread about Toby. I could feel their stares and hear their whispers; it was making my blood boil. Why is everyone so annoying? I slammed my locker door and just walked to my first class as they continued starring. When I got to class, I sat down at my seat; I glanced over at the empty seat next to me "Why did you leave?" I thought before looking away from it. Students began to enter the class before the bell rung "It's their fault. If they would have left him alone..." I stopped my thoughts before I lost it. I couldn't help but glance at the seat at time to time "You could've taken me with you." I thought to myself. At the end of class; the bell rung as students flooded out of the class quickly, but I just took my time. I walked down the hall "Ms. James." I heard the principal. I stopped at turned to face him with a blank stare; I don't have the time "I Heard about you friend" He started, but I just walked away from him "I don't want to talk about this." I said blankly "I want to help you." He said. That's when I stopped "help me?" I said in anger yet confusion "yes, I want to help you." He said. I turned to face him and walked up to him and before he could say more I began shouting at him "Help?! I don't need you generosity or pity!" I shouted in anger. Students stopped to see what was going on "If anyone that needed help was Toby! Better yet this whole damn school needs help!" Everyone went silent "Thanks to everyone he's gone." I said coldly before leaving.

At the end of school I was walking towards the exit to start walking home "Hey Cassie!" I heard Anthony's voice. He was the main reason why he's gone; hearing his voice made my blood boil, so I continued walking away. I knew he and his friends were following me "Come on Cassie, wait up." One of his friends said as they cut in front of me. I just turned around; I'll find another way out. They began laughing "Aw, you're boyfriend isn't here." I heard them say teasingly. I stopped in my tracks, balling up my fist "T-to bad h-he didn't s-stay around." Anthony said, mocking Toby's stuttering "Not our fault that he's gone." Another one of his friend said. I just snapped "This is your entire entire fault!" I shouted at them in anger. They went quiet "You did nothing but teased him because he was different! He did nothing to anyone and now he's gone because of you!" I screamed at them, but they began laughing more "Good! Maybe he should stay gone for all we care!" Anthony replied with a smirked, I walked over to him before I punching him in the face; I didn't stop. I even did the same thing to his friends until someone pulled me off of one of them "Don't ever talk about Toby and stay the hell away from me!" I said in a threatening tone. After everything that happened I was in the principal's office with the boys as well with our parents in the room. I could feel the cold glare coming from my dad who was behind me; I was prepared of what was going to happen to me when he finds out that I'm friends with Toby or even knew him at all. The principal began talking to the parents about what happened "You boys and Cassie are going to be suspended for two weeks." He said to us. Their parents sighed in disappointment "Cassie I know that Toby is gone, but you can't keep doing this." He said to me. I glared at the principal before leaving the room with my dad following behind. He caught up to me and grabbed my arm to make me look at him "You knew who he was and didn't tell me!" He snapped "Yeah, I do know him." I snapped back at him.

I was in the back seat of my dad's car; I knew what was about to happened, but I didn't have anything to say; I didn't know anything, not where Toby was or where he went to. I could feel the tension and see him tightening his grip on the steering wheel.

Once we got home, before I could do anything my dad already got out of the car. He snatched open my door "Come here!" He ordered reaching his hand inside to grab a fist full of my hair and dragged me out the car. I yelped in pain as he tugged on my hair more "You knew that I was looking for him!" He shouted at me while dragging towards the house "You're costing me money!" He barked opening the door and threw me onto the floor "You better tell me where he is right now you stupid girl." He said angrily as I looked at him "I don't know where he is." I snapped back. I saw him ball up his fist "Don't lie to me!" He shouted at me before grabbing the collar of my shirt and hitting me. I yelped in pain "I don't know." I said to him again before giving him a cold glare "Even if I did know I wouldn't tell you." I said coldly. He yanked me closer to his face "You're lying to me, so I'll force you to tell me." My dad said before getting out his dagger and held it at my face, inches away from my right eye "You will tell me." He said before picking me up off the floor and dragged me away.

~ Toby ~

It's been two years since I left; honestly I don't remember much of my past since the day I left; at least most of it I haven't forgotten when something triggers it. I was standing in between Masky and Hoodie "This is all you fault." I heard Masky say to me, though that wasn't true. If he would have left me alone then we wouldn't have argued and we wouldn't be in this situation "It's both of your faults!" Hoodie snapped at both of us. I had my hatchets in my hands ready to kill the bounty hunters; mostly Nicolas James. He was the one targeting us the most "You know, it's a shame that Cassie is trying to cover for you Toby." Nick said to me. Masky and Hoodie looked at me, but I was confused. Cassie? Why does he think I know who that is? "What is he talking about?" Masky asked. I only shrugged "I-I don't know w-who you're t-talking about." I said rolling my eyes "You don't remember you're only friend in school..." He chuckled. More memories began to flow back to me "What a shame. Then again I don't understand why she was." He added as he pulled out his dagger that had dried blood on it "She could've told me about you and her in the beginning then maybe nothing would have happened." He said with a smirk.