Can't Be Saved

Chapter 3

The rest of my day after first period wasn't any better. At all. I ended up meeting Janice. The captain of the cheerleading squad. I also met Jennifer and Jaelynn, Janice's followers. As I like to call them.

At lunch, not one person wasn't staring at me. Besides Shawn. And everyone looking at me started working up a panic attack. Lucky enough I was able to eat outside.

When I stepped outside and was surprised to see another girl sitting against the school building. "Uh... hi" I said quietly and she jumped almost 5 feet in the air. "Sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I'm new here" I said trying to act polite.

She looked up at me and smiled small. "Nice shirt" she said and I looked down forgetting what shirt I was wearing. "Thanks... is this... spot? Taken" I asked pointing next to her.

"No. But I don't think you want to sit with me" she said. "Or get caugh talking to me" she said quieter. "Why not" I asked sitting next to her.

"I'm 'The freak show of the school'" she answered looking at me. "Well you seem to be chill so I don't mind" I shrugged taking a bite of my apple.

She chuckled lightly. "I'm Presley" she said sticking her hand out. "Leah" I said shaking her hand. "Oh no. Leah what the hell. Now your going to be a freak of the school" Shawn said pulling me to my feet.

"Excuse me" I asked offeneded. "Told you" Presley said under my breath. "Presley is the freak of all freaks" Shawn said with wide eyes. "Why do you care if I hang out with her. She seems like a really chill person" I stated.

"I can't let people know I live with a freak" he said in a duh tone. "Well I'm sorry but your ego is gonna die a little bit" I said before sitting back down glaring at him. Presley was looking at me with wide eyes.

Shawn glared at me before walking away.

"You live with Shawn Mendes" she asked shocked. "Yeah" I rolled my eyes. "But it's what ever" I shrugged taking another bite of my apple.

"It's not whatever. He will ruin you if you mess with his life. That's why I'm here" she said looking down.

"I don't understand" I said confused.

"Me, Shawn, Zeke, and Janice all use to be best friends" she sighed. "I thought everything was fine. I worked for Vanessa and Paul. I would clean there house and mow the lawn every week. I'd clean there house everyday but" she trailed not looking up.

"I was walking into Shawn's room one day to clean it and walked in on him and Jaelynn making out. Which obviously ruined the mood and Jaelynn stormed out. Shawn told me I was a freak and the next day everyone heard a huge rumor that I was trying to have some time with Shawn under the sheets and I was forcing him" she said her voice threatening to break.

"That's so fucked up" I said threw my teeth.
"Yeah... but it's whatever I guess" she shrugged. "What class do you have next" I asked changing the subject.

"Gym" she groaned rolling her eyes. "Me too. We may be freaks but we might as well hold our head high. Right" I said and she chuckled. "Your so positive" she said smiling at me.

"I don't know why. I don't have the best life either" I shrugged finishing my lunch. "You're the only one that's been willing to be the schools freak with me" she said.

"Friends" I asked. "Mmm. Sure why not" she smiled and I smiled back. The bell rang and we groaned before standing up.

"To gym" she asked and I nodded throwing my plastic tray away. We started walking out of the cafeteria and I tripped because my shoe was untied.

Everyone started laughing at me. I felt the panic quickly start feeling through my body. I forced myself to stand up and run as fast as my little legs would let me.

I ran and ran and didn't stop until I was lost and didn't know where I was. All I knew was, I was in the middle of a bunch of trees. I sat against one of the trees and cried until there was nothing else to cry.

How could I have been so stupid as to fall in front of everyone. I asked myself as my hands began to shake and my vision blurred so I closed my eyes.

"Leah" two voices yelled worried. I whimpered in response. I pulled my knees to my chest and started rocking back and forth.

"Leah calm down. It's me Presley. Everything is okay" she said trying to calm me down.

"Leah you need to breath or your going to pass out" Shawn said and I tried to slow my breathing but it wasn't working.

Strong arms wrapped around me and my breathing went back to normal and I stopped shaking as bad as I had been. I opened my eyes and saw Shawn's arms around me.

He looked into my eyes and I looked into his. I felt awkward so I looked away. His arms went back to his sides. "Glad to help" he said before getting up and walking away.

And that was how my lunch went.