"Lea wake up honey you're gonna be late for school" my mom called making me shoot up in my bed.
I scrambled to get my clothes on and brush my teeth and hair and get all my homework in my back pack before tumbling downstairs.
I grabbed a piece of bacon before I kissed my mom and James goodbye. I ran outside to be met by Vic and Cara honking outside my house. "Shut up!" I yelled at them. "We waited forever!" Vic said as I got in. "Shut up here's some bacon" I said passing the strip to him. "Ooh thanks" he said turning back to the wheel. I sat back and buckled up.
Tom had texted me when I was asleep and I forgot to text him back.
Tom❤️: Morning babe
Me: Hey sorry. I was running late
Tom❤️: It's okay
Tom❤️: I really wish you were here I hate your school
Me: Me to I miss your lips
Me: Babe I gotta go I just got to school I love you and I'll see you after work😘
Tom❤️: Okay I love you
I went to my first class with Cara glad that Vic was gone so I could ask her my question. "So?" I asked. "What?" She replied. "Did you and Mark..." I replied.
She hesitated. "Yea" she said squealing. I screamed louder than I should have. "Oh my God !" I said. "Was it good?" I asked. She nodded. "Lea... he's big" she says turning the corner.
"Oh my god.Here I am thinking you're a good kid" I said.
The first class was the weirdest thing I've ever had to sit through . The girl that had beat me up months ago stared at me the whole time. It weirded me out a bit.
As soon as class was over I darted for the door. "Lea?" She said. I stopped and turned around. "What?" I asked. I didn't have anything to say to her. "Look I wanted to apologize for what I did-" She began to say before I interrupted her. "You should have said this a long time ago" I said crossing my arms.
"I know I'm sorry I really am. I thought that doing what I did would make me cool" she said. She looked so different. She used to have on the nicest make up and most expensive clothes but now she only wore jeans and and oversized hoodie. Her hair hadn't been brushed in days. Her eyes had bags and they were purple. She looked like a recovering drug addict.
"Are you okay?" I asked looking her in her lifeless eyes. She paused.
"You're the only person who's asked me that" she said with a faint smile. "But to answer your question no I'm not okay" she said adding a painful chuckle.
"Look um..I have to go but I'll talk to you later" I said walking away. "Wait Lea?" She asked placing her hand on my shoulder. "Yea?" I asked turning to face her. "Is there any way we could talk more?" She asked. "Um I can't today I have work and then I have to go see my boyfriend-" she stopped me. "Tomorrow?" She asked.
"Um yea" I replied. She smiled weakly and turn to walk away. I watched her practically run past her group of 'friends' they looked at her and laughed. They called her a slut and a whore.
I hate this school.
***
"Thanks for coming to Mayes Record store" I smiled handing the customer her bag of records.
"I hate this job" Cara muttered when the customer was out of earshot. She had her feet up on the counter and munched on a bag of chips from the vending machine in the back. "Hey look Tom" she smiled looking at the door. "What?" I turned around to see Tom walk into the store.
"Hey Tom over here!" Cara waved him over. "Hey babe" I said smiling. "Hey" he said.
"I'm gonna leave you two lovebirds alone" Cara smiled and went into the back. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Nothing why?" He asked. I studied his face and he just seemed different to me. "Come here" I said as pulling him by his shirt closer to me.
