Operation: Nerd To Emo

Chapter 9

ONE WEEK LATER

So far it's been good. I've been hanging out with everyone at Pierce's house and I've beaten Pierce at COD more than fifty times, since he's always asking for a rematch.

Right now I'm walking out of school for the weekend. I might stop off at Pierce's house though. Like maybe he'll want another rematch? It's better than being beaten by your mother, right. I listened to The Way She Feels by Between The Trees and sorta played with the tips of my black hair. Lately, I've been finding good music from bands. I've listened to Good Girls Bad Boys by Falling In Reverse and a lot other songs. They're all familiar. I guess it's because of my sister.

I walked down Pierce's street and started walking to his house. I walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. Pierce's foster mother Lucy answered the door.

"Hi Mrs. Hunter, I'm here to hang out with Pierce." I said. She smiled.

"Call me Lucy, Amber. And he's up in his room." She said as she let me in. I nodded and thanked her. I walked to the staircase and started walking up to his room. I could hear his music playing. I knocked on the door but didn't get a response. I shrugged and opened his door a bit. I checked to make sure he wasn't changing or something. What I found was an empty room. I opened the door more and walked in. The light was on in the bathroom and the door was open but I couldn't see inside. I closed Pierce's door.

"Pierce?" I asked. I walked some more towards the bathroom. I heard sounds that sounded like.....crying? I walked all the way to the door to see Pierce on the floor with a full bottle of pills on his right side and he was holding a razor.

"Pierce?" I barely made out. His eyes quickly went up to me.

"A-amber." He said.

"You were gonna do it? You were gonna killl yourself?" I softly asked. His teary eyes met my eyes. I could see the pain in his eyes.

"I can't take it anymore Amber. It's too much." He said as he sobbed. I let myself fall on my knees next to him. I took the razor out of his hand, it felt familiar, too familiar for some reason, I set the razor on the counter and I put the pills up on it too. I then hugged Pierce. I let him rest his head on my lap as he cried. I rubbed his back and head to soothe him.

"I just can't take it Amber. I can't take all the bullying, the knowledge that everyone hates me, that my family died and I was put in a abusing foster home. I can't take it. No one cares." Pierce cried. I rubbed his back more.

"You're wrong Pierce. People care. I care. I care about you. If you did it, I would be ripped up even more than how I am with my mother. I'd rather have you alive and healhy then have my beating stop. I care about you Pierce." I softly whisper.

If you care so much, why are you following out what Samantha said? Why are you telling him you care when you're gonna end up hurting him? Why Cecelia? You don't know. You don't know, because you are selfish, you care more about not being beaten more at school than your new friend. How pathetic. You are just a lying b***h like your mother says. And you know what, Amber? You aren't a b***h, you just want to live so you can continue living your sister's life, but it'll hurt others feeling. Remember, Amber, whatever you do, it'll come right back and bite you in the a**.

I continued comforting Pierce as I thought. After this I was going to go back to being me, so why would I want to live just to continue living my sister's life when I won't be Amber?

~Time Skip~

"Thanks Amber." Pierce said as he leaned up.

"No problem Pierce. It's what friends are for." I said. I softly smiled. He softly smiled back.

"I've never had someone do that for me. And I've had many-" He cut off. I could tell he didn't want to continue.

"It's okay, when you want to tell me you can." I said with a soft smile. He nodded. I stood up.

"Here let's get you to bed." I said. I helped him up and he leaned on me as we walked out of his bathroom and towards his bed. He laid down.

"Can you stay with me tonight?" He asked. I hesitated but nodded. Double beatings tomorrow.... I laid on the bed next to him. He turned off the lamp.

"Why did you come over?" Pierce asked after a few minutes of silence.

"I came over to play video games and hang out." I said.

"Sorry about that." He said.

"Don't apoligize, I'm glad I came over. Also it sorta helped me avoid my mother." I said softly. I felt him grab my hand and squeeze it.

"It'll get better with you Amber." Pierce said. I nodded.

"Well, goodnight." I said.

"Goodnight Amber." Pierce said. I let myself fall asleep.

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A/N I might be updating again since I have so much ideas :P but the picture is Jade