Falling backwards

Bye bye

We leave to go to my house when our principal, Mrs. Ashington see us.

"Hey, kids where are ya going?' She says sweetly trying to make us stay.

"We're leaving." I say quickly so no one else makes us look dumb.

"No you're not. there is still half the day left." she says strictly.

"You can think what you want to think. I'm leaving. they're leaving too. so you can go all roar another time because I don't want to be stuck in this hell hole any longer. goodbye." I say as I turn around and walk out the door. the others do the same behind me. we get outside and look back to see her stunned look. We start to laugh.

We start walking down the street. we go straight for a little bit then turn right. We go down a hill that is a one way street and cross walking towards another street.

We walk down that street and come to the lights. We wait for the walking man to come onto the sign.

"So, does this mean were friends?" Darian asks with a cheeky smile on his face. He looks down at the ground then back at me.

"Well, I kind of have to be your friends now... " I look at him and start to laugh.. I think he took me seriously. "I'm kidding, yea. I guess."

The sign changes to a man and we walk across. Darian comes up to me and hugs me from the side. but an awkward hug when your walking and side hugging at the same time.

No. Stop. Dont touch me. I push him off of me.

"Don't." shit I said that out loud...

"What?" Darian asks with confusion.

"Just I don't like hugs..." I say shrugging it off.

"It's a hug. Everyone loves hugs." he says confusingly.

"Not me." I say as we walk slower to the others behind can catch up.

We get to my house and no ones home. Not even my brother.

"Where is everyone" Madi asks knowing my brother would be home.

"Well, my moms working. Kristina's at school, Paige is at school and Allen's probably with his friends playing W.O.W. 'Cause he's that cool. and Brandons... " I trail off as I close the door behind them after the come in.

"You guys hungry?" I say knowing there's nothing for them to eat but just being polite.

"No, I'm fine." Darian and Alec say.

Madi walks into my kitchen and opens my fridge. I walk behind her and get the juice out as she gets baloney, cheese and ketchup.

I pour myself a glass while Madi makes herself a sandwich. Alec's sitting on my couch in the living room and Darian just standing there.

"Wow, it's like you guys live together.." he says shocked.

"Do you not do this with your closest friends...?" I ask. this is normal for us.. were just use to each other.

"No... I don't." He says following us into the living room.

He sits by Alec and watches us. Madi eating. Me drinking juice and Alec talking.

"So and then I was like, did you really? bittch. I will hit you. Dont make me. and then he made me... that's how it actually happened. He did not beat me up. He didn't send me running." He starts to laugh.. so do I

"Maybe he just didn't want his reputation to be like that... like he did get beat up by a gay guy.." I start to laugh then realize Darian didn't know.. and Alec just laughs and looks at like telling me to fix it. "Like do you guys remember when he got best up last year by that gay kid?"

"Yea, I do. that was the best." Madi says with food in her mouth trying to make it believable.

"That's awesome. I love gay people they're awesome." Darian says

surprisingly.

"I know!" I say back, "who wants to play COD?" I ask everyone.

"COD?" Darian asks confused.

"Call of duty..? No?" I say surprised he doesn't know it.

"Just kidding I know what it is." He starts to laugh. I join in. "I was just confused because you're a girl..." he says slowly..

"Yea? What's that have to do with anything? I could probably beat you." I say back.

"Oh yea? You're on." he smiles his charming smile.

I put the game in and wait for it to load press the game box thing and begin.

At first he was winning because I was a little rusty. But then I started winning.

We keep playing and then there's a noise. I look at the clock. 1:30 my moms lunch. Shit. I hear the door being unlocked and it opening. everyone looks at me. I stare. Listening. Waiting.

I hear the door being closed behind her and her taking her boots off.

She walks into the kitchen but doesn't look our way.

The microwave is turned on. while its going shes opening cupboards and the fridge. Noises stop and then there's nothing. The t.v is still going and it makes a noise so I quickly turn it down.

She heard it.

She walks past the dining room and looks in the living room.

"Natalie?"

"Oh, hi.." I say trailing off.

"What are you and your friends doing here? there's school going on." she says being strict.

"Yea well school kicked me out and they had nothing else to do so." I say casually.

"Kicked out? like for good? I never got a call." she says shockingly.

"You will. And not for good probs suspended" I laugh. I turn to Darian, "Shall we continue?"

He looks at me then at my mom then back at me. "um.."

I take that as a yes and continue to play.

"Okay, Natalie this has to stop. the school has called me about you skipping to much go back to school now."

"Mom I'm suspended. I. am. suspended. Dont you get it? you get calls from the school? well good for you nothing's going to change sorry."

I say continuing on with the game.

"How much trouble have your friends gotten over you? Over you asking them to skip with you? do stuff you're not allowed to be doing? How much trouble have they gotten into that they didn't want to?"

I look around at their faces they're all looking at the ground. she's right.

"Natalie you ruin everything. You made your brother have a melt down and pretty much put him in there!! you made me and your father split up! and you want me to take you seriously and let you do what you want?" this moment my eyes are watering. "you going around acting like you do everything in this house. you're just a fat lazy teenager that just wants attention. you're a stupid little girl that thinks I should worship you! Go back to fucking school after your suspension and don't ever skip again!" she says angrily enough but not fully because my friends were there. my eyes are watering and I'm pretty much crying.

"Go to fucking hell you stupid cunt! You think it's my fault for everything? you can't put all the blame on me, look at yourself this is a first I've seen you sober. go fucking die." I say while walking past and going upstairs. everyone else just sits there.