The Broken Ones | ✔

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I'm heading to my English class when I see someone who I thought had moved from the same class as me.

Toby Crater.

The last time I remember him being in six period was about 3 weeks ago. I don't get why they haven't expelled him yet...but then again he does have a powerful father.

He is with one of his friends called Dash.

Dash has blue eyes with dirty blond bed head hair. He's on the football team and all girls still fall for him even though he is a player.

They are in front of the class door so either I wait till he gets in or I just go and ignore him if he recognizes me.

I'm never tardy so I think option one is out of the way.

Bending my head down I walk to the class fast. I stop when I see that there's no way of getting in because he's standing right in front of the door.

"Excuse me," I say in a whisper but loud enough so he can hear. My head is still down not meeting his eyes.

"What?" he asks.

"Can you please move so I can get to class?" I ask quickly.

"Look at me, then you can talk to me." He replies.

What the hell? Who does he think he is? The owner of the school?

"Can you please just move" I say sounding a little bit annoyed.

"Look at me!" He snaps at me.

I look at his face and if you say looks can kill....I think he would be 6 feet under right now.

"Can you get out of the way so I can go in?" I ask rudely.

When his eyes meet mine he looks a little taken back. He doesn't move though. Instead he looks at Dash and tells him that they will talk later.

"I don't want to be late to class now move." I push his chest and walk right into the class.

Moments later he comes in looking everywhere until his eyes met mine...again.

No, I don't blush or anything instead I roll my eyes and look back at 'The Outsiders', the book that we're currently reading for Mr. Nathan's class.

When I look up again I see that he is sitting 3 rows away from me in the back. I sit at the back of the class because when you're at the front people tend to look at you...a lot.

Soon enough Mr. N appears and has a wide grin on his face.

Oh, that's right we are moving seats. I just hope that I'm in the back.

"Hello class, As you guys remember we are getting new partners for an upcoming project. I will be calling out names, both you and your partners must find a seat and wait until the next instruction" he explains and grabs a piece of paper that's resting on his desk.

Alex and Jessica.

Payton and Daniel.

Omar and Julie.

Toby and Veronica.

Hold up. Did he just-Are you serious? Can this day get any worse?

I look at Toby. When he turns to face me amusement dances in his eyes and all over his face. The fact that he has a smirk plastered on his damn perfect pink lips tells me he is glad he came to class today. I roll my eyes and get up. He gets up as well and walks over to where I am with all of his stuff.

"We are sitting here because it's in the corner and the teacher won't see me texting" he says abruptly.

Oh yeah, no problem. It's not like my opinion here matters anyway, you know?

I don't feel like talking so I just nod and sit back down. My head snaps up when I feel millions of pupils burning into my forehead, and yep all the girls in the class are giving me death glares.

Why? Oh, yeah thats right because I'm the lucky girl that gets to be partners with Toby Crater.

God, I love sarcasm.

"Start reading chapters 5 and 6 in your 'Outsiders' book. When you're done you may pack up and wait till the bell rings, then you may go" Mr. N says before turning his attention back to his computer.

What about the project? I guess he isn't telling us until tomorrow.

I open my book and start reading.

Wow, my life is a lot like Johnny's. Maybe one day I will run away and never turn back.

I'm done reading the 2 chapters so I start packing up. There're 3 minutes left of class and I have my backpack on my back with the strings pulled tight.

"Mind explaining what that was yesterday?" Someone next to me says. He was looking down at the book but looking at me every now and then from the corner of his eyes.

My eyes go wide because I didn't think he would recognise me but then again I'm Veronica West. luck is never with me.

I'm about to say something, clearly a lie, when the bell rings. Okay, I take it back, luck is with me. I get up from the chair fast, a little too fast because my bruises start hurting. I ignore it and walk fast out of the class and to John's car.

I sit in the passenger seat of his car. There's an awkward silence until he decides to break it.

"Ok, whats up? Your never quiet." Damn he knows me all too well.

If I tell him I got partnered up with his enemy he'll go crazy and start yelling. He's always telling me to stay away from Toby and his friends.

So like the best friend I am I tell him this instead.

"The library didn't have the book I wanted so now I'm disappointed."

"Oh, well then go to the Public Library," he says. I'm glad that he's calm and not yelling at the top of his lungs.

When we turn on my street I see my parents car is here.

Yay life!

"I guess they're here." I state, unlocking his door.

"You want to come to my house?" He asks with a sympathetic smile.

"No. I'm just going to be in my room for the rest of the day unless I decide to run away. But thanks anyway" I say and get out of his car.

With one last sad smile he heads off.

I get my keys from my backpack and unlock the door.

My parents are in the kitchen with matching smirks on their face.

Oh, no. What this time?

"Hey honey, we have a surprise for you" my mom says and smacks me across the face while my dad just looks and watches me getting beaten. Then my father comes to me and punches me in the face; that's when the whole world goes dark.

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Thank you @LittleToffeeApple for the edit!