"Your gonna have to move, this is my desk."
"Is it? Well, that sucks because I don't see the name Jackson anywhere." I say, tracing my finger along the table pretending to find his name written on the desk.
"Wow, the new girl has attitude." He slams...
The week has passed rather fast and I never thought I'd say this but I'm really enjoying my time at this new school. I am able to wake up and not have to worry about what dramas and lash outs will come during the day.
I've figured out that my therapy class is with everyone else who has anger management. So we all work together to get through the activities. I have also been attending a therapy boxing class for anger management students, as well to help with releasing any anger and tension.
After I got my first Snapchat from Jackson, they were coming nonstop and I haven't replied or opened any due to the fact I don't want to involve myself with him, I don't want the distraction during the last six months of school. He seems like a arrogant jerk who has it his way or nothing. Though, when it comes to school, he's like a stranger.
***
Now being the weekend, I decided to invite Miki over and check out the beach with Emily.
As I wait for Miki to arrive I sit on the couch and go on my phone and check SnapChat and Facebook. When I come across my friend requests on Facebook, I have a new friend request.
Jackson Tamridge wants to be your friend!
You have got to be kidding me!?
I press decline and slam my phone down on the coffee table. I stare out the window, so many thoughts and questions running through my head.
Why is he sending me so many SnapChats? Why does he want to be my friend on Facebook? Maybe he does it with everyone at school.
My thoughts get distracted when I hear the doorbell ring. I get up from the lounge and jog towards the front door. I swing open the door and Miki engulfs me in a huge bear hug. I am taken back but tightly wrap my arms around her waist.
"Ella, I've missed you so much!" She squeals.
"I missed you too!" I say pulling away from the hug, closing and locking the front door.
"How have you been?" I ask, walking into the kitchen.
"Yeah, not too bad, how about you? How's the new life?" She asks sitting onto one of the kitchen stools, resting her chin on her hands.
"It's been good. I'm loving it actually." I exclaim, grabbing two glasses from the cabinet and a jug of water.
"I'm proud of you, Ella. I'm so happy that you are giving this a go." She exclaims pouring herself a glass of water.
"I'm proud of myself too, if someone had told me I'd be moving to therapy school and in a new house, an hour away from him and to be actually liking than I would've knocked them out cold," I laugh, Miki laughing along with me.
"I couldn't agree more," she grins, drinking the last of her water.
"Let's get going," I say grabbing my beach bag, phone, and keys.
***
As I am putting sun cream all over my body I just think about how my life has changed in this past week. Not only have a made an amazing group of friends but I haven't had one blowout. I would always be angry and when I was that angry I would start hitting things like people and just anything I see. But this week none of that has happened. I'm changing and I like how I'm changing.
"Hey, Emily can you put cream on my back please?" I ask Emily, as I pull over my white sundress.
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