The Teachers Pet (EDITING)

21. Rebeccas Dark Past...

Rebeccas POV

I cant explain how awkward yesterday was. Waking up in Daniels house, getting breakfast with a note on it from him.. Then not hearing a single word for the rest of the day.

I just finished lunch and got back into my office. Today is my friday because we dont have work tomorrow. Some big meeting that Im not invited to I guess.

So a in service day for me! I continue on with my day. Doing work, thinking about the story. What on earth should I write?

Writing is definitely not one of my specialties. I was never any good at imagining things well enough to put them into words.

Trying to think about a good topic, I begin thinking about my life from as far as I can remember.

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I remember back when I was five.. My parents happily watching me play in my back yard. Everything was good then. Mom was 7 months pregnant with my baby brother Mitch.

We lives out in the valley, deep in the Butte of Palmer. It was so beautiful there. So calm and peaceful.

Then when I turned 10.. My dad went to jail for the first time. And disappeared for three years of my life. I remember holding my mother while she cried on my shoulder. I ended up being very mature for a child so young. I had to help take care of my 5 year old brother and my newly ill mother.

She became very sick when I turned 11. So I had to learn to take care for her and a young boy.

When I was in 8th grade, only 13-14 years old. I lost my mom and my baby brother, we were in a terrible car accident. I was lucky to survive with only a concussion and a broken leg. My mother and brother.. They both passed away on the scene. My father was still in prison. Only to come out three months after they died.

Those were probably the worst months of my life. I was all alone, and I lost the only two people in the world that were always there for me. I went to live with my aunt Michelle and my uncle Carl.

They were always drinking and fighting. They never had food, the house was disgusting and they basically ignored my existence.

The only reason I went to school was so I could get away from them. I was all alone there too. Nobody ever talked to me, but when they did it wasnt nicely.

After a while I would just take the bus to school, then just leave and walk around town all day smoking cigarettes.

When I found out my father was out of prison my Aunt and Uncle kicked me out right away. Like they think my dad would have a good place for me to stay. He has been in jail for three years, what did they expect?

The night they kicked me out I was walking towards the jail downtown. Maybe I'll see him walking around somewhere.

After hours of walking the sky got dark and the city lights lit up. I never did find my father that night. I ended up going to the covenant house for a couple weeks until they kicked me out for "overdoing my stay"

I didnt really know what to do after that so I went and tried to beg my Aunt to let me stay again. Eventually she said yes, then after I started freshman year she got full custody of me.

Highschool was when I started becoming a terrible child. I would sneak out all the time. I started drinking and doing drugs. Bad ones.

I lost all my "friends" and I almost lost my highschool education. When I was a senior I started sobering up because I got changed into my cousin Seri's custody. The goverment found out I was getting neglected when I got cought on multiple counts with bad people. They blamed it all on my Aunt and Uncle and everything was dropped and now they are on probation.

My cousin Seri was my mothers age. She always had a good attitude and didnt allow drugs and alcohol in her house. She took way better care of me, helping me graduate and get into Cosmetology school.

When I became a legal Adult I found out I had severe depression and anxiety. The same time I became very suicidal and self harmful. I thought i couldnt get better. I thought nobody would ever care enough to help.

Until I met Shaun and Naomi on my first day. I felt happier around them, they made me confident again. Then I met Yasmine when we started eyebrow lessons. She was super funny and we all got along with her.

Thats when I knew everything will be okay, and everyone has their reason for living. God made the toughest battles for his strongest soldiers.

And now.. one of my bestfriends is dead. Gone forever. I dont get one last goodbye. I dont get one last hug. I dont get one last laugh. I domt get anything but silence. I feel like my world is crumbling down all over again.

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A knock on my door breaks me out of my thoughts. I look at the door the knock is coming from and call them to come in. My door slowly opens and I see Daniel peer his head around the side.

"Hello." he says.

"Hi.." I say back. "Uh... Thanks for the breakfast yesterday."

"Oh. No problem. You were in such a rush to leave you didnt get to eat." he says rubbing the back of his neck.

"Oh yah. I was just confused. I dont remember a thing from the night before. Im sorry you had to see me like that." I say awkwardly.

He just laughs and tells me its alright. After a couple seconds of very awkward silence he looks at the papers infront of me.

"Uh. What are you working on?" he says standing still.

"I have to write a story for a english class. But I'm no good at writing." I say as a matter of factly.

"Oh, you're the writer for my english assignment?" he asks standimg up straighter.

"Your english assignment?" I ask, great.

"Yes, what are you writing about?" he speaks his accent slipping again.

"I dont really know. This was kind of a huge load dropped on me." I say honestly.

"Well I can help you out if you want..." he offers.

"You want to help me?" I ask growing confused.

"Well.. Yah. Why wouldnt I?" he says stepping closer.

I shake my head saying I dont know. Why would he? Hes rude. But he is beng so sweet.. Is he bipolar?

"I dont know. I dont think you want too..." I say honestly.

"I really do Rebecca." he says and steps close taking my hand in his.

I look at out intertwined hands then into his gorgeous eyes.

"Uh. Sure." I say becoming convinced.

He must have super powers because if I didnt look into those green eyes i wouldnt of said yes.

Yah.. Keep thinking that Rebecca.

"Great, Ill come by this Saturday. At.. 5o'clock?" he says happily.

"Sure. See you then." I smile and pull my hand away from his.

He smiles back and turns to walk out of my office.

"Oh Rebecca..." he turns to me before closing the door. "You look quite stunning today."

And with that he walks out closing my door behind him.