The fall of Icarus Wood.

II.|T H R I L L O F THE RUSH

Warning strong language & violence
within this chapter.

H A T H O R

The next day of school started the same as always, me walking to my locker and Flora waiting there. However instead of greeting me with a good morning as usual, Flora greeted me with high pitched squealing as she grabbed my arms, so I wouldn't run away which was very smart since I would have walked away. "You will never guess what happened yesterday! Like I wouldn't even have guessed it if I weren't right there, it was so amazing, straight out a juicy love movie!" she word vomited all over me which made me annoyed as hell. I could deal with active Flora, not with Hyper Flora who was getting her spit on my face. "Can you just fucking calm down and tell it like a normal person." I stated, glaring at her slightly which made her take the hint while she released me. "Yeah sorry Hath, so Aidan asked me one a date!" she exclaimed happily, smiling bright while letting me take my books out my locker. "Good for you Flora." I replied not even interested slightly in the topic of her love life or any love life at all. "Isn't it like super romantic, he can be my prince on the black horse since I can't imagine Aidan wearing white." She laughed as I rolled my eyes, it was clear that she was getting her hopes up to high. "Look Flow, I know that you are absolutely into this guy but don't walk with your head into the clouds. He can just use you for a quick bang and dump you after that date." It was straight to the point and harsh but somebody had to tell her. I would rather be the person who warned her then endlessly comfort her after and Flora should have known that already by the expression on her face. "Yeah okay maybe you have a point there, but how would you know? Ashley and Ivana were like already planning our wedding." Flora didn't look angry at all; she was calm about it not like any other girl that would act as bitchy and attacked. "Because he doesn't look at a guy who's in commitment and to be honest I would be surprised if he was with, Also Ashley and Ivana overreact about everything Flow." I scoffed, closing my locker as Flora linked her arm with me. " That's way you are spending lunch with me, I need you. So, don't back out and disappear alright? You are the only one I can trust to be honest." Her words almost touched my heart, almost. It wasn't that I was a heartless bitch but I knew better. Every single human is selfish, thinking firstly of all about the things that could benefit them., like if you thought about a group of Wildman back in the Prehistory being attacked by a mammoth, their instinct would be to seek safety. When a woman and man would run together and woman would trip, the man wouldn't even consider saving her since it would risk his life. The world could feed us crap about we gave involved but I knew that our instincts and desire stayed the same way, maybe just more sophisticated over the centuries. Releasing the sigh, I didn't know that I was holding I looked at the bottle blonde with dark roots. "Only on time Flow, don't get used to it." Flora beamed in victory as we walked towards our first class with Mr. Tate, ready to spend a period of studying the female vagina.

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Lunch arrived quicker than usual while I was walking outside my last class, I made my way towards Flora's locker where we had decided to meet since she didn't have the last classes with me. Already seeing the white overall's that she was wearing, I walked towards her while she saw my face and breathed out a sigh of relief. "For a moment I thought that you would leave me behind." She teased, hooking our arms as we started walking towards the cafeteria which I dreaded highly. "I hope that you have something to drink for me because if not I'm walking away right now." Stating my demands, Flora took out an orange juice out of her back which made me satisfied. When we entered the cafeteria, I couldn't help to notice the glances some students would steal and the ones who were openly staring, some stuck up bitches even had the nerve to throw us a glare, like we were trash walking. To which table Flora was taking me was the least of my concerns as I kept stating at the beach blonde slut who was looking at me in disgust while I was thinking about fifty-nine ways to remodel her face, or even erase her existence. So, when Flora pulled me down on a chair and locked eyes with Icarus Wood, I turned to easily express it, pale as a corpse. Quickly turning my grey eyes away from his jade green orbs, I sunk back into my chair, feeling most definitely uncomfortable while I took a large gulp of the orange juice. I would kill for coffee right now. I noticed the three musketeers also known as Icarus, Aidan and Chanson sitting at the table with some other friends they had who I didn't know by name. Flora sat next to Aidan, his arm hanging over her shoulder while they were in a conversation with Icarus, Chanson talking with some ginger girl next to him as I sat next to Flora right in front of Icarus. Flora seemed to fit in perfectly into the group while I was almost begging to Satan to get me out of here. It was clear that I didn't belong here, and I was thrilled about that. I didn't have anything against this group except that their arrogance was a bit too much, especially with Icarus and the attention they drew towards them. I had a serious problem with that. "So Heather, right? Didn't know Aidan's girl had such a cute friend." The guy next to me, tried to start a conversation. I let my eyes drift towards his direction as I studied his brown shoulder length hair and blue eyes, finishing it with a lip piercing. Emo girls would have a field day with this one. Taking in his expression, I knew that he expected a blush or stuttering however my face stayed blank as I simply flipped him off by turning my head and taking an interest in the table. "Told you Cam! The girl isn't able to answer something like that, she's like a lamb, way to innocent." Some guy laughed, making 'Cam' even more determined. "Shy girl in the streets, probably an animal in the sheets." I had to urge to vomit at that sentence alone but him moving closer to me was even worse. "So sweetheart, what are you doing tonight?" I looked up to his face, seeing his disgusting smirk widening now he grabbed my attention. "Come one Heather babe, don't leave me hanging." Cockiness was something idiotic in my head, it doesn't get you anywhere however this guy thought different about that. It was clear that Cam had attracted attention at the table while I kept my mouth sealed, trying to calm the frustration and anger I was feeling. Today hadn't been my day, that was clear as glass. "Come on Cam, the poor girl can't even function now probably, don't scare her off before you even got her." Laughing, that was loud as hell started to give me a headache, these guys found it amusing how I was supposed to be too shy to function in these situations while I was chanting the words 'leave me the fuck alone' inside my head. I didn't want to give these assholes the honor of me noticing their existence at all, so, I prayed and held onto every self-strength I had to get me through this without snapping. "Right darling?" Cam asked while he extended his arm. I didn't know why I hadn't seen his next move coming. His hand touching my lower back first and then my ass. Shooting up from my chair, grasping everyone's attention that was seated at the table, their eyes on me as I was doing everything in my might to hold onto my sanity a little longer while keeping an emotionless face. Taking my backpack, I looked at the shitty excuse of a male next to me. "My name is H-at-hor and I rather spent my evenings choking on my own spit than spending one of them with you." My voice was deadly serious, not a hint of the anger I was feeling while mouths fell open. I didn't even bother waiting for someone to say something as I turned around and hurried my way towards Lynch's boxing gym.

When I had stormed inside the gym, dropping my bag and looking ready to kill someone, Austin caught on quickly that something had seriously pissed me off. Being the gentlemen he was he tried to calm me down first however that didn't work as I full on attacked the buff tattooed man, blinded with total anger and started cursing like there was no tomorrow. Aggression was something I had always dealt with in my life, highly blaming my father but also my mother. I had enjoyed my childhood with practically torturing every boy in my class, abusive and mentally, since I thought it was fun. No hard feelings, though since we were buddies and had that sandbox friendship, but when I grew older it became a severe problem to not randomly break someone who annoyed me his nose or almost murder my parents when we got into one of the many fights. I remember the time when I was around eleven and my niece found it okay to make my life miserable, that lasted till I pounced on her and broke two fingers of her right hand. Expressing the fuming anger, I kept bottled up while punching Austin while he blocked and tried to seize my arms, I kept going. Feeling the hot tears streaming down my face as I drove Austin Inside the corner, using my legs to tackle him onto the ground as I straddled him and kept punching. Punch after punch after punch after punch, I finally got rid of the Adeline that drove my body, the anger I felt replaced by the empty feeling, that I always felt every day. This wasn't about the stupid asshole touching my ass or the teasing of those other guys, no, they had only triggered it. This was about how hard I hated myself, how useless I felt, how empty and how I couldn't be just happy like everyone else. Tears were now streaming down my face, but didn't make one sound other than my heavy breathing. Austin looked at me, concern and pity all written over his face, but it couldn't make me hate myself anymore. I felt pathetic, worthless, I endless insulted myself in my own head as I got of Austin, extending my hand for him to grab onto. I didn't express any sadness, desperation or anger, I was void of any emotion, even when I looked at the heavy scratches, bruises and busted lip Austin had gained from my outburst. I didn't attempt to hide away the tears that had so viciously betrayed me, I just walked with Austin towards the bank at the side of the ring and took out the first aid kit as I helped him stop the bleeding. No one talked but there wasn't any tension between us, because he understood that I couldn't help it and he accepted it. "I could really use some coffee now." And with that said, Austin started laughing loudly which for the first time I joined with him.

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