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Chapter One: Just Leave Me Alone.

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Chapter One: Just Leave Me Alone.

Grace's P.O.V

"Have a great day, sweetheart!" Mum says happily, leaning over to kiss my forehead. I send her a small smile before getting out of the car. Feeling the rain droplets begin to hit my head, I breathe out a sigh and begin to head into the building.

Before you ask, I'll just introduce myself. My name is Grace Leigh Parkinson, and I'm not your usual seventeen year old school student. You see, instead of having the basic brown, blonde, or black hair, my hair is a dark purple. Instead of applying make-up like every other teenager nowadays, I put in my nose and lip piercings. And instead of wearing nice dresses, or jeans, to school, I wear my usual baggy pants and large jumper. Oh, and I'm not one of those girls who just don't care about the school and their rules, because I actually do. The only problem here is the people who don't get that bullying is a crime.

For the past five years that I've attended this school, I have been bullied by at least half of the school's population ever since day one. Don't bother asking me 'why', because I don't know either. It may be my piercings, or the fact that I have no friends but either way, I still have no clue. Why don't I have any friends? Well, it's because the one friend that I did have got dragged into my problems and started to get hit too by everyone and that's when she told me she didn't want to be friends anymore. I don't blame her though. Ever since then, no one has wanted to be my friend, or even be seen talking to me.

I have to admit though, that it does hurt to know that I have no one to share my thoughts with, or to talk about boys, school and life with. It makes me feel even more alone to not have any friends at all. The only person who does talk to me is usually the Principal, or the school nurse. That's it.

And what's worse, is the fact that I can't even talk to Mum about anything because she is dealing with her own problems right now. Since she has cancer from second-hand smoke, I don't bother to talk to her about the things that happen at school. Mum is fighting her own battles and hopefully, for everyone's sake, she wins. Because if I lose her, I won't know what to do.

You see, Mum and I are inseparable. We always hang out when we can, we are always in the same room as each other, except for when it's time for bed. I think it's because we look alike that we're close or maybe it's the fact that I'm an only child. If you are thinking that because of how close Mum and I are, why wouldn't I tell her about how I'm getting bullied at school? Well, like I said before, she is dealing with her own problems and after she gets through them, I will tell her everything.

"Excuse me, you're in my way."

The voice of the person in front of me pulls me out of my thoughts, making me look up at the girl. Noticing that I'm in the middle of the hallway with my books clutched to my chest, I apologize and move to the side but bump into another person, making my heart race.