Displaced ↠ BTVS [1]

one; a series of unfortunate events

"I either will bottle it up or say exactly how I feel without being able to hold back at all. There's really no in-between."
- Jordan Sarah Weatherhead

Paige's POV

It all started with a bad day.

In fact, if I had a better day, maybe this madness wouldn't have happened. You see, the bad day set off a chain reaction - all these little events lead to this one big mistake. What happened was - well, you'll see later.

Anyway, the bad day.

By the time school got out, I was pretty much done with life.

Between the lecture from the teacher, the failed math test, and the argument I got into with Esme; I just couldn't take anything else.

I had planned to rant to Lily about how awful life was, (She's always been a good listener.) and then lay in my room for a few hours.                            

Unfortunately, because of my family, I couldn't exactly do that.

I had walked through the door of our house when Willow greeted me. "Hey Paigee Waigee, ready for game night?"

This is what started the chain reaction.

I froze on the spot. "Ohhh, I FORGOT ABOUT FREAKING GAME NIGHT!!! OF ALL THE DAYS TO HAVE A GAME NIGHT!!"

But I said that inside my head, so I was the only one who heard it.

Willow's nickname didn't help my mood.

Normally, I didn't mind Willow's goofy nicknames for me, but that day they seemed immature and annoying.

"I'm not in the mood." I mumbled as I walked by.

I dropped my bag on the floor as I heard Willow whisper to Xander, "What's wrong with Paige?"

Esme, who had just walked in along with Lily, answered instantly.

"She's just mad because she failed her math test, and got into an argument with me even though I was clearly right. She also-" That was all she got to say before Lily clapped her hand over Esme's mouth.

I turned around. "I would appreciate if you didn't share my personal life, Esme!" My tone was cold and bitter.

"Okay, just calm down girls..." Xander put his hands up.

"Calm?! How can I be calm when your daughter here spouts every thought that comes into her head?!"

I didn't mean it. I didn't mean anything I said that day. I was just in a bad mood, and everyone could set me off so easily. I was like a bomb.

"Paige." Mom said sharply.

"What? Are you gonna yell at me for telling the truth?!"

"Hey!," Anya, who had now joined the fight, yelled. "Lay off my human!"

Usually I would laugh, but I didn't then. I was in too deep.

The others in the room, Lily, Tara, Giles, Dawn, and Esme were quietly watching. I could see them staring out me from corner of my eye. They didn't want get involved.

I don't blame them.

I huffed and crossed my arms. "Look, guys. I've had a very bad bad already and-"

Tick.

Mom grabbed my shoulder and made me look her in the eye. "But that's no excuse to treat your family like this!"

"Yeah, Paige, what's gotten into you today?" Willow added.

Tick.

"Paige, You know I hate to be mad at you, but their right ya know. You're not exactly being the "7th Grade Sweetheart" here."

"Yes, Paige, you are being a real jerk." Esme commented again before Lily could do anything. Esme hadn't said in a angry tone at all. In fact, she'd said it in a tone of innocence.

Still, it was enough to send me over the edge.

Tick.

"UGH! You guys are GANGING UP ON ME!"

And that's when it happened.

"I Wish the Scooby Gang had never met!"

Boom.

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A/N: Well this isn't going to make Paige very popular. 😬 She's a good person, I promise. Just so you know, if sentences are written in italics, they usually represent Paige's thoughts, unless I'm just emphasizing something. This book is also partly based off of the book "WISH" (Shaytards), "Alter-Ego" (Shaytards), and the Buffy episode, "The Wish." Also, the chapter title is my new obsession. Anyyyyyyways, enjoy the chapter.