Maybe It Was Fate

Chapter Four

When the bell went ending school, I hid in the girls' toilets so I wouldn't have to face Chris. When I'm about to leave the bathroom, someone comes in.

I pull my feet up onto the toilet seat and breathe quietly. 

"So you used makeup?" A girls' voice breaks the silence.

"Yep. Chris believed she actually hit me!" A familiar voice laughs. "Allison Grey had better watch herself because she doesn't know what she's dealing with." 

I peep through the crack in the stall door. Madison is slathering a layer of lip gloss on her lips. She adjusts her top and walks out with the other girl. 

I release a breath I don't remember holding and put my feet back on the ground.

I wait about a minute before opening the door. When I get out of the bathroom, I bolt for the door.

"Allie!" I stop in my tracks and turn.

Hannah is standing in the middle of the empty halls. I sigh in relief and jog over to her. When I stop in front of her she flinches.

My shoulders sag. "I didn't do it. I promise. I didn't hit her. I was going to but Jakob grabbed me and stopped me."

"Okay. I believe you," she smiles.

"Thank god. If she still has a 'black eye' tomorrow, we can throw water on her and I guarantee it will run. It's make up,"

"Oh my god! How do you know?" 

"I waited in the toilets when school ended so that Chris wouldn't find me and she came in with a friend, bragging about how she tricked Chris,"

"Can I be the one to throw water on her tomorrow? Please!"

I laugh and nod at her. If I do it, then Madison will have another reason to target me but I don't want Hannah getting in trouble with her. 

Hannah and I talk about how we're going to throw water on her without getting caught. I have PE tomorrow when Hannah has a free period.

I know for sure that the coach said we're doing something outside tomorrow in PE. Hannah can turn the sprinklers on in the back of the shed. 

We go our separate ways and surprisingly I actually can't wait for tomorrow. I walk home, plugging my earphones in.

I blast music in my ears, blocking the rest of the world out. I can finally clear my head. On the walk home, I decide that maybe a good idea would be to go to the park to clear my head.

When I finally get home, I yell a quick hello to my mother and brother, then run upstairs to change.

I slip into some shorts and my favourite Marvel top. It has the Avengers symbol on the front. I've always loved Marvel movies. I have all the movies and I have a Captain America shirt, an Iron Man shirt, a Guardians of the Galaxy shirt and my Avengers one.

I used to have Marvel high top converse but they got ruined when my Nanna's dog came over and chewed them up I was really disappointed.

I walk into the kitchen to see Michael with food all over his face and a big smile. Mum is moving around the kitchen swiftly. 

"Hey Mum,"

"Hey sweetie. What's up?"

"I'm just going to head out to the park for a while,"

"Okay, have fun and be safe. Take your phone with you and I want you home before six,"

I nod, glancing over at the clock.  I have about an hour and a half. I run back to my room and tuck my phone in my pocket before heading out.