Midnight Doesn't Last Forever

Chapter 10

"Why did you do that?" Harry asked as we left the classroom.

I was confused though because he sounded angry. "I stood up to him. He was being a dick to both of us and I wasn't having that."

"You could have just kept your mouth shut and not said anything and you wouldn't be in any trouble right now. I don't know why you even bothered."

"You know what," I was starting to get irritated with him, "I can do whatever I want and I decided to stand up for my friend. One Saturday of detention isn't going to kill me, Harry. In fact it'll probably be good for me."

He stopped walking and just confusedly looked at me. "How would getting in trouble be good for you?"

I didn't want to tell him that it would mean less time with my abusive dad. I didn't want to let him know that I would just spend the Saturday waiting for my father to hit me so hard it kills me. He would feel pity toward me and I hate pity, it makes me feel so much weaker than I already do.

So instead I say, "Saturday school will be a new experience for me and I like trying new things so it'll be interesting." It was such a bullshit lie that I was sure he wasn't believing it. But if he knew I was lieing he decided not to say anything about it.

He spoke as we started walking again. "Well it's boring as hell. All you're aloud to do for 6 hours is school work or read, depending on the teacher that supervises, you might be aloud to sleep. But most teachers think it makes the time pass too quickly and they'll wake you up."

He was right, that sounded extreamly boring but I still thought it was worth it. It ment I would be near Harry and spend time with him for longer than a single class period at a time. Six hours to be exact. Six hours to look at his amazing eyes, six hours to stare at his beautiful features. Six hours was deffinatly plenty of time to spend with any person but I felt like 6 hours with him..wouldn't be enough.

"Ughhh!!" he suddenly groaned.

"What?" I asked

"It's going to be even worse than usual this time!"

"Why?"

He looked at me and with a teasing smile, "'Cause you'll be there."

"Rude!!"

I yelled as he ran off to who knows where.

*After School*

Char and Kari insisted on walking me home just in case Mark decided to make a second appearance. I dreaded the fact that we were almost to my house.

Once we were at Karissa's house Char and I said goodbye and continued toward my place.

"You'll be ok this weekend?" Char asked. She asked me this every single Friday just to make sure I wouldn't try to do anything stupid on account of my father's actions. So far I was able to say I would be ok every Friday and be 100% honest.

"Ok well just remember-"

"If you need anything call me. If you can't call me, just come to my house. My parents won't mind." I finished for her. She said it every time and I love it because it makes me feel wanted. "I know Char, don't worry. I only have to make it through tonight, tomorrow night and Sunday."

"Ya, ya I know. Oh and have fun in Saturday school with lover boy." she winked and I knew exactly who she was talking about.

I stuck my tounge out at her then we said our goodbyes.

She walked away as I turned to my finish the walk through the dead grass on the lawn in front of my house. As always I tried to be as quiet as possible while opening and closing the front door. I was quiet because if he didn't notice me when I came home then he wouldn't bother with me for the rest of the night. I also prayed everyday that he would already be passed out by the time I came home. If he was then I wouldn't have to go to sleep hungry. But that was only if I got lucky.