DAISY // FIONN WHITEHEAD

College

"Right, this is it, you're back here" Fionn's mum slings her arm around his shoulder.

"But-" Fionn tries to protest.

"No buts okay? I've spoke to Mr Irwin, he has informed the whole college that you're back and no words shall be said amongst other students, I assure you if someone says something about what happened then I'll be in touch, trust me" His mum kissed his cheek and walked away. Leaving him standing in front of where it all began.

11 months ago

"What's that?" Fionn heard someone say from behind him in his English class. Fionn slowly turned around with the vinyls in his hand.

"My dads old vinyls, Mr Brogan likes them and told me to bring them in" Fionn answers the lad chewing his gum extremely loudly.

"You do realise this is the 21st century, we ain't in the 1970s no more pal, get with the new music and technology" The lad kicks Fionn's chair earning several laughs across the classroom.

Fionn turns to the front and looks down at his paper.

Can this day just be over, he still had another five hours left.

The whole time Fionn was sat in that classroom the more he was getting frustrated. The constant comment that people would make towards him really winded him up.

Soon enough Mr Brogan had let everyone out, Mr Brogan had expected Fionn to show him the vinyls but stormed out the class.

Walking down the corridor towards his history class, he trips over someone's foot or more like someone trips him over. Fionn lands with a thud and everyone around him starts laughing. Fionn is red at this point and just wants to leave, he tries to reach over to his bag before someone picks it up.

"Hey give it back!" Fionn stands up trying to collect his bag back.

"Oooo what've you got in here Fionn? More of your freak show drawings I suppose? Oh look what a surprise" They laughed dropping Fionn's sketchbook to the floor making drawings fall out.

He bends down to collect them when the lad stomps on the paper. The lad bends down to pick it up and rips it in half.

"These are shit, arts shit, everything you do is shit Fionn, your life is a joke mate, deal with it" the lad spits. Everyone around him starts to laugh, taking pictures and videoing.

Is this what today's generation is really like? Fionn thought.

Fionn grabbed his bag and sketchbook and rang through many corridors trying to get away from the evil laughter. Fionn pushed the men's toilets open and opened a stall locking it falling against the back, knees up to chest and head in hands.

Fionn couldn't take it anymore, this had been going on since year 10 up until now, a month into his first year of college. He wanted to do something about it, he wanted to end all the pain he was receiving.

He would get comments daily on how he looked and why he was dressed like that, the music he listens to, his passion for art and history. Today, nobody seemed to be into that, all they cared about was whether they were instagram famous or was known for sending nudes on snapchat. He hated it.

Fionn reached over and looked through his bag and found sleeping pills he shoved in there for some reason.

Should I do it? He thought.

It will end all my suffering right?

Fionn popped the packets open and stuffed them into his mouth one by one, he had lost count but felt extremely whoozy. He lay there for what seemed a while, He tried standing up but his legs gave out and he fell right to the floor again.

Everything was going dark, he instantly regretted it. The last thing he remembered was the toilet doors opening.

Present

Fionn walked down the corridors where he spent days getting comments thrown at him. Nobody was out except a few students who he didn't know, must be first years he thought.

He stood outside his history class and released a sigh opening the door to a class full of new and old people, one of them being Daisy.

Fionn's face lit up when he saw her but faded once he saw many familiar faces looking at him in sadness.

"Fionn it's so good to have you back! Isn't that right class?" Mr Evans said. The class nodded but was still silent.

Fionn walked over to his usual table and sat down, still staring at Daisy who had her headphones in and was writing things down.

"Can someone tap Daisy please and get her attention" Daisy looked up after being tapped and quickly apologised, she was about to look down again when she saw Fionn.

Fionn was already staring at her and she smiled so wide. He loved her smile.

The lesson seemed to drag but he didn't mind because him and Daisy were too busy texting under the table.

Fionn
Wanna come with me for lunch?

                                                               Daisy
                                                          Yeh sure :)

Fionn
Cool :)))

Mr Evans had let everyone go 5 minutes early as he to be in a meeting which was lucky for Fionn. Him and Daisy walked out the class together.

"How're you feeling today?" Fionn's asks as the two made their way to the cafeteria.

"A lot better, you helped me so, thankyou" She smiles.

"Good" Fionn replies.

As they both walk down the corridors Fionn noticed people staring at them, he thought they must be staring at me because of what happened, but that wasn't the case.

"They're staring at me" Daisy said. He turns towards her and frowns and a dark look sets upon Daisy's face.

As they enter the cafeteria, it suddenly goes quite.

"Just keep walking, don't look at them" Fionn said to himself.

"Hey look, it's the freak" Fionn was about to respond when Daisy stepped in.

"Can we not do this now" Daisy said. Fionn was beyond confused. He had noticed that he wasn't getting rude stares, in fact, the many stares he was receiving was sadness, but that didn't explain what was going on.

"We should do this now, see you've made friends with Fionn, Fionn mate don't get to attached to her she'll probs make up some rumour about the two of you, you disappeared for months and now suddenly you're back? Go home" Everyone laughed. Daisy had enough and grabbed Fionn's arm dragging him outside to get away.

They found a bench as far away from everyone, Daisy plopped herself down and began eating the sandwich that was in her bag without saying a word.

Fionn slowly sat down opposite her.

"What was that about?" He finally spoke. Daisy sighed and shrugged.

"Don't really wanna talk about it" She admits.

Fionn stays silent and nods not wanting to push her. He sits there for a moment staring at her. He notices on the outside she's bubbly and amazing, full of joy and passion for such things. But on the inside he feels something isn't right. Like she's completely broken but won't say anything.

All he knows is that he wants to help her.