Chapter 3
Thoughts in bold and/or italics.
Christian/ Mr Raves POV
I kneeled to talk to her (people who use a wheelchair sometimes don't like this, but for me, it depends on the person), but before I did that, I was taking in how much she's changed over the years but what I noticed the most is how tired she looks and how her smile isn't genuine.
"Hey, Anika, it's been a few years. How have you been?"
"I'm fine," she said. I noticed how she isn't making eye contact and how she keeps tugging her left sleeve down, but I'm going to pretend I didn't see it.
Anika's POV
He kneeled to talk to me, and I started to panic
"It's been a few years; how have you been?"
"I'm fine". Howie hoping he won't catch on, only if he knew the truth.
"You are such a disappointment!"
"You are so fat stop eating!"
"You can never be like me!"
"You are such an embarrassment to this family!"
"I should have got rid of you when I had the chance!"
"You are going to go out and smile and act like nothing happened because that's the truth!"
"Hey, Anika, it's been a few years; how have you been?"
"I'm fine."
"I'm tired of this facade I've built! It's slowly starting to break, and I'm scared people are going to notice!!
"I'm tired of the pain!"
"I'm tired of getting told to stop being negative when you don't know what it's like!"
"I'm tired of being in a wheelchair!! Why me!!!"
"Hey Christian, I'll see you around. I need the toilet, and I've been. holding it in for ages, I'm going to pop!!"
"Haha, okay, Anika, I'll see you around; you might be in one of my classes."
I watched him get up and walk away. I did the same except I walked in the opposite direction to go to the toilet. After I did my business, I went to wash my hands. While I was doing that, I looked up at the mirror and noticed how much I've changed over the years; I've got the most giant eye bags. My eyes look tired, and I've seen how I don't smile anymore and when I do smile, it's just fake, but I guess I deserve it because I'm a burden to everyone, and I always get in the way of things.
I was walking up to my first class of the day, which was Maths, when I saw Sam and Scarlett standing outside of English
"Hey, guys!" Sam and Scarlett gave me a bear hug "guys, I can't breathe."
"Sorry, sorry sorry", they apologised for what happened earlier.
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Before The Next Tears Falls (StudentxTeacher)
FantasyWhat happens when a teacher and student fall in love? Do you know what it's like to feel like a prisoner in your own body? Well, Anika Ahmed does. She has never had an easy life. She was born with Cerebral Palsy, which left her in a wheelchair. You...
