Beauty's Not Everything - But Sometime's It Helps (Originally Called

New Life : Chapter One

"Eurgh That Chick Is Butters Fam!"

"Blood Cleet! Me Neva Seen Such An Ugly Gyal!"

"Lord Ah Mercy!"

"She Looks Like Me Dog Blud!"

I Woke Up In Cold Sweats. I've Been Having The Same Dream For Two Weeks Now, It Was Getting Out Off Control. I Stumbled Out Of Bed And Went To The Bathroom Cabinet In Search Of Paracetamol. All That It Contained Were 3 Empty Packet.

"Ahh.. My Head!" I Yelled Out In Agony. My Vision Blurred And All I Could See Were The Vibrant Shades Of Orange And Blue That Covered The Bathroom. I Dropped To The Floor And Tears Gushed Out Of My Eyes. My Head.. It Felt So Heavy. Needles Of Pain Pierced Into Me, One By One. Each One Multiplied To A Thousand, Then Every Inch Of My Body Was Suffering With The Pain.

"Shut The Fuck Up Before I Give You Something To Cry For!" Barry Burst Into The Small Bathroom And Towered Over Me.

"I-I'm Sorry!" I Wept And Helplessly Made An Effort To Crawl Across The Floor To The Sink. Snot And Tears Were Smothered Across My Face, I Was Terrified Of Him. As I Hoisted Myself Up Using The Sink, The Door Slammed Shut. I Spun Round, Barry Had Gone. I Thanked God, Allah And The Virgin Mary He'd Left Without Hurting Me In Anyway. I Was Safe - For Now. I Slumped Over The Sink And Spashed Cold Water Across My Face And Patted It Dry With The Same Towel I'd Been Using For The Past Two Months. These English People Were Funny, Barry Said That In This Country If You Weren't Pretty You Couldn't Have A Clean Towel. At First I Thought That Was Pretty Strange, But Now I've Just Gotten Used To It. I Checked The Time On The Lopsided Clock Hanging Above The Grimy Toilet. It Was 6:30am. I Took Off My Worn Out Night Clothes And Stepped Into The Shower. The Walls Has Turned Slightly Green Overnight, Interesting. I Continued To Admire The Different Shades Of Lime And Forest Green In The Corner While The Cold Water Fell Like Bullets Onto My Ebony Skin. I Heard A Bang But Took No Notice, It Was Probably One Of The Other Kids Getting Beaten. Something Grabbed Me By The Neck And Dragged Me Back. The Wet Shower Floors Became My Worst Enemy At This Point And My Body Connected To The Ground. I Arched My Back As A Bolt Of Pain Shot Though My Entire Body, I Yelled Out In Anguish. I Looked Up At The Person Who Had Caused Me To Fall; Barry. I Quickly Covered Mysellf With My Hands, In His Had Was The Extension Cord From My Room. I Knew It Was Mine Because I Had Engraved My Initials On The Back So If One Of The Other Kids Had The Cheek To Take It I Would Be Able To Spot It Easily.

"I've Told You Too Many Times To Turn It Off Before You Go To Sleep!" He Bellowed. "Now I'm Just Going To Have To Show You How Serious I Was When I Said It!" I Knew What Was Coming Next. I Slipped And Slid All Over The Place As I Struggled To Get Up. The Plug Of The Cord Came Flying Towards Me And Made Sweet Connection With My Forehead. I Froze In Place And Held Up My Hands In Mercy. But He Had None, The Plug Just Kept Swinging Back And Forth In The Air. His Muscles Were Bulging, And His Teeth Were Gritten. Some Would Say He Was Attractive, I Just Thought He Was Scarey And Intimidating. He Looked Like An Older, More Hench Version Of That Really Bad Rapper. What's His Name? Umm Fugitive?

I Was Kicked Out My Thoughts When The Bathroom Door Swung Open. Barry Instantly Stopped Hitting Me And Looked Over At The Door. My Head Was Aching So Much I Couldn't Lift It Up To See Who This Person Was, A Person Important Enough To Make Him Stop.

"Get Out" Said The Person Behind The Door. The Voice Was So Croaky And Deep. I Was So Lightheaded And My Body Was Stinging Everywhere, Especially In The Stomach Area. Barry Stomped Out The Room And The Other Person Came In. My Eyes Were Too Blury To Make Out Who It Was. They Came Abit Closer, All I Could Make Out Now Is That They Were Black. I Felt Myself Being Lifted Out The Bath, Ever So Carefully.

That's The Last Thing I Remember.

Next Thing I Know Im Downstairs, In My School Uniform And Ready To Leave. My Vision Still Hadn't Gone Back To Normal, Yet I Was Walking To School Like Nothing's Happened. I Kept My Head Down As Usual And Stayed Well Clear Of Pedestrians. This Trek Was Hard Enough With Everyone Staring Senselessly At Me; But Now I Couldn't Even See Properly To Make Sure I Was Well Out Of Their View!

Bullshit!

All I Could Think About Was This Mystery Guy Who Saved Me. Why Hadn't He Left Me To Get Beat By Barry? And How Did I Get Into My Uniform? I Sure Hope He Hadn't Dressed Me...

I Arrived At School Around 8am And Went Straight To My Form Room As Usual. My Tutor, Mrs. Yastinse Was Say At Her Desk. She Was What I Would Call My "Best Friend".

"Hey Miss" I Walked In Causally And Took My Seat In The Middle Of The Classroom.

"Roshawna, Nice To See You. How Was Your Weekend?" Miss Smiled And Went Back To Looking At The Computer Screen.

"Alright..."

"Hmm.. Well I've Just Got To Pop Over To The Staff Room. Would You Mind Keeping An Eye On The Room For Me While I'm Gone?" She Said As She Stood Up From Her Computer Desk.

"Yes Miss" I Sighed And Rested My Head On The Table As She Left The Room. School Wasn't Something I Looked Forward Too AT ALL. I Wish I Wasn't Me, I Wish I Wasn't What I Am - A "Blick Neek", Some Would Say. I Seriously Don't Think I Can Make It Through The Day, My Eyes Were Stinging So Much. I Don't Even Know If There Were Any Marks On My Face But It Doesn't Matter Now, I Just Had To Put My Head Down - Live Another Day?

I Stood Up And Went Over To The Bookshelf Near The Door To Begin My Work. I Started By Arranging Every Book In Alphabetical Order. I Was Humming A Song I Made Up When The Door Swung Open And Hit Me. I Was Squashed Against The Bookcase, Fighting To Breath.

"Wagwarn Butterz" I Squirmed With Fear As I Recognised The Voice - Tyler. My Bottom Lip Began To Quiver, I Could Feel Myself Sweating Already. He Walked Into The Classroom With 4 Other Boys, It Was The Same One's Every Time.

"Well Say Hello Then!" He Slapped Me Across The Face. I Stood There, Stunned.

"Hello" I Whispered.

"That's Bettter. Where's Miss?"

"S... Staff Room" I Could Feel The Waterfall On My Face.

"Kool, Kool. I Need You Do My French Coursework For Me" He Slid Across The Table And Sat In His Chair. One Of His Friends Gave Him A Dirty Look.

"Coursework? Blud She's In Year 8!"

"Yeah So, She Got Brains Man!" Tyler Grinned As He Went Into His Bag And Retrieved A Pile Of Paper.

"Psh.. More Like She Gives Brain" They All Burst Into Laughter While I Was Stood There Trying To Figure Out What Was So Funny. Tyler Beckoned Me Over, I Quickly Paced Over To Him And Stood In Front Of His Table. He Looked Up At Me Shocked.

"Rahh, Your Some Lanky Shit You Know That?" I Didn't Answer, I Had No Idea What He Was Talking About. He Made That Annoying Sound With His Teeth And Handed Me The Pile Of Paper.

"You Got.... Half An Hour." I Nodded And Went To My Seat. I Hated Being Pushed Around Like This, But What Could I Do? I Took Out A Pen And Began Writing. This Stuff Was So Easy - I'd Be Finished In No Time. Tyler And His Friends Were Talking Now, But I Didn't Understand A Word Of It. Something Bout "I Rate You Fam!" What The Hell Does That Even Mean?

I Guess This Was What My Life Meant To Be Like. I Guess This Is What God Had Planned For Me.

Worst Part Was, I Couldn't Do Anything About It.

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