Calamity

Chapter 3

I wake up from yet another nightmare with them chanting FAT COW!

I was never fat or anything that they kept saying it about me on social media, (I know this now but it took me a year to realise) that is why I don't have any form of social media except text,which is mainly for my mother and sister...

I just wish I knew why they started treating me badly after I was their best friend since preschool, but everything changed when my dad got sick I helped my mom a lot and didn't have time to dress pretty everyday or put makeup on and then when my dads died and we lost everything it just got worse I wasn't good enough because it might just hurt their reputation to be friends with a poor person so they made my life hell and enjoyed it I couldn't go anywhere without someone telling me how useless I was or how fat I was so I started believing it...

Have you ever felt like you didn't belong anywhere in your school's cafeteria? Well that's how I felt right now.

I walked into the school's cafeteria that was full of teenagers that fell into groups all over the place.

I picked my back pack up that was half way falling off my shoulder and started walking to an empty table.

As I found an empty table that was next to a window I sat down and started reading my favourite book "fallen". I wasn't hungry, don't get me wrong, I know I'm over that stage of being bulimic...

"Hey, New girl right?" Said a female voice coming from in front of me.

As I put down my book that I was getting so into I saw a girl, she had red hair and wore a little black dress that kind of looked to short on her.

"Er....Yeah?" I replied confused but still gave her a small smile.

"Oh Yaay!, I'm Anna Cullen" Anna said putting her hair behind her ear.

"I'm Amanda..... Amanda Phillips" I said as I shook Anna's hand.

In the corner of my eye I saw the boy I run into this morning with those sea like eyes looking at me from over the table full of boys laughing and eating their food.

"Jackson stone, the coolest kid in the city, the football player, isn't he a cutie" Anna said winking at me.

Did she see me looking at him?

"Don't be shy, every girl in this school get's a crush on Jackson stone"

Last class before I go back home... yaay!

"So remember class, in arts, it's all you're ideas in a drawings, painting, crafting and writing, don't copy anyone's ideas go with your ideas...." said Miss Nagler our art teacher with blond hair that was tied up in a messy bun with big black framed glasses.

The ball rang and all the teenagers went like wild animals, running out the class looking forward to going to their lovely homes.

When I got to my locker, I saw Anna standing against my locker with her eyes glued onto her phone.

Was she waiting for me?

Why?

"Hey... What you doing here?" I asked as I opened my locker getting some of my homework books out.

"What you think? Leaving without saying good bye....I know I look evil but I'm not that evil." She replied laughing like I just said something really funny.

"Ohh, well bye?" I said back as I stared walking off to my car....well my mother's car.

"Hey wait up, you coming to max's party tonight with me, wear something that shows little skin Amanda" She replied as she started walking away.

"Who's Max?" I yelled

"I don't know!"

I got into my mother's car and before I started the car I got a text message from Kelly saying "hi big sis, I got cheer leading practice this afternoon. Could you or mom maybe pick me up from school at 4"

I looked at the time on my phone to see that is was half past two, OK I still got time to finish my homework before I have to pick her up. I replied to Kelly then started the car and was on my way home.

As I got home I opened the door to see that the dishes from this morning were still not clean. I guess my mother had to walk to work before she could clean up. I've always been worried when she had to walk to work, I mean it's a big city full of people who you don't know. I dropped my backpack onto my bedroom floor and walked back to the kitchen to clean up.

When I was done I quickly went to do my homework. Just when I had a few questions left from my homework my phone buzzes with a text message.

Shit I'm late for my sister!

I looked down to my phone to be relieved to see it was just my mother that sent a message and that I got twenty five minutes left before I pick Kelly up. I opened the text message to see what my mother said "hi honey, I'm sorry sweetheart but I'm going to come back home later then always so can you and Kelly run into the shops to get something for you guys to eat tonight"

I didn't like it when she worked later, I mean her fucking boss's knew she doesn't have a car and got two kids to look after.

I replied back to her saying it's OK and that we love her. I got the car keys and drove to Kelly's school.

As I got to Kelly's school I waited for her to come...

I just wished we had another car so my mother could just get to work and back home safely and just a better place to live in...

"Hey big sis" Kelly said as she got into the passenger seat.

"Hello Kellly , before you tell me all about your day I must just say that we need to go shopping" I said as I started the car again.

'Why?"

"Mom's working late today" I replied a little mad this time.

It was silenced for a while till Kelly opened her mouth but I cut her off.

"I'm sorry, you know I just worry when mom works later"

"I know....I'm glad you are back or I would have to walk back home and stay there all alone" Kelly replied back with a sad smile.

As i stopped the car by the shop I looked at my little sister that had watery eyes and I gave her a big hug.

"I swear I'll never go back to that awful place and leave you ever again" I said as I let her go.

"You better" she replied now laughing.

"Come on let's get ice cream"

"Haha...... so wait you just run into a boy.... was he good looking, did he help you up and was he cute.... you like him don't you?"

"Yes he did help me up and no I don't like him" I said laughing as I ate my noodles that me and Kelly bought this afternoon. Before Kelly could reply my phone buzzed

"Let me guess it's him isn't it" Kelly said as she grabbed my phone out my hands.

"No.... give my phone back, he didn't ever give me his number..."

"Hi Amanda, it's Anna I'll pick you up at 8 for Max's party, be ready and remember wear something with more skin" Kelly said reading the text message out loud.

She looked at me with a smile but not a good happy smile more like a bad evil smile.

"You going to this party!" She said as she dragged me to my bedroom.

She sat me down on my bed where she looked through my closet making a hell of a mess but she finally found what she was looking for. She pulled out a black dress with long sleaves and a pear of long black boots.

"No way in hell I'm wearing that" I said

"Yes you are.... You going to look so pretty in it. Now get dressed so I can do your make-up"

"Yes boss" I said rolling my eye's with a smile on my lips.