All your fault

Knuckle Sandwich

I finally made it too my locker and shoved my bag in. I didn't have time to look for the right books so I just grabbed them all.

I hauled everything to the class room and burst in the door. EVERYONE was staring at me. I gulped and took a step inside before

Miss Addison turned and glared at me.

"Your late miss Stirling." She declared.

"I know, I-" but she cut me off.

"Do you realize that you didn't make it to school on time one day last term?' She said raising her slim eyebrow.

"That's not true! there was that time i got to school half and hour before the bell was due." I answered with my head down.

"Yes Miss Stirling your right i do recall that. but that day happen to be report writing day and the students were not supposed to attend." She exclaimed embarrassing me even further.

i have nothing to say. She nodded towards the only vacant seat in the room and i shuffled towards it with a tomato red face that was plastered with a frown.

I don't get to see Alice until recess as we don't really have any classes together. It sucks!

The next two classes dragged on... and on.... and on. Finally, after what felt like forever, the bell rang and i was the first one out basically sprinting out of the door.

Most people spend they holidays hanging out with their friends where as i spend mine hoping ill still have one when i return to school. That how worried i am about her, and its not like she hasn't tried it before.

I see her eating her lunch on a wooden seat by one of the class rooms. I jog over to her and shit beside her.

I don't want to ask but i just know that i will have to eventually.

"How bad is it?" i asked her but not facing her. I kept looking ahead to spare her some of the shame that she was no doubt feeling,

"Its been worse i guess." She muttered.

"Alice..... how bad? Show me." I raised an eyebrow and it seemed that she really didnt want to show me as her reply was slow and quiet.

"You know its ok. You don't have to keep looking after me like this-"

"ALICE SHOW ME THE DAMN DAMAGE!" I snapped. I get a little annoyed with her sometimes when she wont let me help her, i try not to let it show for her sake because the last thing she needs is me mad at her but its just hard because I've told her over and over again that i will always be here and that I'm NEVER going anywhere. She can count on me.

Alice sighed and lifted pulled up her shirt and jumper revealing several bruises ranging from the colors blue to yellow.

There was also a large burn mark under her ribs. After letting me examine the damage on her torso she moved onto her arms and wrists, revealing dozens of cuts old and fresh.

I new these ones were self inflicted an i really didn't know what to say.

I've tried to tell her to stop. I've tried my hardest to help her but it isn't working, although i will NEVER give up on trying.

Just at that moment, it was like she had timed it perfectly, the school bitch/whore walked right up to us as if she owned the place. These are what people call the 'popular group'.

The are only labelled that because that's what they tagged themselves and the name just stuck, however everyone really know they are just a bunch of sluts that cant keep their legs shut.