Seth Farrer
5/11/14
Dark Days to Bright Nights
Marcus: I woke up every morning the same way I always did in fear of how the day would turn out. I got up and looked at the mirror and looked at my body I felt ugly and disgusting looking at every scar on my arms and legs as I examined my pale skinned body from head to toe. I came to my face with my night black hair that came to just above my nose I turned away from the mirror disgusted and went to my dresser, I pulled out my black skinny jeans and a suicide silence shirt. I pulled on my converse all stars and a black hoodie and headed out the door. As I start to get on the school bus I hear the insults, “Hey Marcus why do you even bother you fucking emo faggot you will never get anywhere”, “yah Dale is right you should just kill yourself now and save us the torture of having to see your face” I look at the ground and whisper to myself “I’m sorry” take my seat and put my head phones in and tap the button, my ears fill with the sounds of Hawthorne heights: to write love on her arms, I close my eyes until I make it to school.
Kourtney: The bus stops and I shuffle off of it my long Carmel brown hair waves in the wind, I look around wondering If I will see him I look around franticly then I see him getting pushed out of the bus and on the ground and kicked I finally snap I run over there pushing Dale and Kevin away “leave him alone!” I yell angrily. I look at him as he coughs up blood and slowly stands up as he looks at me “why did you stop them so you could laugh at me on your own” he says quietly “n-no I wanted to help I was worried I see you every day getting treated like this and no one does a thing it’s not fair” he looks at me “what’s your name mam if you don’t mind” “its Kourtney, yours?” “Its Marcus” he stands up and I realize he’s taller than me I giggle “your tall” he smirks slightly then it disappears “no you’re just short” then the late bell rings and I realize how late I am “damn! I have to go Marcus I’m so sorry” “its fine ““maybe we can hang out?” “Sure”. As I raced to class I couldn’t help smiling I felt like I really made a difference like I really helped, when I got to my class I stopped at the door , took a deep breath and composed myself and walked in “sorry I’m late I had to take care of something” my teacher looks at me “sit down miss Hoschar “ I look for a seat and notice that the only seat is between Dale and Kevin “screw my life” I mumble, I walk to the back of the class and sit in the only open seat “hey bitch are in love with the freak or something, ” my hands turn into fists, “shut up Dale I don’t love him it’s just not right doing that to someone “ “why not the trash needed it anyways “ Kevin scoffed “HES NOT TRASH” I screamed and ran out of my class. I kept running tears streaming down my face till I found myself in the school parking lot crying collapsed on the ground I didn’t know what to do until he came.
Marcus: I was sitting outside listening to music I had just walked out of class after getting my face battered when I saw it a girl with Carmel hair sprinting out of the school in tears. I started to jog after her and as I got closer I noticed it was Kourtney and I started running when I got to her she was sitting on the ground in tears I knelt beside her and just wrapped her arms around her then she looked up and started clutching my shirt and crying into my chest “Kourtney what’s wrong what’s going on” she wipes her eyes and says “there’s so mean why are they so mean to you, Marcus it’s not fair why” I look down and chuckle and I just hold her “because I'm different because I’m not the same as you or them I stand out I’m an easy target because I don’t fit in, basically I’m not like them” Kourtney looks up at me “it’s just not fair I wish they would just leave you alone ,“ “I know you do but it’s not going happen but I’m used to it because it’s always been this way I’m sorry” she just looked at me and cried I just held her close to me telling her it will all be ok it must have been an hour because then the principle came out and I saw him “Kourtney I will right back she nods and I stand up and walk to him and he says “what’s going on out here” “she’s crying and I’m making her feel better” “you need to wrap it up” he says “yes sir” I walk back over to “Kourtney you need to get up we need to go back to school” I pull her up “do we have to Marcus?” “Yes” I walk her to her class “here” she handed me a piece of paper with her phone number on it “call me some time” I nod my head and finish my day. The final bell rings and I walk out of the class when I see Kourtney walking towards me smiling then quickly her smile quickly turns into a frown then I hear Dale “take this freak” then I feel his hand on my head as he drives it into the locker repeatedly then I feel the blood as my vision starts getting dark I hear Kourtney scream I hear Dale laugh then it stop I come to and I realize my hand is to his stomach and I have a pencil in him I let go and stumble back words and fall and black out. I wake up and I see Kourtney looking down at me then I feel it the throbbing pain in my head, “where am I?” I ask “your room” Kourtney says “how did I get here last thing I remember was falling on the ground “your mom came and got you” I look at her confused “then how are you here” I told your mom that I'm your girlfriend and I was worried look at her shocked “are you…my girlfriend” she looks at me and giggles “can I” “I don’t know why you would want that I’m not worth your time I’m stupid and ugly” a tear goes down her cheek “no you’re not” she leans over and kisses me I wrap my arms around her she looks over at my dresser and see the razors and she freezes up “Marcus what are those for” I stand up and I pull off my shirt and she sees all the cuts and scars and she just starts balling and she starts kissing them “wha” she kisses me and shuts me up she grabs the razors “can I please get rid of these please” I look down and I nod she puts them in her pocket and hugs me then I realize I am finally feeling content with my life.
