The Curse on my Life

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Monday

I didn't see Adam yesterday. He tried calling me a few times while I was at the hospital but I chose to ignore it. I think he wanted to see me but I didn't want to see him.

He's going to be really stroppy with me when I get to school. It wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't say anything to me at all.

I don't really care anymore. My main focus at the moment is my Mum. She needs me right now more than him so he can just wait.

I get to the car park where I meet Adam in the mornings. I prepare myself for a pissed off boyfriend or a boyfriend that's not even there. I see his car and two people in it.

He must've given a lift to one of his mates. He normally gives me a lift to school but after ignoring him, he messaged me saying I need to find my own way there.

I walk closer when I realise he was making out with someone. Out of anger, I kick the boot of his car.

Both Adam and the girl jump. Adam turns around, his face goes white when he  sees me. He gets out of the car, followed by the girl. She slowly turns to face me. I gasp when I see her.

It is Josie.

"Babe, I'm so sorry!" He says walking towards me. I push him away.

"Get away from me." I shout. Josie moves closer and I decided to run out of there before I punch her in the face.

I run in to the school courtyard. I could hear them running after me.

I couldn't contain it anymore. I quickly turn around and punch Adam in the face. He stumbles back and grabs his nose.

"What the hell, Delilah." Josie says.

"What the hell?" I laugh. "What the hell, really you're the one to talk you backstabbing bitch!"

There were people circling us now.

"Sorry that he's bored of being with a miserable cow." She says. I didn't even care what she had to say, I was too pissed off.

"You're meant to be my best friend." I shake my head. "You sat with me next to my Mum in hospital and what, now you don't give a shit about me?"

She doesn't say anything so without hesitating, I slap her. Everyone in the crowd 'oohs' and I see some people get their phone out. Idiots, finding this amusing.

She holds her cheek but smirks. "Oh so that's how it's going to be huh?"

She tackles me to the ground and tries to punch me but I grab her hands. I roll over so I'm above her and I don't hold back.

I start punching her in the face repeatedly.

I think about Adam and her kissing. I think about my dead brother, I think about my Mum slowly dying. I think about my abusive Dad coming back.

I start screaming, tears coming out of my eyes but I don't stop.

"Delilah!" I hear someone shout, pulling me off her. I twist around to see Flynn dragging me away. Adam was nowhere in sight.

Josie lies on the floor, not moving, blood coming out of her nose and mouth. A teacher rushes in to help her while Flynn gets me out of there as soon as possible.

"God, Delilah, what were you thinking?" He asks, opening the passenger side door for me. I climb in and laugh hysterically.

What was I thinking? I was thinking about every horrible thing that has happened and is happening in my life right now.

He gets in the car and starts it up.

"Where are we going?" I ask. He doesn't reply. 

We speed off down the road, away from the scene.

"Flynn!" I shout. "Where are you taking me?"

Again, he ignores my question. Instead he asks why I did what I did.

"My boyfriend cheated on me with my best friend." I mumble. It kept replaying over and over in my head.

"Can I tell you something?" He asks. "It may help get your mind of it."

I nod my head. I don't think anything could possibly work but at least he was trying.

"Adam and I were friends for a long time." He says. "We were really good friends, actually but the only problem was, we ended up liking the same girl."

I think about what he is saying. Why has Adam never brought anything like this up before?

I gesture for him to go on with what he's trying to tell me.

"Soon enough, he decided to ask the girl out, she said yes, we had a fight and then not long after we stopped being friends."

I think back to when he said they weren't friends when he started dating me.

Holy shit. The girl they both liked and fought about was me.