"be a good machine."

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That night, after my shift ended at the laundrymat, I washed my only other outfit and payed for it with the little I got from my job and then locked up and headed home.

When I got home it was 1:00 am. And I expected to get screamed at like I normally do. But when I stepped into the dark, cold house, I remembered my mother was long gone.

I then layed down on the sofa and tried to get to sleep but I couldn't. I kept tossing and turning as I tried to stay off of my right arm due to its cuts.

Just so you know I never cut myself. I don't even remember how I got them.

I heard my stomach grumble begging to be fed but I only sighed. I then sat up and looked around.

I went over to the kitchen and grabbed my journal off the table then went over, got a pencil and sat back down on the couch.

I have a secret hobbie.

I opened it up and flipped to a blank page

At work, I had been writing a song in my head. Only the lyrics though.

note: song isn't mine. and lyrics, i know have a line missing. it wasn't important right now, plus its not like shes done with the song.

I can fake a smile.

I can force a laugh.

I can dance and play the part if thats what you ask.

I can do it.

I can do it.

I can do it.

but I'm only HUMAN

that's all I had. I like writing about what I felt. I hope someday I can perform it.

The next morning I woke up and changed into my clean clothes.

That was all I could do for school. I'm trying to save up for deodorant and a hair brush but because of my extremely low income, that could take a while.

I went out to the living room to check the clock and saw that it was 8:06!

Ugh! are you kidding me?! the bell already rung!

wait, maybe I could just ditch? eh, but riley won't have anyone... other than Lucas... and farkle.

I sprinted out of the apartment and ran till my chest burned at the cross walk. It was immediatly clear and I ran across.

"hey!" the crosser yelled after me. "its called a cross WALK for a reason!"

But i bearly heard them. I ran inside and to my locker, quickly got my back pack and then ran to Mr. matthew's class.

"sorry im late!" I yelled as I entered the class room making everyone turn to stare at me.

"I lost track of time this morning!" I explained as I headed to my seat and sat down, riley smiled a hi to me and I smiled back.

"Ok. but don't forget you'll have to pay." Mr. Matthews warned.

"how? please dont say I have pay actual money cuz I barely have any." I begged.

"oh, no dont worry. you'll find out soon enough." he warned with a look that seemed.... scheme....ish? it was like... a smirk.

I glanced behind riley and saw that Lucas wasn't here and neither was farkle.

glad I didn't skip school today.

Mr. Matthews got up and went to a side of the room and grabbed the class globe and then walked back to the front and spun the globe as he watched.

"I know, we were talking about world war 2 yesterday."

"world war poo." I corrected.

He seemed to ignore me. "but today, I wanted to talk about how amazing humans are. I mean, If you think about it. We're just a bunch of machines. we need to be fueled up, we have parts inside of us that work together so that we can do stuff. Like...take me for example. im up here, holding up this globe." he explained and spun it the little earth

"and im using diffrent things to do this. im using muscle, bone, my brain and im not even thinking about it."

Riley raised her hand. "I thought this was history, not science class."

"hold on honey, im getting to that.... Anyways. all we are are a bunch of bags o.Guts and blood and look at What we've done."

the class glanced at each other looking confused.

"we built this building. we've crossed entire oceans. we can climb the to the tallest point in the world, mount everest. We fly through the sky. We can talk to someone thats thousands of miles away with just a phone call. We've been on the moon. we can do great things. Some Night say we are good machines."

just then good machines echoed in my head and the words "be a good machine." rung through my mind I looked up at the teacher and he seemed to have noticed my shock. But he wasnt alarmed he appered.... satisfied.

"be a good machine." wait, the whole thing in the janators closet that was.... no way. Was that him? it can be. he would never do something like that. maybe Its just a coincidence.

The class went on but I couldn't pay attention i was too caught up in my thoughts. could my best friends father be abusing me?

dats dis chapter! Its all suspencful. so What do you Guys think? If you are beggining to not like the plot because im kinda making cory the bad guy I understand. I love cory hes awesome! but I just... I dont know. on the show hes an awesome loving person so... please dont get offended.

WARNING ABOUT NEXT CHAPTER: Its going to be a little awkward writing it. I dont normally write stuff like this. but dont worry I wont be all expicit about anything. hint hint about the chapter.

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