Save Me? {Michael Clifford}

Chapter One

Kelly’s P.O.V

 

I woke up to the usual sound of my alarm, the most annoying sound I hear first thing in the morning. I roll out of bed, literally, and continue my regular morning routine. I jump in the warm shower, the droplets soaking my body. After my shower I got changed into some black skinny jeans and my checker pattern shirt unbuttoned over my white vest. I dried my hair and made the decision to quickly put it in a messy bun. Before I grabbed my bag I applied a little mascara. I ran downstairs and grabbed an apple trying to dodge my older brother Ashton that always found an opportunity to taunt me. That plan failed.

“I don’t understand why you go to school,” he said reading the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle magazine. If I had to describe my brother in one sentence it would be the most annoying nerdy jerk arsehole you could ever find.

“And why’s that?” I asked as I threw on my black converse.

“You have no friends and you don’t have the sense to make any so therefore when you’re grey and old you will be sitting in your care home room, rocking on your wooden rocking chair wishing you had made at least one friend,” he smirked closing the magazine on the table.

“I do have friends,” I snapped at him before leaving for school. I made your daily stop at your best friends Meghan’s house. Our friendship group contained me, Meghan, Tanya and Louisa. Not big but it was enough.

“Why hello my good friend Kelly,” Meghan greeted me as her little sister Jenny and her walked out the door and locked it behind her. Her mum worked nights and her dad left her when she was ten so we had to drop off Jenny off at school.

“And why are you in such a good mood?” I asked taking Jenny’s other hand. Jenny was like another sister to me but cuter than Lauren. No offense to Lauren but Jenny was 7 and little kids are always cuter than older ones.

“No reason, can’t a girl be happy in the morning?” she smiled and I rolled my eyes. Jenny looked at me with a weird look and I returned one to her.

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We got to the gates and met Tanya and Louise. “Hey girls how are we?” Tanya smiled as we indulged into a group hug.

“Well Meg’s in a really good mood and she’s not spilling the beans,” I said as the bell went.

“I’ll get her to spill in form,” Louise said as she linked arms with Meghan and walked to form together. Lou and Meg were in the same form and Tan and I were in the same forms. It worked really well so no one would walk by themselves and look like a loner which is probably my main fear being in school.

“How’s your annoying twat of a brother?” she asked me as we walked down the corridor.

“The same old arsehole he is,” I rolled my eyes and opened the door to form. As soon as we walked in the whole class went quiet and slight whispers spread around the room. As Tan and I sat in our usual seats one of my arsehole brother’s best friends sat on our desk to talk to me.

“Hey Kelly,” he said and gave me one of them smooth quick winks.

“What do you want Michael?” I sighed and he just gave me one of his famous smirks.

“What’s your brother doing tonight?”

“I don’t know, why don’t you just ask him?”

“Alright little Miss Princess,” he scoffed and walked back to his friends. Ashton was in the year above me and his best friends that were also his band mates were in my year. Michael was the cockiest and the player but I had a little crush on him. Calum was the one that followed Michael but he was really funny and nice when he was on his own. Luke was really caring and never joined in when the boys pissed me off.

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“So why were in a happy mood this morning?” I asked Meghan as we sat down for lunch.

“My mum found my dad and I’m spending the whole summer with him and Jenny,” she beamed. Summer started next week and I was really excited because it meant not being bullied by the bitches in school.

“That’s great news but you’ve always said that even if you did find him you’d never talk to him because he ruined your life,” Tan said.

“Yeah but what happened to giving people second chances,” she shrugged.

“I’m happy for you,” I smiled.

“Thank you,” she said.

“You slut,” I heard a familiar voice say behind me. I turned around and saw the school’s biggest bitch, Amber Green.

“Excuse me?” I said trying to hold back the tears. This is what happened every lunch: Amber would find a way to humiliate me in front of everyone.

“You heard me slag, you just can’t enough of yourself can you?” she basically shouted at me.

“I don’t know what you’re on about,” I shouted back causing the whole room to go quiet.

“Maybe you should keep your hands to yourself instead of rubbing them all over my boyfriend,” she shouted gaining what she wanted; a scene. She grabbed the back of my head and pushed it in my spaghetti Bolognese. I wiped the Bolognese from my eyes and ran to the bathroom. I locked myself in a cubical and sunk down the door. I hugged my knees and let the tears spill silently.

“Kel,” I heard Tan say softly.

“Go away,” I tried to cover up the crying but my voice broke in the middle of it.

“Come on Kel,” she said softly. I ignored her and grabbed my bag. I rummaged to the bottom of it and grabbed the spare razor. I rolled up my top to reveal a little bit of skin and sliced it across. I grabbed some tissue and put it in place so the blood wouldn’t go through my vest.

“Please go away,” I cried again. To think I was a week clean.

“No I’m staying,” I felt her lean on the other side of the door.

“Fine but I’m not going back in the canteen,” I said and she agreed. I unlocked the door and washed my face. I couldn’t get the Bolognese out of my hair so it looked really odd because I had dark brown hair.

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It was the end of the day and I decided to walk home alone. I didn’t want anybody asking if I was okay so I stuck my headphones in, stuck my hands in my pocket and hung my head down low. When I got home I ran into the bathroom and had a shower to wash the now-sticky-Bolognese out. After my shower I wrapped the towel around my body and went through the medicine cupboard to find the sleeping pills. I opened the lid and went to pour some in my hand when I heard a slight knock on the door.

“Kelly, are you finished in there?” Lauren asked. I screwed the lid on the bottle and put it back in the cupboard.

“Yeah I just need to stick some clothes on,” I picked up my Rolling Stones pyjama bottoms and top and put them on. I walked out the bathroom and into my room. I rested my head on the wall when I heard Ashton and his arsehole friends. I listened in for a bit before my eyes closed and I drifted into a deep sleep.