I'm Ugly. [Completed]

Chapter 4

"T-Tristan..." I stuttered.

"It's time to go home." He grinned. He stood up from his desk and turned to leave. His fingers ran down through his fluffy dark hair.

Just as I was about to go, he stopped walking. It looked like he wanted to say something important.

"Izumi." He said without turning around. "You're pretty cute when you sleep." He chuckled to himself and walked away before I could say anything. As stunned as I was, I went home smiling.

I arrived home and chucked my bag on the floor. I ran up the stairs, avoiding contact with my parents. They seem to not notice which was a relief. I cannot stand their mouths yapping away about how I'm coping at school and if I've made any friends. Sometimes, I just want to be alone. Away from everyone else. Away from reality.

I jumped onto my bed and stared at the ceiling. His words circled through my mind. I couldn't stop thinking about it. He complimented me. A guy I've liked for a while complimented me. My cheeks felt warm.

I sighed.

"Alexa, play Despacito."

As the song played in the background, I curled up into a ball, reminiscing what happened in my dream earlier. I shivered at the thought of it. If no one woke me up, would I be trapped in that dream forever? It haunted me to think about it. I tossed around to the other side.

Tristan. He's the same guy that danced with me in my dreams. The same guy who complimented me. The guy I thought I would never have an interaction with. I dragged my duvet over my head and beamed of happiness.

"HE THINKS IM PRETTY!" I screamed.

"PAHAHAHA." A loud voice squealed. I sat up. My sister was at the door. "You?! Pretty?! You can't even see your own feet!"

I gave her a dirty look.

She didn't look up from her phone and stayed in silence. She sighed.

"Mum's taller than dad which is so embarrassing when we go out for dinner. I mean she's a freaking giraffe! Dad's wrinkles make him look like a fat elephant." She groaned. "And look at you! Your fat because you eat too much! Just what I need! A pack full of animals. You're the pig, mums the giraffe and dad's the elephant! And guess who I am?"

I didn't say anything.

She paused to catch her breath.

"The zoo keeper DUH. I'm the only normal human being here."

She then searched for my purse full of my savings and decided to steal from me. "I'll pay you back thanks." She walked out of my bedroom and slammed the door.

"Alexa, I want to die." I waited for a response only to notice that it had run out of battery. I wanted to run away, I wanted to escape from here, I wanted to kill my sister, I wanted to kill myself. Streaks of tears came down my cheeks. Is it all my fault? Am I really that bad? Have I done something to make her hate me? Is this what people think of me? Am I just not good enough? Would it even make any difference if I just die?

That night I cried myself to sleep, in pain.