Habits

Know Your Real Friends

Lea's POV

Dean didn't seem to understanding when he found out that I cut. He totally freaked out and left me not knowing what he was going to do next.

I don't know why I think this but he doesn't seem like the type to go around the school telling everybody people's secrets.

I try to put it behind me because today was Friday, which means I have the whole weekend to just try and stay calm.

When I first get home, I spot my dad watching hockey on the couch in the living room.

"Hey dad" I say. These are the first words I've said to him since our argument.

He remains emotionless and gets up from the couch. "I'm going out tonight, probably won't be back till tomorrow afternoon." He grabs his jacket and leaves the house.

He hates me so much he can't even stand to be in the same house as I am.

I go to my room and check my phone looking for any unknown numbers that might of called me. Nobody called or texted me. That guy must've caught Cory.

I decided to just watch some TV then got to sleep.

The next day I knew that I needed retail therapy from Naya, so I called her up.

"Hey Naya, I was wondering if you wanted to go to the mall today?"

"Uhmm...." She takes a long pause. I hear another voice in the background.

The voice says: "If that's Lea, then just hang up!"

"Actually Lea, I'm really busy this whole week with homework and projects so I can't, bye." She hangs up.

I have every class with Naya, we barley have homework and absolutely no projects. Who was telling her that stuff in the background?

I call Dianna instead to see if she wants to go to the mall.

No answer.

Naya never does this, next to Cory, she's my best friend.

I spend the weekend watching One Tree Hill and Friends. It was all just really depressing, which made me cut a little in between episodes.

I never thought I'd say this, but thank god for school. I needed something to distract me from the pain in my arms.

I put on a white sweater that covered my entire arms and black jeans with boots. My arms have scabbed enough so they won't bleed onto my sweater.

I walk into the school's main hallway like any other normal day.

I get eyed at from people that I don't even know, this can't be good.

I notice Naya is at her locker so I grab her arm and drag her into the bathroom.

"Lea, let go!!!" She whines.

"You lied, you had no homework, that was garbage! And I heard what that person said, if it's Lea then hang up!!! Naya, tell me why your lying and why everyone is staring at me like I'm wearing a neon sign."

She takes in a deep breath and reached for my arm to pull up the sleeve.

"That's why. Dean told me, Dianna and some others and now the whole school knows. Why didn't you ever tell me? I thought we were close enough to tell each other everything."

"I thought we were close enough for you to tell me this on the phone and not here! Who was the person that you were with when I called you?"

She looks down at her feet then tries to avoid eye contact with me but fails.

"Dianna..."

My heart stops, I've known Dianna since 5th grade. She would never say something like that about me. But she did, I have Dean to thank for that.

"Lea...I'm sorry about Dianna and everything-" I storm out of the bathroom with tears entering my eyes, but it all stops when I see Dean talking to Dianna.

My tears vanish and are replaced with pure anger. I walk right up to his face and slap him. I left a large red print on his face.

"You told every single human on this earth?! What the hell is wrong with you?" I ask spitting my words at him.

"What the hell is wrong with him? What the hell is wrong with you? You cheated on Cory!!!" I hear Dianna yell from my right side.

"You told her that you kissed me?" I'm talking directly to Dean but she pulls me away.

"No, you kissed him! Everybody knows Lea!" She roars.

"He kissed me, I'm still faithful to Cory but your just a bitch!!" I lunge at Dianna's chest and drag her down to the tiled ground.

She screams but then grabs my arm and claws into my bare skin. It opened a couple of the cuts, which started bleeding quite fast. It hurts so bad but I have to draw my attention back to her. I punch her straight in the nose and mouth area.

I feel arms pull me off of a bloody-nosed Dianna.

"Principles office, now!" It was my English teacher.

I walk to the principles office with my teacher helping Dianna up and following behind.

My dad will be thrilled to hear about this.