Numb (a pierce the veil fanfiction)

Chapter Eleven

Danielle's p.o.v.

My attire was forced to look a lot better than my bloodshot eyes. The mirror made my blue eyes stand out still, more than everything on my body. I couldn't help but to see the darkness behind every bit of facade I tried to put up.

Why is my life so horrible? What did I ever do to damage what was once a perfect little eleven year old girl?

The more I looked at myself, the more I saw myself going against Priscilla's rules and snuggling under my cover in bed. But I had enough people against me, I don't need her to be either.

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I walked into the school's doors and walked the halls. I didn't stop at my locker, I didn't need anything. People who see themselves graduating are organized. Well I am organized, but only with my life and how I want it to play out through these next couple of months.

I ignored the stares as I walked the halls to get to the bathroom. As I was walking a hand on my arm stopped me, pulling me into the music room behind them.

"First off, you're welcome." Vic paused his arms crossed over his chest. "Second off, if you ever embarrass me in front of everyone again-

"You'll what?" I asked as daringly as he was taking a step forward. What did I have to lose?

"Don't get on the other side of my wrath because I can promise you, you, someone like you, will not survive it." He threw my book bag at my feet causing me to flinch a little. We had a stare off, but I broke the mere seconds mark by grabbing my bag and walking away.

"And trust me Vic, there is nothing I should be thanking you for." I left him to be staring in disbelief as I walked out. I gulped as my mind began over thinking, did he understand how deep my last sentence was? And what was his wrath? Maybe, just maybe he was dumb enough, and maybe, just maybe he was kidding about the wrath.

I walked into the cafeteria, to the table filled with the people that took me in on my first day here.

"Hey gu- , I looked around to all of the glares that they were given me. So I began to question. "What's up?" I said shakily.

"We told you Vic was off limits." Clara spat. I cocked my eyebrow at her.

"I know this."

"So why did he try to save you? And what could you have possibly been talking about so secretively in the music room this morning?"

"Are you serious?" I didn't wait for a response. I just huffed and grabbed my bags walking out to the halls. I didn't know where my destination was going to go. We still had 25 minutes to the bell. So I guess a good walk around the school would clear my mind of the outrageous past couple of days I've had.

"Hey kiddo." My music teacher asked synchronizes next to me. "How's you and your partner's project coming along?"

"Partner?" I questioned. I knew about the project not about having partners.

"Oh that's right you fell asleep while someone was complaining so I just threw partners together." The idea of partners gave me a cringe, because I really don't want to be stuck communicating or trying to make a project let alone with someone that doesn't agree on basically everything.

"Well uhm," I was a little embarrassed now that my teacher was busting me for falling asleep. Come to think of it, he just left me there. "Who is my partner?"

He looked through a stack of papers he had in his hands.

"Hm, looks like you're partnered with Vic Fuentes."