10 Months 8 Weeks

Chapter 2

As I sat in class later that day I wondered what I was going to say to Sophie and Amanda, could I tell them I thought they wouldn't like me anymore? No, that's just stupid. Maybe I could say I was worried about bullying, they'll believe that won't they? I sighed and rested my head in my hands, I didn't want to lie. Wait, why did I never tell them? Was I scared? Was I maybe unsure about it? I shook the thoughts out of my head and went back to working, Sophie or Amanda weren't in this class so I occupied my time by doodling on my desk, only looking up when the teacher called my name. "Alex, Lachlan, please partner up and sit by that bench" I stood up slowly picking up my book, "I hate seating plans" I mumble to myself as I drag myself to the spot, when I see who Lachlan is, my heart skips a beat, he has perfect brown hair, my heart skips another beat, he's tall, another beat, and he has perfect tanned skin and icy blue eyes. Lachlan is Mr. Perfect. I blush and greet him, he just smiles and says "Hi".

I shuddered every time he looked at me and felt like throwing up when he said my name "Alex... Alex?" I heard him say, shaking my shoulder, I swung my head around and plastered a grin on my face "Yeah?" I grinned at him, but really the butterflies in my stomach was unbearable as his beautiful eyes settled on mine, to me it felt like a million years before he laughs, the sound melting in my ears like caramel, "You look like you're gonna throw up, you okay?" he said putting his hand on my shoulder and sending shivers all through my body "F-Fine" I mumbled and smiled at him, he smiled back "Well, we should get to work" he says under his soft smile as he puts his head down and begins to write, "Yeah..." I drop my head to work, lifting my head every now and again just to look at him. God Alex, stop it, you're being creepy.

As I walk out of class, I can't hide the Cheshire cat grin that's spread across my face, I had four things that were making me smile this much, Mr. Perfect had given me his number, I don't know if it was friendly or flirty but it was good enough, Mr. Perfect also said I could call him Lochie, he's also really dumb which means I can take advantage of that and get close to him by helping and last of all my Mum has packed me a Mars bar for lunch, I ran out to where I would meet Amanda and Sophie, I nearly collided into Amanda as I turned the corner "Woah! Hey" I laughed at her "Where's Sophs?" I ask looking around "I dunno" she smiles back, I think of it as nothing and send her a text;

- where r u??? -

I sigh "Let's head over to our spot and wait for her, as we walk over I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket and pull it out, It was Sophie.

- Bathroom b out in a bit xx -

I sigh and reply with 'ok' as I slide down the wall into my spot, I showed Amanda the text, "She'll be out in a second" she smiles at me and we relax with our legs warming up and tanning in the early Summer sun. 

Half an hour later Sophie walks around the corner, her eyes shining and a smile plastered to her mouth, a fake smile. I stand up and walk over to her "Sophie..." I say looking down at her "I-I'm fine! I promise!" She looks up at me talking very fast, a heavy waver in her voice. I furrow my brow and notice she's pulling down her sleeve "Sophie!" I half yell, my eyes widening and my heart dreading what I was about to see, I pulled up her sleeve to reveal a word burned into her arms, already blistering and burning, in big fat blistering burns read, LESBIAN. That pushed me over the edge, I fell into her arms and cried, my ears filling with anger and my eyes flooding with tears "Oh... Oh... Sophie..."  I muttered in between sobs, "Fuck... I'm gonna kill whoever did this"