Everything from Nothing

Chapter 3

I get up, ready for school.

I throw on my uniform, leave my hair down in a messy way, and cover up my bruises and my black eye with make up. I don't like wearing make up, but it's the only way to hide my injuries. If I didn't, my brother would beat me even more.

I slowly start walking school. I like walking to school. It's the only time i get to myself, worry free (well, as worry free as I get anyway).

When I get to school, everything is as it usually is. I sit at the back of every class, hardly noticed at all. At break, I sit by myself in the cafeteria, reading. But now its lunch. I'm sitting down in the cafeteria, alone, in the corner.
I can see Cordie and Kelly, they're making their way over to me.
"Hey, look what the cat dragged in! Hah!" Kelly giggles as she insults me.
"Ha! I know right! I mean, that hair is so last century. In fact, I don't think even cavemen had hair that horrible, and according to history, they're fashion sense was totes horrif!" Cordie tries to sound clever, referring to history, but just makes her sound more dumb than she actually is, if that's possible.
"Just leave me alone." I'm really not in the mood for them right now.
"Excuse me?!" Kelly, clicks her fingers as she says this.
"I said leave me alone!" I want to shout, but I don't want to draw more attention to myself.

"Hah! Syco! Whats your childhood drama?!"

"BITCH!" I shout at them as I bash my and on the table, standing up and run out of the cafe. I don't care if everyone thinks I'm crazy now. I said I wasn't in the mood for their crap and I meant it.

I sit crying my eyes out for seems like hours, but was probably only minutes.
"Hey," a soft, deep voice calls out to me. "Are you okay?"
"You're joking." I reply.
"What do you mean?"
Nobody cares about me, nobody's ever asked if I was okay so you must be pulling some sort of prank or a joke or something."
"No, I'm not." He sits beside me and tries to put his arm around me. I flinch, I'm not used to being cared for, but he tries again and I let him.
"Hey, it's okay," he assures me.
"No, no it's not."
"What's the matter?" He looks me in the eyes. I stare into his hazel brown ones.
"Do I know you?" I ask him. I don't recognize his features but there's something about him that just gives me some feeling of familiarity.
"No. I'm new here. My names Theo, Theo Winters. Don't change the subject. What's the matter?" He seems more stern when he asks me this time. My diversion didn't work.
"It's.... it's nothing. I'm Janet by the way."
"It's nice to meet you Janet. What happened to your eye?" I guess all my tears made my make up wash off. "Errrr.... I errr... don't really want to talk about it."
He hesitates for moment, then opens his mouth as if about to say something then stops. I look away, letting silence engolf us for minutes."Do your parents beat you?" I don't know who he thinks he is, asking me questions like that, but he's the only person that ever showed interest in my life, or showed any sign that he cares, so I think I can trust him. But I only just met him...
"No..." I breath in deeply and sigh. "My brother does." There's a long moment of silence. I wonder if Theo is ever going to say anything or if I'm just going to eventually die from the suspense. I shouldn't of told him. My brother is LITERALLY going to kill me! Not only have I put my self at risk, but Theo too! What have I done?

"..... much?"
I got so caught up in my thoughts I didn't even hear the beginning of his sentence. "Huh? Sorry I kinda zoned out."
"How much? Your brother I mean, how much does he..... does he beat you?"
"A lot." I don't know why I said that. I'm just making the situation worse. For some reason, I feel like I can trust him. We just met, but there's something about him.... something different?

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