Stay with me || Jai Brooks

Chapter 3

I woke up and was confused at my surroundings only to remember that we moved house yesterday. I reached for my phone and opened up Facebook.

I saw loads of mean messages from the people who used to bully me.

"I'm so happy you moved"

"Go kill yourself"

"I hope you get bullied in Australia"

"You're safe. For now."

That last one scared me. They used to call me "Emo girl" just because i liked bands like green day and fall out boy. I didn't want to remember those bullies but I didn't really have a choice did I. Everytime I thought about blocking them, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I'd get scared they'd treat me even worse at school. But now that they couldn't do anything to me, I decided to finally bring myself to block them. I did it. I'm finally free to start a new life.

There was only really one other person besides Chloe that ever seemed to care about me and that was Josh Hazell. He was my first kiss.

I met him about 9 months ago now and when I did, it was the best feeling I'd felt in a long time. He told me I was beautiful and I hate myself for believing him now because it turned out he was a dirty liar. He cheated on me.

We weren't really in a relationship but we went on one date. It was the first and only date I'd been on. And trust me, if you were as gullible as me you would've believed every word he'd said too. At the end of the date we kissed. It was my first kiss so of course I thought it was the best kiss ever. It was the happiest I'd ever been.

But that all turned around. A week had gone and we hadn't spoken. We exchanged small smiles in the hallways when we saw eachother but apart fom that, it was like nothing had ever happened. It was when I saw him kissing one of the girls that bullied me in the locker room that I just ran out of school and straight home.

I curled up in my bed and just cried. Cried because he was my first love. Cried because he kissed someone else. Cried because because he lied. Cried because for once I felt beautiful. But it was all a lie.

My confidence had dropped a lot since then. I never really spoke to anyone except Chloe now. I'd self harmed a lot after that as well.

I nearly had a heart attack when I heard my phone playing Chloe's ringtone. I quickly accepted the call.

"EMMMMMM!!!!" I moved the phone away from my ear as Chloe shouted down the other end.

"DUDE STOP SHOUTING I JUST WOKE UP" I shouted back.

"Oh whoops sorry. Timezones. Forgot. Anyway, how are you? How's the new house and Melbourne?"

"It's good I guess. My room is so much bigger than my one back home. And guess WHAT. I HAVE AN EN SUITE BATHROOM!"

"NO. BLOODY. WAY."

"Yes way!"

"You met any cute boys yet?"

I remembered the boy i saw next door. He didn't count because I didn't actually MEET him. Yet. "No. And stop going on about boys! I should be more worried about school."

"Don't worry about it. Everyone's going to love you. I mean I like you and I have very high standards" I heard a small giggle after that sentence.

"Thanks Chloe. I've got to go. I'm gonna do my room up today and I have to meet my new neighbours" I groaned.

"Ooh la la tell me if your neighbours are hot"

I cringed and said "You're so gross Chloe"

"But you still love me" She laughed.