10 Months 8 Weeks

Chapter 3

As I lay on my bed that night my mind swirled with what had happened today, but the one thing I couldn't get out of my head was the image of those... Those words burned into Sophie's arm, whenever I blinked I would see the blisters and I would have to fight back tears. It made me wanna throw up, it was so... Disgusting of my school. Who ever did this had it in for themselves. I sat up in bed and pulled out my sketch book before putting my iPhone on my doc and playing Miserable At Best by Mayday Parade, I tried to draw but always ended up drawing sad girls with burns and cuts. No Alex, stop. I threw my sketch book across the room and ducked under my duvet letting sleep and tears engulf me.

Heading to school the next day was terrible, I looked like wreck. Having slept in I didn't have time to straighten my hair and only had the smudged eyeliner from last night on, I tried to cover my hair up by throwing a beanie over the mess, knowing this would fail since I would later be told to take it off, fuck my life. As I wandered through the busy corridors that morning, Sleeping With Sirens pounding in my ears, I heard a buzz as I got a text from Sophie,

- Feeling sick :c maybe in school tomoz? Luv ya xx -

Pathetic. I rolled my eyes and texted her back with a quick message, not needing a reply,

- Bullshit xD I'll b there at 5 with movies and pizza xx -

I tucked my phone away and continued walking, not giving two shits about the year 7s staring at me.

Class was shit. Lunch was shit. I had no classes with Lochie or Amanda, they were all with Sophie, and she wasn't even at school. (Writers block: ACTIVATE) Instead I actually did my work, wow Alex, that's a new one. Suddenly there was a buzz in my pocket, I pulled out my phone to see a text from Lochie. No fucking way. He texted me first. I grinned manically as I read it.

- Heyyy hru? -

Three y's? Fuck yeah bitch.

- Good c: wbu? -

I put my phone down only get a text straight away, I instantly noped, a hot guy, texting my first and then replying straight away, maybe messy hair was my good luck charm.

Lochie:

- Great :) Wyd? -

Alex:

- Blah I'm in Maths, what u in?

Lochie:

- Haha sucker I'm in wood -

I died a little at how many dirty jokes I could make about that text but decided not to, don't wanna creep him out just yet.

- Luckyyy -

He wasn't lucky, I hate wood, but he seems to like it so may as well play along.

Lochie:

- Oh I gtg teachers being a bitch ttyl bye -

Alex:

- Byee xx -

Send. Fuck. No. I thought I was texting Sophs. Nope, why me I just completely ruined what ever glimpse of hope I had. But what I got in reply scared me, it actually scared me

- Byee xx <3 -

I nearly dropped my phone, no way was this happening, I turned off my phone and the rest of the day went by in s breeze, I really couldn't remember anything else other then the texting.

I couldn't wait until tonight, I love having sleep overs with Sophie

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Wrote this at 4 in the morning on my iPad, so proud ^-^