Love's a Mess

Chapter 4 ~

Taylor

I wake up to a throbbing in my right cheek. I go to the bathroom and take a shower then quickly get dressed. When I go back into the bathroom I see a bruise the size of a quarter dollar on my right cheek. I put my regular makeup on (eyeliner, mascara, and lipstick or lipgloss) and walk out. I see my mom in the kitchen drinking coffee with her bruise to match mine.

"Hey mom..." I say trying to sound casual.

"Hey sweetheart." she says painfully.

"I'm just gunna grab an apple and head out to the bus okay, I love you." I say as I grab my key and and apple.

"Okay, I love you too. Have a nice day and don't get into trouble." she says trying to be quiet.

"I wont." I say opening the front door and closing it quietly. I slowly walk to the bus stop knowing that I'll get there early anyways. When I get there everybody looks over and quickly looks away from me.. Probably thinking I'm a druggy. I ignore the looks and when the bus pulls up I sit in the back hoping the wicked witch of the west end doesn't show up. Luckily she doesn't and I get the back to Alice and myself.

When we arrive at school and head to classes the stares seem to get worse and worse every step I take. I don't try to let it bother me but I deep down it does. I feel someone like me in my side as I quickly turn to see who it is. Great, it's Brad.

"Hey are you okay?" he asks grazing my cheek.

I flinch then adjust my backpack and say "Yeah I'm fine it's non of your concern." I speed up hoping he won't press but he does.

"What happened?" he asks seeming to be sympathetic.

"Nothing, now if you don't leave me alone that's going to cause a lot of problems for me so if you would be as kind as to lea-" I say before he cuts me off.

"What do you mean if I don't leave you alone?" He asks with a serious look in his gorgeous sapphire eyes.

"Why don't you ask your girlfriend!" I say loudly turning away from him and heading down a random hallway. I pass the nurses office and know that it's my

opportunity. I get there and make up a story on how I was walking in the hallway and my head started spinning and that I had a major migraine. The nurse looked like she wanted to ask about the bruise but It didn't seem like she had the courage. This bought me a free ticket out of school for today but when my mom showed to pick me up she looked skeptical. Once at home I looked her strait into her eyes that were full of sadness and hurt.

"Mom why don't you just leave him?" I ask abruptly.

"You know why. I still love him and the only reason he's been acting like this is because he lost a patient the other day. How do you expect him to react!?" she yells looking hurt.

"He should at least stop hitting us!" I say starting to tear up as I run to my room. I slam the door and throw myself onto my bed begging to sob.

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Brad

I wonder what that was about and why she had run off so quickly. It was hard to see her like that, so broken down and hurt. I have to talk to brit about what she said though.

After school I see Brit standing by my car talking to... My brother? I thought that was weird but again she is helping him with history so I decide to forget it.

"Hey bro want a ride?" I say teasing.

"Actually the bus already left and dads at a meeting so I have to go with you guys." he says getting in the backseat.

"Okay then." I say getting into the front seat while Brit gets shotgun.

When we get to my house Britney and my brother head up stairs to do homework. I head to my room and I go onto my laptop and open up Facebook and see that Taylor's online.

Me: Hey Taylor, how come you left school?

Tay: I felt dizzy and left... you know you really shouldn't be talking to me.

Me: And why is that?

Tay: Because your devil girlfriend is a jealous freak!! She pushed me into a wall when you helped pick my stuff up.

Me: What?!? I swear sometimes she drives me on my last nerves when she does that to people. I'll talk to her and get her to stop doing that kind of stuff.

I turn to see that someone's opening my bedroom door. Low and behold... it's Britney!

"Hey, who are you talking to?" She asks.

"My friend Taylor." I say trying to get a reaction from her and to my luck it works.

"You really shouldn't be talking to her you know. She was my best friend in middle school and she's a backstabber and it was all because I asked you out and she never had the courage." She says quickly and intently. Never had the courage?

"Yeah okay, aren't you supposed to be helping my brother?" I ask.

"Oh yeah, I needed a brake. I swear he has a brain the size of a walnut." I laugh at that cause it's kinda true. "I'll get back to work I guess." she says exiting my room.

After dinner I head to my room and get on my laptop then open Facebook. Taylor was online still so I open up the chat.

Me: Hey, sorry about Britney she can be really jealous sometimes.

Tay: SHE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED!!! We have this thing at school to where if you say her name you get herpies...

Me: Wow

Tay: What??? It's true ask the lunch lady! She said hello to her using her name and she found out that she had herpies the very next day!!

Me: That's a myth!! And it's literally impossible to get herpies from saying a girls name. I say her name all the time and I don't have herpies.

Tay: Yet!!!

Me: Yeah sure... well I'm gunna go to sleep so I'll talk to you tomorrow at school.

Tay: K! Sleep well Boo

Me: Boo?

Tay: Yeah that's my new nickname for you Boo... I give everyone a nickname!!

Me: Okay well bye.

Tay: Okay bai!

I go to sleep thinking about her and how she didn't have the courage.