A Living Hell ✔︎ {editing}

3- don't bother

"Who said I was your partner?" I cross my arms. Why should I be with him after him being so immature and rude.

"I did. Now come 'ere." I face him but I first make sure Maya has a partner. That would be fucking rude if I left her for this dickhead.

"Fine I'll be with you. But don't you have a side hoe to be with?"

"Nah they get boring." He shrugs.

"So...I haven't heard from you for a couple years." I look down.

He shrugs, obviously not wanting to talk about deep shit and moves to stand behind me. He takes my arms and stretches them behind me, his face so close that I can feel his breath on my neck. We simply stand there for a while and I forget that we're even at school. I spin around, not aware of how close we were.

"Whoa sorry." I blush and then grab his hands. They're warm and rough, with long fingers. He looks somewhat surprised, as if I wasn't gonna stretch him out. It's just for school...nothing more. I start with his left hand and stretch it back, but not painfully. Then I bend it forward and do the same on his right wrist.

"So why'd you move here and not fucking tell me?" I ask. He thinks for a while, considering what to say.

His answer was guarded, "I needed a new start, ya know, get my shit together..." He trails off and looks down.

"I know there's more to it but sure..." He sighs at my response.

"Just drop it." He snaps coldly. I let go of his wrists and I take a small step back. How dare he say that? Like I know he doesn't want to talk about it but why be so cold? I was just asking about his life...

He then walks away to his friends, leaving me standing there like an idiot. I already knew he had changed, I just wish it wasn't true. I miss my old friend... but he can't know that. I won't let him know that I've missed him and be mocked or teased by him.

I remember that he used to go into fights for me and stand up for me if someone is dicking around. He used to stay up late talking to me on the phone, giving me advice, or listening to my petty girl dramas. And I miss that...

I miss just having someone I can count on. When he moved schools, I was still being abused by Trevor, and Hunter had no idea what was happening. I didn't feel like I could tell anyone, Trevor made me so scared and helpless. Hunter was my escape, he made me forget about everything and be happy, then he just changed, stopped hanging out with me and moved on...I lost my best friend. I had no happiness left, just the pain and loneliness.

"Bree..." Maya says, softly from beside me.

"Wha-" I begin but then taste salt on my lips and I realise I started crying. A single tear slides down off my face so I hastley wipe it away.

"Hey, it's ok." Maya embraces me in a hug and I force myself not to cry. Emotions show that you're weak. I remember Trevor yelling that at me when I cried or yelped from the pain that he inflicted. The wretched memory makes me want to cry even more, but I push that feeling down.

"I'm fine." I simply say with the fakest smile in the whole fucking world.

"You sure don't look it." Maya says, awkwardly. "I'm here if you wanna talk." I genuinely smile this time, Maya is so not good at this mushy stuff. But I love how she is trying to help even when she is so awkward.

"Yeah, I'm good, thanks." I reply. I look over to the door as the bell rings and I see that Hunter was looking at me from where his friends are. He looks away quickly but not fast enough, as I see his guilty face. His eyebrows were furrowed and a frown was etched onto his features. I don't want to look weak and him feeling guilty just because I began to cry makes me kind of angry. He didn't realise that he has been acting so damn rude until I started fucking crying!

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I walk to lunch with Maya and we meet Ruby in the cafeteria where we order our food. I catch Hunter sneaking glances at me from the front of the line, but I ignore him. I am so not wasting my time on a player.

"Shit I don't have enough money." I say to the girls. "I'll be right back." I leave the line and walk over to Bryan when I spot where he's sitting.

"Hey I need some cash." I say resting my head on Bryan's shoulder from behind him. A few guys are sitting with him, mostly jocks and jerks including Hunter's friends.

"Don't you have any?" He sighs.

"Pleaseee. I don't have enough." I whine.

"Fine." He hands me some of his money.
"Thanks love you!" I turn my head to say that as I run back to my friends. When I look forward, to where my feet are taking me and I see myself flying into a lunch tray.

"Ah fuck!" I yelp as the tray smashes into my stomach, all the air rushes out of my body, causing me to become winded.

"What the f- oh shit sorry!" A voice says that I know all too well. The tray is now laying on the floor, and I am doubled over in pain. A hand slides around my waist and I open my clenched eyes to focus on the one and only Hunter. I quickly straighten out my body and say, "It's fine. I don't need your help." Lucky no one has noticed but I need to take a moment to breathe so I walk back to Bryan's table, which is closer than where Maya and Ruby are sitting.

I sit next to Bryan and take slow, deep breaths, making sure no one notices the pain.

"Hey are you uh, ok?" I hear Hunter's voice and he sits beside me. Of course he has to be friends with my brother.

"Yeah I said I'm fine." I snap a little too harshly.

"Look, I'm sorry about before. I'm not used to opening up to people." He replies.

"Then don't even bother opening up to me if it's that hard...." I say sadly and walk away. He can't keep leading me on then totally turning into a dickhead and closing off. Bipolar much? 

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