At last | Editing

Chapter 26

I stumble into the girl's bathroom with a massive headache due to all of the cryings from Amarillo's harsh words that my subconscious just won't take off replay. I can barely even keep myself balanced.

I quickly grasp a hold of the sink to maintain balance on my two feet.

I look up at my reflection in the mirror that I can hardly see from all the tears bottled up in my eyes.

"You want to sit over here and act like this doesn't matter when this is your fault!!"

"It does matter to me more than you know," I say quietly under my breath.

"your fault!!" 

"your fault!!"

"your fault!!" I bite down on my lip and shake my head yes.

How dare he humiliate me in front of all those people? Yes, I suspected that he hated me and blamed me for what happened to Kayleigh and Corbin. Hell! I blame me, but I guess I was naive to really think he would want anything to do with me after. I guess I just thought that I could finally be happy at last and stop being on the run and hiding from who I use to be, but I can't stop and live this new life that I'm so eager to live until I learn to accept the life's that I've left behind.

"Christian might've pulled the trigger but you are the one who made him do it!"

"made him do it!"

"Please. Stop." I beg. I cry for the voices to stop

"made him do it!"

"Y-You don't have to keep telling me I know." I can feel the snot hanging from my nose.

I grasp a more firm hold on the sink as I refocus my eyes on the floor. I close my eyes shut and I'm back in the lunchroom and I see Amarillo opening his mouth to speak to say "...I hate you!"

The harsh words that escaped from his lips repeat over in my head as I open my eyes and I'm back in the bathroom.

"Don't worry she hates herself." my subconscious adds her two cents in.

The words "she hates herself" repeat over in my head a couple of more times. As I lift my head up, glaring and growling, refocusing my eyes on the reflection in the mirror that I'm starting to hate more and more everyday.....myself.

"If they aren't okay, I'm telling you right now Rillo... I will kill her."

"...I will kill her." I hear Corrine's voice in my head.

"With my own bare hands." she threatens. 

"And I'll do whatever she does." Casey's voice speaks in my head.

I grasp the sink tighter. I growl a little louder.

"What do you even see in her?" Marty asks.

"Stop. She can hear you." Raniesha says quietly.

"She's nothing but a waste...."  Brady's voice speaks.

"She's not even your type, dude." Casey laughs.

"a Liar...."  Marty's voice speak.

"a curse who strays along the innocent to be brought down with her." Corrine's voice stings as I hear it repeat in my head.

I suddenly clench a right fist and send my hand crashing into the mirror.

GLASS SHATTERS

Finally, the noises stopped.

I look down at my hand and my knuckles are red and they're bleeding.

THE BATHROOM DOOR CREAKS OPEN

I look over and there's Anissa standing there. with a smug look on her face.

You guys remember Anissa Walsh right? The curly red-haired girl with freckles on her face whose neck I almost had to snap on my first day here at River North because her mouth runs faster than the motor on my car. The captain of this whack ass cheerleading team. The girl who's obviously power hungry and has to put others down in order to make herself feel at ease.

She stands there looking at me with this smug look on her face.

She's dressed in this overall denim short set, with a black t-shirt under it. She has on some white shell toe Adidas, feathered earrings and her curly hair are pinned up in a messy bun. She has her gym back with the school's mascot 'Porcupines" printed on the side looking like a reject version of Shailene Woodley but of course, Anissa could never.

She looks over at her two sidekicks aka The Backyardigans and they all laugh.

She looks back at me and says, "Ready for round 2?"

"I was born ready. " I smile back at her.

(Hey, guys. This chapter is Hella short. I don't know if it's just me. I hope you guys are enjoying this story. Please vote and comment!!! I want to hear your opinions on what you think about this so far. And where the hell is Corbin and Kayleigh? Are they dead? Are they alive? Will Amarillo stop hating Naomi if they are found alive? Hmmm, 🤔  I don't know you tell me. ☺️😌
I mentioned this earlier but just in case some may have forgotten... I see Katherine McNamara playing the role of badass cheer squad captain Anissa Walsh... Or should I say wannabe badass?