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The next morning Ashton was not in the mood to get up. He stayed lying in bed for fifteen minutes before getting up and getting ready for school. He put on his maroon sweater and a pair of jeans. He made sure the sleeves covered his fresh scars and then continued to get ready.

He fixed his hair but it was still really messy. He also couldn't find his contact lenses, so he had to wear his glasses. He thought they made him look even uglier. He had to wear them anyways because he didn't have much time. He threw his books in his school bag and carried it over his shoulder down the hallway. His dad was sitting at the kitchen table. He was drunk, like he always was.

Ashton heated up some waffles and sat down at the table. "Dad," Ashton said quietly. "What do you want?" He snapped. "Um, could I-I" Ashton started. "Stop stuttering what the fuck do you want?" His father said getting angrier. "Could I not go to s-school today" Ashton mumbled.

His dad looked furious. "With your grades you are not missing another day of school." He raised his voice. "B-but dad I have a B in most classes" he stated looking at his fingers. His dad pounded his fist on the table "you're not missing any more school an that's final" he yelled. "worthless piece of shit" he mumbled before leaving Ashton alone.

Ashton felt his eyes watering but stopped them. His dad was right. He was doing 'horrible' in school. Ashton just picked at his waffles. He wasn't hungry. Besides, he couldn't eat. He thought he was fat and needed to lose a lot more weight. He threw his food in the trash before walking outside of the room and locking it behind him.

He walked down the hall and took the elevator to the lobby and the walked out of the apartment building. Then Ashton walked down the block to the bus stop. It was cold out so he made sweater paws to keep his hands warm. He stood outside shivering until the bus finally arrived. Sitting alone like usual, Ashton leaned his head against the window and looked outside.

Behind him he heard voices talking about him. "The new kid is a loser" he heard someone say. He heard words like 'dork' 'nerd' 'idiot' and 'faggot' being used to describe him. He tried to ignore them, but the voices kept replaying in his head. The bus ride was hell with all the insults he overheard an he was so glad when they pulled up at the school.

When he got to his locker it took multiple tries to open it. It was only the fifth day of school but he hated it and everyone there. While Ashton put some books in his locker he felt someone bump into him and got pushed against the lockers. He was face to face with a tall, strong looking boy with black hair. "Watch where your going idiot" the boy said rolling his eyes.

"B-but you bumped into me" Ashton said quietly looking down at the floor. "B-but I don't care" the boy imitated. Then he grabbed his arm and shoved Ashton against the wall. "Ow" Ashton mumbled cradling his arm to his chest. The bell rang and the boy let go of Ashton. "Later dumb ass" the boy sneered walking away with his friends.

Everyone was laughing and pointing at Ashton. They all thought he was weak and pathetic. It all hurt his feelings, and made him feel like shit. On the way to class he tripped over his shoelace and bumped into a boy.

"I-I'm so sorry" Ashton said helping the boy pick up his belongings. "It's alright. Hey I'm Michael" the red haired boy said with a smile. "I'm Ashton" he replied. "I saw what happened earlier with Jeff, don't worry about it though. He's a dick head" Michael said and Ashton smiled. "Let's go to class Ash" Michael said and the two boys walked to biology.

In biology the teacher put the lab partners up on the board. Ashton saw that the board said 'Ashton and Michael' which was relieving. As Ashton was walking over to the desk where Michael was, Jeff put his foot out and Ashton tripped. "Retard" Jeff said chuckling. "Shut up" Michael said from his desk. "Make me" Jeff scoffed. Michael was about to get up but Ashton told him to stay.

"Ashton, he's a jerk" he stated. "Yeah but don't worry about me. I'm fine" Ashton said calmly. Even though he wasn't being fully honest with the boy. "Okay" Michael said shrugging. Then the two boys worked on their lab and chatted for the remainder of class. Michael seemed nice and caring and Ashton may have made a friend.

A/N: hey guys! So I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Btw what Mr. Irwin and the kids at school were saying were NOT my opinion it's just a story! Ill try to update soon and don't forget to vote/comment/share. Byeee I love you <3