Hope Is The Thing With Feathers

Chapter 1

* 9 months ago*

"C'mon Maia! We're gonna be late for first!" my best friend Eva complains. I laugh.
"They won't miss us , now get in!" Her face twists into a scowl as the truck roars to life. " Eva come on! " I shout over the engine. She finally climbs in glaring daggers at me.
"If my GPA suffers because of this, I will so murder you!" she growls at me. I tickle her until she's snorting.
"Come on valley girl, you know you love me." She hugs me tighter against her.
"You're lucky you my bestie,bitch!" "You know it " I laugh with my head back.

" Hey guys, group photo!" Jared shouts in the back of the truck. Eva poses next to me and we both make duck faces at the camera. We laugh as the truck rides into the sunrise.

* * *

I hop down from the back of the truck & my Converse crunch on the gravel. "Danny's Bar & Tavern" Jared says out loud. "Everyone got their fake IDs ready?"
We all nod assent & walk into the dimly lit bar. Black Veil Brides is just setting up & already the place is packed. I turn to Jared.
"Get me a Sex on the Beach. Eva , what do you want?
"Water" she mutters. "Eva, can you live a little please? You are here with your awesome friends, so loosen your corset & have a drink."
"FINE!" Eva growls at me. " Jared, get me a rum & red bull with a shot of tequila."
"Now that's more like it!" I say in my best Thor impression. She grins at me as the opening bars play. We scream with the crowd & in the dim light, I see him. "Oh my goodness, he is fine!" I say to myself. He's tall, curly haired, if I'm not mistaken, those are green eyes. I'm not gonna point him out to Eva, she is too busy drooling over Andy on stage. I look back & oh my lord is he looking at me? Oh my god he is!!!!! I look away & feel the blush heat my caramel cheeks. My eyes drift up to the stage & I quickly lose myself in the music, forgetting all about the boy with the green eyes.

* 2 hours later*

" Oh my god that was so much fun!" I scream in the hallway of Glenrose High School, in sunny California. Eva glares at me.
"Don't make me drop kick you, Maia!" I laugh at her & walk into AP English with 30 seconds to spare. "Thank God this period is official attendance..." I think to myself. I could not afford to get in trouble again. My eyes glaze over as I look at the bruises from 2 nights ago that I can feel through my sweater. " I'm not gonna cry, I'm not gonna cry.." I silently repeat to myself. Even so, I feel the tear roll down & splash onto my sweater, creating a puddle. "Excuse me, is this seat taken?"
I look up & quickly wipe my eyes.
"Um no, I don't think so."
Ugh god I sound like I've been weeping my eyes out.
I start to recognize the guy sitting next to me. "Hey! I know you!" I say super loud, causing everyone in the room to stare at me. His lips curl into the slimiest sneer.
"Like I would ever be seen with you, fat ass." He quickly gets up & moves to the back of the room. I keep copying notes & really try not to cry this time.
"Okay class, does anyone have any thoughts on this passage?" Mr.Thompson calls from the front of the room. I look up & quickly skim the passage.
Ophelia's death scene from Hamlet. Brilliant.
"Can anyone here take an educated guess as to why Ms. Ophelia chose to end her life in such a manner?"
"I've got a guess" says Green Eyes from the back.
Oh God here we go.....

"I believe Ophelia offed herself because she realized she was a dead weight to society & it would function better without her. Also, she realized Hamlet would never love someone like her." Oh hell no!! Did he just....?!

My head snapped up & my hand rose sky high. His words set a fire under my skin & I normally never participate in class, but someone needed to check his ass! I turn around & with every ounce of condescension I could possibly fit in my voice I pointedly say
" Ophelia didn't need to please anybody. She killed herself because she was tired. Tired of everyone judging her, tired of judgmental assholes who couldn't appreciate her. The world took her for advantage & she hated it. And that part about society, it could certainly do without underachieving, sick, bone-headed, arrogant stonerfucks like Hamlet & other people in this class probably are!"
His mouth gaped open as I turned around to cheers & applause.
"Listen fat-ass, why don't you go clean out the bakery? Oh wait, you already did! "
"Yea, I'll do that when not one cheerleader has herpes. Oh wait, they all have it! And guess what? They all got it from you & all your tickle-dick friends! Bye-Bye now."
The bell rings & I sashay my way out of class. I meet Eva at the door & she instantly recognizes the anger in my eyes. " What happened?! This is normally your fave class!"
"Well, not anymore!" I shout at her. "Some asshole had to take a stab at me & my body because I don't look like every other valley chic at this school. Again!"
She looks at me & her eyes widen. I quickly turn around and look into the green eyes I have come to despise. "Yes, do you need something?" I ask quite rudely. He glares at me & keeps walking. I turn back to her & she is gaping openly. " Eva, what is with you?' She turns & whispers
"That is Harry Styles. He just moved here and all the cheerleaders are already on his dick. The girls on the swim team are saying that he used to be in a boarding school. Used to be sports royalty. Wonder what happened..." 
'Yeah fuckin right' I roll my eyes & huff exasperatedly
"Royalty, my ass. Whatever. Hopefully this is all we'll see of each other."
Eva shrugs it off and slams her locker shut.
"Come on let's get to Chemistry or Ms. Jones is gonna kick our asses."

*Harry's POV*

'Who is that little bitch? Calling me out in the middle of fucking class like that?
I'm an alright person....... ah fuck that I'm a proper asshole but she didn't have to do that. She's a nobody here right?'

"Styles! Why you so quiet today man?" shouts Alex while lighting the blunt. He takes a drag & passes it to Stacey.
"I'm not quiet, I'm pissed off."
I take a drag & blow smoke rings into the air.
"Showoff" giggles Stacey. I flip her the finger & lean back against the wall with my eyes closed. I open them & bump Alex
"Hey man, you know that light skinned chic that goes here?"

"Kinda fat, always wears a beanie, is in every single AP class?"
"Exactly "
"What do you want with that, Styles?"
I think about how she looked in that dim bar light, with that smile on her face & the sadness in her eyes that i could see from a mile away. "
"Nothing. Why; don't tell me you want that, Alex?"
I smirk as he twists his face & spits on the ground. " Hell no Styles! Maybe for a pity fuck when i'm drunk, high, & damn near passed out.."

" Whatever man..... I'm outta here"
I start walking back to my truck.
"See you man!" Alex & Stacey scream behind me. I climb into my truck & turn up the heat to hell. I pull out of the parking lot & start thinking of her with her sad brown eyes.........
" SHIT!" I hit the brakes hard enough to throw my head forward over the wheel.
" Sorry, I'm sorry" a girl mouths outside my windshield. I get out of my truck to help her with her books. "Tha-" The word dies in her throat when she realizes who I am.
"On second thought, I'm just fine by my damn self!!"
She snaps and walks off. I almost start after her when I turn around & get in my truck.

A/N

So hope you guys like so far! The cast list is being a bitch, so Alex is Alred Enoch (Dean from Harry Potter). Just picture him ,but with a beanie, eyebrow snakebites & about 4 tattoos. Sexy right? I know ;) LML! So people Rate Vote Star, and most of all READ!. Please don't be a ghost!!! Comment so i know how i'm doing! Bye for now :) - Yaouigurrll