The Monsters Inside and Out (Scott Howl x Depressed Reader)

5. Mom

As the day went on, you felt good. Well, not good, but better. It felt nice not being hated, even if just for a second. Also since that demon boy wasn't at school that day. The day ended, and you started walking home. As you did, you felt as though you were being watched. All of a sudden, "Heeeeeeeyyyyyyy!!!!! It's my new best friend!" You nearly have a heart attack. It's Zoe. "What. The fuck?! Why did you do that?!" "I thought it would be funny! And it was!" You smiled. You were angry at her, but it's nice for someone to scare you because you're friends, and not because they want to call you a baby. She's crazy. As you were lost in thought, she broke the silence. "You wanna hang out today? Now that we're friends, I have so many things I want to do to we can become TVBFTWHESIAOIEs!! Which, I'm sure you know, stands for "the very best friends the world has ever seen in all of its existence'! I thought we could start wi‐" "No!" Then there was silence.. You could feel heat rushing to your face. You were embarrassed, but you and Zoe CANNOT hang out together. She, again, broke the silence. "W-why not...?" Then all of your memories flood back. How you're not supposed to have friends.. How you aren't supposed to participate.. You look at Zoe. "I.. I.. I'm sorry!" And you ran home. As fast as you can.

You really booked it. You got home 3 minutes faster than normal. You were scared of what your mom would do. "Honey? Is that you?" You heard that from the living room. "Yeah mom, it's me.." "Oh honey! Where is it? Let me see it!" She rushes in, with a first aid kit. "See what?" "Well, you're home a few minutes early! I assumed you ran home after those... cretins.. hurt you or something. You know what I always say, 'monsters are..'" You dejectedly finish, "Low-life, bottom-feeding, undereducated, unhygienic, slimy, no neck, toxic, triple chinned, oxygen wasting, crude, gutless, foul smelling, buck toothed, corrupt, felonious, disgraceful, disease ridden, bull legged, yellow belly, back stabbing, ghoulish, vulgar, despicable, worm headed, worthless stains.." "That's right!" I'm so proud of.. you...?" "Umm.. Honey... What's um.. What's wrong with your eyes?" Fuck. Fuck.. Shit... No.... You never changed your eyes back. "W-What are you t-talking about?" "I. Can't. BELIEVE THIS!! I told them not to let them get to you! I told them SPECIFICALLY to make sure you remain my PERFECT little angel! And now.. THIS?!?" "M-Mom? I-I'm s-sorry! It won't happen again, I swear!" "And they even have you blaming yourself! That's it!"

Your mom grabs your hand, and marches you back to the school. As the school gets closer in your view, so do the students that are still around. And, despite the fact he wasn't even at school, you see him. The red demon boy. He's talking to the ghost girl, the mermaid girl, Brian, and Amira. You are stricken with fear. Amira notices you, smiles, then sees your mom, and her smile fades. She can see your mom's anger. She elbows Brian's arm and still stares at you. She looks at the demon. Brian seems to know what she wants. You can Brian say, "Hey guys, I heard Vera got a new car. We should check it out." Amira continued, "Yeah! It's got a shitload of explosives, silverware, and every song you can twerk to!" The three monsters you don't know each light up about something different. "Explosives?!" from the demon, "Silverware?!?" from the mermaid, and "Twerking?!?!?" from the ghost. They all immediately run toward the parking lot, to get in their cars and go. Amira turns around, and gives you a friendly wink. Your mother shields your eyes, gives Amira a dirty look, and turns, entering the school.

You sit next to your mother in the office, waiting for the principal to come in. As you sit, you can't help but feel gratitude for what Amira and Brian were able to do. Your life surely would have been over had the demon boy spotted you holding your mom's hand. Minutes later, a giant spider calls your mom's name. You both get up, but she insists that you stay sitting. You reluctantly obey. She enters the principal's office, and shuts the door behind her. Thoughts flow through your head. What is she going to do? What's going to happen to you? Will you ever see your friends again? You expected the worst, since she was yelling. You couldn't make out what she was saying, though.

Almost an hour passes.. She finally comes out, her face red with rage. "Let's go." You stand up, and follow your mom back home. About 10 minutes later, you ask, "So.. what's going on with me?" "For some reason, he can't take you out of the classroom full of monsters, so instead, you have a brand new schedule." That sounded like it sucked, but maybe it was better than you expected.