"Kylie you're late" the coach says to me
"i know and i'm sorry. Jonah was annoying me and i had to get him to leave but he wouldn't and ugh i'm just sorry"
"it's okay try not to let it happen again"
"never again i promise"
i sit next to Zach and talk to him before we start
"ugh have i told you how much i hate Jonah"
"um he's your boyfriend"
"yeah and i fucking hate him sometimes. seriously he knows i have this after school every day and he still asks me to skip it isn't he just so stupid. and then he's rude to me and calls me a nerd. can you believe it. and even after he hits me you'd expect him to be extra nice nope he's worse"
"oh i'm so-"
"wait your boyfriend hits you?" some girl on the team interrupts
"well he doesn't hit me. he only did it once but it was an accident"
"that's really not good are you okay"
"yeah im perfectly fine. trust me he's sorry and he keeps apologizing. but little does he know he has another thing to apologize for."
"oo what"
"he called me a nerd and other things"
"it sounds like he's abusive"
"woah never. he accidentally hit me and he's just a jerk so he said it cause he knows it bothers me"
"that's physical and mental abuse has he ever made you do anything sexual that you didn't want"
"well he didn't make me do it. he convinced me and i agreed. hey i'm fine i promise you. if he ever hits me on purpose then maybe i'll think about it"
"okay but please be safe abusive relationships-"
"i know what an abusive relationship is i'm not dumb"
"okay i'm sorry i just want to help."
"and i appreciate your concern but it's not really any of your business. if i get abused that's on me not you and i'm not so it's nothing to worry about"
"whatever" she rolls her eyes and walks away
"i don't see why people can't keep their opinions to themselves"
"i agree with her. he does have an abusive personality and way about him"
"okay Zach whatever you've never even been in a relationship you don't know how relationships are supposed to be. same with her"
"i don't need to be in a relationship to know he treats you like shit."
"he doesn't but okay. look Zach if you're trying to be my friend again after what you did i wouldn't be criticizing my relationship"
"i kissed you, Jonah hit you. if you can't see that your asshole boyfriend is abusive and that i'm trying to help you then i guess we aren't friends. and remember i only kissed you because you were sad and why were you sad. well you know why but i'm not going to waste my breath telling you since you don't listen."
"what do you mean we aren't friends"
"i mean i don't want to be your friend"
"fine i don't need you to be my friend anyways"
