The Freak & A Cheerleader(On Hold)

Chapter 1 - part 2

 A/N This chapter is dedicated to the first person who commented on my story. Thanks  GeriTheGiraffe! <3

         CHAPTER 1 (part 2)

           "Hey babe, you're going to John's party tonight, right?" Tyler asked.

      Tyler Bennett or Ty, as people called him, was the quarterback of our football team. He stood at 6'4" with sandy blonde hair and electric blue eyes.

           "Of course Ty, I'm going. I won't miss the chance of being with you, now would I?" Carly replied slyly as she reached to squeeze his thigh.

     Carly was the lead cheerleader. She was the piece of beauty with heart shaped face, golden blonde hair that reached her mid back and eyes that you could look into forever, a shade of forest green.

          It wasn't really hard to accept the fact that Ty and Carly were the 'It Couple' of our school.

          Their shameless flirting was making me feel as if somebody was clutching my heart painfully. Ringing of the bell put an end to my misery. I quickly stood and left the lunch room. I didn't want to be in thier way. Ty never spared a chance to torment me. We used to be friends once but it all changed half way through middle school. He and his friends cut off all the ties with me. Time passed and their bullying got worse.

         Things were bearable until Carly moved back to our school. She instantly became part of the popular kids. The moment I laid eyes on her, I felt a strange connection. I was undoubtedly attracted to her and it was the first time I felt any pull towards anyone. Everything became crystal clear when i shifted and realized she was my mate.

        Fifth period passed much quickly for my liking. I was dreading going to the next class because AP English was the only class, I had with Tyler and Carly together. I made my way to the far corner of the class and sat down, facing the window. A sharp pain at my arm made me turn back to the class. Tyler was standing there in all his glory, smirking at me. He grabbed and pulled me out of my chair by my hood and shoved me against the window. A dull aching pain made its way through my back, I tried to move but he held me tight and grabbed my face roughly.

           "Why smart boy, are you afraid of me? Why are you here? Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror? Why don't you hide that ugly face of yours in your room forever? Nobody wants you here. Your face disgusts everyone!" He spat scornfully.

           Everybody in class started laughing and agreeing with Tyler. For a brief moment, my eyes met with Carly's. I saw a flash of sympathy but it faded as soon as it had appeared and was replaced with disgust and scowl. Mr. Beckham's loud voice made everyone return back to their seats. I waited impatiently for the class to be over. Next period was free so I could go the library. It was a nice hiding place. Hardly anyone from Tyler's group came here, whenever they were free, they were either on the football field or hanging out.

          As the final bell rang, I walked out of the back gate of the school and started my 30 minutes walk to home.

        "Hey mom, I'm home." I called as I closed the main door of our apartment.

        Jeremy and Maya came running to me and hugged my legs.

        "Hey kiddos, how are you both?" I asked and picked them up in my arms. Jeremy removed my hood and kissed my scared cheek. Maya did the same.

         I was happy, at least my family loved me, no matter if I was good looking or not.

        "Good, Natty." Both chorused.

        I smiled and dropped them on the floor. Before I could ask more, they rushed back to the living room to watch TV.

        I went to the Kitchen and saw my mom cutting the onions.

        "Hey, how have you been?" mom asked, glancing at me.

        I shrugged and replied, "Same as usual, nothing new, nothing special."

        I moved towards fridge, not wanting mom to see the pain in my eyes. She didn't know that I found my mate, otherwise she would have made a big fuss about how I ought to be with my mate, no matter what.

        I knew my mom loved me to bits, but there were times I had caught her looking at me with pity in her eyes.

        I surely did not want that.

        "Did you join that book club you were talking about the other night?" mom asked, with a glint in her eyes. She knew I was a loner, but not about being bullied. She wanted me to be socially active.

        "Uh..not yet, I'm still thinking about it," I said, averting my eyes away from her. Lying to her was pretty difficult. It was as if she could clearly see through my lies. Truth be told, I shook the idea of joining the club as soon as it had popped up in my mind. I had made a mistake of mentioning this  to mom and she became persistent that I should join as it would help me get to a good college.

        She eyed me but said nothing.

        "Ma, I'm going to my room, gotta finish my homework." I said standing up from the stool and turning to go to my room.

        It was Friday. Any normal kid of my age would be planning on enjoying his or her weekend partying or hanging out with friends, but, I had already admitted the fact that I was not like them. I did not have a normal life. I was a loner. Nobody wanted to be friends with a freak.

        "Hmm..Nate, you do know how much I love you and how happy I would be if you enjoyed your life a little, right?" she said hopefully. I stopped and turned back.

        "Yes mom, I know. Don't worry about it. I'm happy with my life." I lied, smiling at her.

        She looked at me for the longest moment and then shook her head as if to clear her mind from  different thoughts swirling in her mind.

        "Okay kid, see you at dinner." she said, smiling sadly.

        I knew it hurt her the way I was, alone and aloof, always hiding behind my hood. But she didn't know, life was already hard on me. I didn't need to make it more tough by telling her the truth and seeing her hurt more.

        There was only so much pain, a person could take.

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