Pain & Insanity *ON HOLD* (ASHTON IRWIN AU)

Chapter 2: Genevieve

"Oh, great!" I groaned as I reached over to pick up my freshly spilled tea. I sighed in frustration as the staining liquid ran along the expensive black leather seats of my car. Almost instantly, the small space of my car quickly filled with the strong scent of fruit infusions. "I'm so dead." I thought as I picked up the damp paper cup. My parents were so going to kill me when they find out about this.

I sighed in frustration as I pulled into the large parking lot of my school and scanned the area for a empty spot to park. Teenagers of all ages scattered themselves around the school's property. I pulled into a wedge of a spot beside two groups of what lookes to be sophomores. They appeared to be arguing. Slowly, I got out of my car and placed my sunglasses on my face as the strong rays of sun hit me without warning.

"Gen!" I heard someone shout my name from far off to my right. I turned my head to see my two best friends, Anna and Victoria. Victoria ran towards me with open arms, while Anna walked towards me with an expression of disscontempt.

"Vic, hi!" I greeted her with a large smile. I pulled her into a hug. "How was your summer?" I asked her while holding her at arms length to inspect her glowing, tanned skin. The kids that stood around us threw us weird looks, but I shrugged it off. We were acting like those friends that scream out in joy when they see each other after a period of time.

A pang of jealously hit me as I saw how skinny she was. As I was looking at her, a group of guys walked behind her and grew wide eyed. Victoria was always looked at in public. She had features that quite resembled an angel. Her big blue eyes and flowing blonde hair just added to her perfect appearance. Ever since we were little,Victoria was viewed as the beautiful one, Anna was the hot and mysterious one, and I was always just there.

"It was great! You know, Jamaica is such a beautiful island! The sun's out all day, the food is amazing, and the guys!" Victoria sighed while pushing a lock of her blonde hair behind her ear. She bashfully looked down and played with her florally pink skirt that showed off her long legs. "The boys are ascetically pleasing." She smiled while playing with her long gold chain.

I smirked at her. "Vic, use words that I would understand. The boys were what?" I asked her with a coy smile. I knew what she meant, but I just wanted to tease her.

"She means the boys over there are hot." The low voice of Anna filled our ears. I turned to face her.

Anna had her died black hair up high in a ponytail. Her attire screamed, 'punk'. She had ripped leggings on underneath a short black Guns and Roses T-shirt. To most people, it would be weird seeing such a rough looking girl like Anna hang out with such girly and preppy girls like Victoria and I.

"Don't say 'hot', Anna. It seems so rude." Vic scolded Anna. Anna just rolled her dark brown eyes and played with her lip ring with her tongue.

"I don't care. If he's hot, I'm going to call him hot." Anna sassed while raising her eyebrow. "Do you have a problem with that, Victoria?"

There was another difference between Anna and us. Anna was quite blunt, and she had the tendency to be a little rude at times. Victoria and her usually get into fights, but we stay friends because we are good for each other. Anna has the bravery to say the things that Victoria and I are too scared to say, and Victoria and I usually get Anna out of trouble by using our charm and sweetness. We're a team, the three of us.

"Are you ready to get grade 12 started?" I asked the girls as I came in between them to link our arms together. Anna rolled her eyes while Victoria just squealed in excitement.

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I ran my fingers through my hair as the bell for class sounded. Teenagers came flooding in from the small doorway of the cramped classroom. I sat alone at a small desk towards the back of the classroom and watched as everyone came in to take their seats. With a heavy sigh, I lightly tapped on my desk with my finger nails as everyone gathered together and chatted to their friends.