A Danger To Myself And Others

ch.2 - romancer

R o m a n c e r ~ a person prone to wild exaggeration or falsehood

A d r i e n | C h a t  N o i r
I step out of my car to stand before the school's entrance. I hope I look better than yesterday. Yesterday, I gave up. I didn't want to pretend that I wasn't tired and that I wasn't unhappy.

I regret that now. Because everyone is on to me, knowing that I'm faking it and that something happened that made me not okay. I guess it is okay they know that, as long they don't know what exactly happened to make me that way.

I wish I could be someone else. I want to disappear and be nonexistent for a day, be a nobody who could do whatever I wanted without giving a crap. That would never happen, because someone will always care and I would always care.

No matter how much I just want to not care.

Not care about how I look in the morning. Not care what people think or say about me. Not care when I get into trouble. Not care if I fail the expectations on my life. Not care if my entire lives falls apart.

But I care.

I care about how I look in the morning. I care about what people think or say about me. I care about when I get into trouble. I care about failing on the expectations on my life. I definitely care about if my entire life falls apart.

"Adrikins!" Chloe says excitedly heading my way, "We should go shopping today! My daddy gave me a TON of money today. So we could totally go crazy! Buy whatever you want, even those Dupain-Cheng bakery's croissants your crazy about! I know your stupid diet, but screw it! You deserve to be ha—."

"Chloe." I say calmly, "I'm too tired today, maybe tomorrow?"

"But, Adrikins!" Chloe says pouting then sighs as she continues, "I was just hoping to make you feel better. I have been such a terrible best friend. I should of know you aren't happy. I been so stupid on just focusing on—."

Chloe stops suddenly and studies me for a few minutes, like she is too embarrassed to say what she was planning to say. Chloe takes a deep breath and continues talking, "At least, you look a lot better, though. Promise me you will go shopping with me tomorrow? I will buy you croissants, like any best friend should."

Chloe held her pinky finger out. I smile as we make a pinky promise. Then I say, "I promise, but I thought Nino is my best friend."

"Screw Nino!" Chloe shouts to the sky.

"Screw me what now?" Nino says as it seems he teleports next to me with his arm thrown around me.

Before Chloe could answer, the school bell rings making us all run inside. I head to my seat as tiredness sets back in like a heavy blanket. Mr. Damocles walks in as we all settle down in our seats.

"Mrs. Bustier has, sadly, woken up with the flu this morning." Mr. Damocles says, "Mrs. Bustier gave me a video for all of you to watch. I have to go to take care of some business. I will come back when the video is over and quiz you on what you had learned."

Mr. Damocles puts the disc in and presses play as he leaves the room. I rest my head against my desk hoping to get some rest. The video fizzes then shows a picture of me waving. I sit up quickly.

The video showed:

"Hey." I said as Lila pulled me to sit next to her.

The video glitches a bit and then continues.

"So you do know Ladybug, for real?" I asked.

"Not only did Ladybug save my life, we became very close friends because we have something very special in common." Lila said smiling looking innocent of the lies she is speaking, "It is what I wanted to tell you about, I am a descendant of a vixen heroine myself. Volpina."