Cinderella

Chapter 2

I got to school, running late thanks to the fucken brat Melissa or Brittany taking forever in the bathroom to apply make-up to her face, i couldn't help but stiffle a laugh seeing as she looked like she shoved her face into a cake. But not before i got yelled at by Sophia saying her daughter is beautiful, and i shouldn't be jealous of what she looks like because i'm ugly. Thanks for boosting up my self confidence. Bitch.

I was practically running down the hall, trying to get to my class. Mathm way to start of the year. I hate math with a passion. if i could just get the hang of math then maybe i would like it, but there are just so many numbers and shapes so i just gave up on that subject years ago.

I stop at the door, to take a deep breath. Oh god my class has already gone in. What if i go in and go bright red from embarrassment? That would be so awful. I don't know who is even in my class...Oh god.

I reach for the handle, pullung it down slowly and pushed the door open, the first thing i realize was allo the heads that turned around to see who was at the door, i felt the blood rush to my cheeks. This is so fucking gay! I scanned my eyes over the class looking quickly to see who's in here. I first notice that the girls who make my life a living hell are in this class, my loving adorable step-sisters as their mum says. Ha loving adorable my arse. The queen-bee of the school, head cheerleader Rebecca. Fuck my life. My best friend Laura. The quarter-back of the school football team Josh is also in here, the guy i have been crushing on for three years. He is looking at me strangely. What the hell? Then he turns to Nathan the guy next to him and says something and they both start laughing and looked back at me. Oh god this is going to be a long year!

"Miss Parker, is there a reason for you being late to the first class. Not a good start to the year, is it?" She turned from the blackboard and pulled her glasses down to the tip or nose. Giving me the 'I'm waiting' look. Shit, come on Ashleigh come up with something.

I grabbed the bottom of my hair and started playing with it. "Um yeah, I'm late because my step-sisters take to long in the bathroom applying cake to their faces." I said struggling. A couple of girls in front of me started laughing. I was always a cocky person. Melissa.. Wait maybe Brittany. Stood up and slammed her fist onto the table. "Wait till I tell mum on you, your going to wish you never said that." She said making me cringe because of her voice. "We'll maybe you should tell your mum that you need nasal spray to help you speak normally." I got a few laughs from people in front of me, giggling like little school girls.

Mrs. Candle gave me a disapproving look. "Ashleigh, Brittany, detention in this room after school." I groaned, this is not going to be good, Matthew is already mad at me because of my little episode yesterday, which resulted in a huge bruise on my hip. When he finds out that I'm not at his place by the time I get there, he is really going to loose it at me.

I was about to take a seat at the back of the class, when the teacher stops me. "Miss Parker please switch spots with Nathaniel." She said then turned back to write on the blackboard. Nathan got up and groaned as he passed me and I sat down next to Josh. Seriously I'm just about ready to end my life!

He moved his head so he was looking at me, then his facial expression went weird, looked at me like I had two heads. I looked down at my book uncomfortably, I stared at nothing in particular, then looked up to see if he was still staring, quickly moving my head back down cause he was still staring at me. I was getting kind of freaked out by his intense stare.

"Quite looking at me like that." I whispered shouted at him. He shook his head and his eyes went down to his book. He mumbled a 'sorry' but didn't look at me again. Why was he looking at me like that? Is there something on my face? I moved my hand a touched my face all over to see if there was anything there, but I forgot that I had a bruise on the right side of my cheek. When I brushed it I whimpered out in pain. He looked back at me with a look of sorrow. Why? I have no clue.

For the rest of the class it was just plain awkward! Just pure awkwardness! I sat there thinking how to tell Matt that I was going to detention instead of going to my house. I just hope that he wouldn't be mad, I don't need to hide another bruise if I got one.

Rebecca kept flirting with Josh most of the class, she was at the table in front of us, and kept giving me dirty looks. I think she noticed that Josh wouldn't stop looking at me. She might be jealous but all I saw was the weird looks he gave me.

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My first day of school was so bad, people kept looking at me. They do it normally but it just got a bit more intense today. I texted Matthew that I was going to be in detention after school so he couldn't come round to my place. He replied saying that 'I'm going to have to make it up to him later'. I know exactly what that means, and it's sad to think that I'm used to it now. I am happy that i got detention because now he can't go to my house and 'make love to me' while Sophia is getting a boob job and the step-sisters are going to a friends. He would stay at mine whenever no one was home and then he would pleasure himself till they come home. It was like a never ending cycle.

I was in my car driving Laura to her house, when my phone started ringing. The ringtone started blaring through the phone speaker of 'Im yours' and immediately pulled the car to the side of the road. It was Matthew's ringtone, he set it for his name. Fumbling to get it out of my school bag, once I got it I told Laura to be dead silent!

I hit the answer button and his voice came blaring through the speaker. "Baby, I want you so badly right now. I want you to come over to mine for tomorrow night."

I was just about to say yes when a thought went through my head. Tomorrow after school was Rebecca's party. Anyone can go but if you don't fit you just have to put up with the shit people say to you at the party. I didn't want to go, but Laura just didn't give up till I finally said yes. We went shopping for our outfit two days ago, but I have hidden it from Matthew. If he found out I was going to a party he would flip his shit at me. He is very protective of me, which I hate very much! If I was near another guy and he found out he would loose it. I have been with him for two years, I'm eighteen and his is twenty one, he hit me for the first time last year and apologized for it, so I forgave him. Then it became more frequent so I told him that I don't want to be with a man that hurts me, he lost his shit and me and beat me badly which resulted in a broken arm and bruised ribs. I was scared to leave him after that so I chose to stay with him cause I'm terrified of him. Laura found out that he hit me but she knows that he only did it twice, not weekly.

"I'm sorry baby, but Sophia is taking us somewhere tomorrow straight after school." I said trying to sound disappointed. But in reality i just wanted to go to the party, get wasted, and have a great time. "Ok baby, have a good time. You can make it up to me later." He said sounded exited. I felt the bile rise up in my throat. "But i better not find out that you will be with another man than me." He said sternly. "You don't have to worry about that baby." I blew out a sigh of relief, at least he isn't mad. "By baby." He said and hung up.

I dropt off Laura and went home. But all i kept thinking is how mich fun I am going to have at Rebecca's party tomorrow night.