Aphotic ✔️

chapter 2- rooftop

That's the thing about human nature, they get curious. Way more curious than they should be. They need someone to criticize so their pathetic reality and lives can become less boring. They point out the sins of others just to justify their own sins. I was the new student that suddenly appeared in the middle of a semester, of course I was the perfect target.

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Sighing my way out of the principal's office I made my way through the empty hallways, spotting a student or two in the way.

"Hey, she's pretty" I heard two guys behind me nudging each other towards me as they passed me to take a clear view of my face. They looked young; probably freshmen. Ignoring the comment I walked pass them, feeling their predatory eyes on me as I clenched my fist around the hem of my skirt firmly.

'Pretty? I've never found myself pretty'

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Entering the class I sighed in relief seeing that the teacher isn't there, looking at Emma's empty seat I remembered how she told me to cover up her bunk if someone asked. My eyes briefly traveled at the seat one step back and parallel to me. He stared into the distance with headphones on, unaware of my existence. There is something about his eyes that haunts me.

They're empty but so full of emotion, they look cold but feel so warm, there's a foreign feel in his eyes that I can't grasp but something about him pulls me in. my heart tells me to stay while my mind tells me to run away without looking back.

Sitting myself down on the chair I pulled out the bio book wanting to catch up with the rest of the students.

"Hey did you hear she got expelled from her previous school?" my ears perked up at the clearly audible girlish whisper from a distance beside me.

"Really? Explains how she joined in the middle of the year" trying to keep a straight face I focused on a paragraph reading it over and over again not understanding anything.

I could feel them shooting daggers at me, staring at me from head to toe with the judgmental looks that I despised with all my heart.

"Why did she even get expelled, she looks innocent" I prayed for the conversation to end holding the edge of the thick biology book, crumpling the side of the page, purposely throwing my long hazelnut hair on the side of my face to hide it. I could no longer read what was written, my vision slightly blurry now.

"I don't know for sure but..." and that's where the conversation gets interesting, I could feel all three of those girls get into the story

My heart started drumming anxiously against my chest, everything blurred out as i could hear they're whispers echoing against my ears and i knew i had to get out of there. Suddenly i couldn't breathe, my thoughts ran wild.

'No that can't happen'

'They don't know anything'

'I escaped all that to start a new life, i don't have anywhere else to go'

"She was caught doing it with a boy" surprised gasps, and more judgmental and disgusted stares, soon the word will spread and I'll suddenly be held accountable for an explanation, though no one would believe what I say.

Closing the book shut with a thump I turned towards them staring right into their eyes.

"Great story girls, I had fun hearing it" i spoke with a sarcastic smile on my face as they all scoffed in annoyance looking at each other.

I could now feel his eyes on me.

"How desperate were you to fuck in school?" that's all it took for the whole class to snap their heads towards us, everyone clearly fascinated by the conversation.