"Happily Ever After"

I'm just done with everything......I think....

I walk into the gym and all of the cheer demons from earlier and 'locker man' were in there. The moment that the door shut behind me, everyone started to stare at me. I run my fingers through my hair and make my way toward the locker room. When I found out when school started I wasn't aware there was a school-assigned gym uniform. You can imagine my surprise when I realized how revealing the P.E. outfit was. 

 I knock on the frame of the female gym teacher's office, " Umm, excuse me?" I ask.

She smiles at me and nods for me to come in.

"Hai, my name is Violet Night and I'm new here and I was wondering if I could just wear what I  brought from home for gym."

She stands, reaching her hand out to shake mine. " I'm Ms. Stevenson. What do you mean, do you not like the gym outfit provided for you?"

I shake my head.

"I'm sorry then Miss. Night because that's the required outfit for my class and if you don't wear it I'm afraid that I'm gonna have to give you an F in my class."

I stare at her in disbelief, searching for some sign of this all being a joke because if not...Ummm I might have to have an F in this class.

I frown, "Okay then."

I walk back to my backpack and my locker and pull out the clothes I brought. A pair of nicely fitting yoga pants and a comfortable tank.
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I walked out of the locker room with my phone and headphones. Ms. Stevenson frowns at me and looks at the head of the cheerleading squad,

"Ashley, would you please explain to our new student..... the dress code rules."

I roll my eyes and look away.

" I'll do it Mrs. Stevenson.", says a voice behind me. There was an audible sigh in the room as the man who spoke stepped to the front.

"Fuck that-- I believe that is absolutely disgusting that the men in this class are given free reign to wear what they want and the girls are expected to wear stuff like this, given the fact that multiple of my classmates have expressed their discomfort with the outfits that were provided. I believe this was specifically done to sexualize both parties and make some people feel better about themselves while tearing others down. Not to mention forcing us to conform to society's gender norms."

I crack a smile and look at all the girls," I agree, y'all wild."

Mrs. Stevenson scrunches up her face and points to the door "Out of my door and don't come back until I tell you to."

I laugh,"Ok. That's fine with me."

I walk to the locker room and slam the door on my way out.
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I find 'locker man' at my locker, waiting for me. "Thank you...kinda...for standing up for me," I say, opening my locker. "And...sorry...I think...for being bitchy earlier."

He smiles, "No problem and it's all cool...... my fault anyway. I should've thanked you for saving me from those leeches."

I smile and close my locker, "I'm leaving because I have study hall the rest of the day. Wanna come with?"

He smirked, "My name's Cole. And where are we going?"

I clap my hands and walk backward, "Cole, you'll find out when you get there."