THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WERE HELL FOR ELENA. after one trip to the hospital, and one court case, the news was all over the city.
to say the least, Elena was ruined. she felt alone. all her friends left her and everyone always just stared and whispered. no more smiles, no more greetings.
Alex only got 1.5 years and community service for his crime. to say elena didn't cry for days would be a lie. she spent the first weeks of school in her bed, staring at her walls, blaming herself. the brunette that had comforted her, who elena learned her name was Riley, had been to the guzman household every day of summer to check on the poor girl. she sometimes told elena about her day or her plans, but she mostly cuddled up with the teen and comforted her, reassuring her it wasn't her fault.
after months of staring blankly at walls, Elena craved to be back to "normal". she knew it wasn't possible, she knew it would be hard but intended on being strong.
she got up at 7:20 not caring to put makeup on, she grabbed some black sweatpants and a random crew neck before heading to the bathroom. it was hard to look in the mirror, tears formed as she looked at her pale skin and eye bags. she quickly showered and brushed her teeth. not caring about having breakfast or school starting in 5 minutes, she continued her walk towards the high school.
on her way she couldn't help but feel anxious, she knew people would say stuff about her and to her. her plan was to act unbothered, obviously easier said than done but she knew she could do it.
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she stepped into the main office with a shaky breath, waiting behind a few other kids who were late. she got many looks, disgust, worry, shocked. she just kept her head down while a sam smith song played into her ears. she felt eyes on her at all times, tears threatening to form.
after getting her slip and a worried look from the front office lady, she walked slowly to her first period. she wasn't in a hurry at all. reaching to open the door, she let out a deep breath and opened the door. all eyes fell on her and the class went completely silent. they all kept their eyes on her and she went over to her spanish teacher and handed her the slip.
ms.alvarez pointed the seat out to her, which was next to 2 guys.
great.
she kept her eyes on her beat up converse and took her seat. it was hard to ignored the knot in her throat threatening to spill. she took her notebook and pen out, ready to take notes.
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Elena has survived the first four classes of the days. it wasn't easy, she heard the whispers and she felt the eyes on her. thankfully, she had riley in her 3rd and 4th and 6th period. the lonely girl was thankful for the brunette.
At lunch she sat with riley in the field. Neither of them ate, riley was talking about her classes and how the teachers were giving her a hard time while elena watched the birds.
birds were free, they could fly anywhere at anytime without a care in the world. she craved freedom. she felt trapped, like the world was against her. she wanted out.
The loud bell snapped elena out of her thoughts, she looked over at riley who knew she wasn't listening but kept talking. Riley hoped that elena would get better. it was hard watching her in pain, it was hard watching the once so chatty girl barely speak at all.
the two girls had to split up, for their classes were on opposite sides of the school. riley hugged the taller girl and gave her a warm smile before walking to her class. elena almost made it to her class but her friend,well ex friend, stopped her.
"are you actually back? i could never come back knowing i lied and ruined someone's future" the blonde spat at elena. she felt her heart cry, this girl was once her bestfriend. someone she considered her family. someone she opened up her house to, "what? you cant talk now? you seemed awful chatty to the police"
Elena took a deep breath, " i didn't lie. you know i would never lie about something like this" she walked into the classroom and took her seat. She reminded herself she had this class and one more left.
her last two classes felt like they lasted years but she made it. as the two girls made their way to riley's car, carmen decided to pick at elena some more.
"i mean did you see what she was wearing? she was practically asking for it" she spoke loudly knowing they girl was right infront of her, "i always knew she was a whore"
before the hispanic girl could catch up with her brain, she turned around and slapped the blonde as hard as she could. the whole school seemed to stop. then came the laughter. Elena looked at her red hand in shock, riley tugging on her arm saying they had to leave before things escalated. she couldn't help but smile a tiny bit when her hand hurt from moving it.
that bitch deserved it.
She knew the school would call her mom, but she didn't care anymore. her reputation in the small california city couldn't have gotten any worse.
saying a quick thank you to riley, she quickly got out of the car and tried to run straight to her room. she did not succeed.
"michelle" her mother said as soon as she stepped in the door.
fuck not the middle name.
"si mami?" yes mom the young guzman said innocently. her mother looked at her and pointed at the couch, telling her to take a seat. huffing she took her backpack off and took a seat on the cream colored couch.
"que es esto que me están diciendo que le pegaste a otro estudiante" what is this theyre telling me you hit another student her mother questioned her.
"era la carmen ama. no me para de decir cosas y la verdad ya no lay pude soportarla." it was carmen mom. she kept telling me things and to be honest i couldn't stand it anymore she explained with her eyes fixed on her lap, "lo siento mami" i'm sorry mom
"ay mi amor, no te voy a regañar porque la puta se lo merece, pero no puedes dejar que lo que te diga la gente te afecte" i won't get you in trouble because that bitch deserved it, but you can't let what people say get to you the older woman hugged her daughter. Elena nodded and hugged her mom before going into her room.
she groaned as she slipped off her shoes and threw herself onto the bed.
"i missed you" she muttered to the bed, she curled herself into the blankets and slowly fell asleep to the sound of the outside world.
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i want to get to the forks parts already we're almost thereeee!!
