Maybe in time

Chapter 2

I line up outside science and I see the same girl from maths. Again I notice her beautiful smile, but this time I get a better look at her face. I must say she is one of the most beautiful people I have ever met, but while I was looking her I trip over and fall to the ground. My friend helps me up and says to me "I guess you fell for her" we then both laugh and I give him a little punch in the arm.

Me and my friend walk into science and sit at the back of the class as I always do with my classes. We were learning about atoms and I couldn't help but fall asleep over the topic. The bell goes and my friend slaps me in the face to wake me up, I'm happy that I have lunch because I have no learning for a half an hour. The rest of the day went so fast before I knew it, it was time to go home. Thank god, home time the one time in the day I like.

I arrive home and walk in to my dad sitting on the couch, he finished work early. He never finishes work early, something must've happened. I ask "why are you home so early?" And he replies "I got fired". I then realize that I should keep quiet for the rest of the night. Later on in the night I walk out to my dad drunk, I am disgusted by the amount of bottles I see on the floor, I quickly count how many and again am disgusted with the number I counted. I counted 9 bottles of jack Daniels. I pick up the bottles including the one he's drinking and he then punches me in the face, my nose is bleeding and my eye is already swelling, I quickly put the bottles in the bin and go to the bathroom to see the damage. There is already a purple swirl of pain around my eye, but my nose should be alright. After icing my eye and nose I go and check on my dad, of course, he is asleep and is probably not even aware of the actions he's done. By the time I hop in bed it's 2:30am.

I wake up in the morning to no screaming, I wonder why. I get up and check around the house, no sister, no mother oh but there's my father. I think to myself that they still probably are at the house where they last night. I do my usual routine and arrive at school and can still feel the pain from the night before. My friends see me and ask me what happened, I made some stupid excuse and say that I tripped over and head butted my bed post and yet they still believe it. The bell goes and I remember that I have two periods of maths. Great, just what I needed to start my day. I walk up to maths and try to hide my black eye, I then see Stephanie walking towards me and she asks "hey, what happened?" And I say the same stupid excuse, but somehow she knows that's not what happened. She asks again "seriously, what happened?" And I instantly snap saying "it's none of your business!". She replies in an intimidated voice "I'm sorry" I then say in a softer voice "no it's alright, I just haven't had any sleep lately". She says "it's alright" and she gives me her number and whispers "just in case you want to talk to me about anything" and gives me a wink. I can't help but smile in excitement, I think I'm starting to like her.