everything i wanted (COMPLETED)

Chapter 2

Not what you'd think and if I'm being honest it might've been a nightmare

Tom's POV

I waited patiently in line to grab a soda from the vending machine.

The cafeteria suddenly went quiet with a few voices speaking. I didn't pay any attention to it think it was just a couple of kids asking for attention.

"Aye Tom, isn't that the girl you hang with?" One of the guys in line asked.

I quickly turned around to see Liam and John pushing Y/n around.

I ran out of the line and to the table where Y/n sat quietly, looking down at her hands.

"Hey guys, come on leave her alone." I said pushing Liam's hand off Y/n's shoulder.

"Are you really sticking up for this idiot, Tom?" John asked.

"As a matter fact, I am." I looked down at Y/n. Her eyes were soft and sad. There was no expression on her face.

"Like hell you are." Liam took the drink from John's and threw it on Y/n.

"Dammit." I whispered.

Liam chuckled at his action with a large smile on his face. "Elephant Seal."

Y/n, drenched, stood up and ran out of the cafeteria. I looked back at John and Liam and the rest of the cafeteria. Everyone was staring. Even a couple were stifling their laughs.

I sighed and grabbed mine and Y/n's backpacks. I ran out of the cafeteria and found her sitting down on the floor, her back against the lockers.

I walked over to her and sat our backpacks beside her. Her head was buried in her hands. I crouched down to her level and placed my hands on her knees. Her small sobs made me frown. "Y/n, look at me. Please."

Her tear stained face made contact with my eyes. "You shouldn't have done that, Tom."

"I wanted to. They shouldn't treat you like that, It's not right."

"They'll do it anyway. They don't know that people have feelings."

"You shouldn't let what they say affect you. What they say doesn't define you, it's not who you are."

"But I do, Tom. I let them say it and I let it ruin my whole day. It's hard to not listen to what they say." She ran her hands threw her damp hair and I sat down on the other side of her.

"They don't mean anything." I told her.

"Whatever, Tom." She looked down at her fingers and fiddled with them.

I sighed and looked at the lockers across from us. "Did you eat today?" I knew she wouldn't want to talk about what had just happened anymore.

She shook her head.

"There's a sandwich in my backpack, if you want it."

"No, thanks."

"Y/n, please." I begged. "You need to eat."

She looked up at me and wiped the almost dry tears from her cheeks. "Fine."

She looked to her side and opened my backpack and took the plastic bag. "I'll eat it later." She said.

"Ok."

"This day has been a complete nightmare. I'm failing my classes. I have so many late assignments due I can't even keep count."

"If you want, I can come over after school and help you out?"

"Yeah, ok."

"I can take you up to the nurse's office if you want a new pair of clothes too?"

"No thanks. I'll just spend my day with coke all over me."

Silence filled the halls. I looked back to the blue lockers across from us and rested my head on the ones that stood behind us.

What did Y/n do to make them bully her? From what she's told me all she did was be herself. All she wanted was a friend but they wanted nothing to do with her.

She's an unproblematic girl. A nice, pretty one. She's sweet and kind. Why does she let narcissistic kids control how she thinks about herself?