"Wow. Where'd you learn your manners? From a douche?" Liam said, scoffing. I looked down, ashamed that I had asked that question in such a rude manner. That wasn't like me. I was reserved, not rude.
"I'm sorry. It just came out," I said, my head still bowed.
Liam looked at me skeptically, trying to figure out if I was being sincere. After a few minutes of watching me rub my arm and look down, he decided that I was truly sorry.
"It's okay, I guess. You aren't used to seeing people like me. And it doesn't look like you've ever been in a condition like mine," Liam said with a slightly sarcastic, but playful tone. I looked up at him with angry eyes. Once he saw my my expression, he laughed. I myself laughed, too. After a few seconds I caught myself and stopped. I can't laugh with him, he's laughing at me and that's not right. Plus, what if he's just trying to befriend me so that he can torture me?
Once he stopped laughing, he looked back up at me and started rubbing his arm. Something that I had noticed that we both did when we were nervous or embarrassed.
"So, um, do you really want to know how I got my thigh gap, or was that just like a schock response?" he asked me with his bright blue eyes fully wide. I could tell by the tone of his voice that he was hoping that I actually wanted to know.
"Well,yeah. I wanna know how you got it. Heh, you probably won't even tell me, I mean, we barely know each other and we're at school..." Oh shit, I ditched school didn't I? Oh my fucking God. My eyes got wide as I came to my realization that I had just fucking skipped school. How long have I been out here anyways?
"Um, Liam? Do you by any chance know how long I've been out here?" I asked him, my voice hinting at anxiety. What if they tell my mom? Shit, she'll probably take away my stash of chocolate that I have in my room. Liam took his phone out of his pocket and checked the time.
"Well, you came out at about 9:45, and now it's 10:37, so you've been out here for about an hour," he smiled proudly as if he just solved the hardest math problem ever. Even though all he did was add 15 to 37. Which by the way is 52.
I don't want to go back in there. Not after that episode. But, then again, I can't just stand out here with this stranger. And I also can't go back home because them Mom will be there and then she'll start asking questions... UGH! Why can't I just run away or something? Oh, Mary Belle. but you can...
"Hey, Liam? Do you know if there are any parks or anything of the like around here?" I asked him, my voice high with hopefulness. Liam looked at me as if I was a psychopath or something.
"Yes... But why do you want to leave? Are you gonna murder me or something?" he asked me, his voice genuinely concerned for his life. Yeah, like I would ever murder someone. HA.
"No, you dumbshit, I just don't want to be here any longer. Plus, free period is coming soon and what if my skinny ass tormentors decide to come out here and finish what they started?" I told Liam, trying to match his scared tone to sound more convincing.
"Well, I do know one park that's around here. We can walk there, you know, if you can handle the walk," Liam's once concerned tone melted away into his now-sarcastic tone. His arms were crossed around his chest and a smirk was on his face.
"Hey, I might be a little big, but that doesn't mean I can't do simple things like walk to a park," I snapped back. I wasn't gonna let this stranger make me look small. Metaphorically, of course. "What about you? Are you sure your twig-like body will be able to handle all that walking?" I looked at him with the same smirk he had on his face.
"Fine. You win." Liam put his hands up in defeat. "Let's go." And with that we began our adventure! HA! This was going to be the most boring shit ever.
Guys, I'm sooooo sorry I have not updated in a long time. I've just been very stressed out by applications, school and so many other things. But, most of all I have been stressing about erp(my crush). He just gives me heart palpitations, idk why. ANNNDDD I have also been busy helping my dear friend, Jasawn (@doyoueveninternet) with a little art project of hers. Okai I must be boring you by know so i'm gonna go. I love you! BAIII ~Cartah
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Teen FictionMary Belle has always been alone in her world. Her only friends were her food, which is probably why she developed her eating disorder. Everyday she endures hell, that is until she has the final straw and decides to ditch it. In the process, she fin...
