My Bully || Michael Clifford (on hold)

Chapter 3

Alex's P.O.V.

Finally it's Friday. Just one more day to go and then I get to have a short break. I do the usual; get in the shower, put on some clothes, put a little bit of makeup on, dry and straighten my hair.

I was running a bit later than usual today because I was feeling lazy this morning and slept in for an extra 20 minutes. I think I must have taken my time in the shower too because if I wanted to get the bus then I was going to have to skip breakfast.

As I stepped out my door I heard the bus. I quickly ran to the gate and I saw the bus drive past the stop I usually go to. I cursed under my breath and then started walking. I hate walking to school but it looks like I have no choice today. That's what I get for being lazy.

"Hey, do you want a lift?" I hear being shouted from behind me. I wasn't sure if the question was being directed to me but I turned around slowly anyway. Ashton was standing at the end of his driveway with car keys in his hand staring at me. To make it clear I pointed at myself and he nodded and smiled.

"Okay, thanks." I told him as I jogged towards him. Every time I see him he has his curly hair in a bandana. I think it suits him.

***

"Thank you so much for giving me a lift." I thanked him as I got out of the car.

"No problem. I saw the bus leave and figured you must have missed it." He told me as we walked towards the school. I blushed a bit, feeling embarrassed at the thought of him seeing me miss my bus.

"I don't actually like getting the bus but I prefer than walking." I told him. I'd never walked into school with anyone before and seemed to just find myself staring at the ground rather than making eye contact with him.

"You can come with me anytime you like. Just wait at my gate and I'll take you. I mean it's not like you have far to walk! By the way, your name's Alexis isn't it? I wasn't sure, that's why I didn't call your name out earlier." He asked smiling down at me.

"Just call me Alex." I replied. I knew I hadn't said anything about him taking me to school. I still wasn't sure, it might be really awkward but he does seem lovely.

"Okay then Alex. I think we have biology first. I might as well walk you to class since I'm there too!" He exclaimed with a giggle. I like it when he laughs, it's contagious.

"Okay then. I'm just going to put some of this stuff in my locker first." I replied as we walked into the school.

"The bells already gone. I'll just come with you." He said. I immediately started panicking because I knew Michael and Luke would be there.

"No it's okay, you don't have to. You just said the bells already gone. I don't want to make you wait. I'll catch up on a second." I told him. I quickly turned and walked away from him without giving him time to reply. I don't want him to try get involved with Michael and Luke.

I tried to be as quick as possible and I almost though I wasn't going to see them. I closed my locker door and they were standing behind which made me jump when I saw them.

"Did we scare you? Oh how sad." Michael exclaimed, taunting me. I tried to walk past them but they kept blocking me.

"You're eager to get to class aren't you?" Luke said as he placed his hand firmly on my shoulder and laughed. I tried to shake him off of me but his grip was too strong.

"I'm going to be late for class." I quietly said and immediate regretted.

"Wow so you do have a voice!" Michael exclaimed sarcastically. Michael shoved the shoulder that Luke wasn't holding and than Luke shoved the other one hard enough to push me to the ground.

"You should watch where you walk." Luke turned around to say as they walked away which made them both laugh loudly.

I walked into class about 10 minutes late but luckily the teacher had gone out the room so I managed to get to my tabled without any questions being asked.

"Hey, what time you so long?" Ashton asked from a cross the table. He had a slight look of worry on his face. I tried to make up a lie quickly.

"I got outside the door then realised I had the wrong books so I had to go back to get the right ones." I told him. It made me sound like a complete idiot and didn't even sound believable but somehow he bought it.

***

Next lesson was History. I hated it. Firstly because I just generally don't like the subject but more because Michael and Luke are in my class. That's not even the worst part - Michael sits beside me and Luke sits behind me. They're constantly teasing me and whispering to each other.

10 minutes before the end of the lesson my teacher tells us that we have to work on a project over the rest of the term. By the sounds of it she wants us to write a textbook as a class and each team will be assigned a different chapter. The word 'team' made me suddenly nervous.

"You will be working in pairs to do this task and you have over a month to complete it so there should be no excuses to not complete it." She announced to the class. Michael and Luke immediately smiled and nodded at each other as if to confirm that they were going to work together. Most people in the class did the same, all looking at their friends and smiling. Just as I started wondering what I was going to do the teacher made another announcement.

"Because I actually want this task to be completed, I will not be allowing you to choose your own partners. I will choose them for you and I will put you with someone you do not usually work with." The whole class let out a huge sigh of discouragement as she said it and everyone seemed to look really bored or annoyed.

She had already made a list of pairs and was reading them out. No one seemed to be pleased with who they were paired with by the mumbling sounds I could hear them making.

"Luke Hemmings, you will be with..." The teacher squinted at the paper in front of her making the name clear. I hadn't been chosen yet and it was getting close to the end of the list. My heart started beating fast and I started feeling so scared that my name was going to be called out next to his. I let out a huge sigh of relief when she read someone else's name.

I was waiting for my name to be called now. It had to be soon. She's almost read out the whole class now.

"Michael Clifford and... Our new girl, Alexis." Shit. My heart just sunk down to my feet and I started feeling physically sick. I glanced over at Michael and he smirked at me. This is the worst moment of my life.