𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑓✖︎𝑐𝑘 𝑢𝑝 (Tate Landon)

◄Chapter 1▶︎

"You're kind of a bitch, you know that? Unless they injected your head with so much plastic, you can't really comprehend anything-"

Within a brief moment, Lennon was on the ground from a brutal slap. 

"You're a freak, you know that- there's a reason nobody likes you-" The brunette girl kneeled to Lennon's level, "I wouldn't call me thick headed, if you're worse than me.." She knocked on Lennon's head mockingly, before smoothing out her hair and walked away with a huff. Lennon looked around on the ground, all the student's eyes meeting hers judgmentally, before they cleared the area. 

With a sigh, Lennon leaned against her locker, before ramming her fist straight into it

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"They're coming, Vivian- we need to do what we have to do."

"Ben! I'm sick of this, year after year, we scare anyone and everyone who comes here, we never give them a chance"

"Do NOT get selfish, this place is dangerous- unless you want them to die we are getting them out of this house!"

Vivian threw her head back throwing her hands in the air, "I'm the selfish one? I can't believe I ever married you, you always suggest we scare couples away, when the obvious solution is to protect them!"

Ben threw himself on the couch, bringing his face to his hands. 

"We can't protect them Viv, you know that-"

"Yes we can! There are souls here who would want to help-"

Constance walked in with a cigarette, her eyes narrowed with annoyance, 

"And who gave you the authority to make an executive decision? This house belongs to 40 souls, why not talk to us first?" She parted the cigarette from her lips, 

"We have feelings too, you know-" She spoke with annoyance. The sound of keys turning snapped their heads to the door. 

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Lennon entered the house with a giant box in her hands, her blue orbs scanning around, her parents hadn't bothered to take her to the open house, so she was taking in everything. A loud creaking noise from upstairs caused her to look up, she set down the box, making her way upstairs. There was no way anybody could have been in the house, unless it was the movers, but they had left less than 30 minutes ago.. Where were her parents? It couldn't have taken them so long to admire the house before coming inside-

another loud creak came from the room that was supposed to be her bedroom, and without any fear she entered, her boxes had all been torn open, clothes hanging over the edge sloppily, 

"What the he-" 

"Sorry I went through your things, I saw a nirvana logo through the box, and I wanted to see what was inside, You like Nirvana too?" 

Lennon spun around to face Violet, who was holding out her hand. She took a deep breath, raising her hand to her chest, before shaking Violet's hand, "I'm Lennon, and I don't mean to be rude, but why were you in my room? This is private property-" 

Violet's eyes didn't even blink, but a warm smile was on her face, even though her hands were incredibly cold. 

"The name's Violet, I live in the neighborhood, I used to live here, but I moved, I come here sometimes to cope with my depression, know what I mean?" Lennon pulled out a cigarette, her eyebrow raised,

"Hey, I know it's weird me coming into your room and all, but I don't mean to give off a weird vibe-" 

"You want one?" Lennon asked, opening the pack for violet, sitting on her bed. Violet grinned, taking one, "Thanks." 

"No problem, but do your parents know you smoke? I mean, you don't look 21 at all.."

"I could say the same thing.." She glared playfully, Lennon laughed and raised her hands in surrender, "I won't tell if you won't-" She joked, before raising it back to her lips, 

The two laughed together for the next hour, before Violet started glaring at the doorway, as if someone was there, "Hey Violet- you seem pretty angry at the door, everything good?" Violet shook her head, before nodding, 

"Yeah, I'm fine.. Hey can I call you Lenny?" 

"Lenny? Isn't that a guy name?"

"Yeah, But I think it's a cool na-"

"LENNON MIRANDA, COME DOWN FOR DINNER!" 

Lennon lay back on the bed with a groan, Violet letting out a laugh, "Oh come on, your family can't be that bad, I mean, wait till you meet my family--" They let out a few laughs and smoke, before Victoria sat up, 

"You know what, invite your family over for dinner, we'd love to have you, even though we're weirdos."

Violet let out a nervous look before nodding, "I don't know if I can, but I'll ask them if you want me to."

"Come on, it'll be fun! It'll teach my loser parents how to socialize." Lennon spoke, before walking to the door, she saw a flash of something in the hallway before it was gone, she looked back to Violet in question, but she was gone..