My Promised Lie

Chapter ten

Chapter ten

I walked through the corridors and watched how everyone stared as I walked passed. I was stopped by Samantha as I walked into my first class.

“I know you’re going through a lot right now but I need you to get closer with Jake” she said slipping a $20 dollar note in my hand.

“Are you kidding, my father is in the hospital! You can do your own dirt work” I shouted, throwing the money in her face. Everyone stared as I brushed past her to get into the classroom. I sat at the back, trying not to get any attention. I failed; every few minutes while the teacher talked a head would turn and look at me, turn back and whisper to the person next to them. I spent the 45 minutes scribbling on a piece of paper, the teacher knew about dad so she tried not to notice me.

I walked to my next class, with my head down trying not to get noticed. I had Mr Pillar, English. He defiantly wasn’t going to let me do the same as last lesson. I got into class and sat at the back again. I had my head down, scribbling on the same piece of paper. A hand fell into my desk and the other on my back.

“Why are you here?” It was Jake. I looked up at him and saw he was different. He had dyed his hair from the natural brown to a beachy blonde.

“Why wouldn’t I be here? Its school”

“You know why” I looked him in the eyes but it was too much I had to look away.

“Alice, don’t do this to yourself” he continued.

“I’m not, I’m doing it to you” I did blame him a little, not for what happened but for how I found out.

He bit his lip knowing not to say what he thought and walked off to his seat.

“Alice, would you mind reading please. Just up to garbage?” Mr Pillar said, knew it.

“My fingers search the cardboard container, but I’ve finished the fries. I squirt ketchup on my fingers and lick it off. I’m never full. I think it was one of the reasons I had to leave, or, rather, my mother kicked me out. Jenna’s a runaway, but I’m a throwaway. Tossed out. Like garbage.”

We had just started reading ‘Theories of Relativity’ by Barbara Haworth-Attard. I had read this novel before and I really liked it, I felt connected in a way to the characters. I cried when I read the ending.

Mr Pillar didn’t ask me anything else the rest of the lesson, it was odd. The rest of the day was pretty normal, except for the fact everyone kept staring at me and a few people would come up and say “Are you okay?” or “Do you need anyone to talk to?” The answer was the same “I’m fine, thanks” The teachers treated me differently too, I really didn’t mind.

“Are you still going to prom?” I was approached by Taylor Dinkins; she was the teacher-pet-type and was in charge of tickets and seating for prom.

“Um, I haven’t really thought about it” I said continuing to walk through the corridor. She starts to walk with me.

“Well it is this weekend so…”

“I kind of have other things on my mind at the moment”

“Yeah, sorry, I’ll just put you down as coming and leave you alone.”

She walked down the hall as I stood silently. I started to think about going to prom. I hadn’t been asked and I doubted I would be, I mean who would want to go with me, I’m having troubles in every aspect of my life. I didn’t even have any friends, I was literally alone. All I had was my family, Jake and Samantha. But now I’m losing my dad, pushing Jake away and Samantha only wanted me so she could break Jake’s heart. Huh, I had never really thought of it like that.

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