Present time*
Tears flow down my face as I held that newspaper that screamed the words that I wished I never saw. My hands trembled as I grabbed that dreadful paper as my tears hit the tile floor. The faces of my friends held much sorrow. I cried, and shouted his name, cursing myself for not being there for him when he needed me. I was so blind. I could've stopped him.
"I should've stopped him."
Now I'm too late.
Past time*
"Hey, look, here comes that emo."
"That weirdo, HellBent?"
"Yeah, I mean he doesn't want anyone to call him by his real name! I bet it's something stupid like Benny or something!"
"Hahaha, look at him, he's such a loser!"
"Look at him sit down with his so-called 'friends', yeah right he's not an emo for nothing!"
"What a loser! Can't he get a life, oh wait he can't because he's just a waste of space!"
HellBent was a student at YT high school and he was extremely bullied. Over the years he's created himself an outer shell of a cool, serious, sarcastic, and stubborn personality to cover the sensitive and hurt side of him. The only friends he has are Dolan, Dolan's no name brother, Melissa, and Shima. He lives in an abusive household and is always getting beat up and sometimes to the point of passing out. Just because of one parent being drunk and becoming violent, while the other one is out doing something illegal in the night. And if he isn't hurt enough, he cuts, drinks sometimes, and he's picked up the habit of smoking. He wears a long-sleeved jacket over top of a t-shirt with black jeans to cover up the cuts and bruises he endures. His parents hate him and he knows that. He also was in love with the leader of the group who bullies him, he goes by PTO, or Pringle for short. People run in fear at the mere mention of the name. And little did Hellbent know that someone liked him the same way he did and was suffering similar struggles like him, and they're closer to him than he thinks.
(Original Version, New Version in Progress that I suggest waiting for if you'd like)
"I'm sorry for your loss." I hear and look over to see Oliver, "I've been in a similar situation, I may not have lost someone this way, but I definitely did lose someone. My family and I will be here for you and will help you get through this." He says biting his lip.
I smile a bit. "Thank you Oliver, hearing you say that really means a lot to me." I tell him.
I can barely see Oliver look back through my tear-filled eyes but then I feel two arms wrap around me.
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Meet Iris Mitchell, she's known as the nerd in school with her best friend, Kayla. Iris is also extremely stubborn and doesn't know when to shut her mouth. She also likes to watch Netflix 25/8 with Kayla. But in school, Iris is bullied by Addison Meyer and the one and only, Oliver Sullivan.
Meet Oliver Sullivan, he's known as the bad boy in school but also the bully of many students in the school, and Iris is one of them. All the girls want him, except Iris and Kayla, they fantasize about famous actors and fictional characters. Oliver is mostly found hanging out with his friends Adam, Lucas, and Ross. But outside of school, Oliver is an extremely different person and no one knows.
Well until Iris moves in with him, of course. Iris' father, Christopher Mitchell, dies in a fire, at his job, saving people on the top floors. With no mother or relatives to go live with, Iris needs to move in with a family, and her dad knew the Sullivan family pretty well.
What's going to happen when Iris moves in with her bully? Read to find out!
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