As I said, this is a small side-project I'm doing. So these chapters may be shorter than what I usually prefer.
Happy Halloween!
Dream. Dream of a better place.
Well, I guess if these are all my confessions, I should label today.
I cut myself, and not accidentally.
It was a little thing, merely off of those little girly razors I use to keep the sideburns away. It barely bled, and it's all wrapped up and doesn't hurt anymore.
But I'm really scared. I'm not even sure what happened, possibly it was Mom taking away my phone, aka my access to Twitter and Facebook and all that, aka the place where there's always someone that can cheer me up, because I've never shared my identity. It's one of my only lifelines.
I've also been pondering suicide so many times it's scary. I don't know what to do.
{Loser}
{Cutter}
{Son of a }
{Weak}
I guess that's the teen life, right?
"Chad! Hey!" Said male turned around to see Ben smiling at him. Fake, he told himself in his head.
"Yeah, whatcha want?" He replied, looking down. He crossed his arms, feeling the stinging pain but ignoring it. "Shouldn't you be off with Mal or something?"
"What about you? Isn't Audrey still with you?"
"She broke up with me." ...after she found out about me. She hates me.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Don't be, it's not like you care." The words slipped out of Chad's mouth before he could stop them. He closed his eyes and faced away from Ben, who was confused and worried.
"Chad, what's going on?" He asked slowly.
"Nothing!" Chad snapped. Tears were threatening his eyes but he blinked them back. He wasn't going to cry, not in front of the King of freaking Auradon. That would be such a disgrace. Ben would look on him even more lowly than before.
And it hurt, because Chad had been friends with Ben for so long. They practically grew up together. Now, Chad was just another measly peasant to him. Or at least that's what he thought.
"Chad, c'mon, we've known each other since forever. I know there's something wrong," Ben said slowly. A faint smirk (Mal was really rubbing off on him) appeared on his face. "CC..." he tried.
Chad whirled to face him, all the hostility in the world raging through his veins. "Don't call me that," he hissed. That was a childhood nickname Chad was not fond of.
Ben's smirk turned sour as he looked directly at Chad. "Alright, now that we can talk properly, what's the problem? You've been acting so strange."
Chad gave a hollow laugh. "Oh, now you notice it? How about, I don't know, two years ago when my friends beat me up when I was talking to mice? Maybe a year ago when I was left all alone to clean up one of your humongous royal parties because I'm the 'son of Cinderella' and should enjoy being a slave? Maybe a few months ago when my dad nearly disowned me for playing on a team with a girl? Or how about when everyone started calling me a loser behind my back. No, you now notice it. Thanks for being such a great friend!" Chad was so close to tears as he passed a utterly shocked Ben. "Don't think about trying to apologize, after all, I'm just the jerk that bullies everyone, right?"
Chad walked away and didn't notice when Jim fell out of his sleeve. Lots of the girls shrieked. Ben watched in horror as they tried to kill it, claiming it had rabies and Lyme disease and whatever. The son of Cinderella heard the screams and turned, immediately shock on his face as he frantically called out for Jim, who ran back to the boy safely.
"Look at the freak," one girl pointed, shushed by another who told her who he was. She shook her head. "I don't care if he's Chad Charming or a peasant. He's bringing that filthy little rodent in here. That thing could make the Black Death come back and kill us all!"
Chad backed up. "Jim is perfectly healthy. He's checked out twice a year and doesn't have any diseases!"
"Hah! Getting checked by a vet like some pet, that little rat is disgusting! If Fairy Godmother found out, she wouldn't be happy with you bringing a pet to school."
There was chattering in Chad's breast pocket, and a slightly darker silver head peeked out.
"There's another one!" Someone shouted.
Ben snapped out of it and ran up to the scene. "Hey! You!" He pointed to a girl with bright white hair and fair skin. "You're the daughter of Snow White, right? She has animal companions and I don't see you being made fun of!" He pointed to another with long blond hair that reached her feet. "Daughter of Rapunzle. How about Maximus and Pascal? Animals. So why are you making fun of him?"
The crowd stopped, and took a moment to collect themselves. "We're sorry, King Benjamin," Snow White's daughter said.
Ben nodded slowly. "It's alright." He turned around to where Chad was standing. "Hey, I'm sorry about tha-Chad?" He looked around, but the prince was nowhere to be seen.
Chad ran, as fast as he could. The teasing, the taunts, those words filled his head.
"Chaddie, slow down our you'll drop us!" John squeaked worriedly, as the two were holding on for their lives. He slowed down a bit, breathing in and out and his lungs shuddered for breath. Tears stained his eyes, as the words dawned on him.
"They called you rats. I'm so sorry," he murmured. Both scurried up to nuzzle his neck again.
"It's alright, we've been called worse," Jim said. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I guess," Chad replied.
"We're here for you Chaddie. And, from my opinion, I think you should tell Ben," John had a hard time saying the last part, as Chad gasped.
"No! I can't!" He exclaimed frantically. The two silver mice only gave worried looks to him.
"Tell Ben."
So... to all the ghost readers reading it. How do you like it? This is my first time writing someone other than the Sea Three, but I hope I'm doing Chad some justice. He needs it.
~Evil
