The morning passed by quickly for Taiki and before she knew it, it was already lunchtime. She had passed by the cafeteria earlier so thankfully she wasn't too clueless as to where she was going, but the group of kids racing down the halls would have tipped her off if she hadn't known.
She'd quickly grabbed her lunch from her locker and tried to get to the cafeteria as quickly as possible to find an empty table. Thankfully she spotted an empty one in the corner and she breathed a sigh of relief as she made a dash from it.
She snatched a seat at the table and sat down with her lunch. She opened the small brown bag to reveal the lunch she'd packed for herself. A sandwich, some juice, a couple cookies, a chocolate bar and an apple. She planned on purging it anyways right after so it didn't bother her as much.
She began to eat quickly, not wanting anyone to see her so she could run off and purge it before class began. She was halfway done when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Spinning around she found herself face to face with the same blonde from earlier. "Mind if I sit here?"
She wanted to say no but before she had the chance to say anything, the girl had already sat down beside her making her feel incredibly self conscious about what she was eating. Haruka pulled out a small salad and a bottle of water, causing Taiki to blush in embarrassment at her own unhealthy choices.
"So are you new here?"
Taiki felt herself about to burst into tears and she quickly stood up with her bagged lunch. "I have to go." she muttered, as she began running away.
"Oi! Matte!" she heard the girl yell after her, but she kept running.
She ran until she spotted the bathroom at the end of the hall. She locked herself in a stall and quickly finished her remaining cookie and apple. She stuck the core in her bag as she dropped to her knees on the ground.
Doing what she'd done so many times before, she stuck two fingers down her throat, as she began to gag. The food surprisingly came up quickly and after about 10 minutes she was done. She stood up and flushed, picking up her bag as well.
She walked out of the stall, throwing her bag in the trash beside the sink before washing her hands. As she washed them, she noticed her red bloodshot eyes and her swollen cheeks. She quickly splashed cold water on her face before walking out of the bathroom as if nothing had happened.
She began walking towards her locker to grab her binder when a loud commotion behind her caught her attention. She turned around and saw the same blonde standing behind her except this time she wasn't paying attention to her. She had her arm around a slightly shorter blue haired girl who appeared to be giggling. Everyone was aweing and cooing over them and she managed to hear the words "they're such a cute couple."
She proceeded to ignore them as she continued walking but she wasn't quick enough as Haruka noticed her. "Oi! Kou! Why'd you run off earlier?" she called out, as she released the blue haired girl from her grip.
Taiki gritted her teeth and kept on walking, determined not to say another word to her. That pissed the other girl off, and she continued to chase after her. "What the hell is your problem? Most girls would jump at the chance to be my friend! I just thought you looked lonely."
The brunette snapped and spun around sharply, glaring at her as she clenched her fists. "Leave me alone." she hissed. "I don't want to be your stupid little charity case."
Haruka was about to respond when the same blue haired girl latched onto her arm, kissing her gently. "Let's leave her alone."
Taiki breathed a sigh of relief as the pair left, and pulled out her schedule to check what she had next.
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Once her afternoon classes were over, Taiki began the dreaded walk home. When she got home she silently prayed that her mother wasn't home and to her delight, she wasn't. She quickly dropped her bag on the ground as she raced to the kitchen.
She just wanted to eat something so she could purge before her mom got home. She grabbed handfuls of cookies, fruit, diet coke, and whatever she could get her hands on and ate until she was full.
Then she quickly ran upstairs and purged, ending another one of her daily rituals. She heard the door begin to open and she quickly flushed the toilet, washing her hands and rinsing her mouth out with mouthwash before running downstairs to greet her mother.
Her mother stood at the kitchen table, reading over some piece of paper in her hands. She looked nothing like Taiki and most people wouldn't know that they were related. She had long black hair which she currently had up in a bun, and small hazel eyes. The only feature she shared with her daughter was that they both had unusually big foreheads.
She looked up from the table at Taiki and put her paper down on the table. "Hello Taiki. How was your first day at your new school?" she asked, as the brunette took a seat beside her.
Taiki shrugged. "It was alright, I guess."
"That's good. Although you'd better not fail like you did at your old school. I can't believe they thought you were good enough to move up a grade. Your highest mark last semester was only a 96%!"
She sighed in response, casting her gaze down towards the table. "Gomen." she muttered.
"It's ok Taiki. Just do better this time." she replied, as she walked towards the fridge to start preparing supper.
Taiki stood up and began walking upstairs to her bedroom but her mom stopped her. "Where are you going? Aren't you hungry?"
"My stomach's bothering me right now but I'll have some supper later."
Her mom muttered something snarky in response but she ignored her as she ran upstairs.
When she reached her room, she entered quickly slamming the door shut behind her. She flopped down on her bed, her stomach grumbling out of hunger as she laid there silently, wishing that she could just disappear from the world entirely.