After I finished I sat there with my back against the bathroom stall that was covered in multi-colored sharpies.
I heard the final bell ring and with a sigh I got up and hurried down to my next class, Spanish. The teacher had her back turned as she was writing on the white board so I silently made my way over to the back and took a seat.
I saw Jackson from the corner of my eye and it looked like he was playing with something underneath his desk. Then I turned and saw Luke copying down tonight's homework. He turned to me and mouthed the words; "You okay?"
I nodded hoping that time would go faster……..
"Smack"!
My head shot up and I looked around the classroom. I saw my teacher hovering over me as she mumbled something in Spanish.
"Melissa, wake up"! She said.
The bell rang and I bolted out of the classroom and went through the rest of my day.
When the final bell rang I thought I would be happy but instead I dreaded having to go home. Before anyone could talk to me I left. When I got home I had to thank god my father wasn't there. I ran to my bedroom and slammed the door. I fell onto my bed and drifted off to sleep……..
"MELISSA, MELISSA"!
I immediately recognized that voice and wished I didn't come home after all.
"Melissa Wu. Would you like to explain this to me?" My father asked.
I stood there silent.
"I just got a call from your math teacher you got a "C" on your math test! That is not what I expect for you! From now on you will be going to school and coming straight home!"
"I already do", I mumbled.
"Excuse me", he asked furiously.
"Nothing", I said.
I heard the front door open and my mother's tired face appeared.
"What's going on?" She asked.
I ran out the front door and slammed it shut. I could still hear my father shouting at my mother asking her what kind of daughter she raised. That was one of his problems. He blamed everything on someone. Especially me.
Hot tears streamed down my face as I hugged myself trying to stay warm on such a chilly night. My eyes trained on the ground trying to ignore the world around me.
I felt myself run into a wall. One that smelled like Axe deodorant.
"We keep meeting like this". I heard an all to familiar voice say.
I didn't even bother to look up. I knew it to well.
"Not now Luke", I mumbled as I pushed passed him. Out of all the people I could run into.
"Hey", he said as he turned me around.
"What's wrong?"
"Everything", I screamed as I ran into an empty ally.
I slid down the wall just like the new hot batch of tears sliding down my cheeks.
That smell again. I looked up and are eyes met.
He sat down with me and I didn't even know how long we had been sitting there until he broke the silence.
"Do you want to tell me now"? He asked.
I sat there with not a word coming out of my mouth.
"Okay, I'll go first,"......he said.
A/N: Thank you to Annoyed in Texas 2009 and Dally2! You guys are great! Please review!
