Everyone's Waiting
Tyra, Season One, PG13, 591 words, Title from Six Feet Under
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Everyone's waiting for Tyra to screw up. Doesn't matter what it's at, doesn't matter how hard she tries to make it right, she'll screw it up. It's only a matter of time. She's Tyra Collette for Christ sake; she isn't worth nothing but a good blow job and dirty looks towards girls she knows are better than her.
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She knows people hate her. And while on the outside she's tough and nothing can bring her down, inside it tears her apart. She wishes people could see the real person that she is. That's she a smart, caring, beautiful girl who just wants to be loved and accepted just like anyone else. But the girls just look at her like she's a slut, and the boys think she's someone who they can easily get a good time from. They go hand-in-hand really. She ain't a slut though. Yeah, she's had her fair share of guys in the past, but Tim was screwing who he wanted, whenever he wanted. Who was to say she couldn't do the same? Payback's a real bitch.
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Julie is the first person that sees Tyra for who she is. And Tyra knows it too. Why else would little Julie Taylor be interested in being friends with the biggest "slut" in town? It couldn't have dealt with raising her social status. Let's not forget, she was dating QB1 and was the coach's daughter. Girls would kill to be in her shoes (Tyra's especially jealous of what Julie has. She'll never admit it though). But no, Julie can see the real person inside.
She clings on to Julie, because for the first time in a long time, Tyra believes she actually has a real friend.
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That Landry kid is pretty goofy, Tyra thinks. Yeah, she's pretty sure he's a little weird. It's so obvious that he wants to get in her pants too. But there's something about him that Tyra likes. She can't quite figure it out. But she finally got it the night at the Freeze as he held he hand and told her everything would be okay. He's much more than just a goofy kid.
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Tyra isn't sure what to think of Mrs. Taylor. On one hand, she's nice and would help Tyra with whatever she needed. But on the other, Tyra always thought she was like everyone else. Someone who judged her by her past mistakes instead of who she is now, and who she really is inside. But when she found out Mrs. Taylor forbid Julie to hang out with her, she knew what kind of person she was. She let Mrs. Taylor have it too. And somewhere between the yelling, the cleaning, and the small little chats (she doesn't know exactly when though), Mrs. Taylor sees who Tyra is, and why Julie likes her so much. She tells Tyra to come to her office Monday morning. Tyra can't help but shed a smile. Who knew an argument would be the best thing that ever happened to her.
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Now, everyone's waiting for Tyra to take the world on. Mrs. Taylor won't stop talking about college, Julie keeps throwing around career ideas, and Landry… well, he's Landry. Tyra's never sure what he'll do or say, but she can't picture him not around. The girls continue to give her dirty looks and the guys still look at her the same way, but she laughs at it now. Let them do what they want, Tyra is better than them, and now she finally knows it.