(Aribella's POV)
"Ari, wake up." Sam said and pinched my sides.
I wiggled away and snuggled deeper into the pillow. "Five more minutes."
"I already gave you five more minutes, twice." He said and pulled me out of bed.
I groaned. "Sam, put me down."
He sat me on my feet and I sighed.
"Shower's free, so you can get ready." He said.
I dragged my feet all the way to the bathroom.
I peeled off the clothes that I had shoved into my bag before running to Sam's the previous night.
When I got in the shower, the hot water helped relax my tense, aching muscles.
I didn't take too long to shower, only ten minutes. Then I got out, dried and straightened my hair, did my make-up, and pulled on my extra change of clothes.
I looked in the mirror, my blue eyes looked bright from the layers of black eyeliner that I applied and my lips were plump. My outfit was cute too: light blue skinny jeans, black Mayday Parade t-shirt, and black and blue Osirises.
I hurried back to the bedroom to grab my bookbag before heading downstairs where Sam was waiting.
"Ready for day two?" He asked.
"Yup." I said and we got in the car.
The car ride to school was short and silent.
When we got out of the car, Marcus came running over with a girl I didn't know trailing behind him.
She was super pretty with Hayley Williams red hair that fell halfway down her back, and straight bangs. Her eyes were ocean blue and framed by thick, dark lashes. She was short, even shorter than me, reaching a height of maybe 5'2" and she was so skinny that I felt like a whale. But, I could still tell that this girl was strong, with toned muscles, most likely from cheer, gymnastics, or dance.
"Aribella! I want you to meet my friend!" Marcus yelled.
"Okay." I giggled.
He pulled the girl up next to me. "This is Jacey Tyler. Jacey, this Aribella Rose."
"Hi." I grinned and held my hand out.
She didn't shake it though, she just jumped right at me.
"Heyy!" She squealed and I hugged her back.
"I love you already!" I laughed as we separated.
This girl was great. Her style mimicked mine. She wore bright purple skinny jeans, a black All Time Low t-shirt, and black converse.
"So, why did I not meet you yesterday?" I asked
"Oh, I was sick." Jacey said, still smiling.
"Well, I'm glad you're here today. God knows I could use some more friends." I laughed and we hooked arms as we walked toward the building.
I found out Jacey was in my English class, which was really awesome.
When we walked into class she smiled at Violet and her clones. She smiled at everyone actually.
Oh, she's one of those super friendly people... I thought to myself. Awesome.
I loved people like that, the people who never have enemies because it's impossible to hate them. That was Jacey. I'd known her for a total of five minutes but it was blatantly obvious.
The first bell rang and Jacey took the seat behind me.
"So, tell me about you." I said. "What's your story?"
"Well." Jacey took a deep breath. "I've lived here my whole life, and Sam and the boys have been my besties for like, seven years. Um, I'm super outgoing, as you already experienced. I'm super loud and stuff. Dancing is the only thing that really matters to me anymore, especially after my mom passed away. I don't really want to go into that but I was ten, she had breast cancer, end of story. I have one older brother, he's 22 so I never see him. But, I'm lucky enough to still have my father. And my besties of course."
"Wow. First of all, I'm really sorry about your mom. And the dance thing, I get it. I was the same way with cheer before my injury." I said. "It's so awesome that you guys have been friends that long. I mean, like, insane but awesome."
The final bell rang and everyone fell silent, except for Jacey.
"Jacey, quiet." Mrs Watson ordered.
She just giggled.
She leaned forward and whispered "Wait for it..."
I didn't know what she was talking about, but I waited.
The phone rang and Mrs Watson answered.
After a second, she hung up and left the room.
I looked at Jacey. "How did you know that would happen?"
"Every Tuesday." She grinned at me and Sam and ran to the whiteboard.
She picked up a bright red marker and drew a huge penis.
I laughed out loud, especially when she signed her name underneath it.
"Oh my god. I love you." I laughed when she skipped back to her seat.
Mrs Watson came back into the room and she hurried to the board and started erasing as fast as she could.
When the penis was gone she glared at Jacey. "One hour after school."
Mrs Watson filled out a dentention slip and handed it to Jacey who was unphased by the punishment.
Jacey held her hand up for a high-five and I gave her one.
"Were you in on this?" Mrs Watson asked me.
I smirked. "Sure was."
Mrs Watson in turn filled out a detention slip for me.
Jacey and I high-fived again. "Detention buddies!"
(After school, in detention)
Detention was held in the media center at 3:25.
Jacey and I showed up at 3:45 and the teacher running detention didn't care. As soon as we showed up, he left.
"So, what do we do until 4:30?" I asked.
"Let's make a book fort!" Jacey said.
"Yes!" I laughed and we started grabbing armfulls of books off the shelves.
We built a castle of books and sat inside, talking about the most random things. Mainly just making up weird stories about unicorns and shit.
"What the-?" The teacher said when he came back in.
Me and Jacey burst out laughed.
"Just go home." The teacher said. "Just go."
We crawled out of our fort and grabbed our bookbags.
As we walked out of the building, Jacey jumped on my back and yelled "Piggyback ride!"
I laughed and held her up as we walked to Sam's house.
It was a few miles but Jacey didn't weigh more than 90 pounds so carrying her was no problem.
When we got there, she hopped off my back and knocked on the door.
Sam opened it and pulled us inside.
"Hey." I smiled up at him as he pulled me into his arms.
He planted a soft kiss on my lips and I smiled.
I heard Jacey shuffle out of the room to give us some privacy.
When I pulled out of the kiss, Sam stared into my eyes. "Are you gonna tell me what those bruises are really from?"
I sighed. "Tonight. I promise."
I figured if I could trust anyone, it would be Sam.
The thought of telling was scary, I'd kept it a secret for years. No one knew about my father and the physical abuse he punished me with.
~!Author'sNote!~ New character thanks to FallenAngel211! You did awesome with the detail in your message, girl, honestly. So, what did you guys think of the new chapter? Did you like it? I liked it. Reviews please! You guys are awesome, btw. My Paradise Fears story now has more hits than my All Time Low story, and that's baller. haha. Thanks so much for reading! xoxo, Aly.
