It's 2am, I'm awake and holding up my black leggings and top. I'm thinking of him, the constant smile pulling up at his cheeks. I want to know his name and see his face in full light. I couldn't fully see him but it's obvious he's attractive and probably way out of my league. I fall back onto my bed, I'm too tired to go out and I don't have a clue where he would be. I crunch the clothes in my fists. I have never been one to care about appearances but I can't help feeling mi-nute, without my tough attitude I'm not really worth much.

I let out a sigh, this is not how I want to live, worrying about other people's opinions. I have yet to figure out how I want to live but I know what I don't want, I no longer want to be pushed around. Anger bubbles inside of me, I think of Eric and Peter, they shouldn't have control over me, and from today onward they won't.

I throw on the clothing in my hands. I am filled with a new kind of rage.

In the back corner of my wardrobe I hide a decorative blue box, I found this when I was walking home once. I keep it hidden in the back of my closet to hide it from my parents. It would be seen as a selfish excess. But for once in my life I don't care, how did it hurt anyone for me to own a stupid blue box.

My parents would be more disappointed with what I kept inside of it. Ever since I was little, I would collect money and stash it away. At first it was a trivial kid's game but lately I took it seriously, money can unlock so many doors. Even the smallest coin I would keep. All my money was made up of coins and ones, in my 17 years I had collected just under 50 dollars, not much but enough.

I throw on my boots and carefully snuck out.

We live conveniently close to things, which makes it easy to be a teenage sneak out. There is only one place that would be open at this time of night selling the things I need. A twenty-four-hour shopping centre on the outskirts of town called 'The Pit', I've only heard things about it but I'm guessing it will have all I need.

Having never been there before I almost get lost and I'm in a shady part of town, which doesn't help fear wise.

Everything feels cool and peaceful at night, its deadly quiet. This all changes when I exit the suburbia area and can physically see 'The Pit'. Even at 2am on a Thursday night it's buzzing with energy. I'm not even close and it feels loud, it feels free and wild. It brings a smile to my face.

On the outside it just looks like a really trendy modern shopping centre but when you step inside you weave your way around dark and almost dingy tunnels. After weaving your way in it opens up into a large plaza type area. Its almost like someone took a cookie cutter and removed the middle of the shopping centre. From this open plaza you could look right up and see a large glass ceiling. The name 'The Pit' at first confused me but now it was clear, this plaza was like a massive pit. The four floors had railing encompassing the circular cut out, it looks like it was built for people on higher levels to look down on the action.

Tattoo parlours, clubs, clothes and food shops are built into the walls surrounding the pit. It seems each level has a different kind of theme. Most of the floor level looked to be shops for food, there is seating and a kind of fight ring in the centre of the Pit.

It was so insane I couldn't help but stare, there aren't many people around but most of the one who are, are drunk.

I find a staircase which leads me to the second level. There are a couple of people moseying around but its mostly empty, instead loud music fills the silence. Only a few stores are open on the second level, here its clothing and homewares. I walk straight into the first clothing shop I see. It's time to update my look.

AN: hahah my AN's at the bottom this time. Did I trick you? Were you all like YES we dont have to read that trash! Well guess what you still do, Ha get sucked. Since you've already read the chapter I dont need to fill in how trash it was. It's a kinda filler, the next part is where its at but I couldn't write the interesting stuff because I NEED SLEEP and I didn't want to leave nothing (I know is short and that also sucks).

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