The start of the second day of my junior year. I was clam for once, everything was going to be great. I put on my hottest outfit, Paige and I had a "date" after school I wanted to impress her. School went by, boring as usual, teachers voices droning in and out of my head all day. All I wanted to do was get out of there and get into Paige's car.
After school I walk down the steps and Paige calls me over. Her car is really nice, except then I see that Dylan is in the drivers seat, must be his car. Anyways, we climb into the back and then pull out of the parking lot. We hold hands in the car on the way to her house.
When we get inside and into her room, we once again sit on her bed to talk. "Paige, are we a thing?" I say. I wait nervously for her reply.
"If you want us to be, I know I really like you. I'm just really not ready to tell anyone yet...not because of you though." She said
"I can keep it a secret, I totally understand. Also about what you showed me last night, I won't tell anyone."
We talked untill about ten when I fell asleep. I just felt so calm, relaxed, and loved. At about eleven Dylan came into Paige's bedroom and woke me up. He told me that because it was a school night he better drive me home, so my parents didn't worry. Yeah right, my parents worry. My dad is off in the middle east and my mom is passed out on the couch, yup they are really worried.
So, I let him drive me home.When we get there I see my mom is already up and looking out the downstairs window. "Eleanor! Get over here now!" I hear as I walk into my house. I try to explain what happened but its of no use. She starts hitting me over and over, untill finally I pass out from the beating. Sometime in the middle of the night I woke up and dragged myself to my room when I got a horrible nights sleep.
The next day at school, I got a ton of weird looks, possibly because I was wearing a light blue henley and a pair of jeans, trying to look more like Paige, but probably because of the bruises that decorated my face. I went to my locker trying not to be noticed, when I felt two hands pinch my sides, I jumped and turned around. It was Paige, she took one look at me and dragged me into the washroom.
After I had explained what happened to my face she pulled me into another one of her hugs, then she asked why I was dressed like that. "I just don't want you to quit liking me because I am not 'normal'" I said.
"Ellie, you don't have to change to impress me, I like you Ellie...not a preppy version of you" Paige replied. She kissed me, hard on the lips I returned it.
"Tonight, you're staying over...actually just stay the whole weekend. I'll have my mom call your mom, so you won't have to go back, at least for a couple days anyway" she said. This might just be what I need.