Chapter 1: "Out from Behind the Bitter Ache"
Hey all! This chapters kinda short but an outline for things to come! Sorry about the wait! Enjoy!
~ Haley
Jessie woke up to the sun pouring through her window hitting her directly in the face much to her dismay. She looked at her clock, it read 8:00.
"Shit." Jessie said throwing on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt from her floor, as she ran downstairs, tripping along the way as she was attempting to button her pants.
Eli was already staring at the stairs, hearing her hassle up-stairs, waiting for her to come down.
"It is eight o' clock, I am a half and hour late to school, and I have a huge Government test first period, and I-" Jessie took a deep breath "Why the hell didn't somebody wake me up."
Eli looked at his sister blankly and shrugged.
"Do you want like. like a ride or something?" Eli asked taking a bite of his lucky charms
Jessie gave him the well duh look.
15 minutes later Jessie was signing in at the front office.
"So you don't have a note?" The secretary said.
"No." Jessie said for the fifth time.
"So you know this is your fifth unexcused absence and now you have to serve a half-hour detention." She stated.
"Yea, um, I really have to get to class." Jessie said looking at the clock.
There was five minutes left of her first period class and she was better off not going at all. She arrived at her class and peeked through the window to see everyone completing their tests.
"What am I doing? I haven't even studied." Jessie said to herself making a quick detour to the girls' bathroom on the other side of her school, far, far away from her classroom.
Jessie swung open the door and sunk into a corner, after a moment she realized that she was not alone. She looked up to see a pair of green eyes staring down at her. Neither said anything.
Jessie stood up and brushed herself off.
"Not much for class this morning either huh?" The girl asked
Jessie didn't know what to say. She had seen the girl in the hallway, she was a year older then her. She had always smiled at Jessie but Jessie kept to herself, recently she wanted to be alone.
"No, Gov. test." Jessie stated.
The girl smiled, perched on the edge of the sink, cigarette in hand, leaning out of the window, before tossing the butt out.
"I'm Katie." The girl introduced herself.
"Jessie." Jessie said.
The bell rang. Katie stuck a breath mint in her mouth and hopped off the sink.
"Nice to meet you Jessie. See you around?" She asked
"Yeah." Jessie said dumbly nodding her head.
Something about that girl gave Jessie a feeling that she had never had before. Could it have been butterflies? No, It couldn't have been. Or was it? Jessie didn't know. All of the sudden the air felt thin and she could not breathe.
Jessie rushed into the bathroom stall and grabbed her razor out of her pocket. She made a point to carry it incase situations like these arose. She uses it like a diabetic uses insulin.
Jessie held the blade to her arm. Blood began to trickle. it wasn't enough. She needed something more. She went further and further up her arm, slowly to feel all of the pain. She sat for a second. Finally she felt the release that she needed. She flew out of the stall only to run into. Katie.
"I forgot my lighter." Katie said holding it up.
Jessie smiled at her, which she could only do because of her newfound calm that she would have after she cut.
"I have to get to class." She said heading out of the bathroom so she would not be any later today.
Katie knew it, as did Jessie about Katie. there was something about that girl.
And so it went, the two girls would soon find out.
Hey all! This chapters kinda short but an outline for things to come! Sorry about the wait! Enjoy!
~ Haley
Jessie woke up to the sun pouring through her window hitting her directly in the face much to her dismay. She looked at her clock, it read 8:00.
"Shit." Jessie said throwing on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt from her floor, as she ran downstairs, tripping along the way as she was attempting to button her pants.
Eli was already staring at the stairs, hearing her hassle up-stairs, waiting for her to come down.
"It is eight o' clock, I am a half and hour late to school, and I have a huge Government test first period, and I-" Jessie took a deep breath "Why the hell didn't somebody wake me up."
Eli looked at his sister blankly and shrugged.
"Do you want like. like a ride or something?" Eli asked taking a bite of his lucky charms
Jessie gave him the well duh look.
15 minutes later Jessie was signing in at the front office.
"So you don't have a note?" The secretary said.
"No." Jessie said for the fifth time.
"So you know this is your fifth unexcused absence and now you have to serve a half-hour detention." She stated.
"Yea, um, I really have to get to class." Jessie said looking at the clock.
There was five minutes left of her first period class and she was better off not going at all. She arrived at her class and peeked through the window to see everyone completing their tests.
"What am I doing? I haven't even studied." Jessie said to herself making a quick detour to the girls' bathroom on the other side of her school, far, far away from her classroom.
Jessie swung open the door and sunk into a corner, after a moment she realized that she was not alone. She looked up to see a pair of green eyes staring down at her. Neither said anything.
Jessie stood up and brushed herself off.
"Not much for class this morning either huh?" The girl asked
Jessie didn't know what to say. She had seen the girl in the hallway, she was a year older then her. She had always smiled at Jessie but Jessie kept to herself, recently she wanted to be alone.
"No, Gov. test." Jessie stated.
The girl smiled, perched on the edge of the sink, cigarette in hand, leaning out of the window, before tossing the butt out.
"I'm Katie." The girl introduced herself.
"Jessie." Jessie said.
The bell rang. Katie stuck a breath mint in her mouth and hopped off the sink.
"Nice to meet you Jessie. See you around?" She asked
"Yeah." Jessie said dumbly nodding her head.
Something about that girl gave Jessie a feeling that she had never had before. Could it have been butterflies? No, It couldn't have been. Or was it? Jessie didn't know. All of the sudden the air felt thin and she could not breathe.
Jessie rushed into the bathroom stall and grabbed her razor out of her pocket. She made a point to carry it incase situations like these arose. She uses it like a diabetic uses insulin.
Jessie held the blade to her arm. Blood began to trickle. it wasn't enough. She needed something more. She went further and further up her arm, slowly to feel all of the pain. She sat for a second. Finally she felt the release that she needed. She flew out of the stall only to run into. Katie.
"I forgot my lighter." Katie said holding it up.
Jessie smiled at her, which she could only do because of her newfound calm that she would have after she cut.
"I have to get to class." She said heading out of the bathroom so she would not be any later today.
Katie knew it, as did Jessie about Katie. there was something about that girl.
And so it went, the two girls would soon find out.
