English was boring for Nikita. Miss Foster was talking about DIMAFOREST and what it stood for when Alex past Nikita a note and mimed Michael she opened it and read it. Trying to hold back her urge to laugh Nikita couldn't relax her face it had a permanent smile which caused Miss foster to ask Nikita what was so funny. The whole class stopped and turned to look at her the look in their eyes was like they were piercing her soul to find the answers.
"Nothing Miss sorry, I was just happy that my first day is going so well" She smiled at the teacher who rolled her eyes and Nikita looked at Michael who was slightly red.
Alex looked at Nikita and Nikita replied to Alex's unasked question. "I'll show you later".
The lesson ended and Nikita walked out of the bland class room with Alex waiting in the sea green corridor. Michael walked out with Sean who looked at Alex then at the floor and said in a sarcastic tone "Princess Udinov" Bowing his head.
"Sean, seriously cut it out" Alex retaliated turning pink.
Michael grabbed Nikita's arm as they walked hand in hand down the corridor - Michael swinging their hands ridiculously high. Alex and Sean awkwardly following. They sat at one of the red tables in the lunch area outside. Basking in the sun Nikita took her jacket off and Sean looked at her then at Michael who was behind her.
Leaning down Michael whispered in her ears ever so quietly almost as though he was afraid to ask "Is everything okay at home?"
Nikita went still she hadn't thought about what she would say when people asked about how her family life.
"Erm…Yes why?" She said replying quickly.
Michael slowly and gently traced the line of a dark demonising bruise hovering above the line of her jeans. Nikita started to shake knowing what he meant. She grabbed her jacket and ran to the toilets. This time it was her time to cry in the stingy cubical.
Alex gave Michael a disturbed look she may not have known him long but the way he looked back at her she could tell he had feelings for Nikita.
"I'll go. She probably misses her friends" Alex excused herself and went to find Nikita.
She went into the toilets to get some tissue encase Nikita was crying. That's when she heard Nikita's voice.
"I'm so stupid I knew I couldn't get away with being the happy normal teenager."
Alex was worried no she was anxious she didn't want to lose Nikita as a friend but she couldn't bare to hear her suffer, building up the courage the Russian beauty knocked on the door and said in a soothing voice "Nikita, let me in, tell me what happened"
The bathroom was silent until Alex heard the clicking of the lock unravel. Alex pushed the door open and stepped in locking it behind her. She turned and saw Nikita-mascara running down her pink cheeks eyes as red as a field of poppies.
"Nikita, what's wrong? I want to be your friend, you can trust me please" Alex begged, she was determined to get Nikita to spill her deepest darkest secret.
"He saw, now he thinks I'm another messed up kid, he'll hate me" Nikita screeched.
"Who Nikki who saw and what did they see?" Alex couldn't be more muddled up.
"Michael saw. He saw this" Nikita showed Alex the bruise on her back "He thinks I have a really bad life and will take pity on me. I don't want that!" Nikita retaliated.
"What happened?! You have to tell me." Alex couldn't believe what was unravelling she had only knew Nikita a few hours but she had a connection that she hasn't had with anyone.
"I am an adopted kid. I don't know my dad. My mom died giving birth to me, before I moved in with Amanda, the mom I have now, I was in a bad foster home with Gary and Caroline." Taking a deep breath Nikita carried on "He always drank and then he took everything out on me. Caroline just dressed me nice for the social workers and then she served me up to him. I moved in with Amanda two months ago" Her eyes flooded with tears over flowing down her cheek. "I thought I could hide it"
Alex was speechless. She stepped closer to Nikita and hugged her tightly, sucking all the life out of her. Nikita sobbed on her shoulder.
Alex simply said "Tell him"
She felt Nikita shake her head and heard her sigh.
The bell rang for fourth period.
"I can't go out there. I can't face him or Sean" Nikita said quietly.
"Don't be bothered about Sean he's as scary as a teddy bear. Michael will understand"
"No. I'm just going to stay here" Nikita retaliated.
"We'll go to the nurse get you sent home, but first give me your number and wipe them tears away" Alex sweetly said.
After exchanging numbers and wiping away the panda eyes Alex guided Nikita to the nurse.
"Oh hi Alex" the nurse greeted.
"Hi nurse Dixon, erm this is Nikita she doesn't feel well" Alex replied.
"Okay what seems to be the problem Nikita" Nurse Dixon said guiding Nikita to the table bed in the centre of the office.
"I erm have stomach ache and feel sick" Nikita answered.
"Are you due, you know the womanhood things?" Miss Dixon asked.
Nikita shook her head. Alex knocked her.
"I… I… haven't started yet" Nikita felt uncomfortable revealing so much.
"Okay then. We'll call your Mom and get her to take you home."
"Okay thank you. Can Alex stay with me?" Nikita didn't want to be left alone especially with a nurse, hospitals and medical staff were in her case terrifying.
"Of course, but when you go she has to go back to class" Nurse Dixon said looking pointedly at Alex.
After twenty minutes of waiting in silence Amanda collected Nikita and took her home.
The drive home was silent. Amanda attempted to talk to Nikita but she didn't get a response. When they got home Amanda started to ask Nikita what was wrong, she knew she wasn't ill.
"I…he….so...Someone saw my bruise and I had to tell this girl what happened…I, its... I'm never going to have a normal life with a normal boyfriend" With that said Nikita ran to her room.