Stay with me, tonight
Chapter 2

I jump out of bed and quickly get dressed and head out the door so Cherry or Eric dont notice me. I almost trip completely over the pile of clothes scattered across the hallway. I walk around the Corner and stub my toe. I cover my mouth so I don't wake anyone up. I run out of the door and get on my crappy brown bike and ride it as fast as I can with a throbbing toe all the way to school which is pretty good distance. I park my bike and run to my locker hoping to get ignored. No one noticed me which is a very strange thing but you don't see me complaining. The bell rings and I get to class.

"Your not late this time Miss. Dawson." Mr. Cshucks says as I run in split second before the bell rings the second time letting everyone know that class is starting. If you didn't make it in before the seconds bell the teacher would lock the door and no students would be able to get in. I sit in an empty spot at the front of the class. I can't stop thinking about that boy from yesterday. No one has ever smiled at me like he did. He made me feel something that I thought I would never feel ever again. Happiness. That boy, Austin made me want to live just another day, maybe two. If only I could see him again.

The teacher gave us some questions that we had to finish but I just groan, erase and repeat. I just can't find myself to get the correct answer. I'm about to give up when someone touches me shoulder. I look over to see that smile again.

"You look like your suffering. Do you need some help?" Austin asks.

"Thanks, but I'm good. I'll figure it out eventually." I reply. I'm actually speaking. I write something down in the answer box and groan knowing that it is wrong. I erase it and leave my head on my hand. "I give up."

I see In the corner of my eye, Austin gets up and come over to me. "Never give up." I look up and he smiles at me. "If I've ever learned something in life is to never give up on something that you want."

"Is it important to know a stupid history question?" Oh My God did I actually speak to him with words other than my name?

"Depends." He laughs. "You know your different from other girls around school. How come I've never seen you around?"

"Never want to be noticed."

"How come?"

"The girls here torture me." I look over my shoulder and see one of the girls walk up to us.

"Excuse me but," she looks over to Austin,"is it bothering you, Austin?" He stands up in anger.

"It, is a human being and ,she, is not at all. In fact she is perfect company, that's more than you'll ever be." Did Austin actually stand up to Missy? Yeah, that's her name. I could hear the class laughing with Austin and at Missy. She rolls her eyes and walks away.

"Whatever, freak."

He pulls up a chair next to me and sits down. I ask, "What are you doing?"

"I'll be your new tutor, if you'd like." He smiles at me. Why does he keep smiling at me? I guess I'm just not used to it. Wait! What did he just ask me?

"No, that's too much to ask."

"It's okay. I was suppose to help someone else out but that person skipped out so I have time. What do you say?"

I smile, "Sure."

"Great! How about tomorrow after school. Your place?"

"I can't do it at my place. I- I have relatives over so I can't have anyone over." I lie.

"Okay. No problem. We can just do it at my place then."

"Sounds like a plan."

"Great." The bell rings. "See you at lunch."

I go home after school and talk to Cherry.

"You want me to stop being late for class and get better marks right?"

"Sure, whatever. What do you want?"

"Well, I found myself a tutor and I was wondering if I could go over to there place tomorrow."

"Fine. Whatever. But this house better stay clean."

"Thanks. It will." That a surprising turn out.

The next day Austin helped me in History again. He's really nice. I don't get why he turned up in my life just out of the blue. There's something about him that stands out from all the other guys. Something good. I just can't seem to find it. I've never really had a normal life after my parents death and after that everything in my life seemed to go to hell so it's kind of hard to have a normal life when you're grieving but I'm done that stage. But the pain is still there. And I don't think it will ever go away. I've never really had friends, maybe after tonight I'll finally have one. Someone who I can talk to. Maybe that's too soon but still someone I can talk to that's not a bitch, teacher, foster mom, or foster brother.

I've been waiting on the cement stairs outside the school for about three minutes and I can't find Austin. Maybe he was just one of those typical teenage boys who likes to mess with y-. I'm proven wrong when I see an handsome blonde walk up the stairs. I stand up and walk towards him.

"Hey." He says.

"Hey." I reply.

"Ready to go?" I nod. We head to his car. He goes to my side and opens the door for me nod and closes it for me. I feel like Cinderalla. Literally. I have to clean to house everyday. I have the most perverted foster brother ever. The evil foster mother. And I have a guy who wants to help me get better in school. But I doubt there's going to be a happy ending where we live happily ever after cause that only happens in the movies. He starts to car and we go to his house. We pull up to the driveway and I have a nervous feeling. I don't know why. I've never had this feeling for like, ever. Please don't tell me this is what having butterflies feels like.

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