The Only Exception -Neil Perry

Chapter 13

I laughed turning.

"This school is a patriarchy. While he just has to apologize, I get kicked off of set design something that could help me get into university. I don't care that this is an all boys school the fact that he gets a slap on the wrist while I get more of a punishment is sexist." I said.

"So I'm going to my dorm room to decide if I want to stay here or not." With that I went to my dorm.

Alcohol bottles littered the floor, oxy pills from my appendix surgery was crushed up in a small powder, my mirror was broken and my knuckles were bruised and bleeding.

It was 9:34pm, and I've been in here since 12:27 so at least 9 hours.

The high that I was feeling made me feel nothing and forget about everything else.

I was about to do another line but there was a knock on my door.

I rolled my eyes.

"Come in." I said before taking a swing of my vodka.

The door opened and the boys came in.

I must have looked a mess cause they stared at me.

"Close the door, getting expelled won't look good on my transcript."

Cameron shut the door as the others looked around the room.

"What did you do?" Knox asked as he looked at my mirror.

"It was bugging me so I punched it... don't worry, I put alcohol on it." I held the bottle up in my hurt hand.

"What the hell?" Meeks asked as he held up the pill bottle.

"Oh, yeah, that, I found them than I used my razor to crush it. And." I did the snorting motion.

"Don't worry, I only took two." I said.

Neil dropped down beside me, holding my had tears in his eyes.

"Why are you crying?" I asked wiping his tears.

"Cameron, go get the first aid kit. Pitts, get her some water. Meeks, get her some food." Neil told them.

They listened running out of the room.

"I'm fine." I pushed him away to sit on my bed.

"This isn't the first time." I ran a hand through my hair.

"What's she talking about Todd?" Charlie asked.

"When we were 14, she had a episode like this one, she ended up in the hospital for a month." Todd said.

I laughed.

"You'll never become someone, not if you don't give up this silly dream, and start acting like a obedient little house wife. No one wants to marry a whore." I quoted.

"Which is weird because I didn't have sex until I was 16." They all looked at me.

The boys picked up the mess and the other 3 came back.

Knox brushed my hair as Todd took my makeup off.

I than drank the cup of water, and ate the apple and granola bar.

Meeks than cleaned and wrapped my knuckles.

After that it was 11:00, my room was cleaned, I was in my pajamas with a clean face and brushed hair, I ate and I was sober.

Neil had me wrapped in his arms, and my head was on his chest.

"Allison." Charlie said as he stopped in front of me.

"I'm sorry that I got you kicked off of set design, it wasn't my intention to get you in trouble." I sighed.

"It's fine. But you owe me cigarettes and piggyback rides for the rest of the school year." I said as he chuckled.

"Deal." He replied.

"We should head to our dorms." Cameron said.

"You guys go. I'm staying in here tonight." Neil told them.

They nodded before bidding us goodbye.

Once they left, Neil pulled away and stood up.

"Why did you do that? I thought I was going to lose you when I walked in." He said.

"I didn't do it on purpose!" I said standing up.

"I got drunk. Then I found the pills! I just wanted to feel nothing for a while!" I yelled.

"I wasn't going to kill myself, I just wanted to feel calm and not deal with the fucked up world."

"Why didn't you come to me?" He asked.

"I didn't want to scare you. I was just going to hide in my room for the rest of the day and wake up like nothing happened." My arms crossed.

"But now I realize that was stupid. So if you want to break up with me, I understand." I said sitting back on my bed.

Neil sighed, dropping in front of me.

"I'm not breaking up with you. You are the best thing that ever happened to me." I looked at him.

"Just next time, come to me. And we can deal with it together." He touched my cheek as I leaned against it.

"Okay?" I nodded.

"Okay." I said as he stood up.

"Now let's go to bed."

He removed his clothes before crawling in beside me, pulling me into his arms.

I fell asleep immediately once my head hit the pillow.