Nights like this

Chapter 1

Cigarettes

"I remember the first time I saw her.
She was walking in the rain and absolutely soaked. In one hand a cigarette that wasn't lit anymore but used, and in the other a bottle of jack Daniels.
Once she came closer I recognized her bruised and bloody knuckles that were irritated from the dirt on her hands. She was quite a sight, mysterious and reckless.
I wonder how she's doing now."

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"Mr. King would you be so kind to, even if it is for once, pay attention to class?" Miss. Buckner screeched from across the classroom while spitting on everyone in the front row.

"Do I have a choice?" I sighted while looking her bored in the eyes. She looks like a toad. I've always wondered how someone could have no neck and such a wide mouth. She was, Truly and utterly, ugly.

She let out an irritated sound before turning around and continuing her lesson. Taking my chance I quickly unlocked my phone and texted my friends to see who wants to hang out next period.

Me: who wants to hang out next period?
Jase: nah I'm already in trouble because I skipped 2 periods yesterday
Nick: I'm in... no way I will attend miss.  Buckner's lesson
Amy: me to
Me: Amy please go away you are annoying
Me: jk
Nick: don't pretend like you are not into her
Amy: nick go back to kinder garden
Amy: Noah you are such an ass by the way!
Jase: burn
Me: thanks Amy love you too

Turning off my phone I couldn't help but smile, Amy was so easy to annoy. Gosh, I love pissing people off.

As the bell rang the shoveling seats and tables could be heard throughout the whole school. I walked into the crowded corridor disappearing into the crowd, I could hear miss. Buckner yell at me for leaving the classroom without her permission. Because according to her the school bell is a sign  for teachers to Finnish their lectures and not for pupils to see as an excuse to leave the classroom.

"Go fuck thyself" I mumbled under my breath.

"Wow such deep poetry" i heard someone say

I turned around and saw Ellis chuckle, she looked so cute I almost had trouble keeping my cool gaze.

"I know I'm a true artist darling" I joked

"Yeah sure you are..." she said with sarcasm dripping from her words before walking into the bathroom.

I shook my head and walked towards the smoking tables outside, almost all the pupils that skip class are here.
I seated myself next to Nick and searched my bag for my package of cigarettes. I put one in my mouth and cupped my hands so I could lit it in this shitty windy weather, as the cigarette was lit I mumbled a quick "hey".

As soon as the nicotine spread through my blood I felt relieved. I snapped my head back and closed my eyes while breathing the thick white smoke out into the sky.

"Look who got into a fight again" Amy joked while grabbing my hands, I flinched at the touch of her cold fingertips. How long has she been outside? I thought before looking up. Her gaze was fixated on my red and purple knuckles, the white of my hands framed the dark purple and red spots dancing on my hands.

Her hands were trembling and her lips a pale blue. The blue looked perfectly in contrast with her pale skin, light blonde hair, her dark blue eyes and the veins that traced the lids of her eyes.
I took off my coat and swung it over her shoulders messing up her hair a bit.

"Here" I said and quickly looked away. I'm not good at the whole caring thing okay, I wish I was.

I closed my eyes as I felt my stress relieve due to my cigarette, I took the cigarette out of my mouth feeling my lips stick to the paper. I slowly opened my eyes only to meet Amy's in concern.

I tore my gaze from hers and kept smoking. Why can't she mind her own business? I smoke, so what? Why is she so concerned with me... after all I've smoked for quite a while.