World... Upside down?✔

Chapter thirty one

"Okay"

I hear the door being opened, it's Luke with my father.

The first one comes and hugs me.

"I'm sorry for what happened today, teenagers can be cruel and stupid"

I ruffle his hair.

"Don't worry about it"

My father is furious.

"Right now I'll go talk to that director! Do they think they can treat my daugther like that?! Where did their institutional level go?! Then kids commit suicide and they pretend they don't have any idea why! I'm going to ask for the documents to change you of school immediately! Son unos reverendos forros irresponsables..."

"Dad! That won't be necessary"

He looks at me without understanding.

"You think I won't go? Of course I will!"

"I don't wish to leave my school yet"

"Are you sure?"

"I am"

"Okay, but I will go talk"

"Deal"

After a while, Oliver and I decide to go up to my room. We watch a couple movies and fall asleep.

The sound of my father calling us for dinner wakes us up.

We go down and eat aubergine milanesas with puree.

A couple hours later, it's time for Oliver to go.

I walk him to the door and I put my weight on the balls of my feet to give him a small kiss on the lips.

He smiles at me and blushes.

"See you tomorrow"

"Until tomorrow"

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My alarm goes off at 6 am. I smile. My plan has begun.

If I'm gonna cause a ruckus today, let's make it big. I walk to my father's closet and choose the most ostentatious dress he has.

I ask him if I can modify it to suit me. He seems surprised at first but then accepts it.

The dress has a pin-up style, black with white polka dots. I love it.

I had resigned myself to not this kind of things after being ridiculed and beaten last time.

But now I'm seen as ridiculous no matter what, so I'll better be it with style, right?

I go downstairs and Luke gets surprised when he sees me.

"I see you're wearing something..."

"Something...?"

"Unusual."

My father is giving us his back as he prepares breakfast.

"Honey, today I'll go to school after classes, I can't before because... what the hell?" He says after seeing me.

"I'm wearing your dress, don't you like it?" I say turning around.

"Have you done it again?"

I nod as sweet as I can with a mouth-shut smile.

"You actually don't look that bad, it's just... weird to see you like that."

"I agree" Luke says from behind.

"Well, I like it" I speak taking a seat to have breakfast.

I need the number of the pianist I met yesterday. What was her name?

It started with M.

Melissa?

No. Monica? M...

Melanie. That's it.

I text to one of my theatre partners. The one who seems to have contact with music. He passes me her number.

"Should we get going?" Luke asks.

"No, I'm skipping the first two classes today"

"Why?"

"You'll know that later"

I send Melanie a message.

Me:

I need your help.

Luke and my father leave and, one hour and a half later, I find myself in the school entrance ready to get in.

I take a deep breath.

This will be harder than I thought.

I put a foot inside.

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The dress on multimedia is the one Amelie's wearing (;