𝟷:𝟸𝟹 𝚙𝚖
Today was the meeting. It started in about a few more minutes. You looked at your arm to see it still bandaged and saw Cullen glaring at you while rubbing his head. You rolled your eyes and turn to Marcel who was busy cleaning up a few things. Eventually the door bell rung and everyone froze. Your mother opened it and she gave them a warm smile while leading them inside and into the kitchen table where everyone else sat. You sat next to Marcel and Cullen sat at the head of the table. He pulled you and Marcel closer to him.
"Don't mess this up or your mom-"
"Don't push the limit." You growl and push him off of you and sit back in your seat.
You were told to wear what Cullen told you to wear but you showed up in a white dress shirt that was tucked messily into some pants and wore boots with a loose tie that you got frustrated from earlier so you just gave up halfway.
"Y/n, right?" One of the workers says and looks at you.
"I couldn't help but notice the bruises. Mind telling me how you got those?"
"Well...I've been getting bullied at school."
"Oh? Are you parents doing anything about it?"
"Yeah, my mom went to to the principal and told them that I was getting bullied."
The lady jots down something in her book and then proceeds to question everyone else. It seemed like you were the only one getting so many questions and so were your mother. Cullen started to suspect something but eventually calmed down when they started questioning Marcel and him.
Eventually mom showed them around the house. After about two hours of talking and eating small snacks, acting like the perfect family. You even received a few hugs and compliments from Cullen. You hated every bit of it. Every time you would try to say something rude, Cullen would kick you from under the table and tell them it's how you both "joke around". Soon they finally left, suspecting nothing.
Once the doors closed, everything went back to normal. You decide to head upstairs and and change your shirt into a regular shirt but before you could, you almost bump into Cullen.
"Glad you didn't decide to mess it up, little shit." Cullen comments and nudges pass you. You let out a huff and go after him but your mom stops you.
"No." She says and walks away. You glance at Cullen and see him smirk at you. You clenched your fists as your mom nudges you gently. You roll your eyes before heading upstairs to change.
You hear knocking on your door and you go downstairs to answer it since you couldn't hear anyone else answer it. Just then you see Noah standing there.
"Noah? What are you doing here?"
"Just thought i'd come by and ask if you wanted to hang out with us again." He says.
"Y/n? Who's at the door?" Your mom asks and she approaches you to see Noah.
"Oh hello!" Your mom smiles.
"Hello Mrs. Tycho."
"Call me Athena, calling me Mrs Tycho makes me feel old" Your mom laughs.
"Uh hey, mom, can i hang out with my...friends?" You ask.
The way she stared at me when I said the word "friends" made me realize that I was so used to being alone that even my mom was used to it. I could see the happiness and tears threatening to spill from her dark green eyes. She looked so proud and happy.
When I asked her she didn't even hesitate to give me any rules or anything. She basically
pushed me into Noah and told me to have fun before closing the door and as we walked away, we could hear her happy cheers.
"What's with your mom? I thought she would be strict or something." Noah chuckles and point back at the house with his thumb.
"I guess she's just happy that I finally have friends instead of hanging out in my room all by myself."
"How long have you been staying in your room?"
"....ever since my mother died.."
My mother was mugged and murdered when i was about nine. I remember her funeral. Everyone was so sad and angry. They eventually caught the man and threw him in jail. He only got two years in prison.
During those two years I had been adopted by my mother's sister. Athena and my mother were both adopted as well by their parents who died from old age. Before Athena adopted me, she had adopted Marcel who is only two years older than me. I knew Marcel as my cousin but he became my brother eventually.
We were already closer but when he found out I was going to be his sister, he was excited and we became even closer. I've changed since then.
I guess you could say I did understand death at a young age. When i found out about my mother, I just remember thinking, "She's not coming back." and that i wouldn't be able to see her anymore.
I started to isolate myself from people because they would bring it up and kids would bully me saying I had no mother.
You're probably wondering what happened to my father. Well, he ran away. When he found out that he got my mother pregnant, he ran. What a fucking coward.
I don't care about him anymore. I never did and never will.
You stood there awkwardly rehearsing your order in your head and mumbling it for about the one hundredth time. You watched as your friends ordered their food effortlessly. You quickly say it one more time quietly, "Hi can i please get a number six with a large fries and a small cup of cola, please. Thank you."
Once you were up you froze, the cashier looked at you and you couldnt help but feel as if she is tired of you already, even though you only stood there for five seconds. You tried to speak but nothing came out.
"They'll have a number six with a large fries and small coke, please." Chloris says and they nod. Chloris then grabs your shoulders and leads you to the table.
Everyone was at the mall. The food court food was cheap and pretty good. All of you were going to see a movie and then head to the park.
You rub your neck in embarassment as you looked at Choris.
"Thanks.." You mumble.
She smiles at you which you could never really get over. You liked her smile. She really should smile more, you thought.
"No problem."
You sit down beside Noah and Leo. Leo hands you some candy and be winks. You look down at it and grin. The letters 'THC' was on the candy. It was an edible.
"It's not watermelon but it'll do." You say but still eat it anyway.
"It's blueberry! Literally everyone is excited to get blueberry. It's the best flavor ever but you think watermelon is?" Leo laughs and turns to you. You shrug and swallow the candy.
"What? It's my favorite flavor." You smile.
After about an hour minutes of eating and talking, you spend the rest of the hour walking around and talking. Then you're at the theater. You stand in line with money in your hands getting ready to get some candy and slushee. You're basically floating and you ordered your snacks like you've been doing it for years. With no hesitation or anxiety built up inside you, you ordered your stuff effortlessly. You grab your snacks and go to see your friends.
Until..
SPLASH!
You look down at your hoodie to see blue slushee staining it. You look up to see Nakoa and beside him is his step-sister along with Simon and a few other people.
"Watch where you're going, Tycho! You got it on my shoes!" He barks and gives you a cold glare.
"Oh fuck off, Stryker. Those are ripped off Yeezy's. and find something else to do besides pick on me. It's honestly pathetic." You say and roll your eyes.
Wait fuck-
You clap a hand over your mouth surprised at what you just said.
"Did you just call me pathetic?" He questions with gritted teeth and clenched fists. You quickly shake your head and Nakoa slaps the candy out of your hand.
Dude what the fuck-
"Dude! My candy!" You groan and get down to pick it up but Nakoa kicks it away and steps on your hand. You groan in pain and fall on your knees looking up at him. You felt like you're enemy was a hero stepping on a villains hand.
"Okay okay! Stop it!" You whine and see your friends coming.
"Not until you apologize for what you said."
"Why should I? We all know that you're pathetic-" Nakoa pushes his foot down even more making you shout. "Ah-"
"Say sorry."
"Hey! Leave them alone!" Noah shouts and attempts to push Nakoa but he ends up pushing Noah first.
"Cut it out, asshole!" Chloris jumps in and looks at him.
Just then you see security. You then grab his leg with your other arm and pull it making him fall. You quickly get up before running out the theater. You get a few feet away and look back to see Nakoa coming at you.
"Oh fuck-"
"Get back here, Tycho!" Nakoa shouts and rushes out the door.
That's when it begins. The chase. It was like you were the mouse from Tom and Jerry and Nakoa was the cat. You basically jumped over cars and pass people on the streets under the bright lights.
Even if you were basically going to get beaten half to death, you felt alive. You felt the adrenaline rush through you and you couldn't help but laugh and look back every now and then to see almost everyone running behind.
Maybe it was the weed or the fact that you hadn't been out like this in a very long time. But whatever, you were enjoying every second of it.
You turn a corner into an alleyway but don't see any other exits. You then stop and look behind you to see Nakoa getting ready to pounce.
"Running away like some fucking coward, huh? Face me, Tycho!" He shouts and pounces. Just then you see a ladder. Before his fist would reach your face, you quickly dodge him and climb up the ladder and pull it up so he couldn't follow.
You laugh and see your friends looking at you. You wave at them and they all sigh of relief. They look tired and worn out but you didn't feel tired at all. Your hand hurt but you knew the pain wouldn't last long.
"So you think this is funny?" He shouts and looks like a hungry tiger trying to get its prey.
"Well yeah, somewhat." You chuckle.
"Do you think it'll be funny once I tell everyone your secret?" He threatens and smirks at you.
"Secret? I highly doubt you have any secrets of mine but go ahead, tell me what it is." You smile and lean against the railing.
"You're in love with your brother's girlfriend, Khione." He smirks.
You freeze up and look at your friends.
If you didn't know, Khione and Marcel have been together for years. You had started crushing on her when she started coming by the house.
"And I can't forget that you and Ms. Jinx almost hooked up on the night of halloween. Remember that?"
Your heart sank.
It was true. We almost did. I didn't know what the fuck we were doing but I know for sure is that we were both drunk. Extremely drunk.
Everyone looks at you confused and you look back at Nakoa.
"That's fucking bullshit!"
"You're getting mad...so we all know it's true. Imagine trying to have sex with a woman near her thirties...what makes it even more disgusting is that she's your fucking teacher."
"Fuck you, Stryker!" You growl and grip the railings harshly.
"I simply can't forget the fact that you tried to give head to Simon behind the school. You almost raped my bestfriend."
You look at Simon and glare at him. He avoids eye contact. You growl. Now that was a lie. That was a full on lie.
"Simon you fucking dick! I thought you told him the tru-"
"Not only are you a fucking walking sex toy...you're one of those gays! A fucking dy-"
Nakoa says.
You then kicked the ladder and it comes down. You climbed back down and approach Nakoa. You then look him in the eyes and give him a glare.
"Don't forget that I also know shit about you, Stryker." You scoff and walk out the alleyway, pass your friends.
You felt like crying. You felt like just jumping off a roof.
Finally, after years and years of making friends...you lose them.