Chapter two

Westley’s P.O.V

I sit in my car for at least another five minutes before sliding out and treading into the school. I try to avoid any contact with other people, but I have no luck with that as I see Colton coming my way.

“Where the hell do you think you’re going, f*g?” He asks, pushing me into a nearby locker.

“I think I’m going to class, a*****e.” I mumble, ducking under his arm and trying to walk away. He grabs me by my collar and jerks me back. He slams me back into the locker.

“What the f**k did you just say to me?” He gets in my face.

“I said that I’m going to class.” I pause and get closer to his face. “A*****e.”  I finish, flipping him off. As soon as I finish that sentence, Colton raises his arm to punch me. He’s about an inch from my face and I dodge the punch. His hand hits the locker behind me, instead. The noise makes people look our way. Including Will Sauner, the star of the football team. He’s a jock, but not the typical kind of meathead jock. He’s nice to people. He’s the only student in this entire school that is nice to me.

“Everything all good over here, boys?” Will raises an eyebrow while speaking.

“Yep. Were just peachy.” Colton plasters on a fake smile.

“Well, we all better be getting to class.” Will gestures for us to get to walking. I walk past Will on the way to his class and mumble a “Thank you” to him. I hear him whisper a reply and walk away. I hurry into the English classroom and sit in my assigned seat. I sit next to a popular girl. I think her name is Amanda. She never talks to me unless it’s for answers to assignments. I always catch her looking over at my papers.

“Alright, students. Today…” I hear Mr. Sanders start talking and I zone out.

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“Hey, b***h boy. Come back here.” I hear Colton yell across the parking lot as I walk to my car. I shake my head and try to ignore him. He gets his friends to yell after me with him, calling me a ‘f****t’ and a ‘b***h’. I turn my head, ever so slightly, to see him and his posse advancing towards me. I start walking a bit faster, trying to get to my car before they get to me. I hear even more shouting and what sounds like someone hitting the ground. I turn back and see Will on top of Colton, punching him repeatedly. Two guys come into the fight and pull Will off of Colton. Colton sees me standing there and narrows his eyes at me. He walks a couple more steps towards me.

“You have to have Will fight your fights for you?” He pauses to spit a bit of blood out of his mouth. “Now he’s going to get suspended. Good job. You’re useless. You’re better off dead. As a matter of fact, you should just go f*****g kill yourself.” He finishes. As soon as the words leave his mouth, the voices start up again. 'I told you so. You’re better off dead.’

They are louder than usual right now. I turn around with tears in my eyes and run to my car. Maybe everyone’s right. Maybe I should kill myself. All of this pain would go away. I don’t bother buckling my seatbelt as i push down the accelerator and speed off.

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I stand in my bathroom, tears streaming down my face, ready to end it all. I rummage through the cabinets and find every bottle of pills i can manage. Soon, the pills are sliding down my throat and my consciousness is slipping away. Slowly, I feel darkness consuming me. I am almost pulled all the way into the darkness when I hear the door slam open, followed by a gasp. My eyes slowly open and I see my mother before I am pulled under.

Author's Note

Please excuse any mistakes.