A Beauty In Nerd Disguise

Chapter 9

Morning came knocking at my door. I saw it arrive through my curtains in my bedroom.

I know my alarm is going to ring in 5 minutes but I don't want to move. I haven't moved an inch since last night, not even to shut my eyes since the nightmare. I used to have an eye bag but now, I have luggage. The alarm goes off and I just lay there, not moving.

Every day it is the same thing, we live in a circle. It's just our minds and our bodies that change.

I get up and take a shower. I pray that the water that flows over my body will wash away my past, but unfortunately it doesn't. I will never forget my sins and that's what makes me the way I am today.

I quickly pick a gray long-sleeved shirt and leggings then get dressed, including putting on my wig and glasses. I don't want to go to school today but I have to. I need to get out of this house immediately.

I want to go to a boarding school and have my own apartment through a scholarship, of course. I don't want to share a house with my mother, she thinks I'm a disgrace to the family, and I think I am too, so she distances herself away from me.

I go downstairs, then pick an apple from the fruit's bowl and walk to school. The everyday routine that I can't change anytime soon. I zone out and not pay attention to my surroundings as I walk slowly wanting to pass the time.

In a split second, I vaguely hear a honk before I feel my body hit the ground.

I don't feel any pain but instead, I feel something warm from under me.

"Get off me." I heard Ken say but then taking my time to look at his beautiful face as he scowls.

I slowly get off from him and stare at him blankly.

"What the hell were you thinking? Do you not pay attention to your surroundings?" He screams at me and trusts me he's cute when he mad too. Aww so handsome. I can't believe he's gay.

"It's not like someone will cry for me if I die. " I tell him truthfully still admiring his beauty.

"What about me?" He says with hurt in his eyes and my eyes immediately widen. I didn't expect him to be so honest.

"Are you serious about becoming my friend?" I ask him in disbelief.

"Hell yeah. Why do you think I'm here?" He says, running his hand through his hair with frustration and believe me, I wish I was the one who would run my hands through his soft hair over and over.

"Walking?" I said my eyes still attached to his soft hair

"No genius, I wanted to walk with you to school so I came by to pick you up. But I saw that you nearly lost your life." He says all in one breath and full of sarcasm. I rolled my eyes but my inside is already melting

I start to feel warm but didn't show it. I already showed my anger and I don't want to show any emotions anymore. I don't deserve to be happy, I will only bring disaster to everyone around me. I hope God will take my life soon. I really want to take my life with my own hands but, I am a coward. I didn't dare to.

I continue to walk to school, brushing past him as I go.

I walk into the school and I can hear people whispering about me and some girls are seriously glaring at me. Uh oh, what have I done?

I gulp silently as I go to my locker. I can hear heels clinking against the ground so fast that it sounds like someone is running. Then I meet with the ground again. Hey ground, did you miss me? Aww me too. *roll eyes at my dramatic fall*

I look up and come face to face with Lexi Grayson, with a huge smile upon her face.

What the fudge?

Ken stuck out his hand to me and I grabbed it, then he pulled me up off the ground and I brushed down the front of my shirt.

"I guess we are friends," I said with a straight face looking at the culprit of my downfall.

People like her don't deserve a friend like me. She will only get hurt if she hangs out with me.

She's jumping up and down like someone in love but then I just ignore her and go to my first class. I realize that I act pretty rude but I don't care.

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We finished our second class and thank gosh it's lunchtime. I feel someone grab my hand and I know exactly who it is. The sensation feels so familiar.

I look up and saw Ken smiling down at me. I tried to copy his expression but I don't know how it's much more complicated than solving math problems. He then leads me to a table in the cafeteria that has so many pairs of judging eyes and makes me sit down next to him. He pulls out two containers from his bag and puts one in front of me and one in front of him. It looks like food and smells delicious. I gulp silently admiring the beauty that soon I will steal from Ken.

"Dig in, I made it myself so you better finish it." He tells me as he hands me a container. My eyes widen as I look at him

"Thanks." I tell him and without saying much I began to eat.

He just stares at me as I eat the super delicious food in front of me. Oh god, he should have been my husband. He can cook for God's sake.

"What?" I question.

"Nothing, it's just that you just thanked me for the first time. You didn't even do that when I saved you this morning." He smiles warmly at me then began to eat his own share.

I wanted to smile but can't. I forced my lips into a smile, it hurt my head and heart are screaming at me not to smile or else I will bring misfortune upon us again.

So I just nod at him then look around me for the first time I noticed the cafeteria is silent like you can hear a pin drop silent. Seriously what happened? I look around and see Alexander is walking through the door with his friend. Oh, that's why. Curse you delinquent group.

I think he notices I'm glaring at him, he looks at me and rolls his eyes. It's not the Alexander that I know, he seems different. This Alexander is full of arrogance. This Alexander is your typical bipolar that makes me want to slap the life out of him.

I decide to not care about him and go back to eating my lunch seriously who cares about that wannabe bad boy? Not me. I still have this Angel in front of me. I continue admiring this pumpkin I whose in front of me.