I got up, after my alarm went off. I slid out of bed and walked over to my dresser. I pulled on a sweatshirt. I didn't even take off the shirt or sweat pants I was wearing. I walked into the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. I wiped my eyes trying to bring some color back into my face. I brushed my teeth and left the bathroom. I walked over to my phone sitting on the night table. I looked at it I had multiple missed calls from Zack. I rolled my eyes as my phone started to ring playing My ring tone. Behind Blue eyes by The Who. I answered the phone.

Alex: Hello?
Me: Hello?
Alex: Oh good it's you! Are you alright? Is everything ok....Zack won't talk to us...
Me: Yeah I'm fine...
Alex: Well that's good. Hey... meet me at the dinner in between our schools.
Me: I'm not in the mood Alex.
Alex: Paige please...
Me: No really.... it's ok.
Alex: Be there in ten minutes.

He hung up. I slipped on the flip flops I had and grabbed my bag and walked down stairs. Amy and Norm are leaving today...They were packing up. "Heading out for school?" Norm asked. I turned to him. "Yeah..." I took a step closer, he got the hint and opened his arms so I could step in. "Thank you so much for everything you've done... I love you guys as if you were my own parents." He hugged me a little tighter. "Paige. Thank you so much for being the kid we needed in our life. I know life has not been easy for you but you've mad mine and Amy's easier.... Thank you." I hugged at him tighter. I pulled away. "Thanks...I gotta go to school. Sorry." I grabbed my bag and headed out to my car.

I sat in the seat and turned on my radio. I started to play Wake me up when September ends. I started to cry. I was really gonna miss them. I pulled out of my drive way. I made it to the dinner. I got out and walked into the place. Alex sat at a booth. I walked over and sat down. "Hey..." His voice changed half way through his word. I looked up at him. "Are...you umm..." He scratched the back of his neck. I finally spoke up. "No I'm not." He looked up at me, square in the eyes. This boy had beautiful brown eyes. "I may never be ok...and I'm fine with that." He reached across the table and held my hand.

He started to play with my fingers up until he got to my wrists. I pulled away and put them in my lap. "No you did not." He said. He reached over and pulled both arms out of my lap and rolled my sleeves up. "Why?" He asked just as much hurt as Zack had yesterday. "Cause everything in my life sucks and the one thing that made me feel better I drove away..."I had tears in my eyes. He took a napkin and dipped it in his water and wiped away some of the blood on my wrists. "I heard about your step parents..." He said not making eye contact. "Alex...They're leaving me the house. I don't have to move." He looked up at me.

"That's great." He said. He smiled but it quickly faded. "Then why did you-" I stood up and tried to leave. I had tears running down my face. I made it out to my car with Alex not that far behind me. "Paige." I was fumbling with my keys. I dropped them. I leaned my head against the car. "You can tell me." I looked up at Alex "It's not a big deal, alright?" He spun my whole body around. "But it is and you know it." I closed my eyes. "I have to get to school now." I said. He let go of my arm. "Ok but we're not done here." I opened the door. I spun back around to look at him. "Why? Why do you care?" I asked.

"Because... I don't know..." "Well thank you for thinking about me but I can't bring anyone else down with me." I turned and got in my car. I started it and pulled out of the parking lot. I drove to school in silence. I had no music on our anything. I pulled up to my spot and got out of my car. I grabbed my back pack and walked inside the building. I made it to my locker. I was grabbing some stuff out of it when my face collided with the cold metal. "Fuck." I pulled my hand up to my head. I turned to see Keith standing there. "Jesus Christ what is your Fucking deal with me?!" I asked him. He looked a little taken off with my tone. "You haven't been here the past three days. I've missed my little punching bag." I rolled my eyes and started to walk away. He grabbed my wrist squeezing hard. "Come back here." He said. "Stop Keith just leave me alone...please?" I asked tears starting to well in my eyes.

"No way freak...you have to be taught a lesson." He said. He raised his arm and it came down swift. He punched me in the face. I fell to the ground on the way down my head slammed against the floor. He kicked me a couple times in the face and stomach. He finally stopped after countless beatings and walked away. I laid there on the ground for a few the bell rung a few minutes ago. I slowly sat up. I looked around no one was in the hallway.

I pushed myself off the floor and walked into the bathroom. I leaned myself up against the sink staring at my face. I had a cut lip and some bruises on my stomach. I wiped away the tears and blood from my face. I stepped back from the sink and looked at myself. Then the door swung open. "Look who it is..." She walked over to me. She pushed my shoulder. "Our little freak...Paige." I stepped back. "I'm not in the mood for this Casey." I said not making eye contact. She stepped forward pushing me into the wall. "Well lets make time shall we?"

She pushed me to the floor and straddled my waist. She hit me in the face, multiple times with her fists. I tried to shuffle out from under her. She repositioned and held my hands down. Then she spit on me and got off. I laid there. "I saw you with Zack. Stay away from him alright? He doesn't want your freakness on him." She picked up her bag and left the bathroom. I started to cry. I pushed myself up against the wall and pulled my knees up to my chest. I rested my head on the wall. A couple bells rang and eventually after a lot of bussle, it got quiet. I stood up and walked to the door. I opened it and looked out. There was no one. I walked out and down the hall. It was dark outside. I walked down the parking lot to my car.

I got in. I reached for the radio but moved my hand. "Why bother...they can't help!" I yelled at my car. I slammed my hands on the steering wheel. I started my car and pealed out of the school parking lot. I started my decent home. My phone started to ring.

Me: H-Hello?
Alex: Why haven't you texted me back? Are you ok?
Me: No...not really...
Alex: What happened? Why are you crying? Where are you?!
Me: I-I'm in my car driving home f-from school.
Alex: You haven't left school yet? It's like 8:20?
Me: I didn't wanna move.
Alex: I'm going to your house to see if your alright.
Me: Alex I'm ok now...you don't have to.
Alex: I'm worried Paige...I'm coming anyways.

He hung up. I threw my phone across my car. "Stubborn! everyone I surround myself with is Stubborn!" I yelled. I pulled into my neighbor hood. I passed Zack's house. His bedroom light was on. I thought about stopping but remembering what Casey said earlier. I wouldn't wanna ruin things for him. I passed it and pulled into my drive way. I opened the door left my bag and ran for the front door. I pulled out my keys and opened the door. It swung open. I ran upstairs into Norm and Amy's room, but they were gone already. I slid down the wall in the hallway. I gripped at my hair with both hands. "Ahhh!": I yelled through clenched teeth.

I heard a car door slam. I didn't move. I heard someone run up and into my house. "Paige?!" Alex yelled. I didn't say anything. "Paige!" He yelled again. I hid my head in my hands. "W-What!" I yelled. He ran up the steps. I felt him knee down next to me. "Are you ok?" He asked. I shot my head up and looked at him. "Just Fucking peachy." I said. He looked at me with this shocked expression. He took on hand and wiped his thumb under my nose and across my lips. He pulled it back I saw the blood on his hand. I took one hand and touched my face. I pushed up with my other hand. I ran down the steps. Alex following closely behind. I rounded the corner at the bottom of the steps into my kitchen. I opened one of the cabinets reaching for a first aid kit.

I pulled it out and opened the box. My hands were shaking and I was crying so hard the tears were blurring my vision. I couldn't even open anything. Alex reached over and took it out of my hand. He picked my up and sat me on the counter. I looked down at my hands. He lifted my head with his right hand, by the chin. "I'm gonna help fix you..." Alex said. I nodded. He started cleaning the blood off my face. He got to my eye and the area was sensitive. I fliched. "Sorry." He said. "It's ok...it just hurt." I said. "Paige...Who did this to you?" He stopped making all my attention go to his eyes. "Some kids from school..." I said and looked away.

He pushed away from me walking into the living room. He pulled out his phone. I pulled myself off the counter. I followed him. "Who are you calling?" I asked him. "Zack!" He said. I walked up to him and snatched the phone away from him. I clicked end. "Paige!? What are you doing? He was supposed to protect you?!" Alex yelled at me. "I can't make him do that Alex...He deserves a normal life. One with out me fucking it up." I said back. "Paige your amazing and don't deserve whats happened to you." He said back. I looked up at him. "Alex...Thanks for hepling me but I have to ask you to leave..." His eyes grew wide with this statement. "W-Why?" He asked. "I can't bring you down with me... I'm sorry..." Then there was a knock on the door.

Alex sat on the couch in the living room as I went to the door. I opened the door. "Hey I was just coming to chec- Oh my god what happened?!" Jack asked forcing his way to my face. He had one hand on my left cheek and the other on my right hip. He hand moved across my stomach and I pulled back. "Fuck!" I yelled. Alex came running around the corner. "What happened?" He asked. Jack looked at Alex confused and then back at me. I pushed myself against the wall and slid down it. I lifted my shirt. I ran my fingers across the bruises. I felt the tears roll down my face. "What did you do?" Alex asked. "I didn't do anyth-" "It wasn't him." I said. I pulled my shirt completely off leaving my shirtless and braless. I covered myself and pulled off the jogging pants. I walked over to Alex and Jack. "Please leave?" I asked. They looked at each other. "Both of you." I said.

"I'm not leaving you alone..." Alex said. "Neither am I." Jack said. "Please!" I asked again. "No...we're obviously not leaving." Jack said. "Fine!" I said and went upstairs. They followed. I walked into my room. "I'm gonna take a shower please let me get naked alone." They both did as I asked and I pulled off my underwear and went int my bathroom. I started the water and stepped in. I washed my hair and body. I got out of the bathroom. I walked into my room and pulled on a shirt. I stole this from Zack. I slipped it on and pulled on some boxers he left over here before. I walked out of my room and down the hallway to Amy and Norms old room. I walked over to the bed and there sat a letter addressed to me.

I picked it up and opened it.

Dear Paige,
You were the best daughter we ever could have asked for. When you came to us, you were the blessing we needed. I hope you keep contact with us because we think of you as our daughter and not a foster kid we helped. We love you and always will.
Love, Norm and Amy

I took the letter that was now stained with tears and walked into the my room. I put it in my hope box and went down my stairs. I walked into my music room down the hall. I sat down with an acoustic guitar in my hand. I sat in the corner of the room. I started to play I'm not ok by My chemical Romance.

"Well if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say. I never want to let you down or have you go, it's better off this way. For all the dirty looks, the photographs your boyfriend took, Remember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor? I'm not okay. I'm not okay. I'm not okay. You wear me out..."

I pushed the acoustic off my lap. I had tears in my eyes, I couldn't even finish. I heard someone walk over they sat next to me. I wiped my eyes and looked over. It was Jack. "I'm not okay, Jack..." He looked at me. "I know..." Was all he said. I lunged at him and hugged around his neck. I cried on his shoulder. "Why is everything so difficult?" I asked when I could breathe. "Cause if it wasn't it wouldn't be life." I laid my head on his shoulder. My nose was pressed against his chest. "Jack?" "Yeah." "You smell nice." He laughed a little. "So I've been told." I curled harder against him. He wrapped his arms around me. I turned my head and kissed his neck.

"Thanks Jack..." He pulled me onto his lap and we sat in that room until I fell asleep leaned up against his chest.

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