Toni glanced about the room, at the stark walls and windows with cream blinds that looked as though nobody had dusted them in the last ten years. It was nothing like her last school. Well... except for the fact the mentality of the people was pretty much identical. The segregation of popular kids, the cool kids, the nerds, and the freaks.
Glancing to her left, she spotted the guy Dailey had told her about. She couldn't see much of his expression because his long, dangly black hair covered his face. Normally, he'd be just her type; dangerous, weird, and twisted... but she had the distinct feeling her only friend in this hell hole would end up falling for him, meaning he was off limits.
She felt the life drain out of her as Tommy took a seat beside her, scraping his chair and table loudly as he pulled them closer to hers. Something about his energetic personality was draining to Toni. Just watching him fail to sit still for five seco
Toni didn't know which was worse—the smell or the humiliation. She'd seen kids thrown in dumpsters a couple of times, and while she felt bad about failing to intervene, she never imagined she might end up on the receiving end.What if nobody came to let her out? Would she end up in the garbage crusher?Morbid thoughts about being squished to death prompted her to call for help when she heard voices in the distance. Screw the embarrassment. She wanted to live.
When Dailey arrived at the beach it was beginning to get dark. A group of kids had created a bonfire and were currently feeding it sticks. Some weren't dry enough. They crackled and hissed as they burned, releasing a foul-smelling acrid smoke into the salty air.Dailey watched, keeping to the grassy shore when she spotted Sam by the keg. He and his friends filled red plastic cups with beer and joked together, perving not so discreetly on a couple of scantily clad girls from the year below.'Already moving on to someone new,'Dailey thought.'Typical.'She tried to tell herself it didn't matter—that she was done with him—but seeing him still hurt. He hadn't even spoken to her about the images, probably assuming he'd simply lost the files. This could only be a good thing. She hated him, but she also still loved him and always would. Getting him involved in the mess with Drake would o
Dailey couldn’t stop thinking about the quote Drake had chosen to leave her with. Did he somehow know she was desperately lonely? Maybe. Or maybe it was just a fluke.With her friends and boyfriend gone, she had nobody around to confide in. Yet, it surprising how little her mentality had changed. Her friends didn’t talk, only gossiped, and her boyfriend and been someone to make out with rather than a legitimate partner.‘I’ve been very lonely for a very long time,’Dailey realised.As she walked to school alone, she saw Toni and smiled, rushing over to say hi. The first time she’d seen Toni, Dailey had expected her to be scary and antisocial. She was happy to find out how wrong her judgement had been as the girl ran over and hugged her.“How’s it going?” she asked, meaning the Aaron situation.“Nothin
"I decided today is the day," Aaron said. He leaned so close his chest was pressed up against hers. Toni could feel the hardness of his muscles and the warmth of him as he breathed down her neck.Instead of melting, she stared at him with defiance, determined not to take any of his crap."Today is the day you quit," he clarified."Why?" Toni asked, feeling brave. "Because Drake is getting involved?"Aaron flinched ever so slightly at the mention of that name."What did he do to make you so afraid of him?" she asked, not in a taunting way, but genuinely interested."I ain't scared of him," Aaron scoffed, curling his lip as he licked his teeth. He shook his head. "We used to be mates is all. Not that it's any of your business.""It is, actually," Toni said. "My friend is at his house right now and honestly... I don't trust him."&nbs
"May I have a drink of water, please?" Dailey asked. She sniffed away tears and wiped at her face before taking the glass of water.It was tepid and tasted different to the water from her tap at home, but at least it cleared away the awful film coating her mouth."So... tell me," Drake said, taking the water from her hand and placing it on the table. "What was that little outburst all about?""I... I..." Dailey fumbled, unsure of what to say, what he wanted to hear. Not sure of the truth."I just want you to like me," she cried, throwing herself into his arms. She clung to the fabric of his black hoodie, snuggling her head into his chest. "I'm sorry for all the times I was a bitch to you. I'm sorry. Please stop hating me.""I don't hate you," he told her. "I'm indifferent to you."That was so much worse than hate."I like you,
The walk to Aaron’s house only took ten minutes in real time but seemed to go on forever in Toni's mind.He didn't speak, just kept looking back at her with this awful smug look on his face. His annoying cute face. It simultaneously made her want to punch and kiss him.'I'm so confused,'she thought.'Why am I doing this?'It wasn't like he could force her. 'It was a bet,' probably wasn't going to stand up in a court of law if he forced her into sex. There was the obligation... and something deeper.'You want to see his massive dick, you pervert.'Toni had done pretty much everything sexual. Everything but anal.Today that would change.Aaron stopped outside a large but plain-looking red brick house. The garden wasn't pristine, but it was mowed and weeded. A trampoline and a swing set sat b
When Dailey arrived at school with Drake, people stared. As they noticed the collar and leash, the stares become whispers and murmurs.Someone was bound to bombard her with questions, it was just a matter of time and a question of who it would be.She sighed as she noticed it was Sam who approached, walking with swagger, and puffing up his chest in some lame attempt to be manly."What the hell is this?" he asked. "Are you two, like... an item now?""How is that your business again?" Dailey asked, wrinkling her nose.When Sam moved in closer his eyes widened, taking in the dog lead with undisguised horror. He shook his head."What the fuck?" he cried.His friends—her former friends—formed a circle around the new couple, wearing equally horrified expressions.Tommy didn't help matters as he ran o
"Are you ready to go home?" Drake asked.Dailey nodded. She felt her lips stretching into a smile at the word home. Their home. When she felt his eyes lingering, she quickly uttered a "Yes, Master."He took the handle from her pocket and pulled her along, getting as many stares as they had done early despite the fact everybody knew about it.'I can't wait till school is over and I can leave this hell hole,'she thought. It was a drastic overreaction, considering she'd loved the place up until a few weeks ago; back when she'd had friends, a boyfriend, and the admiration of her peers.Sam was the only reason she'd had anything to start with—that much became clear the moment they were no longer an item. He'd picked her from the gutter—Pretty Woman style—and given her everything.'That doesn't mean he had the right to cheat on you,' she remind