Melody's Point Of View
"John hurry or we're gonna be late for the dinner" my mom yells. "Honey I can't find my tie" my dad shouts back from upstairs.
"Women are known to be the one delaying but you are the one delaying" My mom murmurs as she stomped upstairs to help my dad look for the said tie.
After sometimes they both came down ready to go to the dinner.
"But mom, I want to go with you." I protested
"Sweetie it's an adult thing and you will get bored" my mom said trying to convince me.
After lots of persuasion, I finally agreed to stay with our neighbor next door.
She's a woman in her late twenties. Although she is nice but she can get boring sometimes.
I just pick some books and my pencil and some storybooks.
I know it's just a day but I'm a nerd and everyone knows that.
We all moved out and my mom dropped me at Alessia's after explaining the reason they are dropping me.
Alessia was more than elated to accept me. I waited until my parent zoomed off and I waved at the car before Alessia wrapped her arm around me and guided me inside.
I woke up immediately sweating profusely. I just had a nightmare about them again. Then I heard banging on my door.
"Get your filthy ass downstairs and prepare breakfast" my aunt banged on my door waking me up around after 5.
I groan but standing up anyways because I had no choice. I heard Natalie mumbling that her mom is disturbing her and her mom apologized.
I'm not surprised a bit cos this my readers is how I had been living my life for good 6 years.
This is just like the beginning
I quickly clean up all the plates and trash the family did on the dinning table.
I wasn't allowed to sit with the family when having my dinner. I either take the food to my room, kitchen or living room.
As far as they were concerned, I'm not a part of their family.
Natalie had gone to school with her car immediately she finished eating.
While I had to wait till everyone finish eating and I will have to clean the dinning and wash all plates used before finally leaving for school.
Since I didn't have a car, no one to give me a ride, no money for bus, I had to trek to school.
This was how my morning routine goes.
By the time I got to school, the first period was on. I entered the class and met the eyes of a furious Mrs. White
"Ms. Trager, what excuse do you have for coming late again, you hit your head against a tree? The whole class laughed.
"um..." I say pushing my glasses but I heard a voice "Maybe her boyfriend didn't drop her off at school" Kendall, Natalie's boyfriend or should I say playboy who is also the school bad boy said and everyone burst out laughing.
Natalie who is sitting beside Kendall fake gasp "Didn't know the great nerd has a girlfriend"
Everyone laughed again while I just stood at the entrance playing with my fingers nervously.
I'm not embarrassed cos this isn't the first time this is happening. I'm weirdly used to it.
"Oh My God, I bet the guy will be an ultra super mega nerd" Eleanor, Natalie's side kick said. The whole class laughed again
Now I'm getting embarrassed and equally pissed off . I didn't even think twice before opening the door and running out of the class.
I was not surprised that Natalie, Eleanor and Kendall embarrassed me, what I am surprised about is that the teacher didn't even bother to stop them.
I was too busy in thought that I bumped into a body.
"Hey watch it" the person yelled
"I'm really sorry, I'm so so sorry" I apologize.
"No, I am sorry. I was just troubled and annoyed and you bumped into me and I took the anger out on you. I am totally sorry" the person apologize back.
I was surprised when I saw a really beautiful brunette in front of me apologizing. The first person who doesn't treat me like shit.
"You...you... you" I stutter still taken aback by the fact that she is smiling at me.
"By the way I'm Catherine but you can call me Kate" she say stretching her hands forth for a shake.
I managed to raise my hands up and shake back.
She looks at her wristwatch and gasp "Uh... I'm late. Principal Mullins will skin me, gotta go. Hope to see you around during lunch" she says and started jogging away.
I'm about to say I don't eat in the school cafeteria when she shouts, "wait for me in front of the cafe" she said as she disappears.
I gasp, someone wants to be friend with me. It's like the first time I'm having a friend after like 6 years.
Just then the bell rang for the next class and I hurried to mine which is mathematics and I'm glad that neither Kendall nor Natalie is in that class with me.
I entered my last class before lunch thinking about how Natalie had been making my life at home and school hell.
It became worse when we entered high school 2 years ago, and it became worstest (if there is anything called worstest) when she started dating her playboy, the school bad boy Kendall.
Then I thought of the pretty girl who seems friendly today. Maybe she just felt sorry for me, maybe she really didn't mean eating with me, maybe it was one of Natalie's plan.
Just then, Natalie and Kendall came in, Kendall's hand was on Natalie's waist and her hair lipstick was smudged and I think they just made out.
Seriously they had no shame. As usual, they sat behind me so they could trouble me.
I seriously don't understand what they gain from bullying me.
Just then the girl from earlier, I think she said she's Catherine came in.
My heart skipped a bit as she was coming closer to me and smiling at me.
Okay, maybe I'm seeing things, maybe she's smiling at Natalie or Kendall behind me.
Then it dawned on me when she sat beside me, waved and smiled at me "Hi" she says just as the teacher entered.
I raised my hand up to wave at her slowly before facing the teacher because one thing I hate and haven't gotten in my whole life is detention.
Natalie hissed at the back but not too loud for the whole class to hear.
I know she is clearly pissed off by the fact that the new girl is speaking to me not her.
A pretty new girl at that. Pretty girls are her target anyways. So she could control them. So bitchy
Then a paper landed in front of me. I didn't ask of your name, what's your name?
I looked at my side and I saw the new girl smiling and I know it's from her.
I turned the back of the sheet and wrote Melody and gave it back to her.
Seriously I haven't done this kind of thing in a long time since nobody ever wants to talk to me.
Wow, you have a pretty handwriting for that pretty face of yours. She passed the paper back and I read it.
Thanks, I wrote back and gave it to her.
After writing something,she passed it back to me again hope you didn't forget I said we are sitting together during lunch at the school cafeteria
Sorry I don't eat in the cafe, I gave her back.
Well, there is always a start for everything Mel, you are going and that's final she gave me back facing the teacher concentrating on what he is explaining
I am currently sitting in the school canteen. Yup! The canteen with Catherine. Yes! Catherine and I'm smiling Yeah! Smiling for the first time in freaking 6 years.Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration, I do smile sometimes but it's rare for me to smile in the same room as Natalie."Yeah, and then my brother got a green bean stuck up in his nose" Catherine said laughing.She was telling me about the pranks her brother and her play on each other and all I do is smile. As funny as it is, all I did was smile.Catherine's laugh almost filled the canteen that all eyes were on me. Okay on her, no, on us.The laughter on the jocks table cleared as everyone was now looking at Catherine who was eating her food, still talking and laughing not noticing the stares and glares she is receiving."um... Kate?" I tried to caution her but she isn't listening."fu
It was from a woman who is living about two towns away from mine. I didn't even read it cos it too far for my likingI ignored it and continued my home work. After a while, I checked my laptop again and saw another request.Hey, I'm Katie and I need you to look after Rose, rose is my cat. Call me if you are interested (number)"Ew, no, I hate cats" I said to myself.A lot more request came but I'm not comfortable with all. Just as I'm about to lose hope, another request came.Hi Melody, I'm Tanya and please I want you to look after my mother. It's just from 3-7. I do come back from work around 7. I have a son but he's useless lol, I'll be glad if you can accept my offer. This is my address (address) and my number (number)I smiled as I read the letter. "Yes! This is the one and it's just the next street".I picked my phone
I stayed calm at my spot. She came near me annoyed that I didn't respond.She slapped me but I still stayed rooted at my positionHonestly, I've gotten used to her beatings except the slaps though. It was always like she gets good at slapping each day. The scars of the beating only stay on my body, it doesn't hurt.She was furious that it still didn't affect me.She chuckles crazily "I see you're trying to prove stubborn" she says againI looked everywhere but her eyes."Look at me you whore" she took the bottle of her alcohol and broke it on my shoulder.The skin tore a bit and blood gush out but she wasn't through. She pounced on me, scratch, bite, beat.After she was tired, she slump on the floor and that was when I had the chance to run to my room.I locked the door imm
She pulled up in the school driveway. "Thanks for not driving me to death""My pleasure sweetheart" she said and we both smiled."You promised to update me about how your job went remember?" she said as we unbuckle the seatbelt and get ready to go out of the car."oh yeah...that, well, the job was good, it's okay but you won't believe whose house I'm working at, ""Who?" she asked"Kendall" I said"Kendall , Kendall, Kendall, who's Kendall?" she asked.Just then I saw Kendall and Natalie making out in front of Kendall's car. Ew, after one full night, this again? Don't they ever get tired?Catherine asked the question again bringing me out of my thought.Then I looked at her and then in the direction of Natalie and KendallShe gasped"That's Natalie" she said
"Um... Um" I stuttered speechlesslyNoticing my inconvenience, she speak up "Anyways that's a talk for another day but first, sorry but I have to do this" she said and before I could say do what, I heard her voice again"Hey, Alex" that's my naughty friend talking to my teacher and she called him Alex, she'll never get away with that without a detentionWait, detention, she's trying to get a detention because I did, As sweet as that sounds, it's equally crazy"I'm sick of writing shitty formulae" My crazy friend blurted out crazily"Yeah, we're done writing stupid formulae now will you get the FUCK out of the class" said a thick voiceThat definitely wasn't Catherine's voice. I looked up and saw that it was KendallI gave Josh a questioning look but he gave me an I also don't understand what is going on lookTo cut the
"Why would you.. " he asked but I wasn't listening anymore. I snatched his phone from Aunt Gracy but was met with passwordI wanted to hand it over to him to press his password but he beat me to it by telling me"The password is kejogmet""okay" I said pressing the password and it unlocked though in my mind, I was surprised. I can remember overhearing NataliesN conversation with Jeanette and Eleanor when Natalie complained Kendall wont tell her his phone's password.But the thought of getting back my phone and killing that jack-ass head clouded the other thought."I saved his name with bff" Kendall saidI was surprised that he was allowing me to press his phone"I'm gonna go get a juice in the fridge" Aunt Gracy said and left for the kitchenJosh number ringed thrice before he picked up. Loud music can be heard in the backgrou
I dragged my weary body to the door stop and I knocked on the door.I knocked again, then I heard my aunt's voice"I'm coming" she said "Natalie is that you?" she said as her footsteps became close and I readied myself for anything. No, I readied myself for everythingShe opened the door and gestured me to come in. I was not shocked cos I know my aunt too well.She didn't want the neighbors to interfere so she didn't attack me at the entrance.I'm dead. I know it."Aunt Natasha, I.."The next thing I received was a slap and everything became blur"You bitch...you're just the same as your mother... You're a bastard" she said throwing anything she sees around her at me.I winced at the pain but she continued not caring."You ungratedul soul..."That was when the real
"Why are you here?" I asked feeling uncomfortable that he's seeing me in a tank top and a short that barely covers my thighHe stares at my dressing for a moment ''Crazy pervert" I thought.Then he looked at my face and said "Can I come in first? " Then I nodded and left the door for him to come in.He entered and locked the door behind him. ."What...what are you... D.. Doing?" I asked stepping backward"Easy princess, we're going out and I don't want anyone to barge in and find only the bed. My mom would be curious if she finds out we left the house" he saidI folded my arm and replied "Why would you think I want to go out with you... In the middle of the night at that""You See Mel..." he started"Melody... It's Melody to you". I told him"OK Melody,