Closing the door behind me I let out a breath, relaxing a bit against the cool wood before I look around the classroom. Empty, and dark with some white canvas’ sticking out in the corner, long white sheets around the room. My art classroom, the one I now have a key to, thanks to the caring professor that’s giving me the room for extra practice and utilities for my own designs. It was dark out now, late on tuesday night, the moon was shining into the room through the windows and I sighed looking around, feeling a bit more at peace. This friday was the date with Ru, well double date and my nerves were just a bit on edge about it mainly in excitement though. Walking across the classroom I made it to my area, paint brushes were already scattered on the lip of the easel and a small compartment attached to it. Grabbing the cup I move to the old sink in the back of the room turning it on causing loud creaking to fill the once quiet room and there's a knock on the door causing me to paus
Her scream pierced the air and I held my hands over my ears tightly, clenching my fingers around them to try and drown out the screams but it didn’t help. My eyes were scrunched shut tightly to look away from the sight in front of me when someone grabs my hair by the scalp causing me to gasp as the pain shoots through me causing tears to form in my eyes. I’m thrown onto the ground causing me to grunt “I didn’t do it” I yelled in a pleading tone as I slowly opened my eyes to see my uncle Casey above me covered in blood “please” I begged. He shakes his head and I hear a sigh as I pull my hands down, looking towards it I see my father he looked almost disappointed as he looked at the woman on the ground. “Why does anyone care about the bitch anyway” I heard my mother scream almost in a sobbing tone, like us caring for anyone else was the end of the world, a mistake for us to make and clearly it was. “Calm down Circe” my uncle hissed glaring at her and my father looked back and forth
Groaning, I threw my bag off my shoulder and leaned against the wall, tired, my professor looking over at me wide eyed, her hair springing out all around her as always but she had some paint smeared on her cheek this afternoon. “Back so soon Amara” she said smiling widely at me and I let out a small laugh. “I just can’t help myself” I said and she nodded looking at her canvas, understanding how I felt. “You’ve had a rough day” she stated and I let out a sigh, this woman weirdly understood me and I had a ton of respect for her. “Rough life” I mumbled letting out a fake laugh and she looked at me before motioning me over to her, and I did so without complaint walking up to her and she motions over to the painting in front of her. “You hold a lot deep down inside of you Amara” she whispered “it can be suffocating almost, all the things you hold inside you, you hold it well but finding those around you can save you and I think you’ve found them” she said and I looked at her confused.
Turning I twist some of the blankets but can’t fully move either way making me groan in annoyance, my eyes scrunching up in my sleepy state. Groaning in frustration I open my eyes, and attempt to look around me finding Ru and Julian on either side of me in Julian’s bed, when the fuck did I get here I think to myself. Moving quickly I pull up the blanket and look underneath and sigh when I find myself in clothing. I didn’t have a threesome so that's good or maybe it’s a little disappointing. I wasn’t wearing this yesterday though, I think looking at the skanky tank top I’m wearing and what I think is supposed to be shorts. Sighing I drop the blanket back down and let my body relax my mind flickering over what happened with Jace and I scrunch my face up before pulling the blanket up a bit coving myself fully with it. “Darling” Julian’s voice came out gruff before I heard a small chuckle “what are you doing” he asked and you could hear the sleep in his voice, before the blankets mov
Walking over to the bathroom door I close it, putting on a little latch to keep it closed before stepping back over to my bed where I had thrown down my clothes. Pulling off my clothes I begin to change. I put on a pair of ripped up stockings and a skirt over them before pulling on a cropped black t-shirt before I walk into the bathroom and get fully ready for the day. Yawning I take a step back and begin to fix my and Link leans against the doorframe with an annoyed expression. Looking over at him I raise an eyebrow "what happened to you" I said looking him up and down examining his new messy state and he shakes his head. "You just had to send Ru into the room huh" he said and my eyebrows furrowed before I shook my head and held up my hand. "You know what I don't want to know" I stated and he just looked at me for a moment before shrugging. "Fine" he mumbled before pushing himself off of the doorframe "so you ready for the fair" he asked and I nodded. "So you're coming with" I
Walking into the fair I looked around, I had never been to a fair before and it was definitely a sight to see. Giant crowds of people were spread across the lot of land all laughing and running around with prizes or food in their hands. Everyone looked genuinely happy, like the outside world no longer existed and whatever issues that were out there were left out there. Smaller children were giggling and dragging their parents along with them who held looks of worry and excitement as they forced their bodies to keep up with their littles and I smiled at the sight of it all. Large roller coasters and game tables were spread all over the area, barely any grass truly being left untouched on the ground due to the giant exhibits and I looked around in awe at it all. “Have you never been to a fair?” Ru asked and all the guys looked at me as I looked across the large machinery and I shook my head. “No, I haven’t” I whispered my head still tilted a bit backwards to look at everything tha
“You ditched me yesterday, you bitch” Naomi said walking up next to me and sitting down without any food and I looked at her skeptically, she always ate lunch. “I was busy” I shrugged and a smirk spread across her face. “How was Ru?” she asked cockily and I looked over at her running my tongue over my teeth letting out a small scoff before shaking my head side to side. “What in particular makes you think I was with Ru” I ask sweetly and she lets out a small laugh causing me to smile. “Oh I don’t know Amara” she said straightening her poster and looking over at me “maybe the fact that you both were absent yesterday, along with Julian and Link and although Jace was here there was absolutely no way four out of the five of you got sick” she stated the facts and I smiled at her. “How very observant of you” I said and she nodded with a smile. “It wasn’t hard to realize when my best friend wasn’t here” she said, getting a bit closer to my face and I laughed. “I’m your best friend now”
After being dragged into the dorm by Naomi she drags me across it into the bedroom area, her dorm basically the reverse of ours as she pulls me into a room on the left “I feel like I’m going to vomit” she said gulping. “Your stomach is turning huh” I said, not wanting to admit the bit of a turning in my stomach at the thought of going on a date, I hate to admit it but I’m nervous. “Yes” she said, letting go of my hand and stepping over to her vanity as she looked over her tan skin in the mirror of it, almost sad. “Naomi” I stated and her eyes shot up in the mirror to look at me and I sent her a smile “you do realize you could show up in a pair of sweats and still be the most stunning person in the room right” I ask, quirking an eyebrow and she sighs. “You’re just saying that” she whispered to herself and I scoffed, shaking my head. “There's one thing about me that you know is true Naomi and that's that I never send out a compliment or share any opinion that I believe is untrue be