Hayden's POV

I woke up with a smile on my face, Maddison's arm was draped around my stomach while her head was in the crook of my neck. I just laid there looking at her until she woke up, giving me the most regretting look of all time, she got up from the bed so fast.

"Oh My God" She said as she rubbed her forehead.

"Good morning" I smiled

"Oh no, this wasn't supposed to happen, this was a mistake" She said. I felt my blood run cold.

"Wait What? You're not being serious right now"

"this was a mistake" She retorted. By now she was rushing over to her bathroom, pulling on some garments

"Didn't seem like a mistake, I'm sorry if I crossed a line I just thought you wanted this" I muttered

"Dear God this was a mistake" she groaned. I couldn't believe my ears

"Yeah I heard you the first fucking time" I hurriedly dragged on my clothes, not sparing a glance at her

"I'm sorry" She said

"Honestly? Me too" I sighed as I walked to door.

"I'm not into females anym-" She was cut off by the door closing

Walking down the hall with the most deadly look on my face.
What was I even thinking? that she would somehow stop believing in this fairytale she lived in?

She's Immanuel's second hand for crying out loud.

"Ughh, why did even try? She believes in this conversion therapy bullshit" I thought as I facepalmed.

"Rough night?" someone spoke walking past me

"You could say that" I said, it was Isabella.

"Yeah you get alot of thrilling nights in this place" she chuckled.

"Most of these kids are wrapped up in their own problems, they rather keep to themselves or believe the shit Immanuel tells them" she says

"Well I gotta go, see you around?" she says

"See ya" I wasn't in the mood for small talk. With that, she left and I headed back to my dorm.

I finally reached the door, unlocking it with hopes that Alexis wasn't there.

I didn't feel like talking about my night. Luckily she wasn't there, maybe she had a better morning than mine.

I just locked the door went into the shower. After coming out of the bathroom, I got dressed.

I didn't feel like going to class so I walked to the back of the building and I sat there thinking about how my life's so shitty.

Ughh, I felt a presence behind me, I turned around and it was Cameron. She sat down.

"Why are you back here?, this is my spot, find your own" She laughed.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked when she noticed I didn't laugh.

"Why I'm here" I say

"Wanna tell me more?" She asked.

"Well Number 1. My mom was holding me back from coming out"

"Number 2. When I came out to my family at my graduation party, she dragged me off the stage and said some pretty hurtful stuff" I answered.

"Number 3. I was dragged to this place against my will" I said.

"She had the courtesy to bring you here herself" She laughed

"Number 4. I-Ughh..... Stop doing that" I glared

"Doing that?" She smiled

"Never mind. So, why are you back here?" I asked

"Well, I hate this place too. It's literally torture. I can't stand to see people attempt brainwashing these kids. They're so dedicated into believing a person can never look at the same gender the same as a husband or wife." She groaned

"The worse part is listening to everyone's story and how long they've been here. Since it's summer, they focus mainly on pressuring us into their beliefs. When the holidays are over, they go back to normal schooling so people won't suspect anything" she says. Wow.

"How long have you been here?" I ask

"A few months" she answered sadly. My eyes trailed over hers.

"You know, you're nothing like I expected" I say honestly.

"And what did you expect Hayden" she smiled.

"Heavy flirting, the kind to have sex and leave the next day, perhaps you played basketball" I laughed. It's wrong to stereotype anyone.

"Wow, you got all of that from just eating lunch with me" she laughed

"It's stupid I know, I'm sorry" I squealed.

"That's alright, something's might be true... I DID play basketball" she chuckled.

"I'm not that strong of a flirter, but I try" she showed those pearly whites of hers. I felt my heart swell.

Ours eyes connected for a few seconds
The bell rung for supper. She got up first.

"Come on, let's go eat the whole cafeteria" She laughed.

"You could have it, I'm not eating that jail food" I said as I got up, she smiled

We got to the cafeteria, I stood there waiting for Cameron to get her tray, I was just gonna have her apple. My eyes scanned the cafeteria for Alexis but unfortunately I was met with a horrifying sight.

Maddison literally eating Danny's face, she was on his lap, he looked uncomfortable but still stuck his tongue down her throat.

I felt my entire body slowly become numb. What is she doing?!

I couldn't believe the sight in front of me, where's Immanuel when you need his Oompa loompa body ass.

Cameron nudged me out of that trance, I slowly sat down at the table, just staring at the heartbreaking sight in front of me. Maddison pulled away from Danny, she looked over to me and smirked.

I couldn't take it anymore, I got up and left. I pushed through the cafeteria door, I let my feet take control.

Before I knew it, I was in the art room. My fingers lingered on those that hung on the wall. They were all so beautifully painted.

One specificly caught my attention, the shape of a woman's figure trapped in an hourglass. She looked broken, lost... It was dark but beautiful.

"It's a stupid concept, I know" Cameron said as she walked out from behind me.

"It's incredible" I said looking at the painting in awe.

"Really?, thanks, you're actually the first person that's seen it" She said as she scratched the back of her head.

"Why didn't you tell me that you paint, I mess around with a canvas sometimes ?" I say

"I don't know, painting is my only escape from this crumbling reality... Also you don't look like somebody who paints" She smirked

"Maybe I'll show you some of my paintings later on" I say intertwining our hands, they fit so well in mine.

We decided to leave

While exiting the room, Immanuel spotted us. Give me a break.

He pointed to me then to his office, I just rolled my eyes as I walked in.

"Why weren't you in class today?" He asked.

"I wasn't feeling well, and how did you even know that? Are you spying on me? Oh my God I'm your favorite aren't I? " I smirked

"It's my duty to make sure everything runs right in my institution, I only keep tabs on you because I don't trust you..." he said sternly.

Totally. Your car was comfortable by the way.

"Now, you said you weren't feeling well?" He raised his eyebrow.

"Yes" I said with a very plain face.

"Then why weren't you in your room laying in bed or in the nurse's office" He asked

"I assumed it was just a passing cold, I wanted to walk it off and got something to eat, I stumbled into the art room and had a small conversation with someone before you spotted me" I answered but he doesn't look satisfied with my answer.

"What did they serve today" he asked

Two maggots makingout.

"The Chef made Lasagna and it remined me of my mom.... when I was smaller she usually made me Lasagna and we'd have a movie night, now I can't have that anymore" I said forcing a fake tear out my eye. This seemed to convince him

"Don't let it happen again, you can go to your dorm now" I quickly got up and left the room

Bitch ass.

....

While walking to my room, I saw Isabella approaching me.

"Hey Hayden" she smiled sweetly.

"Hey Isabel, sorry about this morning, I wasn't myself"

"Don't worry about it, we all have our own stuff to deal with, I actually have a surprise for you" she said.

I raised a brow "For me? What's that?" I ask curiously.

She looked around us making sure it was clear. Her hands reached into her blazer to reveal a white cord. My eyes grew wide

"Is that what I think it is" I say, my jaw dropped.

"You would not believe how easy it is to get security to do favours" she smirked.

"I noticed you were kinda off this morning so I decided to get my hands on one, here, Take it"

I quickly tucked the chord into my pocket

"Ugh, finally I can charge my phone, my mother threw it into my suitcase without realizing" I gave her a quick hug.

"Thank you so much" I smiled, she gave me a gentle squeeze on my shoulder before leaving.

I unlocked the door and entered the room, it was silent. Where could Alexis possibly be?