Julie's POV

I walk through the halls the next morning with everyone's eyes on me. Taking double takes as they absorb my new appearance. I was dressed in black leather shorts and a black crop top with blue docs enhancing the color of my hair

"What the fck are you looking at!?" I growled as one girl kept her gaze locked with mine for a second too long. I walked into my class finding Cameron already sat in her seat. I knew Libby was in class, I could smell her sweet vanilla perfume that always made me swoon for her.

"Hey hoe!" I said slumping in my seat and propping my legs onto the table

"We're going after school to the piercing shop! I want to get a few more" She told me

"How many do you have?" I asked, putting her hair behind her ear and counting her countless amount of piercings

"You know.. I really enjoyed that yesterday" She winked rubbing her hand up and down my thigh

"Camey-" I began, I took her hand off my thigh getting an eyebrow raised in return

"Just because I made out with you doesn't mean it's going to happen again, or its okay for you to feel me up" I said making her laugh

"You're funny.. I like funny" She winked, before I had a chance to reply the teacher walked through the class

"Miss Tweedy-Walsh! Shoes off my desk!" She demanded, I ignored her - sitting back in my seat and crossing my arms across my chest whilst I chewed my gum obnoxiously popping it away

"Miss Tweedy-Walsh! Get over here and spit that gum out!" She snapped, I rolled my eyes getting off my seat and walking up to her, she looked at me quizzically when I took her hand and opened her palm flat; spitting my gum out into her hand

"Save that for later" I grinned walking back to my seat, the class gasped at my actions. I looked at Mrs. Klant challenging her as she threw my gum away, she was shocked - stunned, she didn't say anything instead she turned around and began writing the assignment on the board

"Send her down to the office!" Olivia shouted from across the room

"Shut up Olivia!!" Cameron said, I couldn't look Olivia in the eye - I kept my focus on the board as Cameron spoke for me

"Miss Johnson! Please mind your own business" Mrs. Klant told her off, the entire class period was quiet. Not a word being spoken by anyone but the teacher. I could hear Libby taking in sharp breaths as she tried to control herself from the tears that were fighting to spill. I wanted to run over to her and take her in my arms. Kiss her, cuddle her; because no matter what she will always be the love of my life - I still and always will love her endlessly.

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Julie's POV

"Fck!" Cameron winced as the piercing gun went through her ear

"All done" The man said cleaning up the blood trickling from her earlobe

"Hey why don't you get some?" She told me, I had only one piercing and I had gotten that when I was a baby, I don't remember the pain and I'm sacred sh*tless of needles

"No I'm good!" I said, letting out a shaky breath

"Oh come on! You only have one! Get some more!" She said pushing me into the leather seat already picking out my earring for me

"Just one?" I asked nervously as the man began to clean my ear getting it ready

"Just one, here give me your hand" She said lacing our fingers together as I closed my eyes shut ready for the pain to shoot through my body.

"There goes the first" He said, I opened my eyes surprised I didn't feel a thing

"Really" I asked touching my ear seeing I had two earrings

"Wow! I didn't feel a thing" I smiled letting go of Cameron's hand as he went for the other ear, piercing it within seconds

"You know what you should get?" Cameron said

"What's that?" I asked as the man cleaned up my ears

"Navel piercing" She said raising her shirt, showing off her own

"That's sick! Did it hurt?" I asked biting my lower lip

"Not at all" I thought about it for a second before agreeing to get one. He laid me out flat onto the leather bed, I was nervous. It's my body. I kept repeating to myself as he made a mark on my navel indicating where the piercing will be. He clamped up my skin between metal tongs bringing over the long needle sticking it straight in-and-out of my skin making me yelp out in pain

"Cameron you fcking liar!" I cried, tears streaming down the sides of my face as I laid there helplessly

"It'll be worth it" She patted my shoulder, the man finished up telling me what to do and what not to do. Warning me not to go and play with the freshly pierced piercing.

"I feel sore" I whined as I slowly climbed into the front seat

"You'll be fine within a week" She said keeping her eyes on the road

"A fcking week!! I swear I'm going to kill you!" I hissed swatting her hand

"Oh fck off! Where am I dropping you off then?" She asked switching lanes

"My parents house" I huffed, I wasn't ready to see Mam and Mum. I have yet to speak to them and today was one of the two days I was allowed to see them. I could already see their reactions to my new look

"Sounds like a party" Camey said sarcastically

"I don't even want to go" I moaned, we were closely approaching our destination and I could feel my heart rate pickup; filling up with anxiety

"So don't" She said, as if it was that simple

"No I have to" I said, she pulled up to the gates of my house; I punched in the security code, allowing her to drive through the gates and down the gravel road - my heart dropping when I saw Libby's car in my drive way

"Call me if you're still up for that party later" She told me, I gathered my school bag and climbed out telling her I'd let her know. I took a deep breath as I twisted the door knob down letting myself in and going straight into the front room

"What the fck are you doing here!" I snapped seeing Libby having tea with my parents. She tensed up instantly shooting off her seat

"We are not together! Meaning you don't come over my fcking house and have tea with my fcking parents!" I hissed grabbing her by her forearm and dragging her out of my house

"Julie, stop!" She cried as I opened the door ready to throw her out

"You're just as bad as him" She cried running to her car. 'You're just as bad as him' I promised her I would never kick her out of my house, he did the same. I'm just as bad. I hope she hates me.

"Julie! What the fck have you done to yourself!?" Mam snapped me out of my thoughts, noticing I had been staring at my empty driveway for far too long. I shut the door and turned around ready for their lecture

"You don't speak to Olivia like that ever again!" Mum snapped, their eyes traveling up and down my body - jolting to a stop at my navel taking in my new piercing

"You take that off right now!" Mam hissed grabbing my wrist; pulling me into the kitchen

"Stop! I'm not taking off anything" I shouted yanking my wrist out of her hand

"What have you don't to yourself" Mum shook her head looking close to tears

"What Mum? Do you not think I'm pretty anymore!" I snarled, she didn't reply simply walked out of the kitchen leaving Mam and I by ourselves

"What's gotten into you?" She asked gently

"Nothing. This is who I've always been" I said my breathing growing heavier, I was begging myself not to cry

"You haven't been answering any of me calls or texts" She said, I rolled my eyes

"What are you five? I don't have to answer every damn call and text you send me" I said trying to walk passed her, but she wouldn't let me; blocking me from going anywhere

"Are you not going to give your Mam a cuddle?" She asked pathetically

"I can't" I said trying to come up with any excuse possible, because although I was craving her contact I couldn't; I knew I wouldn't be able to let go - I'd cling onto her, and I couldn't let that happen.

"Why?"

"Because, because my piercing will get caught in your jumper" I lied, she scrunched up her eyebrows - stepping back and pulling off her shirt leaving her in her bra

"Give us a cuddle" She said stepping closer

"Mam I c-" Before I could finish she had pulling me into her arms hugging me tightly; never wanting to let go of me. Kissing the top of my head repeatedly, she was kissing all over my face getting emotional I could feel her body shaking as she tried her best not to cry

"I missed me baby girl so much" She said letting out a shaky breath continuing to kiss my temple and cheeks. I stood their trying my best not to lose myself in her embrace, because at the end of the day - she didn't want me.

"Did you not miss us?" She asked noticing I had yet to respond to her cuddle, my hands dropped on either side of me

"Jules?" She asked again stepping back but keeping her arms around me

"Did you not miss us?" She asked in a begging tone

"No" I said coldly, taking her arms from around me walking straight out of the kitchen and up to my bedroom. I knew I had upset her, I wanted her to feel how heartbroken I was from them not to fighting for me

Me: Pick me up for that party tonight.