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Tyler's POV
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I entered the bathroom with Mat.

"So what's happening?" Mat asked as soon as the doors were closed.

"I got beaten up. But not by Mike." I said.

"And why can't everyone lese know that?" He asked angrily.

"They can, there's just too many people in the hallway." I said. Then I finally looked up at Mat. His jaw dropped when he saw my face. Then I turned to face the mirror and looked at myself. My face was completely filled with black, blue and purple spots.

"Who the fuck beat you up if it wasn't Mike?" Mat asked. I turned to him again.

"It-it was my mom's new boyfriend. She got together with him a few days ago and yesterday my mom and I were talking about how we should tell him about what happened last year with Mike, what he did to me. And he overheard. When my mom went out with her girlfriends he came to me and told me he doesn't want a bitch for a son. He said he wants a normal son, a man, not me, a pussy who can't even protect himself against assault." I said and started crying. "I-I can't p-protect myself." I said between sobs. I dropped down on the ground and put arms around my knees. Soon Mat put his hand on my shoulder.

"Ty, it's not worth crying. He's not worth it." Mat comforted.

"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry to you, to Saf, to everyone. I promised I wouldn't but I did." I said. Mat gave me a confused look.

"What did you do?" Mat asked.

"I never planned to tell you, but I need to. I promised to you and Saf that I wouldn't cut myself again, but yesterday, after he beat me up, I was so depressed, I did it." I confessed. Mat gasped. "Don't hate me. Please."

"I know you promised, but I don't and I won't hate you. I promise you that." He said. "We coulde go to the library or something so you can show the girls." Mat said. I nodded lightly. We went out of the bathroom and Mat said where we're going. When we were in the empty library I showed the girls my face. Safiya immidiately hugged me and Steph and Ro gasped.

"Tyler? Who was that?" Safiya asked. I explained who did it and why he did it.

"I feel so bad for you, Tyler. I wish I could somehow change evrything to be good." Ro said and I smiled at her.

"It's fine Ro. I'm fine." I said. Ro suddenly hugged me.

"You don't look fine." She said and I felt my hoodie getting wet where Ro's face was.

"Are you crying, Ro?" I asked. She let go and I saw tears on her face.

"I just feel so bad for you. I don't want anyone to have to live like that." She said. After that she mumbled something else out, but I didn't understand.

"What was that last thing?" I asked.

"Nothing." She simply replied. I raised an eyebrow, but quickly stopped, because everything hurt on my face. When the bell rang we went to our classes.