"You're going back home."

My heart skips a beat when he says that.

I can't contain my excitement when I say,

"Finally I get to leave this shithole!"

I clear my throat and, "I mean it's been lovely staying here thank you for your hospitality and giving me such amazing new friends and pancakes. Alex and Mickey..."

"Asher" blondie corrects.

"Asher." thank you for your hospitality I laugh out loud and realize I'm not alone.

I clear my throat a little bit embarrassed.

"Um...can I go now?"I ask clearing the air.

"Yes, just for a DAY. You have an assignment."

I tilt my head sideways and look at him like he's some stupid piece of art.

Because he is.

Who the heck gives somebody an assignment, what am I? A student?

"You're not going anywhere Lena." I force a harsh laugh and slam my fist into the marble counter.

I know..... marble....

I let out a spine chilling scream, it sounds like Ariana Grande being tripped mid-high note......don't ask.

They all look at me in shock at how stupid I am.

I clutch the damned thing, careful not to cause more damage because bitch....I fucking broke my knuckles.

Years brim my eyes and I jump frantically, biting my lip hard.

"Are...you okay?" Asher asks in between laughs.

I nod and force a smile, "Yeah...I fucking punched a marble counter and I'm fine." I say through gritted teeth.

This is so infuriating, I can't believe this!

"Anyways, you should be back by sundown. I have an appointment."

Who the fuck cares about your appointment?

"No one." Zac snickers.

My eyes widen in severe shock.

"You heard me?!" I squeak.

I swear, that was in my head! How'd he....

"You say everything out loud." He says looking bored.

I cough thinking of something else.

Why would you tell me that I'm going home when you're saying I'm not.

I do not want to be here. I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.

"Fine, when do I go?"I shrug finally.

I'll show them hell, clearly they don't know who I am.

Home

"I'm back bitches!!"

My voice is muffled by the bell so I shrink back a little embarrassed...

The school bell is annoying and somewhat refreshing.

I missed this place. I breathe in the fresh air of gym lockers and sweat.

I'm home.

My stomach is eating itself, I skipped pancakes today.

BIG MISTAKE.

"Guys I'm starving." No answer. Are they....are they ghosting me in real life?

"Guys did any of you pack Cheetos? Nothing?" Ok what is going on with these two.

I need food can't they see I'm having a crisis?

"Lena why are people looking at us?" Zac beside me says clearly weirded out.

"It's probably cause we're hot."Ashley responds...I mean Asher. He's so right.

I roll my eyes but I won't deny it, me the bookworm who always gets into fights coming back after I don't know how long, parading the school with super hot dudes.

I know, it's kinda crazy many would label me as a hoe. My home is full of judgmental emo teenagers, that can't mind their own business.

Some girl lit a cigarette in class and didn't get looked at. When a girl walks in with two hot guys, she's labeled a slut.

It's sad but it's the truth.

I spot Nisha by her locker next to Mason.

And WTF?

Is that really her damn.

Her hair went from strawberry blonde to purple just like that. I was gone for three...four days?

A week?

Whatever.

WTF has this nigga done to my baby? My innocent, doesn't know what foreplay is baby?

I walk faster to her, "Nisha!" I call out smiling, she turns her head and stands there waiting for me.

I stop and pull her in for a hug but she pushes me away harshly.

I stumble backwards startled by the force and her attitude.

"Gone for an adventure?!See you when I see you?" she demands her baby blue eyes dark with resent.

What kind of baby is blue? Lmfao.

What does she?...oh that must be what Ryan wrote in the note.

Stupid boy tryna get me killed.

Don't get fooled by the radiance of this girl, the radiation is deadly.

Like I said global warming.

"Ah shit Nish I can explain."

But before I say anything Zac bumps me on the shoulder, he shakes his head in disagreement.

No I can't.

I'm not allowed to and this girl is pissed. She is pissed and looks like she'll gladly piss on me.

"Sorry, I can't" I say lowering my head.

She looks back up at her boyfriend who utters the most forbidden word to me.

"Bitch." Mason says, he's been standing there the entire time and that's what he says to me.

Like really, he needs to grow up.

That hurt a little considering the fact that I got him to be with Nisha in the first place.

Zac stands close to him and I realize he has a gun pressed to Mason's stomach, he whispers something to him.

He backs away and stays quiet.

The silence is deafening, well if you forget the fact that there's hundreds of teenagers clamoring in the hallway.

Without warning, Nisha grabs Mason's hand and starts marching down the hallway leaving me baffled.

I guess some things are real until they aren't.

That's the thing with 'friends' they tell themselves they are but when there's times when you can't really explain they flip their hair and call you a slut.

Just exactly what this girl did to me.

Already following her boy toy all over the world.

I don't mind her, that's just me I guess. I can't feel for her, I feel nothing.

I bet you were expecting me to cry and beat myself up for this but there's no time to die for someone who couldn't hold on for 3 weeks.

Jeez...I need foooddd.

There's just way more important things at hand like getting me a pepsi like sheesh are there no vending machines in this place.

Gosh, does it hurt to have some food around here?