Let You Down

Renee's P.O.V Renee Ann Murray is my full name, I'm 17 years old and I'm 5"3. There isn't a whole lot that's interesting about my life. I spend my days at school and if I'm not there I'm at my hang out spot which is called 'The Grange'. It's a place where people go to just chill or to just think. Some couples go there because it's very peaceful. I go there because I can paint a perfect picture of all the beauty, even in the winter time. Another thing, I'm an artist painting is my passion and if I ever stopped I probably wouldn't have anything to live for... Well, I take that back I would have one thing to live for, well more like a person, my best friend Alex Temple. He has been there for me through thick and thin, he has been an amazing friend and I don't think I would have gotten through Freshman and Sophomore year. When you have someone there for you it makes everything a lot easier. They are there for you when you need them, they stook up for, they fought back to the bullies, and most of all they took you away from all of the drama in your own house... I have never had the 'perfect' family life. I have a mom who is out of the house half the time doing who knows what. She could be doing drugs or drinking or having some sort of affair. My father works half the time and my older brother is always out with friends or in his bedroom. I'm basically alone in my own house even when it's filled with my whole family so most of the time Alex takes me away from that and he has saved me countless of times which I've grateful for and I honestly have no clue how I will ever repay him. People assume him and I are together but never in a million years would we ever think about each other in that way. He has his ways of doing things and I have mine. He flirts with girls, I stay away from guys that's just how it is. My last boyfriend didn't end well and he was my first boyfriend. I thought we would be the perfect couple that ruled High School, but boy was I wrong. He turned out to be abusive verbally and physically but since no one in my house pays attention I never told anyone until Alex came along... He helped me and he actually helped put that sucker into jail. If it wasn't for him I'd probably be dead right now, which honestly sometimes I feel like that could have been better but I always push those thoughts aside since I just need to get through High School then I'll be gone, and done with this stupid town... *PRESENT DAY* I walk through the halls my bad slung over my shoulder, my long brown, wavy hair flying out behind me. I look around as I head towards my first hour which is Math. All the couples are smiling at each other and all the 'groups' are having their own little conversations. None of them look at me which makes me sigh in relief because when people look at me I get anxious but I don't need to worry about that because I don't wear revealing clothes like some people. Like today I'm just wearing blue jeans and one of Alex's red sweatshirts that I stole. I normally never show any of my body even in gym class. I wear leggings and a t-shirt. I'm insecure even though Alex tells me I'm like a stick but I don't see it. I doubt I ever will. "Hey, Renee! Wait up." I heard behind me, I stopped and turned to see Alex running towards me I smile at him as he reaches me. "Hey Alex, I noticed you weren't in my locker so I just decided to start walking off," I told him he shrugged. "Yeah sorry about that, I had to go into Mr.Milex's room and get the homework that I missed last week when I was gone." He told me cooly I laughed and shoved his shoulder as we walked into Math. "Such a good student aren't you." I laughed as I sat down, he rolled his eyes. "Oh come on I'm not the only one who would do that, I know you would." He told me, narrowing his eyes into slits as he stared at me, I shrugged. "Okay fine you caught me but I would at least wait until after school," I replied right as Mrs.Niles walked in Alex laughed and turned to face the front. "Good morning class, hope you had a fantastic weekend, but get your head back to school stuff. So today we will be learning about..." The rest of the class was pretty boring having to deal with people behind me gossiping about new breakups that happened over the weekend and then hearing Mrs.Niles annoying voice just made my head start pounding. Some class I absolutely love but Math class is a no go for me. Honestly, I would rather have detention for the rest of my life than deal with Math class because I can never grasp it. Alex understands it perfectly so I have him help me, but we always end up messing around. Alex ended up snapping me back to reality. "Hey, where has your brain been today?" He questioned as we began walking down the hall I shrugged. "Sorry, I've just been distracted, plus I got a major headache from last hour," I responded he laughed. "Yeah me too honestly. All those annoying voices like can't you gossip on your own time? No one cares about who broke up with who." He agreed as we parted ways. I gotta say only having first, fourth, lunch, and last hour with Alex is upsetting because we basically go without each other like half the day and that sucks because that means I have to stick up for myself which is okay but sometimes it's too much for me to handle all at once. Suddenly I bumped into someone and my stuff in my arms went flying everywhere. I looked up and saw Jacob Keller, he is the schools bad boy he is the person that you most definitely would not want to mess with. I gulped and looked down at my stuff. I bent down to pick it all up and he bent down as well to help me. Wow. The schools bad boy is helping me right now and he isn't yelling at me. That's a good thing right? He handed me my things. "I'm sorry I should've been looking at where I was walking..." I mumbled as I straightened myself out he shrugged what I said off. "It's fine just be careful, wouldn't want that pretty little face of yours to get hurt..." He trailed off as he walked away. I stood frozen, not knowing what just happened... Jacob... Keller... Just called my face pretty... What the actual heck...