Becoming His

possibly friends

*Jacies POV*

Once I got back to class I was walking to my seat and one of brittanys friends stuck their foot out and tripped me. I tried to catch my self before I fall but lucks not on my side. I curse under my breath while I'm getting up and sit down in my seat. I can already feel a bruise forming on my arm where most of my weight landed. Im wearing a hoodie so no one will see it just like the rest of my bruises and cuts.

Im busy trying to get my homework done because I know I won't have time to do it when I get home. Im just about done with my last page when the bell rings meaning its lunch time now. I wait for everyone else to file out the room before I grab my stuff to leave. Once out in the hallway I go to my locker to grab my stuff for next class and head to the library during the lunch period. Out the corner of my eye I see Brittany over talking to that new kid and his friends. She seems to be all over him flirting while he and his friends look bored. I internally laugh at that. Not everyone is drawn to her. Yes she is pretty with blonde hair blue eyes, long legs, tight stomach thanks to her being a cheerleader but her bitchy attitude is what makes her ugly.

I made it to the library without Avery noticing me and I say a silent prayer that Brittany distracted him. I find a table and pull out my last page of homework and get it done. Once finished i have about 10 minutes left until next class so I decide to pull my book out and read. Reading lets me live in someone else's life even if it is just for a little bit. I get to feel how other people feel. I get to witness love. I get to temporarily envision caring parents. I get to live in my fairy tale life when I read. It calms me down. Gets me to forget the life I do live. The pain I feel every day at school and at home.

The bell rings signaling lunch is over. I rush out of the library and manage to get to my next class before anyone else. The rest of the day goes as normal. People making fun of me or pulling pranks on me. The first class is the only one Avery is in today which I'm glad but tomorrow I go to four different classes so I might get stuck in more classes with him. I did my best to avoid him while switching classes and when I was leaving school for the day.

I step out side the school and welcome the fresh air. Now its time to walk home. Its a pretty warm day since its still August so by the time I make it half way home im sweating pretty bad since I can't take my hoodie off. I just push through it to get home as fast as I can so I can take it off. Once I get home I have about an hour before my step dad and mom shows up so I rush to the kitchen to get supper ready them. If its not ready then ill get a beating. I found that out one day when a teacher made me stay late because I didn't have an assignment done. So now I make sure I get my homework done and get home with enough time to have food ready. I sneak a few pieces of the food I made and eat it quick knowing its all ill get to eat today. Once I'm done I go upstairs and shower quick and get to my room so I'm not in their presence when they show up.

Most of the evening goes by fast and neither of them come into my room which im thankful for. My thoughts kept wandering to Avery. Hes very handsome. His black shirt fit him almost too tight showing that he is very well built. Not that disgusting built like the body builders. His muscles fit his body size perfectly. His dark blue jeans hugged his hips. His black converse shoes complemented his outfit pretty well. His dark brown hair looks like it would be soft under my fingers.

What surprised me most is that someone as good looking as him was talking to someone like me. And he said I was beautiful. Im not sure if its some joke for him or some kind of bet he made with his friends but I'm not going to fall for it. I have made it this long without talking to anyone I can make it one more year. He probably won't even try talking to me again. I can only hope.

I wake up at 6am when my alarm goes off. I don't even remember when I fell asleep last night. My book is still on my bed. So I know I fell asleep reading. I shut my alarm off and get up to get dressed. I go into my dresser that only contains 2 shirts, 4 hoodies and 2 pairs of jeans. 2 pairs of underwear and 2 bras. I have more hoodies so I can hide my bruises. Thats the only thing in my drawer that isnt torn. My shirt and jeans are think and have holes in them showing that they are old. My step dad makes sure my hoodies are in decent condition so his secret doesnt get exposed. I get dressed quick and rush downstairs to make breakfast. I make them pancakes eggs and bacon. I sneak a piece of bacon and a pancake in my hoodie pocket when I'm done and go upstairs and grab my stuff and sneak out the house to head to school. I eat my stolen food on my walk. I always get to school pretty early. I leave the house early so I don't have to run into my parents while they get ready for work.

Once I get to school I go sit in the library until it's time for class. I walk out into the hallway to it being packed with students at their locker getting what they need for their class and talking to their friends. I stay close to the wall and head for class but before I can get there I get pushed to the ground and I hear Brittany and her friends Jessica and Jamie laughing.

"Walk much loser" Jessica or Jamie say. They are twins and i never know which one is which. They are identical. They wear the same thing and act the same and even sound the same. I hold back my tears. I won't let them see me weak. I try grabbing everything I dropped but it gets pulled out of my hands and Brittany throws it all down the hall. By now everyone's attention is on us and they are all laughing. I stand up and try getting to my stuff again but Xavier the captain of the foot ball team and one of brittanys f**k buddies picks it up and throws it back to where I just was. I don't dare say anything to them. It will just make it worse. I tried once and learned my lesson. So I just turn around and head to where my stuff lays now but when I get to it Avery is standing there. I look up at his face and he looks pissed. I take a step back. He bends down to pick my stuff up and I get ready to have to chase it to where he throws it but when he stands up he starts walking towards me. I put my head down and wrap my arms around my body waiting for the blow.

But it never comes. I sneak a glance at him and he's looking at me. His facial features look a lot softer then what they just were. He hands me my things and I quickly put them in my book bag and zip it up this time.

Avery turns to the crowd of students "what is everyone looking at?" He almost growls out. I jump back at his tone. Used to it being directed at me but this time it's not. Everyone but Brittany turns to walk away and she comes sauntering over.

"Why are you helping this ugly nerd?" She all but purs in his ear.

"Why are you guys picking on her when she's done nothing to you?" Avery snaps back.

Brittany takes a few steps back and has a look of fear on her face for a split second before she hides it and tries flirting again. She starts rubbing his arm and whispers something in his ear.

Avery takes a step away from her and the look he gives her is terrifying. "If I find out that you are picking on Jacie again I will ruin you. You will be begging your parents to transfer you to a different school. Am I understood?"

"But why would you...." Brittany tries to speak.

"AM I UNDERSTOOD?" Avery is gritting his teeth, fists clenched and staring Brittany down.

She lets out a quick "yes" and turns around to darts back to her friends. I peak over at them and Brittany is staring at me with so much hatred. He may have helped me now but he's not always going to be with me and I'm scared of what she will do when she catches me alone.

I look up at Avery and notice he is trying to calm himself down. "Thank you" I whisper out to him. He looks down at me and a little smile comes across his beautiful lips.

"What class do you have now?" He asks probably not wanting to bring up what just happened which I'm ok with that.

"P.E" I say with a bit of sadness. I don't like PE. Its the only time I have to change into shorts and I'm not allowed to wear my hoodie.

Avery's smile gets bigger "looks like we have first period together again" he states and puts his arm around my shoulder as we walk to class. My eyes are trained to the floor and I can feel my cheeks getting red. Hes so close to me I can feels his body heat and smell his Cologne. It is now my favorite smell. Its a mix of cinnamon and a woodsy smell.

He pulls me into the gym and leaves me in front of the girls locker room telling me he will see me in a few minutes and he turns and goes to the guys lockers. I head in and get changed into gym clothes. I can feel everyones eyes on me. I dare to look up.

"So you f*****g the new guy" one of the girls on the cheer squad asks.

"No"

"Then why did he stand up for you?" She spats out.

"I ddont know" I stutter out and look down playing with the hem of the shorts.

"Well you need to stay away from him. He is brittanys"

"Hes the one that keeps talking to me" I say but she steps closer to me and pushes me up against the locker.

"I don't care. You tell him to leave you alone. Keep your distance from him. Quit school. I don't care but just stay away from him." She states and turns around and walks out the lockers with her friends behind her.

I stay in the locker room a bit longer trying to decide what im going to do about Avery. He is the first person that has talked to me and stood up for me. But I also don't want to piss Brittany and her friends off. They bully me when I dont do anything to them. I dont want to know what they would do to me if I piss them off.

I get the courage to walk out into the gym. "Hey" Avery says. I wasnt expecting anyone to be standing by the door so I jump when he talks. "Im sorry I didnt me to scare you" he says in between his laughing.

"Its ok I just wasnt expecting anyone to be standing by the door" I say with a small smile pulling on my lips.

"Well lets head over to where the teacher is so we dont get in trouble" he states while pulling me over where everyone else is. I can already feel brittanys minions burning holes into my head. He pulls me over to where his friends Casey and Jason are standing. "Hey guys this is jacie. Jacie this is Casey and Jason. Im sure you guys already know each others names but im just formally introducing you guys" Avery says. Casey and Jason both say "hi" and kinda wave at me. I whisper back my "hi" quick before the teacher starts talking.

The teacher gives us exercises to do for today since its just the first day of PE. We have to do the normal, stretching then sit ups, push ups, jumping jacks, squats. Im only on my 3rd push up and my arms are about to give out on me while the guys are doing double of everything we are supposed to do and they are already almost done. I keep noticing Avery keeps staring at me. Im sure he sees my bruises on my body since these gym clothes don't cover anything up.

Avery gets done with his exercises and it doesn't even look like he broke a sweat. I can see his abs perfectly in his shirt which distracts me from doing my 5th push up. He comes closer to me and starts telling me I'm not in the right position.

" here let me help you to position your body right so you don't wear your self out so fast" he says while grabbing my legs to reposition me. He grabs my hips to get me to the right height and I start feeling my face heat up. I liked the feel of his hands on my hips but he removes them just as fast. And them he has me move my arms so they are spread out perfectly with my shoulders. It does make it easier this way to do the push ups.

Gym ends just as I finish. Avery had helped me with the rest of the exercises while also doing them all over again with me. I go get changed quick and Avery is waiting for me again when I get out. The rest of the day went by pretty fast. Avery is in 3 out of 4 of my classes today and his friends are in the one class of mine that hes not in. No one picked on me since this morning. Even if this is some game Avery and his friends are playing maybe ill just play along if it means I get a little bit of time away from all the bullying. Well at school at least.