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The following day at school was the worst. I felt the weight of emotions pull me down as I walked the narrow hallways like a zombie that fell out of bed this morning.

I hardly slept a wink last night, my eyes tired and falling closed in the middle of class. Everyone at school was speaking about the fight yesterday.

I could feel the stares and hear the whispers since I stepped foot into the school. I wish people could mind their own business, I'm getting tired of people having an opinion about my life.

I'm lucky nothing is said in the media about my relationship with Reese. Although, I don't think they're interested in petty high school drama, so thankfully I get a little privacy.

Still, I don't get enough privacy.

At lunch, I try my hardest not to stare at his table. I stupidly risked a glance and instantly regretted it. It felt like a dagger had pierced my heart watching Reese sitting next to the girl he was making out with yesterday. Well, his new girlfriend.

How the hell do you get into a relationship in twenty-four hours? What kind of joke is this? How do you know you want a relationship with someone in that amount of time?

The girl leans into him, hanging on to every word he says with a bright smile. She's stunning. Every little feature she has is perfect -- and that makes everything so much worse.

Ugh. I want to vomit. How could he do this to me? I thought he felt the same as me. I thought he was different. I thought he cared about me?

"Is he serious?" Sky watches Reese's table with fire in her eyes.

I wish he was joking because it hurts too much.

It's funny how in such a small amount of time, I fell deep for that boy. I can't help but wonder if this was all a game to him. Did he take advantage of me because I was alone? A helpless girl waiting to be saved by prince charming? He must think I'm pathetic.

I had a bad feeling that he would hurt me and I still opened my heart for him to snatch and stamp under his foot.

"I swear, I'm going to go Cobra Kai on him in the next thirty seconds. I'll need you to hold my earnings and my glasses please." I love how Sky makes me laugh considering I feel dead inside.

I have to count my blessings. At least I have my best friend to help me through the pain of heartbreak.

"As much as I would love to see that, I don't even think he's worth the drama."

She gives Reese the stink eye. "True. Maybe I'll just run over his motorbike instead."

I giggle, shaking my head. At least I still have Sky to brighten my day.

I don't need a man in my life.

I stack my English books and make a beeline for the door. I couldn't wait to leave class -- mainly because I couldn't stand Reese's green eyes burning a hole into the back of my head.

I didn't even have to look to know he was there, glaring at me.

I kept my head up, looking straight towards the front of the class. I refuse to cower under his gaze but it's like my heart has been sliced in half.

This isn't the Reese I know, the guy I thought I had fallen for.

He's now put his walls back up like the first time I met him and I guess what hurts the most was that he doesn't trust me. He never did.

Maybe I should have told him who Theo was to me, though I don't think that would have made any difference. Even if we got back together after this little misunderstanding -- who is to say this won't happen again further down the line?

No, I would be a fool to get back with him.

The bell rings and I am out of class, heading for the girl's toilets. When I step inside, I lay my back against the wall, sighing with relief. Thank god I'm out of that classroom.

My eyes snap open and I notice Roxy standing by a mirror, staring at me through the reflection. Shit.

What do I say to her? She's Reese's friend and bandmate. She probably hates me just as much as Reese does. My mouth opens and then closes. I see Roxy's eyes soften slightly.

"Hey Marnie," she gives me the faintest of a smile.

"Hey," I squeak out. "Hey, Roxy."

"How are you doing?" All of a sudden I want to cry. I want to tell her everything but what good would that do? It'll be a joke that everyone will laugh about, including Reese.

"I'm okay, thanks."

She looks over my face carefully, pursing her perfectly applied plum-coloured lips. "You don't look okay."

"I'm just tired. It's been a hectic day." I lie.

Don't show her you care about Reese.

"Marnie, I know I'm friends with Reese but that doesn't mean I agree with the things he does. Believe me, I was shocked when I found out about Kira. He's been so closed off since you broke up and I don't understand what happened between you two?"

I'm slightly surprised Reese didn't tell his friends what happened. I guess everyone was in the dark about the whole thing too. Maybe this is what Reese does to everyone -- he pushes them away when things get too much.

Roxy deserves to know what happened, so I don't hesitate to tell her.

"It was a misunderstanding and Reese took it too far."

Roxy takes a few steps toward me, she is at least three inches taller than I am, so I have to crane my neck to look her in the eye. "What do you mean?"

I take a deep breath and tell her. "Reese had seen me hanging out with a guy and he automatically assumed I was cheating on him without even asking me about it first. Instead, he slept with another girl to hurt me. The same guy came and picked me up from school and when Reese saw -- he flipped. He punched him and started calling me all sorts of names. I had no idea what had gotten into him until he said about me and Theo. He didn't even give me a chance to explain that Theo was my brother who I just found out about. Instead, he went crazy."

Roxy's face was a picture. Her jaw hung open and her eyes were close to popping out of her head.

"What a fucking idiot! I can't believe it!" You and I both.

I still can't get the words he said out of my head. I know he was angry and I'm sure he didn't mean the things he called me, either way, it was out of order.

You can't degrade someone, especially to their face.

"I'm angry at how he was so quick to judge me and so quick to jump into someone else's bed. Not to mention the things he said to me and assaulted my brother. Now he's just rubbing it in my face..." my lungs run out of air.

Roxy looks at me with a mix of sympathy and sadness. I hoped telling Roxy about what happened would make me feel better. I was wrong because all I want to do is curl up in a ball and cry my eyes out. Stupid emotions.

"Reese has never had a girlfriend and he's never felt these sort of feelings before, not like he has with you, Marnie. He lost his brother a year ago and I think he felt he lost you too. I'm not sticking up for him or his actions, I just think he's got a lot of issues he's dealing with. I'm so sorry this happened. I really thought he was getting better. You were changing him, Marnie."

I nod my head, grateful that Roxy is so genuine and caring. "Thank you, I thought I was too. But I don't think you can change someone that easily. I guess I found out his true colours sooner rather than later."

I could only imagine how I would feel if this happened further down the line. I was lucky to end things now before I was in too deep.

It still hurts nonetheless.

Roxy embraces me, her big chest crushing against me, knocking the air out of my lungs. I could smell her citrusy perfume. She then looks down at me and smiles. "I hope we can still be friends Marnie, regardless."

I nod my head, smiling as Roxy leaves the girl's bathroom. I hope I can trust Roxy with the truth, I hope I haven't spread further gossip for the school or worse -- I hope Reese doesn't find out the truth... because I can't forgive him for what he's done.

During history class, I felt exhausted. My head is slumped on the desk as I listen to the teacher lecture the class about World War Two. Usually, I love history, but today I don't have the energy to listen in any of my classes.

My back aches from leaning so far against my desk and I have the worst migraine in the world. When the bell finally rings, I silently thank god I managed to get through this terrible day. It doesn't help that Reese was in most classes as me. He usually sat next to me when we were in a relationship, now he sits at the back as he did a few months ago.

As I get up from my seat, I hear snickering beside me. My head snaps to the redheaded boy, laughing with his two friends and pointing at my chair.

I frown wondering what on earth could be so funny about a simple chair?

As I look down at my seat, my face drains of colour. Oh... no.

The boy Ezra takes my chair, showing it around the class like it's a piece of artwork. "Look guys, Marnie forgot to use a tampon this morning."

The class erupts with laughter and my face flames with pure embarrassment.

I completely forgot my period was due this morning because I had other things on my mind. Oh, Christ no.

I pull my long-sleeved shirt down to cover my lower half and to deepen my mortification, it barely only reached the waistband of my jeans. Oh, God.

"You're quite the heavy bleeder Marnie," The boy cackles.

Covering, my face with my hair and looking down at my shoes, I gather my books, ready to rush out of the room so I could die of humiliation.

That's when I hear a loud thud, a crack and a few breathy gasps.

I risk a glance over my shoulder and see Ezra, now holding his nose that's oozing with red liquid down his chin. My eyes widen as I see Reese standing next to him, eyes dilated and his fists shaking with pure rage.

"Look who's bleeding now asshole." he snarls.

The room stays deadly silent until the teacher stands from her desk. "Reese Black and Ezra Williams! Head down to the principal's office, now!"

I stumble out of the classroom, running fast through the narrow corridors and out the school's entrance. I can't stay any longer after what just happened in that room.

I'm so embarrassed. This is possibly the worst day of my whole life.

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