TO HELL WITH THEM PRETENDERS

" Morning Mom." I greeted

" Morning honey." she greeted back.

" Hey Grey"

" Tiff!" Grey called me back

I sat at the table to have breakfast before leaving for school. After quickly having my breakfast, I got up to leave for school.

" So, you leaving this morning?" I asked.

" Yes," Mom replied.

" Okay. Babysitter here already?" I asked.

" Will be here in a few minutes. She was supposed to be here like 5 minutes ago." Mom said

" She is running late." I pointed out.

There was a knock on the door. I went to open it. Standing there was the babysitter.

" Sorry, I'm late. I had to run some errands first," she said

" Whatever. Come in."

I opened the door wider to let her in. She went to the sitting room where my dad was and apparently where my mom was too. I don't even know when she got there.

Anywho. She apologized for being late.

" Mom I'm running late. I got to go." I complained

" Okay, sweetie. You will find the babysitter here," she said

I went to the sitting room. " Travel safe Mom and Dad too." I give them both a kiss and a hug.

I got out of the house walking on the sidewalk to school. As I was walking a sports car came into my view. It suddenly slowed down to where I was walking. The windows rolled down and in it was Zac.

" Hop in." he invited me

" No thanks. School is just near." I replied

" Well, suit yourself," he said, and off he went.

10 minutes later I arrived at school. I had five minutes before class started. I went to my locker to grab my things. As I was taking my things I looked around for Kara but I didn't see her anywhere. I wonder where she has gone to. She usually comes by my locker before class starts.

I walked to class. Entering, I went to my desk in the middle by the window. I took out my phone to play with it while waiting for the teacher.

Suddenly, I felt something soft hit the back of my head. I looked down as it fell. It was a piece of scrunched paper. I looked back to see who threw it and it was Justin and his jock friends.

" Do you want me to throw it back?" I asked

" Oh, she got guts." one of them answered back.

I glared at them and then turned my back to them. I suddenly heard clicks of heels coming my way.

" That's no way to talk to them." the queen bee rebuked as she walked towards me.

" Oh, so you going to lecture me? Get lost. I don't have time for that" I answered back returning my attention to my phone.

She was about to say something back when the teacher came in through the door. Everyone quieted and settled in their places as the teacher started teaching the day's lesson.

After the period ended, I texted Kara to see if she was going to answer me. I sent her a text but I just got a blue tick. Well, somebody doesn't want to talk to me.

After the few classes I had in which I saw Kara avoiding me lunch break came pretty quickly. I would have gone to the cafeteria but I had to go and check on my little brother.

I quickly went home. Reaching home, I went in. Gray was in the sitting room playing with his toys. The babysitter Nancy was in the kitchen making lunch for both of them. I went to the kitchen and greeted her.

" Hey."

She jumped and then turned around to look at me. " Oh! Hey. I didn't see you there" she answered back with a nervous laugh. " You came back?"

" Yes. Wanted to check on Gray. Is everything okay?"

" Yes," she replied back

" Okay good. Count me in for the food." I spoke

" Okay. Will do," she said

I went back to the sitting room well Gray was playing with his toys and then sat on the couch. Soon enough Nancy brought the food and we ate.

I went back to school and then had classes in the afternoon. We only had two classes in the afternoon and the day was done. Well, the day seemed unusually peaceful. This cannot be right. That doesn't usually happen with me. Something always goes wrong.

As I was walking in the hallway, I was stopped by Kara.

" There you are. I've been looking for you. Where have you been?" I asked her

" Avoiding you," she stated

I looked at her confused. " Why?"

"Just because," she replied

" Kara, what happened? Since the party you have been acting so different to me."

She just looked at me. Then the queen bee and her minions came to where we stood.

" Thanks for keeping her here, Kara darling," she said looking at me.

" You are in this too?" I asked her

" Sorry, Tiff. It had to be done," she replied.

The queen bee grabs my arm trying to drag me to the bathroom. I quickly realized what they were up to. By then students surrounded us in the corridor looking at the scene. I could not tolerate such an attitude and insolence from her and I'm not the type to be bullied and embarrassed in front of people. I harshly removed my arm out of her grasp throwing her down. She cried in pain. Her other minions were about to come at me when Justin and his jocks came through. He looked at the situation seeing the queen bee on the floor then looked at me.

" Did you do this?" he asked

" Duh," I replied with a stern look.

" Oh Justin, she did," she complained standing up.

Justin came at me holding the collar of my top throwing me to the lockers.

" If you dare cause trouble to any of us, we won't do you any good. You hear that freak.?" he threatened

"Try me." I retorted

Now nobody threatens me. I was getting riled up so much that a sudden deep rumbling growl came through my throat. He was so surprised that he released me like he was burnt. He looked at me sternly.

" Freak," he said then left with the group.

I don't know what happened but that seemed to scare him enough.

The queen bee and her minions followed while I just stood there trying to understand what had just happened. Moments later after coming to my senses I left for home. That was sudden and strange. I thought. Why would I growl? I didn't know that I had that aggressive side in me. Maybe it happened because I'm stressed out.

Yes, must be. After all, I'm bound to be with the whole Mom and Dad leaving thing, me taking care of Grey, school work, and the bullies. I wonder if I'll ever fit in. I'm too weird that I can't even fit into any high school categories. Even the geek or nerd section! I walked on the sidewalk wishing I could get home any time soon. I just wanted to be in our house, have a nice cold soda, and lay down somewhere nice and cool.