Boarder Line Badass

~Haylee’s POV~

Where was the boy? Since the teachers came I hadn’t seen him or my friends anywhere. Everyone had evacuated the barn as soon as the alarm was sounded. I was caught in the stampede of rushing bodies and lost the people I knew. Reluctantly, I left the barn and proceeded home.

“Haylee!” Some called and I turned to face Bella and Blair.

“There you are!” Blair shouted and marched towards me. “We thought you had been taken too.”

“What do you mean taken? If you’re implying there are zombies or otherwise on this property; I will refuse to stay here another minute.”

“No, stupid. Shannon was taken by the teachers. Into isolation probably.” We all linked arms and made our way back to the school.

“What’s isolation?” Bella asked.

“It’s a room with no windows, no bed, no toilet and no proper food; only soggy bread.” We gasped and shuddered at the thought. “I’m just fucking with you.” She laughed. “You should have seen the looks on your faces! No, it’s just a room in the school with a bed, windows and proper food. People stay there for a week if they’re naughty and can be given different chores depending on what they did.”

“I actually thought you were serious.” I sighed a breath of relief, resulting in a giggle from the other two. We reached the ladder back up to our room. The coast was clear and we all clambered back up to the balcony.

“So did you two meet anyone special?” Blair asked wiggling her eyebrows.

“Yeah, his name was Ash. We talked for ages.” Bella grinned, glancing at the figures written on her arm.

“I met a guy too, I don’t know his name but he gave me his number. He seemed really nice.” I thought back to meeting the boy outside the barn when I was with Blair. I was clearly day dreaming about him because the next thing I knew items of clothing were being catapulted in my direction.

“Ew stop fantasising, Haylee!” Blair teased, resulting in a laugh from Bella.

“I was not!” I protested.

“Sure. “They both said in sync.

~Shannon’s POV~

Great, just fucking great. I knew I shouldn’t have gone. Now my parents are going to be called, I will get chucked out and then my parents will probably disown me. Just bloody fantastic.

The next day

“Get up!” Miss Morris bellowed, pounding her chunky fist on the door. I grumbled and dropped hard off the bed.

“This is child abuse.” I muttered along with the some other things I shall not repeat. Once I had tidied myself up I noticed a note had been pushed under the door. The letter said that I was to go to the head teacher’s office immediately where I would face my punishment for being a ‘sociable’ person.

Once I was there, I did a tuneful knock on the door before a high squeak saying ‘come in’ could be made out through the oak. I opened it warily, my eyes examining the long room ahead of me. It was just how I remembered it the first day I came here. It was intimidatingly narrow with an awful mould smell which only made you regret your crime even more. I swallowed hard, my nervousness clearly glowed off me from the smirk on Miss Pickwell’s sharp face. I shuffled towards the leather seat which sank when I sat in it.

“Well Shannon, I understand you have been taking part in truancy.”

“Well Miss Picknose, uh Pickwell, it isn’t classed as ‘truancy’ because I didn’t choose to go.”

“Oh, and who made you go Shannon?” The lady chuckled.

“I..uh..no one.” I replied grimly. If I had told her that it was Blair and the other girls, then they would no doubt be punished too.

“Precisely, so I do believe you were taking part in truancy, despite the appalling hour in which you were doing it.”

“Yes, Miss Pickwell.”

“So, I do believe this means that you will be in isolation for the next week as well as litter picking in your free time. And when I say free time, I mean when you finish lessons until when your green head lies on your pillow.”

By now my mouth was theoretically touching the floor. Unfair, selfish, inconsiderate, snobby assed-

“SHANNON!” Okay I think I actually just peed myself.

“Yes, Ma’am?”

“Leave now.”

“Fine.” I didn’t hesitate in literally running out of the room. I had lessons now, luckily my friends were in there with me so I could tell them what happened before I had to return to isolation.

“Shann!” Bella called from a stool in the back of the lab. “What happened?” The other girls all crowded around my desk, the teacher wasn’t here yet.

“Isolation and litter picking for a week.” I replied, flicking my ruler on the table.

“I’m sorry bean.” Blair whispered with a frown. “I should never have pushed you to come.”

It feels good to be bad.

End of lessons

Now I had to put some crappy plastic suit which made me look like some weird bin man. I guess they wanted the role to be as realistic as possible. After that I collected a litter picker and carrier bag and made my way to the field. It was almost empty, just Kelsey and her followers by the lake house as usual. I made a bee line away from them; unfortunately it was to no avail.

“Well look who’s decided to show their face over this side of school.”

“Go away, Kelsey.” I grumbled, shoving a crisp packet into the bag.

“What are you going to do? Cast a spell on me? After all, with that hair you do look rather witchy.” Kelsey coincidentally cackled along with her fans. I proceeded in the opposite direction. “It’s a shame Blair isn’t here to stick up for you. Look at me when I’m talking to you, loser.”

She shoved me to the ground where I was facing her. The girls surrounded me like lions around their prey.

“Please stop.” I tried to sound confident but it came out in a small whisper.

“What was that freak? I didn’t quite catch that.” She took my litter picker and threw it away into the grass. The next thing I knew the bag was snatched from my hand.

“Kelsey, please don’t!” I cried out, she laughed and emptied the bag on my head. The other girls laughed hysterically. I hugged my knees to my chest wishing them to vanish.

Suddenly it all went quiet and I looked up to see an unfamiliar face gazing down at me.

“Leave. All of you!” He snarled.

“What are you going to do? You don’t even go here.” Kelsey replied, placing a manicured hand on her hip.

“Do you really find out?” He replied, his jaw clenched and his fists in balls. His posture towered over theirs making him look unbelievably intimidating. Kelsey scoffed and walked away but not before giving me the finger. The others scuttled along behind her.

“Are you okay?” They boy said as he rushed over to me, offering me a hand. I gladly took it and nodded wearily.

“I’m fine.” I said, offering him a weak smile.

“You can’t let them do that to you. Someone might not be here next time to help you.”

“I know. Thanks anyway.” His hotness was burning me and I felt a blush crawling up my cheeks. I turned to carry on with picking up the rubbish.

“You got caught too, huh?” He asked and he helped me collect various cans and wrappers. I only just noticed he was in similar clothing to me with a matching bag and picker.

“Yeah, I look pretty ridiculous.” I chuckled looking down at myself.

“Yeah you do, so do I thought so it’s fine.” He smiled showing all his perfectly straight teeth. I laughed at his comment. “You don’t talk much.”

“I don’t know you.” I replied bluntly.

“I’m Andy, Andy Biersack.”

Notes

// Song: I can feel it by Hey violet //