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Chapter 2

My alarm shrieked me awake. I sat up in my bed and reluctantly took of my covers and rubbed my eyes.
"Here we go." I said to myself as I opened my closet and slipped on a pair of jeans. I pulled a green polo over my head. I fingered through my closet and found a tank top that Helga got me for my birthday last year. It was black and had a pink heart in the middle of it. I took off the polo and put on the tank top. I put on five black-beaded bracelets and put on a pair of black high-tops. I straightened my brown hair, and put on some eye-liner and mascara. The same routine.
Get dressed
Change tops
Shoes
Hair
Eye make-up
Everyday, always the same. I smirked at the thought. I walked out to the living room to see Tessie reading the paper and drinking coffee.
"Hey" I said with a smile.
"Good morning" She replied. I brushed my teeth and grabbed my purse, and book bag.
"Later." I said as I headed out the door. The sun was almost up.
I looked at my cell to see the time.
6:17
I proceeded to the corner and called for a taxi. This time it wasn't that woman from yesterday, to my relief.
"Just Seattle." I said to the man behind the wheel. He started to drive. I called Helga.
She answered after three rings. "Hello?" she asked in a tired voice.
"Hey are you getting ready?"
"No, Sam I feel horrible, I'm not coming to school today."
"Oh no, your sick?" I asked.
"Ya, will you get my homework?"
"Ya, sure, but did you go to the doctor?"
"No. Sam, it's fine don't worry about me, just get my homework."
"Helga I'm not asking you to go to the doctor I'm telling you to go to the doctor. This is serious you can't ignore these things."
"I know Sam, but......I'm scared."
"I'll go with you, after school I'll pick you up, and I'll have your homework, you just rest. Ok?" I hung up before she could protest. I called the doctor and made an appointment.
When I looked up we were pulling up to the coffee shop. I paid the man and got out. I pushed the door open and saw a few people sitting down with coffee.
"Morning, wake me up when it's time to go home, will ya?" Said Polly with a yawn. I laughed and she started on my latte. After I waited a little while, and heard the buzz of the blender, I gave her the money and started to consume the caffeine. I took in a deep breath. I walked about 4 blocks and called a cab.
After I got to school I threw away my empty cup. Tim was talking to a group of boys, then left them when he saw me. We walked to an empty table. "Where is Helga?" He asked.
"She's sick, so I'm taking her to the doctor after school." I said not bothering to tell him the rest.
"Oh, should I get her homework?" He asked with a look of concern. He was a nice person. He was always there for me and Helga.
"No, she told me to get it, so you don't need to worry about her."
"Oh ok." We talked about homework and our plans for the summer. Only five more days until vacation including today. The morning bell rang. We got our stuff, and walked to our classes among the rest of the students. I got to homeroom where Mr. Wright took attendance.
"Where's Miss Trent?" He asked looking around the room.
"Oh, she's sick today." I replied. He nodded to me in the front row. I heard a sickening laugh from the back. Derik and Andy where amused. How could they laugh at this? If Tim knew about what happened, Andy's ass would be his. He had a wonderful personality, but if someone did ANYTHING to Helga, he beat the crap out of them. He was strong too. He was almost a jock from all the sports he played, but he hung out with us, and some of the other sports players that didn't date cheerleading robots and that maintained a B- average. I wouldn't say I was un-popular, but nobody talked to me but Derik, Helga, Tim, and Shawn, Derik's excuse of a best friend who hit on me twenty-four seven.
I turned around and flipped them off. I was in no mood for their crap. Derik smiled and Andy turned to Shawn who was on the other side of him. I looked at Shawn as I was turning around only for him to wink at me with a grin. I managed to mouth the words "fuck you" and he blew me a kiss. God I hate him, he's just a pig. After homeroom and biology, I moved on to Algebra, Literature, and History.
After a boring lecture on "civil rights" I proceeded to lunch. This would be the last homework day of the year thank god. I got a muffin and chocolate milk as well as sour cream and onion potato chips. Nutritious. I sat down with Tim. It seemed weird with out Helga. As Tim chowed down on pizza and cheetos, I looked up to see Andy coming over to our table.
"Look, is she ok?" oh good. Now he cares. Ya right. The last thing I wanted was for Tim to find out.
"Ya, she's fine bye now!" I said kicking him in the knee.
"Ouch! No seriously, I can't afford to be dragged down, and I need to know if she is going to." Tim looked confused and suspicious. I stood up. I couldn't take him anymore.
"Do you hear yourself?" I asked him loudly. A few people looked up.
"Calm down." He said looking around.
"Like hell I'll calm down!" I was now yelling and starting to cry. Helga didn't deserve this shit, and she didn't even know about it.
" Oh ya, just do her and laugh about it! She didn't even want to! She was drunk and you just had to take advantage of her! You are a horrible boyfriend and such a piece of shit, and the last thing you should be concerned about is being 'dragged down'!" I was starting to saying something more, when Tim jumped in. I had forgotten all about him. Lots of people were looking at us now, and Andy was rubbing his forehead. Tim started yelling at him, then punching him. He was taking A BEATING, let me tell you! By now I was tear-streaked and pissed. I looked over at Derik to see him laughing with shawn.
"You tell him girl!" said Derik laughing harder. Shawn was laughing too. I walked from that side of the cafeteria to the other, not caring that I tripped three people in the process, one losing their lunch. I just kept my eyes on Derik and I knew now that EVERYBODY was looking at me. I approached Derik and slapped him. I mean SLAPPED him. Hell, It hurt my hand even, but I didn't let It show.
"Shit!" he said standing up. "What the hell was that about?" I kicked him then. I kicked him where it hurts. He knelt down cursing and I smacked Shawn too. Then I walked away. Not to my table, where Tim was beating up Andy, not to the principal's office where I was wanted, but out the door. I walked and walked and walked. I walked to that same convenient store where I met Helga. I sat there in that same aisle, not even crying anymore. I just sat there with my eyes closed.
I walked back to school as lunch was ending and lucky for me, I didn't get in trouble because the teachers were too focused on punishing Tim. I saw him in the office and he signaled for me to go to class. I nodded and went to the rest of my classes. After the afternoon bell, I found out Tim had detention so, I went on over to Helga's. However, before he went to detention, Tim confronted me.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked, now getting mad at me.
"Tim, think back to lunch, and look at Andy over there." I said pointing to Andy who had a black eye and a few bruises. He was glaring at us.
"Sam, he rapped her." I was surprised. Tim said this very quietly, and it almost looked like he was going to cry! I didn't know why he was so upset about this, he knew she had sex like three other times with other boyfriends. All he said to them was something like: "You better watch yourself boy."
He was like Helga's body guard in a way. With me, I was just a friend. With Helga, I never know how to explain their relationship. He was like her protector. They were so close, and not even in that brother and sister way, but not in that boyfriend girlfriend way either. Just close.
"Tim, I know. She said she wasn't completely unwilling, but she was drunk and confused. For God's sake, look at her life! Her mom doesn't give a rat's ass about her, Her little sister is spoiled silly, Her dad left when she was five and came back every once and a while to beat her, only to kill him self what has it been.....two months ago? Not to mention she was just rapped. I'm so scared for her. I love her. She is like my sister. No, she's like my..." I couldn't say it. I was crying by now. God, everything was so messed up right now. Helga in her situation, Tim with his Dad leaving like every other week and his mom a mess, and me. My dad long gone before I was even born, living with my aunt Tessie, and my mom. Gone. Hit my a damned car. Me on that fucking subway. I got on a subway! Why did I get on? Why did I get on? Why did I get on?
"Why did I get on? Why did I get on?" I was beginning to say it out loud now-my hair all messy and in my face. I was bawling. Then I just collapsed. Just fell down. I was on the floor crying uncontrollably and a huge mess. Tim immediately picked me up and...oh my god he picked me up! I was just laying in his arms and he set me up on the wall. He told me to breath stroking my hair. I breathed. He held me and I leaned into him.
"I miss her so much, I just had to get on that subway." He just rocked me, holding me and stroking my hair.
"Let's go, I'm going with you and Helga. It's going to be ok." We stood up and walked out. I stopped crying. I got into his car and he drove to Helga's. I tried to wipe off my face. My eyes were still red. I got out some eye-liner I had in my back pack and put it on since it had smeared off. I fanned my eyes and took deep breaths. It wasn't very noticeable any more. We got to Helga's and knocked on the door. Helga answered the door looking pale. Her blonde hair was down and slightly brushed. She had on no make-up. She was wearing jeans and a T- shirt under a jacket. She was pretty, but sullen. I felt sorry for her.
"He knows" I said and she started to sob. Tim gave her a hug and led her to his car. He was going to give her that 'what am I gonna do with you?' speech.
"Ready?" I asked not sure if I was myself.]
(to be continued...)