Chapter 10

**Megan**

Grabbing my stuff I slowly walk behind Mr Peters. It’s annoyed me that he saw the bite but it also gave me some sort of release. I feel like it’s good he saw me and that he is caring enough to walk me to the nurse's office. Any other teacher would scribble on a note and tell me to go there and that would be it.

We walk into the nurse's office and I sit on the bed that is provided and he stands with his arms folded looking either past me or at me I wasn't sure. He told the nurse I have a nasty bite and she is now off getting some things.

"Who bit you?" he suddenly says. I look down at my lap and twiddle with my fingers "Because it looks nasty like you were attacked" he states.

"I was" I mutter. He pushes himself off the wall he is leaning on and walks forward.

"Who by?" he sounds a little angry as he asks that.

"I was out last night" I lie and I plan everything I am saying to him to be a lie.

"Was it Tyler?" he hisses. I shake my head. One thing I weren't going to do and that is blame all of this on Tyler. I didn't even want to break up with him. It pained me to say the things I said to him but I needed to say them. It annoyed me when he threatened to tell the authorities about my dad when he knows it's not my father's fault. He's sick and he just needs help that's all.

"No Tyler would never hurt me, not physically anyway" I pause "I was at a party last night and I cheated on Tyler. That's why I broke up with him and the guy bit me when I wouldn't do what he wanted" I lie it sounds like a believable lie, doesn't it?

"You should report the guy" he states

"No point it isn't like I'm going to see him again" I state hoping that will be the end of this conversation. He sighs slightly and moves closer to me. I don't realise how close he is until I feel him touch my shoulder.

"You might want to take your sweater off for when the nurse comes back" he states. I nod and slowly take it off forgetting about the marks on my arms and wrists. His eyes slowly wander down my body and I suddenly feel uncomfortable and a little scared "Are those bruises from last night?" he asks. I look at him a little confused then I realise what bruises he’s on about.

"Oh yeah," I say putting my hands to my arms to cover the bruises.

"Didn't anyone help you at this party?" he asks. What is with all the questions? I feel like he’s interrogating me.

"Why are you asking so many questions?" I ask, looking him in the eyes. I didn't realise his eyes have silver flecks within the sapphire blue. His eyes are striking. They were so beautiful the dark sapphire blue went perfectly with the silver flecks it almost made them glow. His eyes look a dark sapphire blue now. When I first met him they were a light blue so it is probably the lighting either that or he just had weird eyes.

"I'm just curious and worried you are my student after all" he answers.

"It happened outside school so I don't understand why you should be worried, if it happened in school then yes your curiosity and worry would be expected l. But whatever happens to me outside of school is none of yours or the school's business" I state a little too harshly. He steps back from me and takes his hand off my shoulder.

"I'm sorry" he says quietly "Would you like me to leave?" he asks looking at me now.

"No the nurse here is annoying and well she doesn't like me so you may take her attention off of me" I state. He gives me a funny look."She thinks because of my relationship with Tyler and the fact we have been going out for so long. That I am going to be pregnant before I leave this school" I state.

"How do you know that?" he asks.

"I heard her telling my last art teacher. My last art teacher stuck up for me and then told me what she said," I say looking down "and you will take her attention because she's a flirt" I state and like magic, she walks in stops in her tracks smiles and then comes over to me.

"Oh Megan that's a nasty wound" she states looking at it. I don't say anything back "We'll have to clean that up and then dress it. Could you take your top off for me pet?" she asks then turns to Mr Peters "Could you leave, please," she told him rather than asked. He starts to leave when I stop him

"He doesn't need to because I'm not taking my t-shirt off" I state pulling on the collar of my top to reveal my shoulder. I notice her sigh a little and then start to do what she needs to do. Mr Peters stays where he is and watches me intently and I just look out the window.

~*~

"Where've you been?" Melanie asks once I and Mr Peters return he goes to answer but I answer first.

"I was showing him the library," I say quickly. "He asked me if the school had a library so I showed him it and then I showed him where all the good books were" I state. "That's why we took so long" I continue. She seems to believe me. I sit down in a seat next to her "Did you get a note?" I ask referring to my IT teacher. She nods and gets up and hands it to Mr Peters. He checks it over and then places it on his desk.

Mr Peters tells us we can choose between reading Romeo and Juliet, starting on our assignment or helping him organise his classroom. We chose to help him organise his classroom. I hate Romeo and Juliet and if we start on our assignments it means reading Romeo and Juliet. I finished organising the collection of tests into different folders.

"Megan you have a visitor" I hear him say. I turn my head from the window to the door and standing in the doorway is Tyler. I frown and turn to look back out the window. I

don't want to see him.

"Hey," he says quietly. I know he doesn't want anyone to hear what he is saying and well neither do I. I look to see Melanie sitting with her headphones in doodling on her notebook and Mr Peters is reading his book again.

"Go away" I say now looking at Tyler.

"I don't understand why you're been like this" he states.

"I don't want to be with you, that's why," I say harshly and turn to look away from him.

"What happened last night?" he asks putting his hand on my wrists. I move them out of his grasp.

"I told you on the phone" I snap and then look at him "Nothing"

"I don't believe you" he states.

"Don't, I don't care" I coldly say.

"Babe, don't be like this. Everything was fine before you went home"

"Don't call me that I am not your babe anymore" I say folding my arms. He sighs and grabs the chair behind him to sit on it facing me.

"Please just tell me" he begs.

"I cheated on you" I snap. I wish I wasn't looking at him because his expression changes dramatically.

"No, you didn't now tell me the truth"

"Yes I did, I went out last night to a college party and I hooked up with some guy" I state. His expression goes from concern to hurt to anger all in five seconds. I gulp down my fear. He’s really angry at me which is what I want. Tyler hating me makes this easier.

"Who?" he asks. I shrug "You didn't get a name" he snaps a little loudly "What are you some whore" he says loudly and it seems Mr Peters and Melanie hear as they both look at us and Melanie looks as if she was going to yell at him.

"I forgot it" I say quietly "I was drunk" he stands up and practically throws the chair across the room and then moves my desk out of the way making my things drop on the floor so he can get to me. I flinch and gulp down my fear as he lowers himself to my eye level.

"Don't fucking lie to me" he hisses getting in my face. I look away from him "Now tell me who the fuck he is" he says now in my ear.

"Tyler calm down" I hear Melanie say but with the mood Tyler is in he won't hear her. I slowly look at him and I see the same hatred in his eyes that my father has every time he beats me. I quickly look away and gulp down the fear that’s trying to escape me.

"Tell me" he demands. Tears run down my cheeks as more fear builds up inside me. I shake my head slightly and I wish I hadn't as he grabs hold of my hair. I wince in pain.

"Tyler" I hear Mr Peters say in a calm voice "Look at her" he says and I notice he’s standing behind him. I thought he was still at his desk "She's scared" he states. Tyler takes his hand off me and stands up straight looking down at me. I don't move I daren't he had scared me so much. He walks away and the loud bang of the door makes me jump.

Mr Peters picks up the table and my things. Melanie walks over to me with her hands on my lap asking me if I’m ok. I lean forward and don't stop until my head hits her chest, I start to cry "Why did you say all of that?" Melanie asks "You'd never cheat on him and you drinking without me that is something you would never do in a million years," she states while rubbing my back. I just move my arms around her and cry.

Melanie is right she knows me like the back of her hand and she knows I would never cheat on him and never drink alone without her.