AMELIA.
Ever since I got out of my car, I’ve been getting stares that I’ve never gotten in my whole life.
I was used to the stares of being the only day girl in the room or the class, but this time around, I was the girl with the perfect body and the perfect curves and shape.
So yes, I liked it very much.
I was in a maxi gown. One that opened cleavage, yes. A whole lot of cleavage. I didn’t get this perfect body to hide how beautiful it was.
The maxi gown was brown in colour; it complimented the colour of my eyes, and I wore a very nice jean jacket over it.
I kept it simple as usual but elegant and classy.
I liked how outlined my shape was in this dress; it made me feel high about myself.
At how beautiful I was, my skin looked like milk.
I smiled and shook the thought out of my head: I needed to get to class quickly if I didn’t want to fail my classes.
I tried to get used to the wondrous stares as I walked to class, and I was finally in front of my class; I pushed the door open without thinking too much about it.
All eyes were on the door as usual, and the teacher looked at me. It was Mrs Williams, the physics teacher. She has always been nice to me.
“Good morning, Amelia; it’s twenty minutes into the first period. Do you have a good excuse?” She said in her sweet voice.
“I’m so sorry, Mrs Williams. I woke up this morning with a bad headache. I wasn’t sure if I was going to come, but I later decided to since mid-terms are coming up soon.” I told her, and she nodded.
“Are you feeling well now?” She asked me.
“Yes, ma’am. I took some medications already.” I told her and gave her an apologetic smile.
“Good, now find somewhere to sit.” She said, and I finally faced the whole class.
I could hear the gasps, and I could feel the stares as I walked gracefully to an empty seat towards the back; I liked this attention.
Their eyes were basically going with every move that I made. It made me feel heady.
“Is that not fat-Amy?” I heard someone whisper.
“She definitely is the one; why does she look like that?” Another person said.
“She’s so hot.” This was a guy this time around.
I smiled to myself as I finally sat down, and knowing their gazes were still on me, I innocently pushed my hair to the back of my ears. Then, I brought out my book.
“I’d very much like all of you to stop looking at Amelia. I’m sure this is not the first time you’ve seen her. Can we focus back on physics now?” She asked, and everybody looked at Mrs Williams.
The class continued, but I felt stares occasionally, and I liked it. This was worth getting used to, I thought to myself. I could definitely get used to this life. I loved it.
Then I caught the gaze of the one person that broke me, the one person that drew me to madness.
Dylan.
He was looking at me so keenly; there was no expression on his face. He just kept staring at me with those beautiful eyes of his, and if I weren’t careful, I would get sucked In again, not that I wasn’t already sucked in.
I looked away from him quickly; he hurt me.
I kept reminding myself that I needed to get that to stick. And I also needed to avoid him; if he made any effort to apologise to me, I couldn’t promise that I wouldn’t say something like that. That was how much gone I was.
Let’s just hope that today goes well; I already liked the beginning of the day. There hasn’t been a day in my life that has gone completely well, so I’m hoping this one did.
Thirty minutes later, the class was finally over, and I was about to stand up to leave when I heard Mrs Williams’s voice.
“Amelia, could you come here for a second?” She asked. I nodded and walked towards her.
Before this day, whenever I was walking, nobody noticed me, or it was either they did and they were laughing or throwing something on my face. But today, as I walked, I could feel the stares, and they parted for me.
I deserved this, I thought as I walked to meet Mrs Williams.
“Yes, ma’am,” I said the moment I got to her.
“I just wanted to tell you that you look beautiful, my darling.” She said, and I smiled.
“Thank you, ma’am.”
“Now, you can finally raise your head and be proud of yourself. I’ve always told you that you’re beautiful, but I guess you’ll believe it now.” She said, and I smiled.
“Thank you, Mrs Williams; I really appreciate the encouraging words you used to give to me. I’ll take them more seriously now.” I told her.
“Good, you better. Have a nice day, Amelia.” She said, and I nodded.
“You too, Mrs Williams,” I replied to her as I walked out of the classroom. It was time for lunch, and yes, I would confidently get to the cafeteria today.
I thought of what my mum said earlier, asking about Dylan. I wasn’t sure I wanted her to know what transpired. Though she was the one who comforted me when I came home crying, I still didn’t tell her, and I didn’t want to. It would hurt her, and it might spoil the relationship between Dylan’s parents and mine.
So it was best to keep it to myself.
I thought as I walked towards the cafeteria. I could see it now; I was almost there.
“Hi Amelia, would you like to be my friend? I like you.” One lady that I didn’t know from anywhere asked suddenly in front of me, and I shook my head.
“No, I’m good,” I said and walked away.
Such fucked up people. I wasn’t interested in being friends with anyone that came from this school.
The moment I stepped into the cafeteria, I walked towards the food table to serve myself when I heard a familiar menacing voice.
“So, you think you’re beautiful now, you cheating bitch?”