The Punishment

in your seatbelt?" Leight

lt Leigh I'm not five" I remind my be

average height. She's actually a litt

r, I got it from my

our cute pen?"

h a teddy bear on it from Amazon and I've been buy

o" I

s up and out of her house at 7am. She wouldn't have been up at 6am if it wasn't the first day of school, she's never

ow Leighton is driving us to school. School isn't far from here and

ow ready are you for this

I say and that i

t me. "Really?" Sh

? Do you want me to not be read

, I'm just glad that y

u ready

not the classes though" Leighton

t we tolerate eachother. Leighton doe

are here to help you"

sentence I never thought I'd say, bu

be out of these uniform

eople don't but I like wearing the uniform. It makes you look smart, grey pants for guys and

ecause I'm not ready for today. Before I go on, let me take you back

r, I never thought that the day would come when I'd have a boyfriend talk less of him being Jaxon. Jaxon Otto has a history of playing

o Leighton's boyfriend and bestfriend to Jaxon. Leighton and Rio mostly, this is because I am not a social butterfly and socializing is not my thing. I never used to do parties

s were dating and Rio is friends with him but it wasn't till Mrs.

w existed and I fell hard for him. This was when my friends started to worry about me because he's Jaxon, a playboy, everyone kept saying; "Sky, you are way too good for him sweetie" but I didn't listen because I actually believed Jaxon when he said he liked me, when he said he loved me. When Jaxon asked me to be his girlfriend, I

ing to make it to his party because I had studying to do and I'd been doing a of studying because new flash, it's not easy

he first year of middle school. Last year, I got two B's and a C, I've never been so ashamed of my report especially since I k

hadn't hung out with him much in weeks and he'd been trying to get me out of the house. I went to Jaxon's party without telling him

my fault because I didn't

but when you have a bestie like Leighto

she adviced me not to be with Jaxon. I thought that she was a little jealous t

me from staying in bed for weeks and switching off my cell phone. I mean, I sacri

than I was a few weeks ago but I haven't spoken to Jaxon since that night, I tho

is a hundred percent focus on my grades and zero percent on boys. I need to get back the Skylar who topped her classes b

ions so that I can get a scholarship and make things easier for my dad. Dad isn't poor but I want to do s

Dad and Skylar. It was lung cancer, she uh…used to smoke a lot. I

ll of cars and students excited about the new year and talking in small groups. The whole school knows about Jaxon and me, just the attention I need-this is me being sarcasti

earth to Sky?" Leigh

ar of school?" I ask, smiling at Leigh. We've be

ready, besti

at G.P.A" I say and w

where?" Leigh asks, sc

e" I say, referring to ou

arrived too ea

ans. "Okay, let's give them ten more minut

gh says and we