Chemicals Collide

Third period was music, I walked in, I noticed Conner wasn't there, and I figured he wouldn't be there if he wasn't there already. I sighed and went to the back of the class and sat down, the bell rang to signal the start of classes. Our normal teacher wasn't here today, so we had a sub. This meant all hell broke loose. Luke walked over to me during music,
"So what’s it like having a dick as a best friend?" he said with a smug smile,
"Fuck of Luke, I don't need your shit as well." I said and walked over and looked for a tuned guitar.
"Oh, so I’m starting the shit am I? You know what Isabue, your just a fucking little hore, I bet you don't even like Conner, I bet you are secretly sleeping with Simon behind his back," that pushed me too far, I turned around a punched him in the face, Joey and I used to do kick boxing, and all the training came back to me in that moment. I hit him again and then round house kicked him in the stomach. Luke fell backwards and then I looked up and realised I had a mobile phone pointing right at me, great, that is going to be all over the school by tomorrow, Just then the principal walked in, Fuck,
"Isabue, follow me please." we walked to the office and he asked me to sit down, "Is anyone at home?" he asked,
"Yeah, my brother Joey," Principal Dem looked at me with a raised eyebrow. Joey was never his favourite student.
"Well you are to go home now and you are suspended for four days, I will ring your mother and tell her of this and we will see you again on Tuesday." I got up and headed for the door. The hallways where so quiet, I walked to my locker and grabbed all my books out and my bag. I went to shut the door when I saw the picture of Simon and I, I couldn't believe how much the start of this term fucked up things. It hit me then. This was the last term we would be here, at school. This is the term that counts, for exams, after this, we are out in the big world, and I was suddenly scared. I remembered how Joey dealt with his last term, he ran off before he finished and went to Brisbane, 'I will be a star one day, you will see,' he said to me before he walked out the door. I pulled the picture off my locker door and put it in my wallet, and then I walked out to my car and drove home. when I got there I saw mum's car in the driveway, fuck, I pulled up on the road instead, knowing mum would leave as soon as she yelled at me, I grabbed my bag and walked up to the door. When I opened it Mum was standing there waiting,
"Hi mum, nice to actually see you for once," I said looking at the floor,
"Don't start that sarcastic crap with me Isabue, what the fuck do you think you are doing?" she said sternly. I just looked at the floor and didn't say anything, I heard my mother walk forward and the next thing knew her hand had connected with the side of my face, I could feel it start to burn and tears pricked at my eyes, "Answer me you stupid little bitch," I looked up and stared her straight in the eyes,
"I. am. Not. A. Stupid. Little. BITCH!" I screamed the last word at her and I saw the fury in her eyes,
"YOU ARE A STUPID BITCH! YOU GOT YOURSELF SUSPENDED! ON THE SECOND FUCKING DAY OF SCHOOL! DON'T TELL ME YOUR NOT STUPID!" she screamed right back at me, this was another time I wished dad was here. he always knew how to calm mum down, Joey came downstairs at the shouting,
"What the hell is going on?" he asked, mum fixed her eyes on him,
"Your stupid little shit of a sister is suspended," mum said and walked into the kitchen, Joey came over to me,
"What on earth did you do?" he whispered, he pushed my face softly to one side so he could see the mark mum had left, "That is going to bruise," Mum came back out of the kitchen,
"I have to go back to work, but so help me god Isabue, you think this was bad, you got a whole storm coming tonight, I started to cry then, not caring if she saw or not. Mum walked out the door and slammed it behind her. Joey pulled me into and hug and I just cried. After a few minutes Joey helped me upstairs and into my room.
"What happened Bue?" he asked as he got some of my ointment on his fingers and started to rub it on my cheek,
"Luke happened, he called me a hore, and he said I was sleeping with Simon behind Conner's back." I said through tears,
"Conner? Your dating?" he asked, trying to get off the subject now, I looked up into Joey's face, at the moment I realised how much we look the same. Same nose, same mouth, same eyes, and same hair colour.
"Yeah he asked me out yesterday," I said and smiled, he mimicked me/ he put the tin which had the ointment in it down on the bed side table and sat up on the bed with me.
"That’s great, well that means you will be staying here then," he said with a sigh,
"What does that mean?" I asked him,
"Well I’m going to go back to Brisbane in a few days and I was going to ask if you wanted to come with me, but if Conner is here then I guess you are saying no," I smiled at Joey,
"I'll think about it, but one thing’s for sure, I don't want to be here tonight, I am going to call Conner and see if I can stay there,"
"Don't you mean Simon?" Joey asked,
"No I mean Conner."