Hayden's pov
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"Wake the fuck up bitch" Alexis's annoying ass voice shook my eardrums
I gave her a death glare
"I have an alarm clock for that" I say
"Yeah but I took the batteries out for my vibrator" she says before sticking her toothbrush in her mouth
"You're disgusting" I rolled my eyes
"you love me" she grins ear to ear with toothpaste on her teeth
"Gross" I groaned before pulling the covers off and heading to the bathroom
My knuckles gripped tightly onto both ends on sink supporting my weight. My eyes stared at my reflection, my curly hair was a mess but so is my life
I closed my eyes before splashing cold water over my face and showering
"OH HI CAMERONNNNN" Alexis yelled closing the door
Shit.
"SO NICE OF YOU TO COME OVER, OH HAYDEN? SHE'S RIGHT IN HER ROOM OVER THERE, YOU SHOULD TOTALLYYYYY GO CHECK IN THERE" Alexis yells out, I could see the smirk on her face
Fuckkk fuck fuck
"Hayden?" Cameron says entering the room, thankfully I was finished with my shower but my towel was near my be-
Oh fuck me.
"Just a minute" I say
"Whoops, is she in the shower? Oh my I had no idea" I hear Alexis fake gasp
"And is that Hayden's towel near her bed far from her reach? Now how could that have happened" she smirked. I just wanted to squeeze her fucking neck and pop that head off of body right now
"Well I'll see you girls later, wear protection cause you just never know. BYE!" she laughed before leaving
"You piece of shit!" I tell
"I'm still Bae!" she screams before leaving the dorm
"I can get you your towel, here" Cameron enters the bathroom covering her eyes with one hand and held the towel with the other, my cheeks were on fire
"Thank you" I say before snatching the towel and covering myself
"No problem, I just wanted to make sure you knew about parents day and that you can wear casual stuff, it's a uniform free day, I'll wait outside" she says before leaving. I exhaled releasing the tension in my blush
I hurrily threw on some clothes, a light Blue Jeans and a white shirt, I let my hair do whatever it pleased in a bun, I had no one to impress right?
"Hey Cameron, thanks for that" I smile, my eyes trailed over her body, she had on a black spaghetti strap top and a red high waisted jeans topped with black shoes. Wow
"No problem, ready to head out?"
"Yeah sure" we left the dorm and walk down the halls to the auditorium
"Who's coming for you today?" I wish I was- oops not the time
"My parents, my mom is actually pretty religious, my dad is a bit more flexible with my sexuality actually. When he found out she enrolled me in here, they had a huge fight... He left... But he always makes sure to make up for it. She just wasn't the person he thought he married" Cameron says sadly
"I'm so sorry you had to deal with that" I intertwined our hands feeling the electricity run through my body
"Don't be, my dad is awesome and honestly the biggest teddy bear, he sends letters every week, he said he's trying to get me out of here but it's kinda hard since my mom needs to sign the papers too"
"That's bullshit" I mumbled
"It is, I just wished she could understand this is who I am. You know?"
"Yeah I do, I'm not sure what's gonna happen today with my mom, but I'm not gonna let her control me anymore" I say
"If heels starts throwing around the place, I'll know you kept your word" she smiles
"Oh I'll be throwing more than just her heels" I chuckle
We stood in front of the door, I could hear chatter from the other end, I sighed
"Ready?" I ask
"Ready"
We pushed the door open, a few parents were yelling, some were balling their eyes out. Dramatic much
Cameron gave me a gentle squeeze on my arm before heading over to her parents, her dad smiled warmly while her mom looked at her with a scowl.
My heart ached.
I sighed before my eyes scanned the auditorium
They landed on Alexis at a table with her dads, she had on sweatpants and a hoodie
Her legs were on the table, Daniel held a death glare and shoved them off, Joey smiled at the whole bickering before waving at me to come over
"How are you doing dear" Joey smiles englufing me in a bone crushing hug
"Had better days" I chuckle
"Hi Hayden, it's unfortunate that we're seeing each other under these circumstances, I hope Alexis has been good company" Daniel says
"She has, she's the best" I nudged her shoulder
"where's your mother, I should beat her ass for putting you in such a place" he says looking around the room
"Daniel did some digging and found some serious controversal stuff about this place, he's gonna try to take it to court and get this place shut down for good but it's gonna take a while, they cleaned up their mistakes pretty well and to anyone on the outside, it seems like a regular Academy" Joey says
"I hope they've been treating you girls good in here, they haven't laid their hands on you right?" Daniel asks sternly
"If anyone did, do you honestly think this place would still be running? I would have gone karate kid on their ass" Alexis says smirking
"Karate kid doesn't use $600 worth of face cream" Daniel says
"It's expensive to look this good" she chuckles
"Hayden, I think that's your mother over there, go before she notices us" Joey smiles weakly
"Give us a call if you feel uncomfortable alright?" Daniel says
"I will, thanks you guys" I say before walking over to an available seat
*trigger warning, homophobia*
My mother takes a seat opposite me, her face scrunched up in disgust, I could feel her judging me with every breath
"Take it all in mother, the disappointment you raised for eighteen years" I spat, I was not gonna sit here and let her have any power over me
"I see you still have that pissy attitude of yours" I says
"I learn from the best, she was a real bitch"
"watch your mouth Hayden!" she slammed her hand on the table, those around us stopped and stared, I saw Alexis and Daniel stand up ready to pounce over here. I shook my head and they sat
"What do you want from me?" I question
"I want you to stop living in that fantasy of yours, you're not gay Hayden. You're confused, it'll change with time, that's why you're in here and you will remain in here until you start living your true self"
"But I AM living my true self, I like girls and there's nothing wrong with that, you need to change your goddam mindset. I can't believe how ignorant you are, you rather watch me suffer in here than be happy" I say, I feel a tear escape my eye
"You will be happy, when you begin living in the real world. Do you honestly think you're gonna be accepted out there in life?"
"THAT'S APART OF LIFE, not everyone is gonna be in your corner, the world isn't a happy place but that doesn't mean you can't live it like your own! Everyone deserves to be who they want to be, people aren't gonna like it but fuck em, are you gonna let someone stop you from being happy because they aren't happy themselves?!" I almost scream,
By now the tears were pouring out yet my mother showed no emotion
"You're more stubborn than I thought, that friend of yours has two fathers and look at what she turned out to be, a bitchy lesbian"
"Don't you dare talk about Alexis like tha-"
"I talk about whoever the hell I want to Hayden! You will respect me" she spat, I clenched my fists in anger, knuckles turning red
"No. Respect is earned and someone like you will get nowhere in life"
She laughed
"Hunny, look at where I am, a huge house, a great job-" I cut her off
"No husband because you're shit in bed, no kids becuse you're a terrible mother yet here you are bragging about money, where will they get you?" I smirked, her face was red like she was ready to explode
Everything went mute for a second, I felt a stinging pain across my cheek, it burned where my finger left. My jaw clenched, it pained like shit I was not about to give her the satisfaction that she could hurt me.
"YOU WILL STOP LIVING A LIE HAYDEN, I'LL MAKE SURE OF THIS" she screamed while being dragged away from security
I simply waved goodbye to my mother, if this was having a conversation with my mother, boy I did not want a family reunion
I owed it to myself to be the best version of myself, who cares what people think. Only I can judge me
I felt everyone's eyes on me, and I was right. Their eyes showed sympathy
"What? Is there something on my face?" I joke before storming out of the auditorium
How fucked up can life really get?