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The Outsider - Original Writing

"Mum, mum", she must not be home, I'll call her later she must still be at the meeting, I'll put the tele on, see what Kacey's wearing in her new video. It's on straight away on every channel, no surprise there. It finishes with her on top of a building I, don't like the song one bit, it's the same as all her others. I really like the gothic powers new video but I daren't tell anyone, my friends will be too embarrassed to be seen with me. Its not cool to like things like that, the people who do like things like that haven't got any style, and they don't follow new styles, hairstyles and what makes you look good, they don't bother finding out the newest stuff, which is …show more content…

I have completely forgotten about walking I take a step down from the floor, it's a large step, too large I clear two steps and the middle of my foot land on the corner of the third step, I realise what I have done I lose my balance, drop the magazine. I feel sick my stomach turns over, the same feeling as when you realise you have left a wallet with loads of money in it, in a taxi. I feel sick because I know what is about to happen, this all rushes through my mind at the same time. Its happening in a split second, next thing I know I am falling through the air, face first, down a flight of twenty hard concrete stairs, I am lying horizontal in the air, I see the bottom of the stairs closer, closer to my face, closer, a few inches away.

"Jess, Jess, can you here me its mum," I feel pressure on my hand my head aches I feel sick, I want to be sick. I open my eyes, I see mum on a chair sitting down, and I hear her voice;

"She's awake" there's excitement in her voice, she is not talking …show more content…

SMASH. I drop the mirror immediately am sick all over the shattered glass, mum screams, I cry. I am hideous, deformed, I didn't recognise myself.

I sit on the settee, and bury my disgusting face in my hands I just sit and cry with my mum hugging me. I am going to have to get used to this for the rest of my life.

My first day back at school, I had received a lot of get well cards from my friends but none of them had seen my face. As I walked into the classroom I was shaking, I didn't think I could do it, when I entered, the whole room went silent. Michelle was the only one who stood up and said welcome back with a smile on her face. At break time my friends just asked about the treatment and accident but didn't stop looking at my face.

They were talking about going to a party on Saturday but they didn't invite me. It was my friend Joanna's boyfriend's party. Joanna said to me;

"I'm sorry Jess, I don't think you should come, not yet people need time to get used to your face, everyone will be looking at you."

I nearly burst into tears with anger and humiliation when she said this and as soon as she realised the effect it had on me she

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