In Bed With My Hockey Stepbrother

if I'd get off my high horse and go back to Ballylaggin Community School li

Clearing his throat a couple of times, he added, "Hang on-I've got something for you." With that, he padded across the narrow landi

didn't make much at the petrol station to begin with, and money was hard to come

ssion. "I know Nanny gave you the bus money, but just have something in your pocket. I don'

fighting its way up my throat

wasn't sure who he was trying to convince or console. "If someone gives you even the hint of shit, then you text me

a soberin

to my voice, needing to believe the words. "But I'll be late if

y coat and grabbed my schoolbag, shouldering it

y down the steps. "I'm serious. One sniff of cra

ick glance at where he was leaning against the b

. "I just... I'm here for you, okay?" he finis

to school like an anxious parent would their firstborn. He was always f

see me as more than a little girl t

that fo

him a bright smile and then hurri

ing Has

AN

ommen College were opened to the students at seven in the morning, obviou

building to get o

, I might consider it a bad omen, but this was Ireland whe

ly January, typ

e school hours, noting several students already wandering thro

ommon

uld only describe as spaciou

asn't the immediate target for bullies like I

terested in my presence, clear

in my mouth, for a cruel

taunts and new enemies. But nothing happened. Aside from a couple of curious glances, nobody approached me. The students a

g me, and feeling more positive than I had in months, I

graphs of previous students adorned the lemon-painted walls. Plush couches and comfy chairs filled the large space, along with a

ther side lived like. It was like

ces of bread and have t

and wandered through every hall and

ed where every building and wing