Once the car got through the gates of Thistlehouse and came to a stop Cheryl got out and slammed the door. She marched straight up to her room, ignoring her parents and flopped on her queen sized bed with a sigh.
Why was she always so angry, was it the fact that she didn't really have anyone or the fact that she doesn't even recognise who's looking back at her in the mirror. She knows she puts on a bitchy front just to stop people getting too close or making herself look weak and vulnerable.
She makes her way to her mirror and begins removing her makeup and puts up her hair. 'Broken' is all she thinks of the person looking back at her. She knows no one will accept the real her, the part of her she wants to hide away forever. She crawls back into her bed for the rest of the evening, alone with her thoughts until she falls asleep.
She's walking into Pops again and sits directly across from a familiar face. 'Hi Toni' Cheryl smiles. 'Hi babe' Toni says reaching for Cheryl's hand. Cheryl feels so at peace, blissfully sat with the girl of her dreams, no one is around so she leans across the table just as shes about to reach Tonis lips, she feels eyes on her. Everyone she knows is watching her with disgust plastered all over their face. Cheryl quickly gets out of her seat, she runs for the door but before see reaches it she trips.
Jumping up from her dream covered in sweat Cheryl reaches for her lamp. Gasping for air, it felt so real. She checks the time, 6.05am, there's no way she's going to get anymore sleep now so she may as well get ready for school.