Third person POV

At lunchtime in the music room, the rest of the band try to find out what was going on with Milly.

'I told you, I'm fine!'

'You can talk to us about anything, Milly. What did she do?'

'It's nothing! I'm dealing with it.' Milly says.

'But we can deal with it together! We're worried about you!' Hailey says.

At that moment Jake walks through the door.

'Woah, are you okay Jake? Your eye!' Sean exclaims.

'I'm fine. A certain... someone... punched me in the face just now.'

'Milly!' The band, excluding Zander who is smirking, exclaims.

'Sorry, okay?' She says, not sounding too sorry. 'It was a reflex. I don't like being manhandled.'

'Yeah well-' Jake walks over. 'I realise that now. So what exactly was all that about?'

'That's what we're trying to figure out...' Zander says, rolling his eyes irritatedly.

'And I told you it's none of your business!' Milly retorts.

'Look Milly, I know what those girls are like; they harass me as well.' Hailey says, trying to reason with her. 'But if you keep getting into trouble like this, the school won't let you compete in the band competition. You could get expelled! We don't want to lose you! So please, stop fighting!'

'I-It's not as simple as that!' Milly says guiltily.

'That's a little selfish, don't you think?' Zander interjects. 'Because you can't control your anger, we all have to pay the price. Does the band mean nothing to you?'

Milly glares at him. 'You don't understand how I feel, Zander! Those girls have picked on me ever since I entered this hellhole of a school! You can't stop me from fighting, those girls are asking for it!'

Luke smiles nervously. 'Guys, why don't we just calm down-'

'You're not doing yourself any favours! All you're doing is giving yourself an even worse reputation in school.' Zander says.

Milly stares daggers at him. 'THAT'S IT! I've had enough of all of you! Stop trying to control me... Just leave me the hell alone!' She yells, hurt in her voice.

She walks briskly out of the music room. Hailey runs after her, leaving the boys. 'Milly, let's talk about this!'

'Great. She's on a rampage again.' Sean says once the girls have left the room.

Luke looks worriedly at the others. 'What are we going to do? We can't lose our main guitarist!'

Zander sighs. 'What can we do? She basically just told us that she'll do whatever the hell she wants, we have no control over her.'

Jake walks towards the door.

'You don't have to fight! We can deal with whoever's bothering you, together!'

'I said, I'm dealing with it by myself!' Milly said irritatedly.

'Milly, I'm worried about you,' Hailey says. 'I don't want you getting into more trouble!'

Milly's POV

I smile to myself.

'You say I make you nervous, a tragedy,

I'm a beautiful disaster, a reckoning,

You wonder how I got this way?'

I turn to look at Hailey then walk closer.

'You think I'm someone to be saved... Someone to clean up and tame

Oh some things never change, never change, ohhh...'

I walk off down the hallway, leaving Hailey behind.

'You think I would look pretty, on your arm

Once you cover up my bruises, and battle scars

But it always ends the same...'

Images flash through my mind. One of myself being taunted by Zoey and Lia, one of me fighting Zoey and one of being told off afterwards.

I walk past a window to see Zoey and her friends talking. She looks at me and gives an evil smile. I glare at her.

'Can't bear the things I've had to face

Got you crying on your knees in pain

Oh some things never change, never change, ohhh...

'You'll break your back to make me feel again

Suffocate to make me breathe again

Lose your mind from endless praying

Some things never change, never change ohhh...

Redemption never came...'

Flashback time ÙwÚ

I remember Zoey tripping me over in the hallway. Then looking down at me innocently, and holding a hand out to help me up.

During PE I kick a soccer ball which lands in the goal. Grinning, I look around. I only see Zoey whispering to the other girls, probably spreading rumours.

I walk into the bathroom and find Zoey and her friends standing there. They step towards me. Zoey makes a mean comment as her friend laughs. They walk out of the bathroom, and I drop to my knees, tears filling my eyes.

End of le flashback

I remember every word she said to me. Every single little thing she did to make my confidence drop.

'I stopped asking for forgiveness, cause you show know

Only fears tread where the angels fear to go

But you keep trying to get too close...'

I stand in the music room, my friends surrounding me. Their faces are blank. They don't understand what I'm going through. None of them do.

'Save myself by turning into stone

So save your judgement cause you just don't know

Oh some things never change, never change, oooh...'

I walk out into the hallway.

'They say I should feel guilty, and change my ways

Leaving crumpled bodies in my wake

Swear I didn't mean to make them break

But they're so delicate and so mundane,'

Devil-people surround me from all sides, evil grins on their faces, their black eyes glinting.

'And they keep coming like a moth to flame

Oh some things never change, never change, mmm-mmh

You'll break your back to make me feel again!'

I punch one devil-thing in the stomach, throwing it back. I bash another as one of them grabs my arm.

'Suffocate to make me breathe again!'

I punch it in the stomach, making it fall to its knees. Another comes at me from behind, and I kick it away.

Another comes at me, their foot making impact with my side. I punch it and it falls to the ground.

'Lose your mind from endless praying!'

I turn around to see Zoey standing a few feet away. I run at her and punch her. She sails through the air and lands on the floor. People run up to her to see if she's okay. Through the crowd I see Elliot...

'Some things never change, never change, ohhh...'

My eyes widen as I realise. The devil here is me.

'Redemption never came.'

I turn on my heel and walk off down the hallway as the crowd fades away.

Third person POV

'What am I going to do?' Hailey murmurs to herself.

Milly seems really important to these guys... Maybe I should investigate what her deal with Zoey is before she gets into more trouble. Jake thinks.