I can't believe this is happening again, but I didn't really have other choice. I know I shouldn't have punched him in the face, and well... Yeah, that was not good. I'll probably get in trouble the moment he tells the principal it was me. But I'm really tired of this. He and his 'minions' threw all my stuff away today.

It's not that I'm not used to, but then he pushed me, so i punched him in the face. Girls are not supposed to punch people, I know, but he shouldn't have done what he did.

So now, I guess I'll have to keep running to avoid getting punished at school, but if I miss my next lesson they'll call my parent's, so I'll be in trouble anyway. I decide that it's better to run away, because I'm not even learning anymore.

Halley just appeared at the end of the corridor. I try to walk away but she gets closer.

"Taylor? Where are you going?"-She asks me, what do I say now?

"Erm- I have computer class!"-I'm lying, she probably knows it because she makes her usual face. And raises an eyebrow. I laugh a bit. Then I hear some steps behind me, it's Connor, cool! What I most needed now!

"Do you think you can punch me without getting revenge?"-He asks. Then he throws his backpack to my face. Halley is as tall as me, and she is three years older, so she can't help me.

"That's all you can do?"-I ask.-"Are you unable to do your homework and want me to do it? Or is it just your lack of brain cells?"-I'm angry, so I kick him and make him fell.

Halley gives both of us a glare. "Excuse me, but how did this come?"-She helps Connor get up.

"I didn't start! It was Taylor! She punched me, I'm just defending myself!"-He makes that stupid puppy face. But Hailey seems to believe him. Of course she does, everyone in this school knows I am always getting in trouble, and she is also my parents' friends daughter. So it doesn't surprise me.

"Tay, is it true? Did you start?"-She asks.

"Liar."-That's all I say, then I don't even doubt and I walk away. I'm sure this will get me in trouble later, but I don't really care. I enter my class and sit down in my spot. Elliot is sitting at the other corner of the class. I look at him, but he doesn't react.

Now Alice is coming to my spot, I shouldn't have opened my backpack, because she is now searching in it.

"Look! You brought a new scientific magazine."-Alice says.

I don't want to reply, I know I'll end up hitting her or something. But I want to avoid it.

"Did a cat bite your tongue? Reply!"-She yells. I don't react, and close my eyes. I'm making a big effort not to reply.-"I guess I can break it because you don't care about it, do you?"-She breaks it.

I'm angry, so I make her fell to the floor. Elliot gasps, he was looking at us all the time, I knew it.

Alice starts crying, I know she is faking it, the teacher walks in, I'm in trouble again.

"Taylor Eleanor Hofstader, what did you do?"-The teacher asks me.

"Push Alice, she deserves it."-I tell the teacher, then roll my eyes.-"I'll get going to the principal's office."-I mutter.

The teacher just nods and lets me go.

I sigh, I could just escape now, they are going to call my parents anyway. I decide not to, my father is already having a hard time since my grandmother Beverly is coming over this week. I hate her honestly, the last time she came, it just made things worse. My parents fought a lot after that.

I don't want to think about that. I'm now standing on the door. I knock.

"May I come in?"-I ask.

"Yeah, come in!"-Ms. Collins says. I open the door and sigh. I enter and sit at the chair next infront of his table.-"Oh, Taylor Hofstader. What did you do today?"

I stare at him, I don't want to reply. "Alice..."-I mutter.-"I made her fell, I also pushed Connor."

"It's Friday and you've been called to my office 6 times this week..."-He says, I just nod.- "You are breaking records Hofstader. And I don't like it."-Mr Collins looks at me again.-"What did they do that caused you to hurt them?"

I bite my lip. He won't believe me. "Connor pushed me first, so I defended myself. Alice broke my scientific magazine, so I hit her."-I tell him.

"Do you think it was compulsory to do it?"-He asked.

"Yes"- I answer, this is going to get me in trouble I'm cutting my allowance way too much lately. The principal sighs and lets me go. I'm not going to go back to class, so I just run away, I'm quite fast, so I arrive to a park near home in less than ten minutes.

I start drawing weird things in the floor when I hear a car, it's mum. Very fast, she already found me. I guess I have to get in the car with her. I sit next to her, but I don't say a word.

"What happened?"-She asks, she looks worried.

"They called you mum, you know what happened."-I say. I'm not in the mood to explain her everything, she won't believe me either way.

"Of course I know sweetie. But can't you just..."-She doesn't finish her sentence. I wonder what she was going to say. But I don't really care.

"No, if they hit me, I hit back, of they insult me, I insult them."-I answer. This is my typical answer, to mum, to dad, to everyone who asks why I do it. I'm not lying, but no one believes me...

"Taylor... I know you think it's the right thing, but don't you think there's other way to solve it?"-Mum asks me.

I stare at her, what would she do? She has been a child like me, didn't she have bullies? Oh, yeah, stupid question.

"What would you do mum?"-I ask her.

"I... I don't really know sweetie..."-She says. This answer surprises me, I didn't expect this answer.

"I never had bullies... I was well, the popular kid, but I made some mistakes being a teenager that I won't forgive myself."-She continues.

I'm surprised, what does she mean with that of the mistakes? I want to ask her what she means, but maybe I shouldn't.

"Oh"-That's all I say. I can't think of anything else.

Mum smiles slightly.

"You are very brave Taylor, and we love you, you know it, right?"-She asks me.

This question also surprises me, yes, they love me, I know, but they love me because I'm their daughter, not because anything I've done.

They're definitely not proud of me. I cause trouble, at home and in school, I get good grades, yeah, but only in exams, my behaviour is... Yeah...

I want to tell her this... But I don't know if I should.

"You love me because you have to, because I'm your daughter, but I don't deserve it. Grandma is not wrong when she says there's something wrong with me. There is something, you and Dad did nothing but you still have to deal with me. With my problems, with all the mistakes I make. With all the trouble I cause..."-I mutter.

Mum looks surprised. Why would she be surprised? It's the truth and she knows it.

This hurts a lot, but it's good to get it out of my chest.

"Taylor... You shouldn't feel like that, because it's not true."-Mum says.

I know she is lying. But I don't really feel like arguing.

"Sweetie, why do you think that?"-She says after a while, we've already arrived home.

The question should be why she doesn't.

"Because it's true. I'm not like Nicholas, he has good grades, he's clever, and he's pretty like you."-I say.

"You are also pretty, and your grades are good too!"-Mum is trying to cheer me up.

"No, and no."-I say.

Compared to Nicholas' or Elliott's grades or Marie's,her grades were always amazing, mines are horrible.

Elliot skipped grades, but mum and dad don't let Nicholas skip them. He'd probably end up in my year, like Elliot. And... Better if he stays in his year.

Mum looks at me with disapproval, but doesn't say anything. I guess she doesn't want to talk more about this.

We get off the car. Mum opens the door. We both enter without talking to eachother. I head to my room, my cool stuff is probably gone, my comic books, my books, etc.

I open the door and nothing has changed. Nothing is gone. "Surprising"-I say.

Mum comes after me.

"What is do surprising?"-She asks.

"That my things are still here. Knowing that I've been suspended for a week at school, I thought everything would be confiscated."-I say.

"I'll discuss your punishment with your father when he comes back."-Mum says, then leaves the room.

That sounds... Sounds very distant. With your father. Well not that much. But a bit. They'll probably fight when he comes back, so I definitely don't look forward to that.

I guess I have to wait until Nicholas comes to talk to him. He doesn't really understand me. He is well, my shoulder to cry on.

Some years ago, I talked to someone else... To Marie. But... I won't talk about her.


March 2027

"Marie! It's been a long time!"-Taylor screamed. She was exaggerating, it was just a week.

Marie smiled, and hugged Taylor.

"I know Taylor, I know."-She said.-"How has your life been?"

Taylor looked away and then to the floor. "Not good."

Marie knew what she meant. Taylor used to get in trouble in school.

"Come to my room, no one will bother us there."-Marie guided Taylor.

They both sat down in her bed.

"What happened?"-Marie asked.

"Life happened. I'm grounded for two weeks at home. But I didn't do anything!"-Taylor complains.

Marie sighed.

"Connor started! But no one seems to believe me, no one, except you."-Taylor said.

"I'll always be here for you Taylor."-Marie told her.

They both smiled.

"So... How's been your life?"

"Pretty good... I can't complain."-Marie muttered. Taylor didn't know that Marie's life wasn't good either. But she never told her.

They both stayed silent.

"Marie! Taylor! Dinner's ready!"-Elliott yelled.

"We'll be there in a minute!"-Marie replied.

They went downstairs. Everyone was waiting for them to come back to start eating.

Sheldon and Amy moved to a bigger house after they won the Nobel prize.

The dinning room was also the living room, but it was very nice. It had a big table, a great TV and a comfy sofa.

Everyone ate pizza and some salad, and then the adults gave the kids some time to play.

Halley, Taylor and Marie went to Marie's room.

And Michael, Nicholas and Elliott to Elliott's.

Raj was the only one who didn't come. Probably because he was at the UK and the journey was way too long to come just to eat dinner.

All the adults missed him. But he had a very good life there. He even had a child!

Her name was Ayaansh.

She loved being in California with her father's friends. But she didn't usually leave the UK. So Taylor and the others didn't get to see her often. Which was sad, because they all loved her.

"Do you know when Raj will come?"-Penny asked.

"No idea."-Bernadette shrugged.

"He told me he was coming over for Christmas, with Ayaansh!"-Howard said smiling. It was good to see his best friend after a long time.

"So, how's life going?"-Amy asked.

"Pretty well, Halley has the best grades in her class in art. And Michael spends all the time in the moon, thinking about space station stuff."-Bernadette laughed.-"He'll be an astronaut when he's older, just like his father!"

Howard smiled.

"He really likes that, he always asks me about my adventure in space. I prefer not to tell him about to the fruit loops ting though."-Howard said.-"And how about you guys?"-He asked Leonard and Penny.

Penny and Leonard both sighed. "Well... Nicholas is such an angel. He never bothers people. And... Taylor is... The opposite..."-Penny said.-"She hits people at school, she never makes homework. She ignores the teachers... She's mean, rude and always defensive... She never helps... I don't really know what to do with her! I don't know what we did wrong...I sometimes wish we could change her... Nick and Taylor are so different."-Penny finished.

No one realized Taylor and the girls had been hearing from upstairs. Taylor went pale, she knew her parent's didn't like her behaviour, but this? This hurted her. A tear rolled down her cheeks, she never cried, at least that's what she wanted people to believe. Marie and Halley shared a worried look. Taylor held back the other tears.

"I'm sorry to hear that Tay..."-Halley said.

"Why would you? You go to my school, you know it's true."-Taylor said. She wiped away the tear that fell down her cheek. She got up and walked down the stairs, she didn't care if her parents or the adults noticed her, she needed some time alone. When she reached the door she opened it and ran.

"We should go after her."-Marie said.

"She needs some time alone right now. I can't believe auntie Penny thinks that of her."-Halley tells Marie.

Marie just shrugs and sits in the stairs.

Taylor finally stopped running. She needed to get a bit of air. Now that she was alone she could let all of her tears fall.

I... I can't believe mum thinks that. Well, of course I can, it's true, they deserve someone better than me. A calm kid like Nicholas! Or a sweet and caring girl, like Marie. But they are stuck with me.

I hope I could change, be a better kid. Maybe I should try not to fight, not to hit back. But they'd keep bullying me anyway. I dunno what to do.

Taylor told herself as she kept crying. She heard footsteps near her. An turned her head. It was an old woman.

"Hey child, what are you doing here alone? And why are you crying?"-The old woman asked her.

"I'm crying because I heard something that I've known for a long time but I didn't want to admit. My parents aren't that far away, but they probably haven't noticed I'm gone. And if they have, they are better without me."-Taylor replies.

"No matter what you've heard, I'm sure they still want you, and you shouldn't think that of yourself."-She said, and then left.

Taylor kept on thinking of the words the woman said to her.
Woah, this is the longest I've written for a first chapter, but I had to introduce the situation.The chapters will consist of both parts. A present (2032) part in Taylor's POV.And a flashback one explaining some things that happened (like the 2027 one here, the year will probably change) and that lead to the current situation.New characters! The number in brackets is the age in 2032Taylor Eleanor Hofstadter - Our protagonist (12)Nicholas Luke Hofstadter - Taylor's brother (8)Marie Fowler-Cooper - (blank space because she is very important in the plot and I don't want to spoil anything)Elliott Leonard Fowler-Cooper - Marie's brother (7)Halley Wolowitz - (15)Neil Michael Wolowitz - (14)Aayansh Koothrappali - (7)I really hope you liked this chapter! Reviews are appreciated!