A bullied girl meets the popular new student.
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"Still saying that you're perfectly okay?" Max whispers.
I'm surprised to hear that his voice is shaking.
"I'm going to find who did this to you."
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One time, I was the most popular girl in sch...
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I shut my locker and head to the library, carrying books with both of my hands.
Reading is my escape when things get rough. It works. I love it when my eyes drink the page, shutting away unwanted sounds coming into my ears.
Even though one year has passed since the incident at the cafeteria, most of the students still find that my horrible personality deserves to be mocked until the end of the world.
That thought consumes my mind that I don't pay attention when I turn around the corner. I bump into someone, causing my books to fall onto the ground.
I bend down, while the other person helps me collect the books. "Thanks," I say, and when I look up to see the person, my heart thuds.
It's Rory. She's picking up my book, but once she recognizes my voice, she freezes. She looks up to see me, instantly dropping the book in her hand.
Irritation skates all over her face before she stands up and turns around.
My heart drops so low, and as I abruptly stand up, her name comes out from my lips even when I didn't remember moving them. "Rory," I call. "Wait."
To my surprise, she halts. Still, she doesn't turn around.
"How long are you going to avoid me?" I ask, my voice laced with pain. I'm always at a loss for words every time I confront Rory, but I just can't hold anymore the emotions building up inside me. "I missed you. I missed my best friend."
Rory still doesn't move, her back facing me, her fists now clenched tightly at her sides.
"I'm sorry." My voice is shaking. "I'm so sorry for everything. I didn't mean to hurt you. If I had known--"
If only I'd had realized it sooner, all of this wouldn't have happened.
"If I had known about your feelings toward Tyler--"
"Enough, Luna," Rory snaps, finally facing me. Her lips form into a thin line, her jaw tight.
She's angry. So very angry. Still angry at me.
"I don't want to hear it anymore," she speaks through gritted teeth before walking off, leaving me standing in the hallway with unbearable pain in my chest.
I want my best friend back, but it seems that my sacrifice wasn't enough. It's already too late, because the damage has been done.
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