Unwanted

Chapter 1

Middle school started off pretty good, everyone seemed nice, teachers were nice, but once we went into 7th grade, everything changed. People changed. On the first day of middle school, in 6th grade, I walked around the cafeteria, looking for somewhere to sit. I decided to sit down by some girls that seemed kind of cool. "What are you doing here?"One girl asked me in a tone that I knew she didn't want me here. Her friends started laughing and one of them said, "Nice one Makayla!", I got up and walked away, I definitely knew that I shouldn't be friends with them. I sat down at another table."Hi," I said. Hoping the one girl at this table wouldn't yell at me too. "Can I sit here?" "Sure," A girl with red hair replied. I opened my lunch box and started to eat."So, what's your name?" "Emma." "Cool, I'm Kaylie." The red haired girl, Kaylie, said, nibbling on a cookie. Maybe we could be friends. Suddenly she started bombarding me with questions."What elementary school did you come from? Do you take any sports? Do you have any siblings?""I went to Thomas Elementary, I do Basketball, Dance, Volleyball, and Softball and I have two sisters, Layla and Jasmine, and one baby brother named Carson. What about you?""I went to Martin Elementary, and I do gymnastics and softball, and I have one sister named Melody.""That's cool," I replied, shyly eating my food. The bell rang and I was off to class.

Kaylie and I became best friends, ever since that first day of 6th grade in the cafeteria. We had many classes together, which we were really happy about. A year passes quickly, and I was now in 7th grade. Right now, I was in gym class, my 3rd hour class. Makayla was in my gym class, ugh. Kaylie was too, which is good.

"Wow, Emma, you can't even do a push-up without falling. You're so weak," Makayla said. I ignored her, actually now trying to do my push ups correctly with effort.

"Knock it off Makayla, she didn't do anything to you, besides, you're not even trying either."

"Ugh, you're so annoying Kaylie, leave me alone... and get away from me."Makayla sasses back to Kaylie, as Makayla started to get up and walking away from us, to do her so called "push ups" away from us. "Good, she should go away anyways. Are you okay, Emma?" "Yea, I'm fine I guess,"I lied, it wasn't okay. I am really sensitive, and I would've been crying if she kept going on teasing me and saying bad things about me, I hate it. "Okay, "Kaylie replied worried, she's the one that sticks up for me, I just ignore Makayla and try to forget about it, but I never will forget the things she's said to me. Never. As we walk out of the gym with the rest of the class, Makayla calls my name, uh oh."Oh and you might as well not try anymore, you can never get better or stronger than you already are...oh wait, I forgot, you aren't even strong. Oh well good luck with that." "Stop saying things like that about Emma! I'm tired of it." "Too bad, you gonna pout Kaylie? Or tell your mommy?" She replies and starts laughing and talking with her friends, Kaylie rolls her eyes, I stare at the floor. I just feel horrible all the time now, and I just hate when people are so judgey. Finally, we get to the locker rooms and change,(Is she insecure? Maybe add how she felt like everyone was judging her or something as she changed, and note some of her insecurities.) then Kaylie and I walk to math class together. "You know Emma, you should really speak up for yourself," Kaylie says, I shrug. "She can't keep saying things like that to do, especially when I'm not around to stick up for you. She has Techno Class after lunch with you and I don't, what if she talks to you like that during that class?" I shrug again, clutching my books to my stomach. I tried sticking up for myself once, but then I cried because Makayla yelled at me and said how horrible I was for talking back to her. I cried even more that night, and even skipped ballet. "Hey, Emma, I'm serious. Have you even tried sticking up for yourself?""Once, that's all. And it was horrible, trust me.""What did Makayla say back?""She told me to shut up and to stop talking back to her because I'm a horrible person and that I should move away or something." "That's horrible. Why don't you tell someone?" "Because they won't care. They'll just try to tell me to cope with it and feel bad for me and they'll just think I'm crazy or something. Besides, school counselors or counselors in general just scare me," I shuddered. We finally walked into math and luckily, Makayla wasn't in our math class. After math class, there was lunch. We had a test in math, I'm pretty sure I aced it. Kaylie said that she wasn't the best at it, I felt bad for her. Math is my best subject, Kaylie's worst. Lunch wasn't that bad, unless Makayla and her pest group of friends came over and started talking to us. She'd always judge what I'd do or say, and then I'd just ignored it, even though I wanted to scream and cry, I held it in. Kaylie was never unwanted, unlike me, a lot of people don't want me around. I honestly don't know why. I never caused any trouble, and I never talk about people behind their back, let alone talk in general. I used to talk a lot actually... I talked a lot more before 6th grade, than I do now. "Emma? You okay? You seem quieter than usual.""Yea I'm fine, just thinking about stuff." "Thinking is never good, what are you thinking about?""Makayla, and just people in general.""Stop thinking about her, it won't help. Besides, she's not worth it." "Thanks, I'm cured, you should write a book," I thought, but saying that would hurt her feelings, and to be honest, I needed her. I needed her to be there for me."Yeah, I guess so." We sat down at our normal table in the cafeteria for lunch silently. Then our other friends, Anna, Hollie, Katie, and Bella came over and sat down with us. We talked about school and which classes we like and dislike and what school sport we are going to try out for. I am going to try out for the girls basketball team at our school, Kaylie is going to try out for the girls softball team. Anna and Hollie are going to try out for dance, Bella is going to try out for volleyball, and Katie is also going to try out for basketball with me. As we talked about school sports, I wondered if Makayla was going to try out for any of them. I'm hoping she doesn't try out for basketball, she doesn't even know that I am trying out, so she'll probably try out for dance or something. No offense to Makayla, but she isn't very good at basketball, I've seen her in gym, she can't even dribble right. The only thing basically she's good at in gym, is the dance unit and the volleyball unit, that's pretty much it. The only units I'm good at are the Basketball, Gymnastics, Softball, and Volleyball unit.

I don't take gymnastics usually, but I take it in the summer just for fun, and when I go over to Kaylie's house, we do gymnastics because she has a lot of equipment. Makayla says I suck at everything I do, I try not to believe her, but sometimes it just sinks in. I have been Makayla's enemy since middle school started in 6th grade, and I honestly don't know why. I haven't even done anything mean to her, and I've never said anything mean to her or about her. I always try to smile at her if I see her in the hallways, but she just scowls. The thing is, I don't necessarily hate her, but she's not my best friend, either. I think we are acquaintances but she probably thinks we're just enemies. "Hey, why are you acting so weird, Emma?""I dunno, am I acting weird? Sorry I'm not talking much, just thinking as I said before.""Oh ok. Hey Emma if you need to talk I'm here ya know.""Yea I know, but I'm fine.""Fine, huh?"I nod my head, not really fine, but whatever. I just want Kaylie to not worry about me, I'm fine. Then Makayla walks over, great, just great. Here it comes."Oh my god, Emma! Why do you look so sad? Is it because of me? Well it shouldn't be. You should be mad at yourself, you're horrible, do you know that?"I try to ignore her, I try. I try, and I try and I try. Nope, I can't any ignore her any longer."Makayla will you just shut up? Okay? I'm sick and tired of you. Just go away!""Sheesh, someone is crabby. Feel better soon."She replied sarcastically making a fake sad expression her face. I started to cry as she walked away flipping her hair. Luckily, she didn't look back to make more annoying comments. For the rest of lunch, I cried and didn't continue to eat the rest of my lunch.After lunch, I had Techno (Computer) class. Kaylie wasn't in my class, but Makayla was. Luckily, she sits across the room from where I sit, and she has barely talked to me during that class. Good.