Hurtful Helping

1.

I don't know how it began. It just happened, and I could do nothing about it.

My name is Leigh Ryan. I've never been that typical girl, and I never will be.
High school ruined me.

Wait no, life ruined me.

High school just helped it a little by pushing me over the edge.

It started in seventh grade. No I didn't move to a new school, but a boy moved here. He had never been here before and I've been here my whole life. I was always the mousy kid in my class. My 5'1 height really set that off, and the fact that I am the youngest in my class. I don't even know how it happened. It was totally off the wall when he"friended" me. I was just happy to have a friend really, and happy that people were less mean to me. I thought he was the best thing since sliced bread.

But I knew it was too good to be true.

He made new friends, better friends.

And he turned on me. He started rumors about me and he became my biggest bully.
He is Heath Lewis.

That was four years ago and his bullying has only gotten worse.

Did you know that he started a rumor that I was a slag. That I had slept with him in seventh grade! I'm sorry but I'm still a virgin thank you very much, but now that Heath started that rumor all kinds of guys have tried to sleep with me, even those really nice nerdy boys that seem harmless.

This is the start of junior year.

I just wish this day would be over already I thought as I was grabbing my last period book, English. Slamming my locker closed I hear the bell for class and I start to rush to the other side of campus.

"Jesus Heath, you got to tap that!"

I don't even recognize the voice when I feel a hand grab onto my butt harshly.

"Hey! Quit it!" I screamed at the four boys including Heath.

"And are you going to make me, Leigh?" That was Zander Bakers, the one grabbing me.

I start to walk away when Zander wraps his hand around my hair, that I stupidly left down today, and pulled me back to him. Zander pulled me against him and sniffed my hair.

"You smell like peaches, I wonder what you taste like. Hmm?" After he said this he licked the my cheek that wasn't pressed against his body.

I couldn't help it, I started to cry when he tugged a little on my head and licking me just scared me. I panicked and looked over to Heath, Carter and Eric to see if they would get their psycho friend off me but they were just leaned against the wall watching.

'Come on you have to help yourself!' My brain was trying to give me a pep talk.

I push off of Zander, rip my hair out of his hand and make a run for one of the classroom doors that are across the hall. I jump into the room only to find Mr. Lawrence sitting at his desk eating a sandwich with wide eyes staring at me.

I hurry to shut the door when a foot steps in the doorway. I look through the rectangle window in the wood door and see Zander looking crazed. He pushes the door hard making me fall back onto the floor. I whimper and crawl under one of the desks and cover my eyes.

"ZANDER BAKER! What are you doing?!" It was Mr. Lawrence thank god.

I peek through my hands that are covering my face to see Zander looking at Mr. Lawrence with wide eyes, mumbling something.

"Answer me Zander! Why are you chasing Leigh? She looks frightened to death!" Mr. Lawrence held his hand out to me as he was bent over to see me under the desk. I shook my head as I looked at Heath and Zander.