I watched her huddled up in a ball, from above. She was in pain. Not the physical kind of pain. The pain that comes from falling in love before she even knew what love meant. Of being rejected. Of moving away from everyone she's ever known for her whole childhood.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPjdw8hg5q
I floated down besides her. She looks up. 792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAwN5tIcsD
"Who are you?" she asks, between sniffs.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYxUQkeo8X
"I'm you in two years time," I say. I laugh at the quick judging glance she gives me.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdUsDJXnxT
"Yeah. I don't look exactly how we imagined do I? I guess this will have to do though."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69V0q2Mfo6
She curls back into a ball. I sigh. What should I tell her. That things will get better? When she starts the new school, she makes new friends and eventually gets over her crush on Marcus. Of course, then there was him.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9L7DiJeao5
I shot a pointed glare at the image my brain dredged up. Taller than me, he always seemed to cock his head a little when he walked. Arrogant, but different when he wasn't with the popular group. I saw the good in him when perhaps not many others did.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7CD4G0xVj
And look where that got me.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtbEd77Jt5
"What's wrong?" she asked. Shoot. The very thing that I came here to escape was still haunting me. 792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp52IsK5j5
"Look," I bleated. "You see-"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7RAUTCWf1
"The future isn't kind to me. It's no better than this one." She said, sighing.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnL2FzND5Q
"No. You're wrong. Yes you may get hurt. You get hurt a lot. But the new friends you make help you through it like no one else could have. Theresa comforts you when you need a shoulder to cry on, and Ying gives you the advice that you really need. She alone has stopped me committing suicide three times in the past year."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbw2vXwotgv
I exhaled. "I was here doing that. Trying to let go of the past. It's demons still haunt me, poisoning my friendships."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBItKI31OxY
She pondered it for a second, then realised.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUib49JAFi
"Rhiannon?"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrJwoOx1Cg
I nodded.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuoVoJdkhj
"Sera?"792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNHAW5VwGP
"Yes. You and I both know who they all are."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbaRX5JFYM
She struggled for words. "I... I don't know what to say..."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnapHDOsXOM
"Don't worry about it. I think I've got all I need."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBb5mKZk64
I look to the side. "Danielle's going to come in to comfort you soon. She was sent by the teacher."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8mLSeWdXV
She made a face.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhSpGqZJmA
"Look. Although she is a b*tch, on the bright side in a year you won't have to put up with her."792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KSygQK4py
I floated away, as Danielle crawled into the plastic tunnel, confused to see her giggling when she had fled the classroom crying.792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vUH3CeDdO
My life hasn't been as hard as most. I don't bear any physical scars. That doesn't mean the depression and suicidal thoughts I've suffered through were nothing though. My heart goes out to people who do bear those scars. Who had the courage to go to the brink of death and come back. 792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyB2S6wFV07
I sat, perched upon the slide, looking to the heavens. Is there someone who could comfort me? Tell me what the futures like?792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbA5xLcffnE
I shook my head. If anything, I really don't need to know what's coming. 792Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFJtRbDESy
