04 ― piece of mind.

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❝ i'd rather have them target me than you

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i'd rather have them target me than you.











AISHA WAS THE TALK OF THE SCHOOL.

Dash and Emery walked down the hallway beside her, listening to the name calling and laughter that was thrown her way. The video that Yasmine had posted the night of the dance was all anyone could talk about. All Emery wanted to do was punch Yasmine right in that pretty face of hers, but she had promised Dash that she wouldn't.

The last thing they needed was to give their mother yet another reason to call the school or tell Emery how worried she was that she was starting to spiral down the wrong path. Instead of wanting to punch every bully that so much as looked at Aisha, Emery opted for making sure that Aisha knew she was there for her if she needed a shoulder to cry on.

Dash and Emery stood on opposite sides of Aisha as they made their way towards Aisha's locker. They both stopped with her, leaning up against the lockers as they waited for her.

"I really appreciate you both, but I don't need you acting like you're my bodyguards," Aisha told them.

"We are not acting like your bodyguards," Emery replied. "Think of it as two friends who know what it's like to have insults thrown at you everywhere you turn so they want to be there to defend you."

Aisha didn't get the chance to respond before Sam began to walk toward them. She stopped in front of Aisha's locker, giving the twins a small smile as a greeting.

"Hey," Sam said to Aisha. "How are you feeling?"

"I've gone viral," Aisha responded. "How do you think I am?"

Emery placed her hand on Aisha's shoulder and Dash gave her a sympathetic look as a girl walked past them and called Aisha 'Cheeto pig.' These people seriously came up with the worst nicknames. Could they seriously not think of anything better?

"Look, they're mean, but they have short memories," Sam said, trying to make her feel better. "They'll forget."

Emery rolled her eyes. "Short memories? Yeah, right. It's been months and people still call me Noodle Head. I wish they would forget."

"Yeah," Aisha said in response. "I'm not gonna forget."

Aisha slammed her locker shut and then walked away, leaving Sam with Dash and Emery. She gave them a look as if she were giving them a once-over before Kyler came running over to her, pushing Dash and Emery out of the way. The twins exchanged a look with each other and rolled their eyes before they started to walk to class.




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