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"IRIS, PLEASE LET ME IN. Our first class is in fifteen minutes." Fawn's voice rang through the wooden door.
I laid under the white covers on my bed as I gazed out of the window. The sky was hazy and there was little to no one outside. I stayed in my bedroom for the whole weekend after the gala. I couldn't face the embarrassment and the scrutiny from my fellow peers. I don't even know if my friends like me anymore.
Louis seemed fine, Aster only knew about my dad dying, but none of the actual details, and Fawn and Thomas knew absolutely nothing. They probably hate me the most.
I groaned as I heard Fawn, Aster, and Thomas walk through my bedroom door.
"Iris, we have class. Please get ready." Fawn had a tired expression on her face. She's wanted me to get out of my room to at least eat, but I didn't want to. I couldn't.
"Iris, if you think we're mad at you, we're not. Just come get out bed please." Thomas walked closer to me and pulled the covers off, exposing my hoodie and sweatpants combination.
"But you guys have every right to be mad at me. I'm a terrible friend." I pushed my face deeper into my fluffy pillow as Aster sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing my tense back.
"You're not a terrible friend. It's a lot. We're just.. sad that you had to go through it alone." I raised from the pillow and sat straight up. I finally took a glance at my friends. They softly smiled back at me as I opened my arms out wide and they all piled in.
I never wanted to let go, but it was time for my first class. I don't even know if they expelled me, or if they were going to expel me. None of the faculty or the district have notified me. Going to school, being top of my class, being successful in life was all that my mother wanted. If they end up releasing me, I feel like I failed her.
They pulled away and helped me up as they strolled out of my room, giving me time to get myself ready. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and combed through my messy hair. I grabbed my uniform from my closet and tossed it on. It felt kind of good to get dressed up again— not just in a dirty old t-shirt and some sweats.
I smiled at myself in the mirror— a smile that I haven't seen for days. I grabbed my backpack from the arm of my desk chair and sauntered into the girls' dormitory hallway. Aster, Fawn, and Thomas leaned against the wall and popped back up when they saw me close the door to the dorm room.
We walked in a group to my first class. It was nice, but I felt bad. Their classes were completely on the other side of the school. I didn't want to complain though, I knew that they would resist my constant pleads.
