The Prophecy

XXVI

Harley POV

It's now the next day and I'm currently in the kitchen with Iris's mom helping her prep for lunch

Rory's currently at school and it'd soon be time for her to get back— less than 30 minutes

I can say I've enjoyed my time here in El Salvador especially since I've gotten to meet the most important people in Iris's life

And they just so happen to love me and show me what it's like to actually have people you can call family care about you and I couldn't ask for anything better

My thoughts were soon cut off by a gentle tap "Mind prepping the table for me?" My mother in law asked

"Of course"

I grabbed the amount of plates and utensils needed and adroitly placed them around the table

By time I was placing the finishing touch— the napkins next to the plates the front door was being opened and soon slammed shut revealing a angry Rory who soon made her way back out the back door

The sudden ruckus caused me to stop in my tracks

What could possibly make her so angry?

I followed her out of back door just to find her sitting on the last step with her face resting in her hands

"Rory? Is everything okay?"

Fuck that was a dumb question.

"No. Everything isn't." She mumbled into her palm

The shorter girl groaned "Wanna talk about it?"

A moment of silence passed without a answer

It made me feel awkward but I still wanted the teen to know I was there for her whether she wanted to talked about it or not

"Remember when I said I had no friends?" She sighed

I had no time to reply before she started again

"I had a best friend, I'd known her since I could walk. Last year, Freshman year she started acting differently towards me as in flirting being touchy and vulnerable and so fucking cute. She'd be affectionate with me and it made me happy, she knows everything about me, We'd spend nights at her house having fun, talking and cuddled up against each other without a care in the world but then I had realized something no one would even bare having to realize— I had feelings for her and when she kissed me at a party that was just the cherry on top. It'd taken me months to even build the courage to bring it up to her and when I finally did shit went downhill— she said her kisses meant nothing, our hugs meant nothing, my vulnerability meant nothing and I'd never mean anything more to her. It was just fun for her; harmless. After the interaction I just left and the next day at school she ignored me, I didn't exist to her. It was the start of my bullying, the start of everyone treating me differently— looking at me differently. I wasn't human to them anymore. They say hurtful shit Harley I don't think you understand how fucking mean people are, they push me around, knock food out of my hands and get me in trouble with the teachers. I could bare it because I won't even know them in a couple years but today I'd just had enough."

I engulfed the sniffling girl into my arms— comforting her not interrupting her once

She then went on to say

I'm being bullied because I like girls

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