THIRTEEN, pen15

2. Hell and Back

   "A bitch?" Said Maya.

   "Yeah, that's what Alex said. So I really think you should go out with Brandt. I mean obviously if you wanted to." Anna said.
  
   "Well I don't think being with a bitch is the right thing for me. Like I like his earring. Shit," Maya replied very annoyed. "I can't believe they're not friends."

   "Yeah well obviously they aren't anymore." Anna said.

   "That's crazy. Well then I don't want to be with him. I don't. I wanna be with someone who's best friends with Alex-" Maya went to continue talking until the teacher interrupted her.
 
   "Quiet please, settle down." Said the teacher. "Young sir in the care bear sweatshirt,"

   "Huh?" Maya said, very confused.
  
   "She's a girl." Some boy yelled. While others laughed.
  
   "Yeah, I'm a girl."

   "Care to share something you did over the summer?" The teacher asked. Maya walked up with her head down, kinda smiling awkwardly while Anna started clapping by herself.

(skipping the part where maya does that impression thing cause im lazy ☠️)
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   After Maya's thing, she decided to write a note to Brandt, asking if he wanted to go out. But Anna revised it so it ended up looking like,

waz ↑?
Les b u + me?
         -MlP

At the end of class, we all stood by their lockers.

   "Omg like, I'm gonna have my first boyfriend." Maya said. While I was listening, Heather called me over with her friends.

   "Hey June, omg what are you doing with the school rejects?" Heather said.

   "Yeah, if you want to be popular, you have to stop being around them." One of her friends said.
  
   "Uhm, okay?" I said, very confused.

   "Good!" Heather said with a bright smile as I walked away. Just when I turned around, I saw two boys rush to Maya and Anna.

   "DUSTIN SAYS YES!"

   "BRANDT SAID YES!"

As the two boys fought over who said "yes", a girl walked over.

   "You guys stop, that's literally so mean. Just tell her." The girl said.

   "U-G-I-S, UGIS!" The boys called out, running around.

   "Wait what?" Maya said laughing.

   "Oh hunny don't you know? It means ugliest girl in school." The girl said. I knew damn well she shouldn't have been talking but, I chose to keep my mouth shut. "They're so mean," Then the girl turned to Anna. "And they said they don't know why you're wearing a bra, cause there's nothing to go in." I couldn't help but actually feel bad for the girls. Then she turned to me. "Julie or whatever, they called you a slut." Oh.

   "It's June. But thanks for telling me I guess." I was actually shocked. I wasn't even wearing anything considered "sluty". I was even wearing baggy pants and a zip up hoodie. How am I a slut?

   "I'm so sorry." Said the girl in front of us.

   "It's cool yeah yeah yeah. No that's really funny." Maya said, faking a laugh while Brandt and Dustin ran around, still screaming ugis. Who cut off their balls this morning? Fucking bitches. "Thanks for telling me Becca." Said Maya.

   "You're welcome." Becca said, slightly smiling. "Bye!"
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   There we were. All in a bathroom while Maya was crying her eyes out. I decided to zip up my jacket over my slightly tight shirt so it wouldn't show anything.

   "I thought they liked my haircut." Maya said.

   "They're assholes." I said to her.
  
   "No, they were right. I am ugly. I'm a freaking freak. Like, I'm ugis."

   "Maya, if ugis means beautiful unicorn, then yeah you are ugis." Anna said, trying to make her feel better.

   "No na, do you understand? Like I'm the ugliest girl in school. Do you get that, in your skull? Like to love me is the biggest insult. Like that's what it means." Maya said, making herself feel even worse.

   "Then you know, I've been insulted the greatest." Anna said while Maya just looked at her. Eventually they started hugging while I just watched. I was never good with comforting people so I didn't know what to do.
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   It was now lunch time. I forgot to bring any lunch money, so I didn't eat.

   "You literally look like hot right now." Said Anna to Maya. "You know none of this actually makes sense." They both went on a whole rampage on who was super ugly at this school but I didn't know anyone.

   "Hey ugis." Some random kid said while walking past us.

   "GO FUCK YOUR MOM!" Maya said a little too loud which caused everyone to look at us.

   "We just have to do something about this. Do you know where the 8th graders sit?"