Mansi

Strange..........

"Is Mary your mother?" I asked them.

"yeah, i heard she gave birth to us...she was raped by a thug and had us before she met your dad. She gave us away to an old woman who worked hard for us. She's ill and our mom is stealing money to treat her. Her condition is critical and she might even die soon. So mom brought us" She explained.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"I am Ava and my twin sister Avery is playing outside."

"Awwwn, your names are cute. Can we be friends?" i asked her.

"Uhmm,...we are sisters" We cuddled. Suddenly Mary barged in.

"Now that your dad isn't home, you are a servant in this house! And you say a word to him, i will shatter your happiness!" She yelled as she dragged her daughter away.

I took a long walk, i was so stressed when i saw two girls my age playing. I went to join them. They looked at me in disgust.

"Who are you?" One of them asked.

"My name is Mansi and am 10." I replied.

"What sort of name is Mansi?" She chuckled.

"Uhm.....it means Plucked Flower."

"Plucked Flower......are you a Hindu??' She asked almost laughing.

"Yes, so......." They burst into laughter. I felt my whole world shattering right inside my heart. Something was so wrong here. I held my chest as they continued laughing. i started coughing as they were holding her stomachs. But there were only laughing. Soon, everything turned black.

I woke up in the hospital, the doctor and Mary were with me. The doctor told Mary, i had Geliophobia!

Was this thing contagious?

Will i ever laugh again?

"Well, dont think about being laughed at my dear.

"Were you bullied at school" Mary asked and i saw the worry in her eyes.

"N....Not really" i got up from the bed.

When we got home, she soon carried me in her arms and fed me cereal for dinner.

What was she planning?

She put me to bed and sang me a lullaby. Mary looked nice and from then on she was extra protective of me, she even connected a camera inside my bag to the television so she wouldn't watch any other show but ME.

I was in Second grade, and the girls were in the First. We hung out often and i even wore headphones, so i wouldn't have to hear anyone laughing.

A new boy arrived in our class. He was 12, with pink lips, soft looking dimples and sparkling dark eyes. Avery and Ava noticed me staring at him.

"Go tell him!" Avery said.

"That......." I asked her.

"That hes your crush" Ava smiled.

"WHAT?" I yelled.

"Gooooooooooo!' they pushed me and i landed smack on his locker.

"Who are you?" he looked dashing.

"Uhm...sorry, my name is Mansi some people call me Hailey.....its still the same...haha" I laughed awkwardly as he looked at me.

"I think Hailey will do. Hi, am Tyler." He smiled.

"Oh, ok tyler, so i saw you from there and i felt you were a perfect friend" I told him as he laughed. My chest started aching again. I left his presence.

"So how was that?" Avery asked.

"Avery, you're just 8" I said as we went to class. I saw Juliet and i rolled my eyes. I went to sit near Aubrey.

"Ok so Mansi, ,my brother and your sister are now besties! Mind if we also......'

"i dont mind" I looked at her.

"But i mind." She smiled and listened to the teacher. After class, i remembered i needed to talk to Javier. I saw him on a table with Priya. it would be lovely if we'd all talk.

"Hi Priya, Hi Javier" I sat.

"uhm...hi" priya said. Uhmmm? Why was Priya feeling so uncomfortable to talk to me?

"okay, so Javier. What do you wanna know about our cultural....."

"he doesnt wanna know anything!" Priya yelled as she brushed my food away.

"ohhhh, i understand....Happy...uh...April Fools Day" I said.

"April Fools?? Am not joking here!" I have never seen that ugly face. We've just been friends for four days, and now she's acting all abnormal??

"okay...lets meet soon, Javier" I got up and went into the library. I saw Tyler there, reading. I sat near him.

"Hey Hailey" he greeted.

"What are you reading?" The guy was reading cool fashion books.

"Can i read too?" I asked.

"No...Yes"

"Uh....whats that? Yes or No?" i asked confused.

"My No is my Yes, and my Yes is My No, so pick the last thing you heard" I snatched the book and started reading, he snatched back.

"Didn't you hear me?" he yelled.

"I properly heard you saying your Yes is your No and your No is your Yes."

"and you properly heard me telling you to pick the last thing you heard"