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Lily White. A girl that lost her best friend recently and is bullied at school.
A shy girl that has trouble standing up for herself. She gets through school every single day, not one without struggle.
Ryan Baker. The new...
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Normally I would've gone insane if Lily hugged me the way she did when she opened her door. But right now I don't care. She might as well have kissed me and I only would've cared about her wellbeing.
The moment I knew what was going on I felt my chest hurting. I couldn't just stay on the phone helplessly, I needed to make sure she is okay. And when she opened the door and I saw how hard she had cried, how painful her eyes looked, so scared but relieved I was there. I was going to apologize for hanging up —God what would she have been thinking in that moment— and for coming to her home like that. But when she grabbed my waist and pushed her head in my chest, I just wanted to be there for her.
I told her she could tell me everything, and even though she gave me the sweetest smile, I saw the sadness in those eyes. I feel like she is not telling me something, which is fine, she is allowed to keep things to herself. But it sure as hell wasn't 'stress' that caused this.
It's quiet for a while, Lily looks at her cup of tea like its the most interesting thing ever, and every once in a while she glances up. "Why did you stress?" I begin talking. She looks up and makes direct eye contact with me. "Sorry?" She looks lost. "You said you were stressed, that's why this..." I try to make a motion but give up, "...happened, right? Why?" I tilt my head a little to the side, giving her a little smile to reassure her I only want to help and not judge her. She looks in my eyes, thinks and suddenly her eyes widen and she looks like she is trying to scramble herself up. "Yes." She answers quickly. "Yes, I did, I- I was. It was..." she exhales deeply, "...nothing. It was nothing." She breathes heavily, her chest rises faster than before. I shouldn't have pushed her. I put my hand on her shoulder, normally I wouldn't even have noticed, but she makes the smallest motion that I feel through my hand. She flinches.
"Do you feel better, can I do anything to help or make you feel better?" She stands up when I ask her that, and so do I. She looks like she hesitates for a second but then she comes closer and puts her arms around me. "Ryan, just you coming here, was enough." It was unexpected. I thought she would show me the door or nod at me, maybe say she is fine. So I stop but then hug her back tightly. When our hug breaks she yawns and I'm snapped out of my romance. "Lily, you have school tomorrow— well, today," I look at my watch. "In a few hours actually. You need to get as much sleep as possible." She looks up at me, she raises her eyebrow at me. "Like you don't." I pause, open my mouth, and close it. I was only thinking about Lily forgetting I also have school tomorrow. "Yeah well— go to sleep anyways. I'm gonna go sunshine, take care of yourself."
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I'm in mr. Green's class, of course as expected, I look exhausted. He isn't here yet. I sit down in the back of the class. Putting my bag on the table to hide my phone behind it, maybe take a little nap on it. When the popular girls in front of me start talking, and they don't take consideration of others. It's about 4 of them. They're LOUD and always giggling. If only it wasn't for the assigned seats. I'm always bored and tired and can't seem to care so I just eavesdrop on their conversations. Closing my eyes while laying my head down on my bag, they're definitely gonna give me a headache. I barely even listen.
"Johanna totally kissed him at the partyyy." "GIRL!!! You know Max is taken." "Alicia broke up with Henry, did you hear?" The name Henry catches my attention. I open my eyes, keep my head down while shuffling forward, very secretive of course.
The other girl gasps. "Alicia broke up with him? I always thought it would be the other way." Now the other girl speaks up. "Yeah everyone thought that. Turns out the rumor about him was true." All the girls gasp and mumble except one girl. I feel confused, what rumor are they talking about? "What rumor Kels?" "You don't know??" I can't believe I'm invested in this girl drama.
"Apparently he beat up this girl, like some time ago. What was her name? Lily, right?"
I hear them talking, but I don't hear one single word after they said. I'm lost in thought, calculating. It can't be. It's not her. I look up at them, but they don't even notice me. They're in their own world, already moved on from the Henry issue. I stand up, but the door slams shut and Mr. Green arrives. He talks to the class, shutting them up while I sit down.
The whole time in class I just stare at my book. I bite my lip. Why is this taking so long. When the bell finally rings I jump up, accidentally shoving some people aside while leaving, but I don't apologize. Lily had biology as first period, she told me yesterday. Which is upstairs. I go up immediately. I see her walking out of class. She looks calm. Then she hears me and looks up from her book she was reading. "Ryan? Do you have a free period? What's wrong?" I grab her shoulders, blinking to calm myself down. "Let's go." She looks confused. "Ryan I have class—" But I take her hand drag her away, she looks confused but follows me as we go to a janitor's closet, I open it and we go inside. "Please!" I probably look desperate but I need to make sure it's not her, no actually, that the whole rumor is fake. I need to hear it's not— "Ryan." She cups my face, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"I need to know." I tell her. "Know... what?" She looks worried. "It wasn't you, right? Please." I go on. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Did Henry beat you up, Lily?"
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