Nidal was starting to get distant, Salish knew this would come when her bestfriend forever would turn mean, cocky and arrogant. She just didn't expect it when her mental health was at its peak.
My alarm goes off at 5am and I shut it off before inching out of nidals grasp, he grumbles but I replace my spot with a pillow. I grab a pretty outfit like this one:
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I put it on before doing my skincare and makeup, I sigh as I realize that Mariah is coming back to school today, no one knows but Mariah Johnson has officially ruined my life. The day before she left for Germany to visit relatives, she smashed my school computer and then blamed it on my friend, $2000 later I got a computer and one less friend.
I make myself a small breakfast but the smell disgusts me, I throw it away unwillingly. I just couldn't. Then I put a small lunch in my bag and got all my text books. I quietly opened my door and went outside, my footsteps like feathers against carpet, I unlocked my gate and walked to the bus stop. I stood there and my stomach slowly dropped as Mariah got closer and closer, until I could see her shit eating grin.
"Oh look, no friends for you to talk to? Did your sad ass finally realize the world doesn't revolve around you?", her voice was laced with manipulation and bitterness. I just rolled my eyes but she grabbed my shoulder and dug her acrylics into my shoulder making me yelp in pain. "No one will ever love you, you'll burn out and no one will remember you, hell I wouldn't be surprised if they were happier~"
She whispered, she let my shoulder go and got on her phone as we waited for the bus. My breath quivered and went off base as my own nails dug into my sides and the voices engulfed my brain. The bus pulled up and I couldn't get on quick enough. I took a middle seat and my leg bounced heavily and my hands started to shake trying to forget it, her words.
My vision went blurry the more I blinked, I tried to get on my phone but my hands were far to shaky, I put my head up and just took deep inhales, my breath slowly got slower, I whispered soft 'I'm okay" to myself as more kids filled the bus. As we arrived to school, my friend Aubrey, Carleigh, and Maddison. I smiled at them, and we all greeted. We separated to our separate classes, I had math, and to be honest my Marg teacher is a creep and he scared me a lot.
He gives me a smile, not visible to anyone else as he walks in. I go the period not asking questions and just doing my work silently, but no matter how silent the room or I was, Mariah's words were always lurking somewhere in the back of my head, as lunch nears the corner, I grab my food and head to the cafeteria. I sit with my friends and we talk. Mariah hasn't messed with me since. And as the day closes to the end, I get happier, it gets to my stop and I see Nidal waiting, my smile comes bright on my face and I see my light and home. I get off the bus quickly and run into his arms. Happy to be in his arms once again.
"How was your day Saysay?" He asks as his hand places on my waist and we walk back to my house together. I go on a rant about my day and tell him every detail, expect for Mariah, we get back and go up to my room, no one was there but we aren't gonna do anything.
I cuddle up into him and he rubs my back, "so what are you not telling me Saybay?" I look down and he clenches my shirt. "You have fingernail marks in your shoulder. Who did it."
"Mariah, she's back." I say just above a whisper, he pulls me closer and whispers apologies to me. I nod, for now I'll let my mind rest and escape reality...
