Chapter 2

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(Just a quick recap!)

Plat grinded his teeth. "I just want to beat the crap out of her anyway... She's an idiot and a moron thinking she'll ever get famous..."
Plat flicked on his tazor and Carol lifted his bat. Orae was arriving soon...

(Here we are!)

Orae skipped happily along the street. She was almost at her apartment and she just couldn't wait to finally relax and write in her diary.
Then she noticed a dark shadow reflect from the alleyway. Something was wrong...
Orae gulped and stopped dead in her tracks. There was a slight movement from the shadow proving someone is indeed there.
"Hello? Anybody there?" She trembled as she crept slowly to the alleyway.
"I come in peace... Please don't harm me..." She tried her best to sound more courageous... But her fear still overtakes her voice.
It took her a full minute to work up te courage to continue her path. She was wet with sweat and she was still trembling without a stop.
'Maybe the shadow was just cat... Or Judd!' She tried to comfort herself by muttering on and on about this.
She was in the middle of the alleyway, and she didn't notice anyone or anything move or create a shadow.
'I could've sworn I seen a shadow.' Orae scratches her head.
'Must be in my mind...' She thought as she shrugs.
Then suddenly a jab of pain hits her side and she went tumbling to the floor.
Her whole body was shaking and electrifying pain pulsed through her body.
"YEEEAAAARUGH!"  She let out as Plat continuously jabbed her over and over again.
"Stop man! She can be killed!" Now even Carol started worrying when he noticed the bloodshot eyes that stared at him.
"BUT I FEEL SO ALIVE!" Plat laughed.
"DUDE! PLEASE STOP YOURE GONNA--"
A turret of paint splat Plat right in the head and sent him flying back into the ground.
The blast must've knocked the winds out of him  because he was breathing luodly and heavily.
Carol jerked his head behind and his mouth went straight open.
Bluzi was standing there... With a fully charged splattershot pro. (Lol XD...me no splatoon weapon names.)
Carol bolted away screaming for his mom.
"W-w-w-why d-did y-you h-help-p m-m-m-me?" Orae manages to say despite still shaking from the jabs of the tazor.
She looked like a dead person. She had blood red eyes, white skin and a bit of blood was dripping from her mouth. No respawner would've cured THAT.
"It's only the right thing to do..." Bluzi smiles and scoops her up like a baby and carries her away. Orae smiled while shaking, she was truly happy to see someone was caring for.

"Minor organ damage, second degree burns, and still recovering from a state of shock." The nurse softly spoke to Bluzi.
Orae was in one of the rooms being taken care of by several nurses and docters.
After the invention of respawners the docters didn't much to do so every time someone came they treated them like kings and followed them everywhere.
Bluzi sighed and sat on the rough metal bench. He'd known Plat for awhile now, and he was never this violent. He remembered that Plat pushed Orae over during reccess in first grade and broke her leg but that was the most he had done. This was insane though...
'Maybe I should stick with her...' Bluzi tells himself between thoughts.
If he was there he KNEW Plat wouldn't dare lay a finger on her. He was the most popular kid, if he was even touched he had an army by his side.
'Yeah... Orae has been in shadows and been bullied for too long now! Time for her to taste freedom!' Bluzi thought doing a mini air fist pump.
The nurses just stare at him awkwardly,
"Son, are you okay?"
Bluzi blushed realizing he just did that in public.

(A month later)

Orae felt scared to go back to school yet she was bored out of her mins in the hospital. She was afraid that she might screw up in front of Plat which will earn her another near death experience.
"So? Are you planning to stay another week?" The nurse asked politely handing her the orange juice she asked for.
Orae sighs and thinks for a minute.
"Just one more day to collect my thoughts... Thank you for letting me stay..." She hands her two squid-coins. ( I can't think of anything creative D:)
She then took a loud sip out of the orange juice and layed back down.
"It's my pleasure!" The nurse smiles back and pockets the money.

The young teacher face lightens when she sees a student at the door.
"Welcome back Orae! We all missed you so much! Right class?" Mr. Yelis warmly welcomes Orae back with a slap on the back.
The class of people moan and some people even jeer.
Orae looks back down to the floor, slowly walks to her desk and sits down.
Do people hate her this much? She has been gone for a entire month and people seemed to hate her even more then when she left!
"Alright class today we learn about squigelbra! Open up you pages to page 132..." Mr. Yelis said.
She slowly pulled out her textbook, which was not covered in ink, and flipped to page 132 in swift motion.
Then something pointy hits Orae's cheek and falls into her hand.
A paper airplane?
She gently unravels the paper airplane to see a handwritten message written in beautiful sparkly blue ink.

Dear Orae,
This is Bluzi speaking. I know we don't know each well, but ever since that day of the accident I've been thinking:

Orae grins just at reading his name. Since Bluzi her only friend, her perspective on him suddenly changed.

What if you were popular in school like me? You could have people to back you up in accidents like this.

'Me? Popular?' Orae laughed at just that thought.

So what I'm getting here is that I think we should be great friends. Then I could learn more about you and maybe... Just maybe some people will finally befriend you.
-Bluzi

'Hey... That idea isn't half bad!' Orae thought excitedly.
Maybe she could get more friends through Bluzi.
Then maybe she could finally be safe...
Maybe even be able to have a turf war with friends!
I look at Bluzi with a great big smile.
All he does is nod and smile back. Then he resumes to take notes.
"Miss Orae, would you like to answer this question?" Mr. Yelis asked Orae, immidiatly breaking her bubble.
"I... Er..."
'I should've  listened..' Orae thought.

(Thank you reader! But your cliffhanger is in another story!)

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