What happened to paradise

Chapter 34

I run out the door and run past Lottie who calls my name after me. I would have stopped but i am too scared of what Patrice will do. I know what she is capable of. It plays in my head like it was just yesterday

I walked into school with my head held high. Behind me was my cousin, Patrice. Her teeth were filled with braces as she smiled and she poked her glasses back up her nose. I walk up to my friends Clara and Denise.
"Hello!" I say to them
"Hi!" Clara says with a hair elastic in her mouth. She is tying up her almost white hair in a pony tail
"Who's that?" Denise asks patting her thick, brown hair that is in an afro.
"This is my cousin, Patrice!" I say pointing to her. She waves and says "hello" quietly
"Don't be nervous!" Clara says as she finished tying up her hair
"Ok" Patrice says a little louder. The rest of the weeks there with Patrice were beautiful! We where having so much fun! Up until one cold day. I walked in with my hair down and a big, blue, wooly sweater. I walked to my friends.
"Hi!" I said cheerfully. The girls just stared at me.
"Hi..." Clara said absent mindedly. Something seemed off.
"What's wrong?" I ask quieter
"Oh you know what's wrong" Denise says striding closer to me "you little two-face. I trusted you!" She says now towering over me.
"What?" I say scared. Tears start forming in my eyes but i push them away
"Just go..." Clara says quietly. I look at all my friends. Clara is hurt and looks like she is about to burst into tears. Denise looks like she is about to punch me in the face. But strangely Patrice looks, smug? I couldn't take it. I ran for the bathroom and cried my eyes out. What did i do?

I feel hot tears on my cheeks. I didn't even know i was crying. I stop running to catch my breath when i suddenly realize how out of breath i was. I collapse to the grass on the side. I had been full on sprinting for 12 blocks. Luckily there were only 6 more to go. I try and get up but my legs turn to jelly and i fall down again. Why did i sprint? I force myself to get up and walk the rest of the way.