"Bad day." I say to Oak.
"So I've heard. The grass won't shut up about it!" Oak said in her warm, friendly voice.
I chuckled softly, but quickly became serious again. "Why do they gossip about me? I'm the least interesting person in the world. You would think there's nothing to gossip about but somehow they find a way." I say quietly, my throat burning, yearning to let the sobs and tears come out. But I have to be strong. And hold it back, no matter how hard it might be. I can't be weak in an environment like this. The weak people get taken down, dragged to the bottom and left there. I know someone who's been there. But that's for another time.
"I know they do, Eve. But it'll be okay, you can get through this. I know you can. I've seen you do it before." Oak encouraged.
"With Jade?" I asked.
"With Jade." Oak replied.
