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Well, that was clever.

**Rosa's POV**

'Are you sure?' mum frowned, it was Tuesday morning and I told her that I wanted to go to school. Of course she said that I needed to rest, but I really didn't feel safe anymore. Plus I wanted to see my friends again. 'Yes mum, I need to go to school, plus I miss my friends.' I pull a sad, puppy face. 'Ok, as long as you feel that you can cope....' mum smiles as she tidies her bedroom. 'I can, thanks mum....' I mumble as I leave her room.

I grab my rucksack then I leave for school, I have grown fairly used to doing everything with my left arm. I haven't even noticed that I have been doing it most of the time. I wave to mum who is getting in the car, I wave with my left hand.....told you. I usually wave with my right hand. I walk fairly fast, so soon I am almost at school in no time. But then I spot The Crasher around the corner, I try to avoid eye contact but he spots me acting nervously. He chats to his "mates" as I begin to speed walk as fast as I could. 'Hay! What's the rush? You trying to get to school early are you? Little Swat!' he shouted at me as I tried to hide my school uniform. 'Can't talk? Or are you chicken? Chicken!' he continued making clucking noises, I try to ignore him, but I can't. 'I think he may be chicken, he even walks like one!' one of his posy laughed as I walked off into the distance.

'Hi Rosa!' Amelia smiled as I walked into the classroom, she was always earlier than me. 'Hi!' I smiled as she hugged me lightly, she tried not to hurt my arm. 'How is your arm now Rosa?' she asked as she stared intently at my bandage. 'I'm fine......' I murmur as Suzii and Abigail walk in together 'Hi guys!' Amelia smiles as she turns to face the door. 'Hi!' they both reply as they sit down.

A few minutes later everyone is inside the classroom. 'How is your arm Rosa?' Flower questions 'Um.....fine.' I fake a smile 'I don't think it is....' Lucy stares 'It looks painful....' Louisa grimaces 'How long until the bandages come off?' Suzii asks 'How badly is your arm hurt?' Abigail questions 'Rosa, I think you need some rest.....' Amelia pats my shoulder 'You do look tired...' Louisa smiled a small smile. Then all spoke at once, they all leaned in closer, and closer. They all stared and poked me, like I wasn't a human. I even thought I herd someone say that I needed a doctor. These people were supposed to be my friends here. 'GUYS!' I yelled much to their surprise, some stepped backwards. 'I am here you know, I am supposed to be your friend. I come to school, and all you can do is talk about my arm and how bad I look. Thanks.' I mutter as I grab my rucksack and leave the class, just as Mr Avell enters. 'Rosa!' he calls down the corridor as I run to the toilets.

I locked myself in one of the cubicles, no-one has come in yet. I just started to cry. I wanted to tell them all so bad. But I couldn't, or I thought I couldn't.....It was now lunchtime, so there would be plenty of people to listen to me. I needed to let it all out. I can't take anymore silence. I picked up my bag, and I opened the cubicle, no-one was here. I ran down the corridor, not caring that people were staring and laughing. I ran upstairs, and I went into the room which contained the flight of stairs onto the roof, some teacher left it unlocked. I climbed the stairs onto the roof. I knew what I was going to do. I needed to do it. A load of people gathered around to see "the stupid girl on the roof". Good. 'Hello everyone down there! I don't care that you're laughing or filming me. Good. And no, I'm not going to jump, yet. Well, it kind of depends...' I shout nervously as my shouting attracts a load of teachers all shouting for me to get down. I don't.

'I'm not going to cause trouble, I just want to tell you all something....' I stop as I see all my friends gather around below me. I can't hear what they're saying, so I continue '...my mum didn't believe me at first.....' I shout as I see a teacher run off to call the police or an ambulance. '....but I was right. Basically the drug dealer on the news is, or was, dating my mum.' I try to shout, but my heart is beating too fast. 'He kidnapped me because I told her. He hurt me, and we made a deal, he would leave me alone if I never told anyone about him. If I did he would kill me....' I yell as a bigger crowd forms, nearly the whole school is watching me. I see many bright lights flash as people take photos and they film me. 'But he didn't leave me alone, apparently I was bad for business, so he tried to kill me. But I got away, he broke his side of our promise. So, I am going to break mine.....' I feel a small tear trail down my check as I realise what I am doing. 'Robert is the drug dealer off the telly, he is cold hearted and we need to tell the police, I am tired of keeping him as a secret. I am not mad, this is the truth!' I shout as loud as I can 'So for some of you who have been teasing me, thanks. Lately people have called me a boy, people hurt me, I had to keep a huge, life threatening secret, my mum was a wreak because my dad died, and she misses him. I hate myself, and now I know that everyone hates me. I have been having nightmares every night about people dying, and terrifying monsters, all of them hate me.  There is no point in living if we are just going to die anyway. Live your life, or not. Tough choice....' I shout as I burst out crying. Some teachers and police slowly walk towards me from behind.

'Rosa, please get down....' a teacher gestures for me to climb down. 'There's no need to do this...' a police woman tries to help. 'We can help....' a man yells above the noise down below 'No you can't! No one can, Robert will kill me anyway, why should I come with you?' I shout in their confused and hurt faces. I turn around, and I was about to jump, but then someone grabbed my arm. I swirled around to come face to face with Flower and everyone else. 'Rosa, please don't we're sorry...' Lottie cried as Suzii pulled her into a hug. 'We like you Rosa, we're your friends, we care about you, just please come down and everything will be fine.....' someone said, but I didn't hear the end because everything went black. And I fell. Well, that was clever. Not.

'You were supposed to be learning at school, but you shouted and misbehaved instead. I hate you Rosa! You ruined my life.' my mum shouted at me as I jumped. 'You were our friend, but you destroyed our lives when you jumped. We will never forgive you!' Abigail yelled as I jumped. 'I barely knew you, but we were going to the meeting on Sunday, but instead I had to attend your funeral. But I didn't go as a friend, I went as an enemy.' Alex sneered as he picked me up by the collar, he let go and I jumped. I kept on jumping, and jumping, and jumping. I just realised that jumping was the easy way out. The quitter's exit. I wasn't a quitter, was I? I certainly didn't want to be remembered as one.