My safety blanket

Chapter 2

I woke up with tear stains all down my cheeks. I felt calm, taking in deep breaths.

The memories of last night came back into mind and I sat up straight thinking through and taking in the thoughts of not having my best friend.

I looked at the time and it was 7:00am.. I have school. Great.

"Nicole. You can stay home if you want." My mum came into my room with a sorry smile on her face. "You can stay home for the week, I don't expect you to go to school."

"I'll go." I looked away from mum and got out of bed.

I didn't really want to sit around at home all day and feel sorry for myself and have people treat me like I'm disabled.

My mum nodded and left the room leaving me to get ready.

**

Walking into the front gates of the school I felt every single eye turn towards me. I heard people whisper things and stares were given.

Oh how I love school.

As soon as I saw Hailey, she enveloped me in her arms holding me tight.

"Are you ok?" She said into my hair.

"Yeah I'm fine." I put on the biggest smile I could and walked with her to roll call. Hailey has always been a close friend of mine, not as close as Tiarna but if Tiarna was busy or I didn't want to bother her because she had her own problems, I would go to Hailey. Hailey had the same situation with me as she has Lilly. They're just as close as Tiarna and I.

The whole day was full of people asking if I was ok, how I was coping, asking questions about what happened to Tiarna that i would not answer i would only simply ignore them and then there were people who were just annoying and would whisper about me behind my back.

School was different without Tiarna and i knew it was going to be but I had decided not to mope around like a lost puppy and make everyone feel sorry for me. I couldn't let people see how broken i am and i could never trust anyone with my life like i did with Tiarna. I can go through school still and be who I am. With or without my best friend.

**

I walked out of the front gates after the school bell went for the end of the day. I walked out of there fast getting away from everyone. They all just looked at me like I was ghost and I couldn't stand it any longer.

"Heard your pesty little friend finally realised how annoying and ugly you actually are and decided to leave." It was that voice that haunts me.

She was sitting on my bonnet staring me down.

"Nice to see you today Samantha. I thought something was wrong since English didn't smell like poo and there wasn't a little rat sitting in the back corner." I slyly said smirking at her horrified face.

"That's rude. You should never speak to people like that you bitch." She flipped her hair over her shoulder. "You're just jealous of me."

"Oh please.." I mumbled trying not to rage at her for calling my best friend a pest and trying not to let her get the best of me.

"Anyway I have to go... Nathaniel is waiting for me" she winked at me and giggled as she slid off my bonnet and walked over to Nate's car, swinging her hips with her head held high. She made me sick.

I rolled my eyes and started my car, just keep breathing Nicole. Just hold it together for another 15 minutes.

**

I threw my bag in the corner of my room, closed my bed room door and fell to the ground in tears.

Maybe I should've just stayed home.