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Bonus Chapter 3 | Resolving The Bullying

Bonus chapter 3 | Resolving The Bullying

Today was the first day back at school since the shooting and the cyberbullying had not stopped. The second I turned on my phone for the first time since it started, it blew up with more notifications from Instagram that said I was tagged in a post.

@Bella-Price This is all your fault! I hope you and your friends burn in hell!

@Bella-Price My parents had me trapped inside the house because they're scared that I would get shot. Bella ruined my life!

@Bella-Price Her friends have been reporting and blocking all the other accounts because they know we're right. The truth is, even they know that Bella is a killer.

I immediately reported the comments and blocked more accounts before switching my phone off again. If all the students were harassing me online, who was to say it wouldn't be any better at school?

As much as I wanted to spend the day in bed, I had to face everyone. Otherwise, they'd think I was hiding from them. I had to be strong enough to stand up for myself. At least I still had my best friends who I knew were going to have my back. I dragged myself out of bed and got dressed for school.

All eyes were on me when I arrived. No smiles were present. Everyone that passed by me shot daggers at me. They were judging me, thinking of me as Bella The Killer. Never in my school life had I experienced cruelness by the other students and for something I had nothing to do with.

Even though there was no reason why I should feel this way, I felt like I was walking the walk of shame. I used every ounce of myself to not have an emotional breakdown in the middle of the hall. My arm was grabbed and I was dragged away from the judging eyes and eavesdropping ears.

I took note of the other students constantly rolling their eyes at us and shaking their heads on the way out. If only I could see what was going through their minds as they watched my best friends pull me away from them. They were probably judging them for defending me.

"These people are acting like fucking children!" Olive let go of my wrist once we were outside. I didn't realize that the boys were following us until Zach closed the door. "They're just scared bitches and they're taking it out on you!"

"Don't listen to them, love. They know nothing about your relationship with the shooter," Kayden chimed in, taking my hand in his.

"You gotta ignore them," Zach added.

I scoffed. They act like ignoring them whispering about you as you walk by was the simplest thing in the world. It was easier for them to say because they weren't the target of bullying. "Ignore them? Like it's that easy? Everyone blames me for the most traumatizing event that happened at this school. They don't think that I was scared too?"

My voice faltered during the last sentence as the fear that engulfed me in its arms that day was brought up. Vivid flashbacks of my racing heart rate were coming at me and the sounds of the gunshots were all I could hear.

"You know what I was thinking about the whole time I was locked in the janitor's closet?" I didn't bother waiting for a response. "I was thinking about what would've happened if the shooter shot their way into one of your classrooms and shot any of you. How my life would've been a fucking nightmare without the three of you in it!"