Alive

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"Amazing? What makes you say that?"

"I don't know. For starters, I'm sorry I probably ruined your first day, it's just, no one really stands up for me. I mean, I never go to the cafeteria because of her and you can see why."

"I should be the one apologizing. I was taking my time in there, and you didn't ruin my day." He said while grabbing my hand. "I'm not gonna let anyone be treated like that, especially a girl. Especially you. "

I blush, "Thanks again, you don't know how much it means to me."

Nate left shortly after. We talked for what felt like hours, just sitting in my car, it felt like we were really good friends already.

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The next morning, I see my mom in the kitchen making breakfast, humming a tune while she flips a pancake on the stove.

"Morning mom, aren't you supposed to be at the office by 6:30? Are you off today?"

"No, I actually told my boss I'll be a little late today. Wanted to talk to you! How was school yesterday?"

Usually my mom never calls her boss to stay home, she says there's never a reason to skip a day from your job or school unless you're sick or dying. And she wants to talk about school? Somethings up.

"Before you answer, let me tell you what happened during work yesterday! Your school called me yesterday saying my daughter has been absent in all her classes after lunch! And I know it's not about your sister Abigail, so care to help me figure this out?"

"Okay mom, I can explain-"

"What's your reason now? You know my policy about missing school."

"Brianna and Audrey, well actually just Brianna; anyways they saw me at lunch and she slammed my head against the wall and I really didn't feel well afterwards, I wasn't gonna stay at school with a sore head."

"Then why didn't you call me? Or tell the office you were leaving? You can't just leave school!"

"I don't know mom, my head was hit pretty hard and I probably lost some brain cells who knows. It won't happen again, I'll go to the office before I leave school mom I promise."

"Danielle, you better keep that promise. So how's your head? Oh want some pancakes? And why don't you talk to someone about Brianna and Audrey?" She asks while giving me a plate stacked with a few pancakes.

"I'm fine now mom, I took some pain meds after Nat- um, after I drove back home. I just don't think talking to someone is gonna make them stop, if anything it'll make it worse."

"I just don't like seeing you like this Dani. I don't even remember the last time I saw you genuinely happy since we moved. Maybe if your dad were here,"

"No. No, you can't talk about my happiness and then talk about dad. He hasn't called, he won't call, and I'm sick of you constantly bringing him up! He doesn't care about me or you mom! Stop thinking he will come back and everything will change because it won't!" I yell. I hate yelling at my mom but I can't keep hearing about my dad.

My mom looks down at her lipstick stained mug, "Dani, it's 7:30, you should get ready for school or you'll be late."

"Mom, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, I just-"

"I know, just go get ready for school." She says before walking into the hallway and into her bedroom.

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The drive to school seemed longer than usual today, the look on my mom's face replaying in my head the whole time.

As I pull into the parking spot at school, I see Nate standing in my usual spot facing the opposite direction from me, blocking my car from entering.

"Are you just gonna stand there, or..?" I said, poking my head out of the window.

"Oh great you're finally here," He says sitting in the passenger seat, pointing towards the school, "I didn't want to go in there without you."

"Sorry to keep you waiting, I didn't know you were gonna wait for me."

"No worries, I was actually gonna wait for you at your house but I saw another car in the driveway, and I didn't know if your parents would like a random boy waiting for their daughter outside their house."

"Oh yeah, my mom would flip."

"Are you alright Dani?"

"Not really," I say before breaking down into tears.

"What's the matter?"

"I said something this morning to my mom which really hurt her and I didn't mean to, but it just slipped because I can't keep listening to her talk about my dad and how she thinks he's gonna call me and come back to us. And after you left last night, I thought about how I've went through most of my life with nobody around to help me up. Yeah, I have Lily, but there's only so much she can do, you know? You stood up for me, even when we met like an hour before, you didn't know anything but my name, my age, and where I'm from."
I wish I told him what else was on my mind; how I'm starting to fall for him, even though I shouldn't. We just met about 24 hours ago. I don't think I'm capable to love, let alone be loved by someone. I've got too much baggage and too many issues.

"Oh Dani, it's gonna be okay. This is just a bump in the road, don't cry please," He says while hands me a tissue, "Everything's gonna be fine, love."

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ok this is story is going a lot faster than I thought and I don't know if that's just me thinking that because I'm writing it or what

should I slow it down lmao

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