"Hello?" A voice said from behind me. I spun around, seeing the new girl's face. She stood there, waving at me, a smile on her face. "Oh hi...um, what's your name again?" I asked, feeling bad because I hadn't remembered.
"Valory." She responded. I could tell she was looking me over, calculating me. Might as well be nice. I smiled at her, taking my earbuds out and stopping the song, putting my phone and the earbuds away. I smiled at her. "Hi Valory." I say, standing up and putting my backpack on my shoulders. I looked at her, feeling awkward. "Um...so, why did you come to this school?" I asked her curiously.
"My dad got a job up here, so we moved." She said. "What kind of job?" I asked her. "Oh he's a music producer, so he got a promotion and he headed up here to get it." She said, a little remorsefully. I could tell she hadn't wanted to move. "So, what kind of music do YOU listen to?" I asked her. "Oh, probably people you've never heard of..." She said, looking down and twiddling her fingers nervously. "Well then introduce me." I say, smiling at her. She sat down next to me on the bench. "Well...I like Melanie Martinez and The Neighbourhood." She said, smiling. I smiled incredulously. "Me too!" I said, excited. She looked up. "R-really?" She asked, grinning too. "Yeah." I said. It was after school. "Hey wanna come over to my house tomorrow?" I asked her. "I'll ask my parents." She said, grinning happily. I don't know why I was so excited, but nobody here ever really related to me. Finding a friend was a new thing for me.
She looked at me and said one word that would change both of our lives.
"Yes."
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Among The Flowers
Teen FictionWhen Melody's best friend Valory commits suicide, her life falls to pieces. Now alone in the harsh and cruel world, Melody has to face New York by herself and she must move on, past the worst loss of her life. Now she has to try to piece together he...
