Uncovered Secrets

The Truth Gets Out

Chapter one: Demi's POV.

I walked into school Wednesday morning, keeping my head down. Thankfully, no one bothered me on my way to my locker- but it stopped there. There, written across my locker in black sharpie for everyone to see, was the one word that changed my future- for better or for worse: FATTY. I looked around me, and saw kids laughing at me. Someone threw a piece of candy at me, and another person yelled out "thunder thighs". I felt hot tears forming in my eyes and I quickly turned and ran out of the school. I collapsed against the wall on the side of the building and let the tears flow free. After a minute I grabbed my phone out of my backpack and dialed my mom's number.

"Demi?" She answered right away.

"Mom? Can you come get me?" I wailed.

"Demi, what's wrong?" She sounded worried.

"Please just come get me." I sniffled.

"Okay..." She said reluctantly. Ten minutes later I saw her car pull into the school parking lot and I ran towards it and jumped into the front seat. "Demetria, what happened?" She asked, looking straight at me. I shook my head. I didn't want her to know. My phone vibrated and I opened the new text. It was a picture of my locker with the caption "good luck getting this off, thunder thighs :) -xoxoxo" I burst into a fresh round of tears and shoved my phone at my mom. After she read it, she slowly looked up at me.

"Demi... How long has this been going on?" I shrugged, not looking her in the eye. "Demi answer me. Now." My mother's tone was hard, angry.

"Since I was twelve." Mom looked like she'd been slapped.

"This has been going on for three years? Why the hell didn't you tell me? Wait here." She got out of the car and stormed to the school. About fifteen minutes later she came out and silently drove away.

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That night, my whole family came over. When I asked my mom why, she simply responded with, "you're not going to school tomorrow." After dinner I went up to my room so the adults could talk. A few minutes later there was a soft knock on my door and my cousin, Anna came in.

"Is what they're saying true?" She asked, tears in her eyes. I nodded slowly.

"Yeah." I said looking down. "Excuse me." I said, rushing into the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror. Why did I even eat tonight? I could've said I didn't feel well. I'm so damn stupid. I don't deserve to eat. The tears began to fall faster. I ran over to the toilet and stuck two fingers down my throat. I began to gag into the toilet and up came my meal. I made a horrible retching sound and I heard Anna knock.

"Demi? Demi? What the hell are you doing?" She asked.

"I don't feel well!" I called, but then I let out a sob. I quickly covered my mouth but it was too late; I heard Anna turn the key that my mom kept on the top of the door frame. I looked up and saw Anna staring at me, and then staring from the puke in the toilet to the puke on my fingers.

"Oh Demi." She said sadly. I began to sob then, falling against the toilet. Anna came and wrapped her arms around me. "Shhh." Anna and I were the same age, and had been almost sisters since forever, but I didn't want her to know about this. I didn't want anyone to know about this.

"I don't ever want to go back to that school." I sob out. She pulled away and looked deep into my eyes.

"Maybe you don't have to."