Part 24: (Charlotte's POV)

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The fight I just saw blew my mind. It almost gave me a sense of comfort because now Jackson knew what it was like to be abused. Emily was my hero. In fact, she was everybody's hero just for that. After the fight, we all gathered to congratulate her. We decided to all walk each other to our classes. I had first hour science with Emily.

I walked into the classroom and sat in the back all by myself, as usual. Then Emily walked in and sat down right next to me. It was really nice to have a friend for once. Our teacher strutted in with her normal enthusiasm and looked right at Emily.

 "Do you need to go to the nurse?" I guess that up until then none of us realized her injuries. Emily took a pass from the teacher and left the room. Here I am, lonely again.

Today we were supposed to be doing a partner lab looking at Hyline Cartilage in a microscope. I knew nobody would want to be my partner, so I just started working by myself. Not a long time later, Emily returned and was talking with the teacher. She walked over to me and told me that she was leaving for the day, but she wanted to stay just so she could be my partner. Somebody actually wanted to be my partner? That was a shock. Her actions made me feel a lot better...

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