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-POV Opal-

The tears wouldn't stop. My throat was already feeling raw.

"I can't believe he'd do that to you, you both were so cute together," Zelda was talking, but I only heard bits and prices of her words.

The only thing I could focus on was seeing Sienna's arm wrapped around Samm's neck and her lips all over his.

I cried the whole drive to Samm's house, "we get in, pack the essentials you need and get out before he gets back, got it?"

I nodded not being able to talk. I walked to Samm's front door, with a shaky hand I unlocked the door with my Minnie Mouse key, I put it down on the kitchen counter. I wasn't going to need it anymore.

Zelda and I went through my room with plastic bags, I took all the clothing I had in my drawers leaving the closet full. I went to my bathroom and took most of my jewelry and lipsticks.

"I grabbed your lady products and your shoes, got what you needed?"

I nodded once more and we left. It hurt my heart to shut the front door. I was leaving the house that made me so happy.

Luckily Samm didn't show up while we packed. Zelda was still living with her parents, when we got to her house her parents agreed to let me sleep on the couch.

"I can skip classes tomorrow if you want me to, I don't need those classes anyway."

"No Zed. I'll be fine."

"If you say so. There's ice cream in the freezer, my parents won't mind if you eat all of it."

"Thanks." My eyes were puffy making it hard to see clearly. I walked into Zelda's room and crawled into her bed, I know she said the couch, but she wouldn't mind me in her bed.

I was asleep before I knew it.

I woke up the next morning, there was a note on the pillow next to me,

My parents agreed to go stay at a hotel for a bit. I hope you don't mind that I told them what happened. By the way, they didn't really leave for you, the leave for a week every month to go smoke weed. My parents aren't very good people. Sorry I went off topic, anyway like I said, I've cream is in the freezer, eat as much as you want. I took your keys so that after class today I can bring your truck back. Belle and I been doing a car pool type thing, I dropped her off at work and then go to class. She can drive my car back to my parents and I can drive your truck, so don't worry.

Sorry if this was too long and/or confusing I wrote a little too fast
~ Zelda

I sighed and rubbed my eyes, they hurt to the touch from crying. I took up Zelda's ice cream offer and ran through the freezer. Sure enough, a giant tub of chocolate chip was sitting in there. I took the whole tub and went to the living room.

TV is my only escape at the moment. Surfing through channels I found the tail end of the movie 50 First Dates. I had gotten though half of the tub of ice cream before the next movie started. I didn't know what the next movie was but the whole thing reminded me of the Samm situation.

I needed to clear my mind. I went to Zelda's bathroom to wash my face.

One splash of water over my face after the other. I looked up into the mirror. I could barely look at myself, my hair was a mess, my eyes extremely puffy and red.

My hair. I know how much Samm liked my hair. Without thinking I started to go though the bathroom drawers. Scissors.

If he liked it so much longer, why don't I cut it short? After the first strand was cut, the tears started again.

One strand after the other I cut the hair. Just above my shoulders, I wasn't able to make myself cut it any shorter. The floor glittered with my white hair. After the last cut I couldn't hold it in anymore, my heart hurt. I slid down the wall still holding the scissors. I dropped them and put my hands on my face and cried out what little I had left. Then I fell asleep again.

"Opal, honey," someone was trying to open the bathroom door, it pushed against my side waking me up. I let out a chocked cry and sat up and out of the way of the door.

"Opal!" Zelda rushed in, instantly noticing all the hair on the floor.

She sat down next to me, I just fell into her chest. "Why did you cut all your hair?"

"He liked it. So. I made it so he'd hate it."

"Honey.."

"Can I just go sleep in your bed again?" I asked softly.

"Of course," she slowly helped me up and led me to her bed. I noticed my phone sitting on top of the blankets. I crawled into the blankets and grabbed the phone, 20 messages and 13 missed calls, all from Samm. I took a deep breath and tossed my phone to the bottom of the bed. I didn't need it right now.

-0-

It's been a week, and I haven't left Zelda's house once. She's been trying to drag me out to a movie but I wouldn't leave. All my tears dried up, I wanted to cry more but I physically couldn't.

"Opal, c'mon, at least let me take you out to a hair stylist so we can make your hair evener." Zelda sat next to me on her bed. I felt bad taking her bed, but she insisted that I keep it.

She finally convinced me to get up and take a shower so we could get my hair fixed.

As gross as it is to admit, I hadn't showered since I'd gotten here, all I've done is eat, cry, and sleep. I didn't have the energy to do anything else. I took a shower before we left.

-POV Samm-

I cried. I actually cried. Walking into my house, seeing her key sitting on the counter, her room basically empty.

Opal was all I had. I gave up everything else to be happy with her. And now Sienna very well may be suing my family to make me go bankrupt.

Every message I sent her, every call that wasn't answered made me feel more and more alone.

But this was all just a misunderstanding. All I have to do is explain to her what happened. But.. Will she let me near her?