With You [Sequel to Alone]

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*Time Skip to the first day of 10th grade*

They. Didn't. Pick. Up. The. Phone. I must have called Park, Luke, and V hundreds of times. They didn't answer. They didn't text. They didn't save me. Of course they wouldn't. It's not like anyone cares for me. Only my boss at work cares if I'm alive, and that's only because of his store not getting a bad reputation. At least with work I could get out of the house and have money to buy things. Like clothes, and hair dye. That's all I really wanted. Not food, not weird girly things. Just a hair tie, a few leather jackets, a few tight crop tops, black ripped skinny jeans, and some combat boots. My new look. Yay. It reflected how little I cared about anything anymore. I was done being a victim.

I walked into school and heard people whispering about me.

Girl1: "Woah, is that Arianna? She dressed so nice last year..."

Boy1: "She's kinda hot now..."

Girl1: "SHUT UP PERV! YOU'RE MINE!"

Boy1: "Whatever..."- Conversations like that were heard throughout the halls on the way to class. I felt a hand around my wrist. I pulled away, ignoring it.

Jackson: "ARIANNA!"

Arianna: "What?!"- He looked scared. Good.

Jackson: "W-What happened..?"

Arianna: "Things happened, Jackson. People change, get over it."

Jackson: "A leopard can't change it's spots, Arianna."- I grabbed his collar and slammed him against a few lockers.

Arianna: "Try me."- I kneed him in the stomach and walked away. I could feel people staring at me, but I didn't care. I didn't care about much anymore. I bumped shoulders with someone in the halls, but I didn't stop to apologize.

Kookie: "Arianna?"- I stopped for a second, but then I just walked away. I could hear him yelling for Park to go see if I was okay, but I just walked faster. I shoved my hands into my pockets and went to the unused dance studio. I really didn't want to dance or go to class at all. All I did was sit down in the corner and write in my diary. I called it "DumDum" because it was my favorite candy when I was little. If I ever got a new diary, I think I would call it "DumDum" as well. A door opening ripped me out of my thoughts.

Park: "Arianna?"

Arianna: "Oh, hello Park! It's been so long! How've you been?!"- You could have heard the sarcasm in my voice from a mile away.

Park: "What happened?"

Arianna: "The worst summer of my life happened. I felt safe, but then, you, your brother, and V didn't answer your phones when I called you to come and save me. 'Maybe they are asleep' I thought. But see, people don't sleep for 3 months at a time. People also don't ignore 112 calls on their phone, and then update their Twitter status. But you know, that's just the icing on the big cake of the fact that I had to spend my entire summer in fear for my life. So, you know my summer was pretty average. How was yours?"- I didn't wait to hear his answer before walking out the door and running into someone and falling backwards. He caught me before I could hit the ground.

Hope: "Aren't you that girl who was crying in that closet last year?"

Arianna: "Congrats! You can remember someone that no one else cares about! How considerate of you!"- I bumped his shoulder as I walked past him. I had to leave... I'll go up to the roof.

I ran up to the roof and sat on the edge. I wasn't gonna jump, but I felt a little tempted. I grabbed my Ukulele out of my backpack and started playing to a song I had memorized over the summer when I was hiding in my room with the door and windows locked, trying to drown out the sounds of my parents fighting and banging on my door, probably just wanting to hurt me more. It was called "We Could Happen" by AJ Rafael. Every time I sang it I thought of Park. I miss him, but I could never forgive him. I swore I wouldn't. After I was done singing that, I started playing "We Don't Talk Anymore". I was singing the guy's part, and it was time for the girl's part. I was gonna sing that too until I heard a beautiful voice singing it. I stopped playing, but he kept going, and sat next to me on the ledge.

???: "Don't jump."

Arianna: "I won't. I just needed some time."

???: "You're a really good singer."

Arianna: "Not as good as you, you can really rock those high notes. Even I can't hit those with such grace."- I poked his side and he laughed as I stepped back up to the roof. "I'm gonna go practice."

???: "Practice what?"- I chuckled.

Arianna: "Dancing. What else?"- He turned back and smiled at me as I walked away.

J: "Call me J, by the way."

Arianna: "Okay, dude whatever floats your boat."

J: "Do you know Park?"- I was about 6 inches away from the door when I stopped and swivelled on my heel towards him.

Arianna: "Yes."

J: "You're Arianna, right?"

Arianna: "Yes."

J: "He loves you. Talk to him. But first, eat something. You are really skinny. You need some food."

Arianna: "Okay, Mother J..."- I walked to the dance room to see 3 people. What the heck..?

Hope: "Okay Joonie, you are doing it wrong. You can't dance. Sugar can you please help me!"

Sugar: "I don't know how to dance!"

Joonie: "I can so dance if I want to..."- Hope shook his head and looked through the window of the room to see me. We made brief eye contact before I tried to speed walk away. It didn't exactly work.

Hope: "Arianna! Can you dance?"

Arianna: "Yes."

Hope: "Good, Park was right. Come with me I need your help."

Arianna: "I don't think that's a very good id-"- He interrupted me.

Hope: "Are you going to help me or not?"