I'm fine

Chapter Twenty

I awake to hear my alarm going off next to my beside table. "Uhhhh" I groan as I swing my legs over the side of my bed and pull my hair to the side and tie it in a bun.

I put on my uniform and tie up my hair. As I go to head out the door I spy Noah's note sitting there on my bedside table. I smile, puck it up and shove it in my pocket of my jacket and head down stairs where Jasmine is waiting for me.

"Are you sure you wanna go to school, I mean you could just stay home"? I laugh and give her a big hug.

"Don't worry sis I'll be fine, besides I have to go back sometime". She laughs nervously and squeezes me tighter. She lets go of me and lets out a huge sigh. "Well alright have a fun time". I smile at her and walk out the door, heading towards the bus stop.

I stand there in silence, waiting for the bus to arrive, when I remember that scary day when Ava stabbed me. What if she does it again? What if she kills me? I cover my face with my hands and lean against a silver pole.

"Riley". I hear someone calling my name. I quickly turn around and see Audrey running over to me. I gasp when she wrapped her arms around me. "OMG are you ok". "When I heard that Ava stabbed you I was shocked I knew she hated you but she went to far". I smile and pull her off of me.

I try to act cool because she picked on me too. I folded my arms and let out a laugh. "Why do you care"? I ask. After I asked her she frowned. "I know I shouldn't of bullied you that was a mistake, but I soon changed my mind when I heard that Ava stabbed you".

"Then why didn't you be nice to me before" I ask curiously. Audrey caresses her neck and looks to the ground in pure disappointment. "I was always afraid that no one would ever like me so I decided to become one of Ava's friends so that way everyone would like me". I stare at her in disbelief, then after seeing her face in pure sadness I soon changed my mind. I grabbed her and and placed it on her heart. "People don't love you for you fame or fortune, they love you for you caring heart and kind soul". "Take it from me, no one likes a girl or guy that pucks on people because at the end of the day their the ones that suffers". She nods and gives me a hug and whispers in my ear." Thanks for giving me another chance Riley, not many people do". I smile at her and wait for the bus... together.