stay strong (completed) *sequel is Keep Holding On*

Chapter 3- Hurt

(Laurens P.O.V)

I feel horrible for lying to Lisa, she is the only one who actually cares about me. I should tell her about the bullying, but I’m afraid that if I do Amber will hurt me and Lisa. That is the last thing I need. Moments later the door opens and it’s a custodian. I get up and run to my locker. I open it and grab a black sweatshirt and put it on. My stuff is still on the ground. I grab it and ride home. It’s already getting dark and my stomach is killing me.  When I get to the door its locked so I call Lisa.

Hey Lo, what’s up? She asks

Not much, can you come open the front door it’s locked. I say

Yeah, sure give me a second she says

Okay, thanks I say

No problem she says

She hangs up and seconds later opens the door. She hugs me and I yelp in pain.

Are you ok? She asks

Kind of I say

What’s wrong? She asks

Before I can answer I break down crying

Lo, what’s wrong? She asks

Rather than telling her I lift my shirt up to show her the cut.

Oh my gosh Lauren! What happened?  She asks

I fell skateboarding and I when I got up it started bleeding. I lied

I start to feel dizzy so I sit down.

I’m going to get mom be right back. She says

No, don’t please she will make a big deal and I don’t need that. I say

Ok Lo I won’t tell mom, but you need to let my put a bandage on it. She says

Ok and question. I say

What’s up? She says

Why does everyone hate me? I ask

I don’t. She says

I know that you don’t but I’m talking about Amy, Christina, Katherine, and Dani. I say

I don’t know Lo I don’t understand we were all super close and now were not. She says

Okay I say

Let’s go inside. She says

Ok. I say

We go inside and upstairs into the bathroom.

I’m going to get the first aid kit be right back. She says

Ok I say

Christina walks passed the bathroom and sees me.

What are you doing? She asks

Uh, I’m fixing my hair. I lie

Don’t lie to me Lauren.  What are you doing? She asks again

Why should I tell you what’s wrong, it’s not like you freaking care anyways!  I yell

I then push passed her and run downstairs and go through the front door and run as fast as I can.

Lauren! I hear Lisa yell but I don’t turn around.