From Rags 2 Riches: You Think U Know Me

Chapter 3

    When we walked in the building, we went to the auditorium to get my schedule. After that we went our separate ways and I went straight to the cafeteria. When I got there I got in to the line and waited to get my breakfast. As I was waiting I saw the most popular girl in school... Rachel Anderson. She is the type of girl that sleeps with anything that moves. She was absolutely gorgeous. She was from Britain but move down here my sophomore year. Her British accent had every guy here fall head over heels for her. She immediately got popular because of that stupid accent and her beauty. Her and her little posse are the ones who always mess with me and make fun of my clothes because they're old and wrinkled. I try so hard to make sure she didn't see me, at least until I got out of this cafeteria with all these people. I got my tray and sped walked to find a table.

Rachel: Oh look who it is girls. It's little old Aaliyah.

Damnit!! So close. I slowly turned around and stared at her in fear.

Rachel: How was your summer? I got a call from the dump... They want their clothes back!

       Everyone in the cafeteria laughed at what she said. I looked down at my clothes to see them dirty and wrinkly. I can't help that they're like that. We don't have a washer and I told my mom to used her money to wash Armani's clothes. I felt the tears coming up and I couldn't hold them back. After a while they finally stop laughing.

Rachel: It's funny how you are kind to others but no one is kind to you.

Everyone laughed again by now the tears were streaming down my face.

Rachel: See? Everyone's laughing at you. You wanna know why? Because you're worthless, ugly and no one cares about you. I could easily do this....

      At that moment she grabbed the tortilla sauce and poured it all over my head. Everyone laughed even louder than before. I gasped as I felt the cold sauce hit my head and go down my face.

Rachel: ...And they would just laugh. Because you're a worthless piece of shit!

       I looked around me and people were holding their stomachs laughing super hard. It was true. No one cares for me. I am worthless. I am a piece of shit. I couldn't take it anymore. I ran out the cafeteria as fast as I could and out the double doors. I looked around with tears blurring my vision. I ran down the steps and down the street all the way home. I unlock my door and went upstairs to my bathroom. I went in the cabinet and got out my secret knife I keep in their. One by one. I start cutting my forearm down to my elbow and did the same to my other hand. As I kept cutting I cried my eyes out thinking about what Rachel had said and did to me. This had to be the worst day of my life... Well... So far.

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      After an hour of crying Aaliyah sat down on my bed and watched TV. After a few minutes she heard the front door open then close. Aaliyah quickly grabbed the remote and turned off the TV and hid under the covers. She heard the footsteps come up the stairs. They got to her room door and stop. She got so scared that she was shaking. Aaliyah got under the covers an tried to stay as quiet as possible. Her door opened and they stepped in stopping at the side of my bed. At this point she is literally shaking and whimpering. As she was whimpering, she felt a hand on her waist. Aaliyah screamed and kicked for them to get off her. She was so scared and shaken up that she didn't even hear the voice that was speaking.

???: Hey Hey Hey! Calm down.

      She stopped licking and screaming knowing exactly who it was.

Aaliyah: Heather?

Heather: Yeah. Why are you so scared? You were screaming like someone was gonna rape you. *Laughs*

Aaliyah: Umm....You scared the hell out of me! Don't ever do that again!!

Heather: Whoa. What's with the yelling. I just came to see why you weren't at school today.

    Aaliyah didn't know what to say. Heather was just check on her and here she was yelling and screaming at her. She immediately felt bad.

Aaliyah: Sorry.

Heather: It's ok girl. Now why weren't you at school today?

Aaliyah: ....Rachel.

Heather: *eyes wide* What happen?! What did she do?!

Aaliyah: She called me a worthless piece of shit and poured tortilla sauce on my head.

    Heather was furious. No one talks about her friend like that. She was so angry that her face started to turn red.

Heather: I'm gonna kill that bitch!! How dare she talk to you like that?! If anything she's the worthless piece of shit not you! OHHH I can't wait till school tomorrow I'm gonna beat her ass!

Aaliyah: No you don't have to. I'm ok. She right anyway I am worthless. No one cares about me. But, I'm ok really. It just hurts hearing the truth sometimes.

    Heather's heart was broken. She hated when her friend got like this. Like no one cared for her. Ever since she first meet her freshman year she had been like this. Broken. Lost. Discouraged.

    She went to Aaliyah's side and hugged her as tight as she could.

Heather: You're not worthless ok. You are nowhere near worthless. You're beautiful in so many ways. There is no one as beautiful as you. Never let anyone tell you otherwise ok?

    Aaliyah nods and reaches for a hug from Heather which she gladly excepts. They hug for a few minutes before pulling away. They both look at each other and laugh.

Aaliyah: Thank you Heath. I really needed that.

Heather: No problem girly. *laughs* now go to sleep. We have school in the morning.

     Aaliyah smiled at Heather and laid down. She looked at Heather one last time before getting under the cover and closing her eyes. Falling into a deep slumber.

Finished!!! Chapter four coming soon!! Picture of what Rachel looks like in the media above. Hope you liked it!! Vote and comment what you think!!

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