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Defensive

I woke up this morning dreading the day that was to come. I don't know why I'd agreed to meet up with Kylie but she'd seemed so eager to meet up with me and I never had been able to be mean to people.

I left the house and began walking into town when I arrived Kylie was already there and surprisingly she was alone.

I walked over and slid into the booth across from her she looked up at me from her phone and smiled "Hi Ivy" She said "Hey how are you?" I asked she nodded "I'm great and you?" "I'm good" I told her "So about Michael" She said "What about him?" "Luke said that you're good friends with him?" She asked

"Yeah we've hung out a lot recently, Why?" I asked she shrugged "I was just asking, You don't think maybe he's beaten Luke up because you've told him stuff that may not be true" She suggested "Such as?" I asked leaning forward "Well Luke said that you'd been spreading rumours around about him back in Sydney before you moved here and that you got him arrested?"

"You shouldn't believe everything that Luke tells you Kylie. Luke isn't as high and mighty as you make him out to be" I told her getting ready to stand up

"Well neither is Michael" She said I narrowed my eyes at her "You don't know him" I said defensively "Oh but I do, Ivy. I knew him a long time before you arrived here" She said "I bet he told you he got bullied by everyone for every day of his school life and that's why he dropped out didn't he?" She asked "Yeah he did" I said "Well maybe you should ask him about Cara Jones" She said "Who's Cara Jones?" I asked quickly she shook her head "Ask Michael" I quickly stood up and left her there I couldn't handle all of this.

Who is the real Michael Clifford? Do I actually know him or do I just know the person he wants me to know?

I needed to find out the truth so I went to Calum's. If anyone would tell me the truth surely he would.

I knocked on the front door of his house and he answered "Oh hi Ivy how are you?" He asked grinning at me "Hey Calum, Erm I'm okay. I just really need to talk to you about something" I said his face turned serious and he nodded "Okay sure, come on in" He said gesturing for me to walk past him and I walked into the house.

We sat on his bed and he laid back leaning on his elbows "So what's wrong?" He asked after a few minutes "It's about Michael. I wanted to ask you something" I told him he nodded "Yeah sure ask away" He said watching me as he waited for me to speak I cleared my throat "Who is Cara Jones?" I asked he looked away from my eyes and looked at the floor "Where did you hear about her?" He asked "Does it matter? I just want to know who she is and I thought you'd tell me the truth" I said turning my whole body so I could watch him properly "It isn't my place to tell you if Michael hasn't" He said looking up at me now "Why is it such a big deal?" I asked "She was special to him. Very special and er look, just ask him like I said it really isn't my place" He said shaking his head

"Did he really get bullied so badly that he had to drop out of school?" "He did get bullied I told you that, you think I'd lie?" I shook my head I didn't think he would but Michael, I wasn't so sure about "But was it as bad as he told me it was?"

"I don't know what's been said so I can't comment" He stated "Why are you sticking up for him I thought we were friends?" I asked quickly "Ivy we are friends but Michael is my friend too. This stuff is really personal to him, it's his business not mine. And if he hasn't told you yet then it's really not yours either" He remarked I sighed heavily "Alright, fine I'm sorry. I'll go now alright. I'm sorry Calum" I said standing up and he didn't say anything to stop me.

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