Abandoned

Lost

Skylar's POV

I've been looking everywhere for Lauren, but I can't find her. Every day, I hate my brother even more. He keeps bragging like he's some king of sex when he can't even get some without raping a girl.

It's been 3 months, I should've found her by now. I've looked every day. Rumors are spreading at school. Apparently some guy saw her at the store. Typical.

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I look at the park where she was raped. She's clearly not there, but you never know. If only I could've found her a better hiding spot, she'd be so much safer.

A part of me blames myself for this. Hiding her in the backyard was a really irresponsible thing to do, but I didn't know what to do. I'd bullied her for her entire life, and now she's in this situation.

I begin to head back home for school. It takes me an hour to get ready. I do my homework on the bus.

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I walk into homeroom. About 3 kids were doing homework and everyone else was talking, and then there's that one kid that's reading. I sit down at my desk and instantly notice the 2 kids that are whispering behind me.

"So did you hear about that Lauren girl?" He asks, "I heard she was pregnant."

"Really?" The other one says, "Wow, what a slut."

Enraged, I turn around. "What'd you say?" I ask.

"I said she's a slut." He says.

"Your mom was pregnant with you." I say, "Does that make her a slut?"

"My mom wasn't fourteen." He laughs.

"Age doesn't really change the fact that you're a slut or not." I say.

"Why are you defending her?" The other one asks.

"Yeah, you used to torture her." His friend chimes in.

Well, I think, Thanks for reminding me.