Reese's Pieces

"Carson, what is the point?! Please tell me!" I screamed at my older brother; he was forcing me to school, a place I dreaded.

"Because, the only way we can get out of this town and away from them is if we get an education! We can get out together, but you gotta try, baby girl." My brother, Carson, has been my rock since we were kids and I've been his baby girl. Until eighth grade; that's when everything changed. I started cutting, Carson got a job and he started raising me though we were only a year apart: I was 17 and he was 18.

"Fine, fine! I'll go now get out so I can get ready." I put on a black, fitted v-neck, ripped skinny jeans and all black vans. I washed my face and brushed my teeth and hair and then added a small white beanie to the back of my head. 

I slung my backpack and ran downstairs as I met Carson in the kitchen, he handed me a pop-tart. "Looks like we gotta take it to-go today kiddo, c'mon let's go." We walked outside and hopped into his Hummer. The car remained silent as we made our 10 minute journey to the school. After we parked, Carson took the keys out of the ignition and sat back. "I'm sorry I yelled," he said. "I just want us to get out of here so bad, sometimes I forget that you have feelings too." I felt tears in my eyes.

"It's okay, I understand." He engulfed me in a hug and kissed my forehead when we pulled away. He smiled his amazing smile at me and hopped out the car and met his friends.

I remained in the car, unwanted until I saw  Tori and her whole posse strutting towards me. "Shit." I said to myself as I scrambled out of the car. I fell out of the door and landed on the gravel on my hands and knees picking up strayed things that fell out of my arms. I heard the heels clicking on the cement and her shadow towered above me. "How can something as disgusting as you be related to someone as amazing as Carson?" She teased, "It pains me to see you guys together because you bring down his popularity, he can be at the top of the food chain with me." I felt tears burning my eyes. Carson loves you Reese,  I thought, don't listen to Tori. I stood back up and walked away. 

"He  hates you, you know." That made me stop in my tracks. "He always tells me how much he wants to disown you but doesn't have the heart. You're lucky, because if it were me, you would have been gone long, long ago." 

I sped up my walking which broke into a run to the girl's bathroom. What did I do to her? I've never even spoken to the girl!  I sped walked into a stall and locked it, dropping my backpack to the floor and slumping down next to it. I sobbed to myself. Why me?