isn't she lovely

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     the rain started to let up, and i was soaking, and mack probably even more so. i guess the umbrella didn't help that much. not my best work.
     "i know it's not my business," i began, closing the umbrella, "but why does school make you cry so much?" she looked at the ground.
     "i get bullied pretty bad," she replied, not looking up. "they tell me all  these horrible things enough for me to believe they're true." i looked at her in silence, thinking what possibly could be so negative about her? "of course," she began again, "i just met you, you probably don't care."
"that's ridiculous, of course i care, you're a human being aren't you?" she looked up at me. "nobody deserves to be treated that way."

it was so late, but i didn't care. staying up til the wee hours of the night is enjoyable, but i can't explain it. at 3:28, i'm still awake. i have music on, but nothing can stop me from thinking about mack. she told me all of the awful things that people say about her. they tell her that she is a stupid goth girl because she enjoys listening to p!atd. they tell her that her face looks fatter because she cut her hair short. they call her mean names because she talks to herself. they call her a satanist because she is agnostic. they say she's an idiot because she spaces out a lot and she's missing the lesson because she's lost in thought. they make fun of her because she likes to doodle on herself with sharpie. and the list goes on.
     i'm so close to sleep, but then 'isn't she lovely' by stevie wonder comes on. "oh that's so cliche," i said aloud. i skipped the song, not wanting to think about mack any longer because i just met her and that's weird. i turned off the music, and soon after, i drifted off.

     the sunrise woke me up, if you could even call it that. it was raining again. i sometimes enjoy the rain. it makes a nice sound. 7:12 the clock read. running on 4 hours of sleep. great. it wasn't raining that hard, so i went on a walk. left a note for my family, as no one else was awake, grabbed my umbrella, and headed out the door.
     i didn't know where i was going to go at 7:30 in the morning, so i just walked around the city until the nearest coffee shop opened at 8.

woahshoahahah it's getting there