"stop pretending you're okay cause i know you're not."

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"you're such a freak!" Evan was pushed to the ground in front of the whole student body

Zoe came running as soon as she heard that Evan was being harassed again. she had just gotten out of math when Becky Lester ran up to her,

"Donny Masters is picking on Evan!"

"what?" Zoe asked, Becky was talking too fast

"Evan, he's getting cornered by Donny. we need to go now!"

"oh my god! Evan, i need to get to Evan!" Zoe said running down the hallways

she made it to the large crowd of students just as Donny pushed Evan. she pushed through the crowd and crouched down on the ground to get to Evan,

"Evan, baby are you okay?"

before he could even answer, Zoe got up to face Donny,

"hey! what's your issue?!"

Donny turned around to face the small junior,

"what did you just say to me?"

"why do you have to pick on Evan? why can't you pick on someone your own size?!" 

"why is your boyfriend such a loser?" Donny got in her face

"why do you pick on Evan?!" Zoe was angry

Evan had gotten up and was behind his girlfriend now, "Zo, come on let's just go home."

"no Evan! people like Donny here need to learn to pick on people their own size!"

Donny scoffed and started to walk away, "whatever, have fun with your loser boyfriend Murphy."

Zoe drove Evan home that day. the car ride was silent on Evans side, Zoe kept trying to talk to him.

when they got to the Hanson house, Evan ran up to his room, Zoe trailing behind him.

"Evan!"

"Zoe it's fine! you can go home!" Evan said, fighting back tears

"what's wrong?! what happened back there?!"

"it's okay, you can go home Zo." Evan said as he tried to get Zoe to leave

"stop pretending you're okay cause i know you're not!"

Evan stopped and looked at her,

"i am okay, i'm fine, people bother me all the time, i'm use to it." Evan said with tears in his eyes

"Evan, people shouldn't be bothering you, you're a great guy and i don't understand why people continue to pick on you!" Zoe said sitting across from him on his bed

"you don't understand! they don't understand me! i like trees and forests and i'm weird!"

"you're not weird Evan!"

"i am! i mean i'm dating the dead kids sister!"

Zoe was silent, she started to grab her stuff and walk out the door,

"god Evan, i love you isn't that enough!"

Evan followed her,

"Zoe! Zoe i'm sorry!"

Zoe kept walking down the driveway towards her car.

"Zoe stop! you're right!"

she stopped and turned around,

"you're right! i'm not okay! i'm weird and people pick on me and i don't say anything when they gang up on me!"

Zoe shifted her weight waiting for him to finish,

"i'm sorry for bringing Connor up, i know that upsets you."

"it's fine Evan."

"i love you too Zoe, i'm sorry that i didn't say it right away."

Zoe hugged Evan, "i'm not mad about the Connor thing, but you're not weird, you're perfect in every way."

"i do love you so much Zoe."

"i love you too Evan, more than you know."

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