I'm Back

Chapter 17

It's been a while

Whoopsies. Btw I love all your comments <3 they always crack me up 😂
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Kara's pov

Ew, I have to pretend to like Ash. That's something very hard to do. Especially since he's planning to murder my social life. Like he hasn't done that once already.

I put on my cardigan. (And while we're on the subject trying to dress for fall and living in Florida is very hard.) I head down stairs to see mom there.

"Hey sweet girl, I made some oatmeal so you can take on the day. Alright pep talk time. You are going to go to school and show those bitches who's bos-" "Mom!" I cut her off laughing. "Anyway, you're going to show them who's boss. If they try to do anything I give you permission to pussy punch that bitch." She says in the most serious face I've ever seen. I start laughing. "Oh my gosh, okay got it." I giggle.

I quickly eat my oats and grab my stuff. "Thanks mom." I say kissing her cheek.

Okay, all you have to do is just go in there.
I can skip today can't I? Yeah, totally!
No no no. I have go in.

Knocking on my window puts me back to reality. It's Claire. I roll down the window. "Yes?" I ask her. " class starts in 5." She looks at me expectantly.

"Okay, fine." I groan grabbing my stuff and getting out. I close and lock the door. "I really don't want to be here right now." I say as we walk in the school doors. "I know, I really think we should call in some professionals." She says. "The cops? What are they going to do? Arrest them for potential bullying?

"That's not what I meant. What I meant waaas, before I moved here I had this friend he was a badass essentially. No one messed with him for one reason, he knew how to scare people, how to get revenge, how to get even."

"Would he be willing to come to help us?" I ask her. "I don't know but it's worth a call. I'm not sure how far Grace is willing to take this. It scares me." She said tearing up a little. I give her a side hug "It scares me too."

Class is boring as usual, Grace is fake as usual, and I am dying... as usual.

"Oh yay! Time for lunch." Grace exclaims, I roll my eyes. "Oh yay I can't wait to eat food that might not even be actually edible." I exclaim sarcastically. Grace laughs "yeah, no kid." Grace grabs my arm and pulls me towards the lunch doors

If this plan doesn't work, which I'm thinking it might not, I don't know what I'm going to do. I just want to get through this day being unharmed.

I see Ash eyeing Grace. She nods at him. "Hey I'm going to pay a visit to my friend Ash." I say to Grace, she smirks "Okay, have fun." She smirks.

I approach him "Oh my gosh, Ash. It has been awhile." I exclaim hugging him. He looks very, very confused. "Oh, uh hey Kara." He smiles awkwardly. "I was thinking how we just got off on the wrong foot and I really just want to fix it, ya know." I say to him holding onto his arm. "I just feel bad for the way I treated you and I thought 'Ash wouldn't do anything to jeopardize what we could have.' Listen, I believe that you wouldn't do anything to me again and I just want to sweep everything under the rug and try to be friends." I say smiling innocently at him.

"Oh uh-I mea- uh yeah uh uhm okay." He says choking on his words "I mean, yeah totally, I'd never do anything to you. Thanks." His eyes are wide as he walks away. I smirk to myself. That's how you get shit done.

I walk back to Claire and Grace who are now at the table "Wow guys I feel good, I told Ash I just want to sweep things under the rug and he agreed so I think we're going to try and build a friendship." Grace stabs her food viciously "Wow, Kara that sounds fantastic." She says fake cheerily. I can see right through that facade of hers. I smile at her anyway "Thanks Grace."

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I fall onto my bed, I curl up under the covers and just think about life, how did it come to this? How could my best friend turn her back on me? And for what? I get a call from Claire breaking me from my thoughts.

"What's up?" I ask
"So I made the call to my buddy and he said he'd help." She said happily. I sit up in my bed. "Wait, really? Oh my gosh. That's awesome!"
"Yeah, he can't just pack up and go that's quickly so it won't be until after this weekend." She said "Thats still pretty quick, that's fine. Tell him that I can't thank him enough." I say to her "Oh don't worry I already have. So what do you want to do on this Friday evening?" She asks me. "Ice cream?" We say at the same time, I laugh "Okay, Ice cream it is." "Alright I'll be there in 10." She says and hangs up.

I change out of my leggings and sweater into jeans and a shirt and head out.

"Hey girly!" I say meeting Claire in the line for ice cream. "Hey." She says before we order our ice creams. We sit down and Claire starts to shake her head "I can't believe Grace, I mean you saw her at lunch I mean she was lying through her jacked up teeth."

"I know. I mean we used to be best friends and then what she just doesn't care. It doesn't make sense, but I have you now so I guess it doesn't matter all that much." I smile at Claire. "Aw, way to make a girl feel special." She laughs and side hugs me.
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Sorry I know I suck