Sincerely, Sara

Chapter 7

I shuffled down the stairs and plopped down on the couch. I had barely said a word since going to the hospital yesterday. I really hoped my mom would let me skip school tomorrow, although I doubted it.

I pulled my dirty blonde hair up into a messy bun and grabbed a book from the coffee table. I opened up to a random page and began reading. After reading about 15-20 pages my head pounded and my eyelids were heavy.

I guess I fell asleep, I felt myself being lifted in the air and opened my eyes groggily. My dad carried me up to my bed, as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out again.

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My alarm blared, despite my attempts to get my mom to let me skip school I was still up. Still heading out the door, looking fully ready for school, but feeling fully ready for nothing.

My friends would notice if I acted off, they always did. How was I going to cover it up? I was acting like a depressed girl who hadn't taken her pills for quite awhile. And I knew it.

As my mom pulled up to the school I slung my backpack over my shoulder and climbed out of the jeep.

"Bye, have a good day!" my mom waved at me.

"Bye. Love you." I walked away from the car and into the building.

I twisted the combination lock, 11-6-14. I yanked the puke yellow door open and shoved my backpack inside. Hector, my "locker buddy" as he liked to say, came up next to me.

"Hey buddy" he smiled hugely at me, his brown eyes lighting up.

"Hey Hector" I have him a small smile. He pushed his locker door open and fussed with his hair in the little mirror.

Hector made it a point to have his hair looking good all the time, honestly sometimes it in better shape then mine was.

"Sweetie, does my hair look okay?" he glanced at my face in the mirror.

"Yeah Hector, it always does" I gave him a real smile.

"You're too kind doll. So how was the weekend?" he unzipped his backpack and grabbed his binder. I did the same.

"It was... Hector what class do we have first?" I wanted to avoid the topic of this weekend at all costs.

"A block, you dodged my question but I will not pry, my dear. If you wanted to know my weekend was just FABULOUS!" He made a waving hand motion.

"That's great Hec." a couple of the popular girls walked by and shot us looks.

"Do you have a freaking problem sweethearts?" Hector asked the group. They looked shocked, and I tried to hold my laughter in.

They scowled, flipped their hair and sashayed down the hall. "Hector, one of these days somebody's going to punch you"

"Well I'm ready for that any day sister" he winked at me and held up his fists "I have to go to homeroom love, TOOTLES!"