The Crash That Changed Everything

twelve

i woke up to "gifted" playing on my TV, and "ride" playing in my ear buds. my phone lights up so look to see who it is. 

i have thousands of text from kota, a six from Carmen and one from Paige. Paige is my long distance friend i met on Instagram six years ago. i check her text first because its been weeks seance we have talked.

'hey, someone posted about you getting in a car crash a few weeks ago, r u OK?'

then i get a call instantly after reading this text, it was kota.

'hello?' i say as i hear him yell into the phone saying i didn't call him and he thought that something had happened to me. "look, i had things going on today, ill see you in school OK, we'll talk then OK, love you!" i hang up before he could argue. 

i text Paige. 

"im OK thx 4 asking, so, on Friday is are best friend anniversary for 7 years!!!! what r we doing this year?"

'idk yet...well have a good day @ school!!!'

i get dressed into maroon high rises and my black and white polo with tiny birds on it. i put two braids in my hair and put contacts in today.

i walk to school in silence humming to myself then i see dale walking not even five feet in front of me.

i look down as i keep humming and walking. i don't want to talk to him after last night, but then i do because i want to apologize  for being suck a...

a feel a hand around my solders and fear shot up my spin as i feel the cold skin touch my neck

i look over to see that it was...