Dear Rayan, (Ray Ray ❤️)

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It's finally the end of the day. I grabbed all my books and waved goodbye to Mr. O'Conner. We did dissection of fetal pigs today, and I had a lot of fun. I walked down the few hallways to get to my locker and put in my combination to unlock it. It opened and I grabbed all of my things, stuffed them in my book bag, and slammed it shut.

"Bye beautiful!" I heard a familiar voice say as I turned to walk away. It was Craig. I ran up to him and hugged him, smiling and saying goodbye. Then another bright flash blinded us. I let go quickly and wiped my eyes, looking for who snapped it, I was ready to go off. "Its alright Charlie." He said smiling. "The name is Charlotte thank you sir." I giggled poking him in the chest. He calls her Charlie because in middle school when they first met, he couldn't say her name right and thought it was Charlie. I watched Ray as he approached his locker and completely forgot Craig was there. I walked to Ray's locker to tell him goodbye.

"Bye RayRay!" I smiled.

"Bye Char!" He cooed, mimicking my tone.

Craig walked away slowly and just shook his head. He knew that Charlotte was making a mistake trying so hard to be with Ray. Craig feels as though he deserves her more than anyone honestly. He knows all about her and writing the notes, in counting, she has written 57 notes since ninth grade to Ray Rat, and it makes him sick to his stomach. He's been there for her and he loves her. But she is so blinded by her love for Ray, she can't even notice how much Craig loves her. He hopped into his red and black Camaro and beat the steering wheel for five minutes, cursing RayRay, before driving off.

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As I walked away from Ray's locker I looked around for Craig, noticing that he was gone. I just shrugged it off and went outside to the bike rack to get my bike. I unlocked it and hopped on, riding down a few blocks, making lefts and rights on almost every corner, finally riding up to my apartment.

I pulled my bike into the building and to the right where the inside bike rack was. I ran over to the elevator and waited while the cart came down from the 11th floor. When it opened I hopped on and rode up to the seventh floor. The doors opened again in a matter of seconds and I walked to my door, fixing my backpack on my back and pulling my key out of my bra. I put it in and twisted it, seeing Olivia and Mrs. Jones from down the hall. Olivia was asleep on the couch, and Mrs. Jones was rubbing her tummy, that helps her sleep. Mrs. Jones is Olivia's babysitter while Charlotte is gone.

I walked in and quietly sat my book bag on the ground, picking Olivia up off of the couch and laying her down in her bed. I walked out slowly closing her door. I walked back into the living room/dining room and plopped down on the couch next to Mrs. Jones.

"Now Charlotte, you need to get her up out of here."

"I know Mrs. Jay. I'm trying. I ain't been getting that many kids to tutor and I really just don't have the money."

"You know someone robbed the lady next door to you AGAIN?!"

I looked down and bit my lip, trying to figure out something while she scolded me about keeping Olivia here, in this horrible part of Cali, in this horrible apartment complex.

"Okay Mrs. Jay, lets make a deal. If I clean your apartment for the next few months, getting $20 a clean, I can get enough to move out of Compton, and I can actually move to a better city and state, and a better apartment." I smiled.

"Or I could just give you the money and you go. Because little Olivia is much too important to me."

"I'm not taking your money like that Mrs. Jay." I frowned.

She scrunched her face up in thought and snapped her fingers once she got the idea.

"I'll give you $100 dollars a month. You save about $40-$50 of it every month and by the time your school year is over, you will be able to get out of here. Deal?" she said holding her hand out for me to shake. I eagerly did so and chuckled. "Deal Ms. Jay." She hopped up off of the couch and gave me the $100 out of her pocket. She kissed my cheek and walked out after I lead her to the door and we said our goodbyes. I closed the door and went into my room, laid down, and slowly drifted off into a deep sleep.