False Friend

A/N:  Hey people!! This is a personal story, and I hope you enjoy it.  Yes, it's about my horrible time in 6th grade.  Worst year of my life!!  Read it people; I went through emotions to write this!!

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I stare at my social studies map underneath my pencil trying to block out the sounds of my friends talking.  Ella was raging on about how her parents annoy her so much and that she was probably going have to move to a different house in her neighbor hood. I bite my lip fighting away the memories of the night before. My parent yelling and screaming about how my dad was so careless for bailing my uncle out, tears starting to form in my eyes.

"Hey. What's wrong Kate?" Alice says cutting off Ella's non-stop talking.

"Nothing, I am fine." I say writing down the next country.

"Just leave her alone Alice it's probably nothing. I'm the one with the big problem here!" Ella says crossing her arms.I've had enough. My head whips around to Ella.

"You're not the only one with problems Ella!" I practically yell at her.

"Yea, like what Kate?" Ella says with a little smirk on her face.

"My mom and dad we're fighting last night and they might get another divorce I don't know! I'm scared they will though." I yell struggling to keep my tears inside.

 "Ella! Kate! Are we having any problems I need to know about?" Mr. Downs asks.

 "No." Ella mutters glaring at me. I return her gaze out of the corner of my eyes. Ella looks back at Alice, and starts talking about some T.V show she started watching. I run my sleeve across my eyes clearing it of any wetness. Mr. Downs keeps glancing over at us as if he doesn't believe there is nothing going on. "Can you believe what Kate told us about her parents? I mean that is nothing." Ella whispers a little to loudly. 

 "I don't know Ella," Alice pauses for a second, "you know how Kate can be. She's more sensitive than we think." Alice finishes.

 "Yeah! Say that to her anger issues." Ella spits out at Alice. I stand up and face her.

"Yeah! I'm the one with anger issues! Of course I am, it's not like you don't have any!" I say my words sharp. I see Ella's nails digging into her desk.  She shifts in her desk as if she is deciding whether or not to do something, but Mr. Downs's voice makes us freeze in our tracks. "Ella, Kate, and Alice in the hallway now." His voice was as cold as ice. Alice and Ella calmly stand up and walk to the door with me following right after them. We stand outside patiently not knowing what to do. I tap my foot getting agitated. I look over at Ella leaning up against the wall with a calm look on her face, but I can see the anger in her eyes, raging like a wildfire. Alice on the other hand has a worried look on her face not just from being out here, but for me and Ella fighting. Just when I think we should just go back inside Mr. Downs opens the door, and stands outside with us. He just stands there for a second staring at us, but speaks up. "I want you three to work out what ever problems you three are having. I can't keep on having your childish arguments interrupting my class." His eyes scan over us making sure we under stand, so I give a little nod. Mr. Downs goes back inside the class room, leaving us to talk. Neither me or Ella speak, and off course Alice is the one to be the first to talk.

"Mr. Downs is right, you two have been fighting a lot lately." She says crossing her arms across her chest. Ella rolls her eyes as if to say, yeah so what? I don't want to talk to her, and you're definitely not making me. Alice looks at us expectantly, but she knows both of us are to stubborn to talk. Well, I'm not, but I'm putting my foot down this time. Alice looks at me her eyes pleading, but I look away. I did not want to cave under her gaze, like so many times before. "Come one you guys you can't be mad at each other for forever!" She says stomping her foot on the ground letting out a huff of air in agitation. To my surprise Ella is the one to speak first.

"Sorry, I guess I'm not the only person in the world with problems." She says under her breath.  I stare at her my mouth wide open. When I realize I still haven't responded I speak up.

"I'm sorry too. I over react sometimes." I shrug. Ella opens up her mouth to say something but hesitates. "What?" I ask. Ella glances at Alice with a questioning look.

"Should we tell her?" Ella asks. Alice looks up at the ceiling thinking and lets out a huff of air as she comes to a decision.

"I guess."

"What is it? What's going on?" I ask starting to get paranoid.

"Well... you know how I've been spending time with Marie?" Ella asks but its more of a statement, but I nod anyway. "Well. Whenever I hang out with her she always talks about you, and not in the good way. She says that you're ugly, fat, and that she wishes you would just go die. That no one would even care. I try to say good stuff about you  but she doesn't listen." I know she keeps on talking but I don't hear anything. I shake my head. This can't be true. Marie would never do that to me. We're best friends. We've been through thick and thin. It's impossible. 

"No." I keep shaking my head.

"What?" Alice asks.

"No. It can't be true Marie would never do that." I glare at Ella. "You made it up. I know you did! You just don't want me to be friends with her! You don't want me to be friends with anyone!" I say harshly.

"No! I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't lie about something like this!" Ella says utter shock on her face dancing with anger.

"She isn't lying Kate." Alice says. And I believe her. I don't know what happens but the next thing I know I feel the cold tile floor beneath me. Hot tears run down my cheeks, but I don't bother to wipe them away. I see Ella and Alice trying to comfort me, but I don't hear anything, I don't want to. I hug my legs to my chest trying to block out the world, and it was hard the betrayal and sadness are crashing down on me like a ton of bricks. It chews away at my heart and soul threating to eat me alive. I trusted her with so many secrets. How many did she tell to the whole school. I don't want to know. So block it out focus on the coldness of the floor and concrete walls, and the cold surrounds me numbing everything, but the pain coursing through me.

Time went on. Wounds healed. New friends were made. I moved on. Marie has ignored me since,  tried to turn my friends against me, but to as much as she has tried she has always failed. She always will if I keep my TRUE friends close, and I will make sure of it from now on.  

I have no use of false friends.

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A/N:  Did ya like it people?  I hope so, and don't worry I'm fine now.  I've moved on, and have new fabulous best friends!!  Well, comment, like, and subscribe!!