Isolated

II- Something new to think about

This story is told by Lauren's point of view.

It has been a few months ever since Maia's accident. And I'm still not over it. I'm responsible for it, and I know it. For some reason, I still feel like I'm the reason she got hit by that truck. Everyone keeps telling me it's not my fault and I need to stop taking the blame for everything, but I can't. Maia is so important to me, I really feel like I really should be blaming it all on me. 

I sit down in class next to my other best friend, Clara, and sigh. She pulls my hair and sighs out of despair. "What's with the sad face, duckie? Don't tell me you're thinking about Maia again!" I roll my eyes and stuff my face into my palms. "Yeah...and stop calling me ducky!" I exclaim and turns around to look at Clara with an annoyed face. She laughs at me as I argue with her. After our little "fit" ended, our teacher, M. Olivera , walks into class with what seems to be a new student. She seems rather tired and sad with her big gray hoodie. I look at her with a big smile and she returns it, just slightly smaller. Clara whispers to me, pointing discreetly to the girl. "She seems weird..." I glance at her and roll my eyes before turning back to my work. The teacher introduces the new girl, her name Aelyn Homura. I wave to her and hope she'd become a new friend of mine.