'Who knows what?' She said, sitting beside me, a worried look on her face.
'The kids at school. They know you're my mum. They saw me in your video' I told her as I covered my face with my hands.
'Oh darling, it'll be ok' she said, trying to calm me down.
'No it won't!' I screamed at her. I stood up.
'It won't be ok because everything is going to change! I was perfectly fine with them not knowing and not caring about me! It was much easier knowing that they could only judge me so much by not knowing who I was or where I came from! I spent the first thirteen years of my life living in an orphanage with all the other kids bullying me and calling me names all of the time, and I couldn't escape from that. Then when you came I thought maybe things were going to change. When I came to live with you, I thought I was going to be ok and live a happy life, but then when I started school, it started again, the bullying. I've been to that school ever since I came to live with you and every single day since then, those kids have tortured me.
I've been terrified of them ever since my first day. Now they know you're my mum it's going to be even worse. They hurt me every day mum. EVERY SINGLE FUCKING DAY!'
She stared at me for a second.
'Cassie'
She didn't know what to say.
'Why didn't you tell me you were being bullied?'
'Because-' and that's when everything went black.
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When I woke up, I didn't know where I was. I looked around me. I was lying on a bed in a room somewhere. I stood up and walked towards the door. I was just about to open it when a woman in her early thirties rushed in. She looked slightly shocked when she saw me.
'Oh, good morning Cassie' she said cheerily.
I stared at her blankly.
'What? Who are you? How do you know my name? Where am I? What am I doing here? Where's Zoe?'
I didn't know where I was and there was a strange woman standing in front of me. I felt faint.
'Now dear, why don't you take a seat' she motioned for me to sit down and handed me a glass of water.
I sat on the bed and put the glass on a table next to it.
'My name is Dr. Murray and you're in St. John's hospital. Your mother brought you here after you passed out yesterday morning. You've been asleep for twenty three hours. Drink your water and I'll call your mother'
She left the room and I sat quietly drinking my water. I was in hospital? Why did I pass out?
Suddenly, it all came back to me. I remembered being in Zoe's video. Everyone finding out she was my mum. Screaming at Zoe and then passing out. I felt so guilty. I never meant to say those things. Trying to place the blame on Zoe. I didn't want to make her feel bad.
I didn't have any more time to think because Dr. Murray came back in, followed by two other doctors. They did some tests on me to make sure I was ok and an hour later, Zoe arrived.
'I'm so sorry I shouted at you' I said to her as she sat beside me. 'I was mad and I didn't know what I was saying. There's nothing I can do now, they know. It's over and done with' I smiled at her.
'Its ok Cass' she smiled back. 'But why didn't you tell me you were being bullied? I could have helped'
'I didn't want to worry you. I don't even care about them. And even if you went into school and talked to someone, they would have just teased me more' I said.
'You obviously care Cassie. You can't let them treat you like that. I'm taking you out of that school. I'll talk to the principal on Monday and you'll be out of there by the end of the week'
'Mum-'
'Cassie. I love you and I don't want you to get hurt. You're my daughter and I have to take care of you. I want you to be happy.
I put my head on her shoulders and closed my eyes.
'Why does everything go wrong?' I asked her.
'Things go wrong for the right reasons' she said.
I opened my eyes and looked up at her confusedly.
'Everything happens for a reason. Things go wrong so you appreciate them when they're right. Sometimes things fall apart so better things can fall together'
I smiled at her and hugged her. I didn't let go until she pulled me away from her and put her hand on my shoulder.
'Come on. Let's go home'
We stood up and Zoe led me out of the door. We left the hospital and headed home.
A/N. Sorry it seems a little rushed but I didn't know what to write for this chapter. What do you think will happen next? How do you think Anna will react to Cassie leaving the school? Let me know what you think in the comments, and don't forget to vote :)
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