Bullied

Chapter 22

Troian's POV

I woke up with a smile on my face. I can't believe I'm still here! I pinched myself to see if it's real and it is! I'm so excited for what's to come in this competition!

I've learned that Haley is the youngest. She's fifteen. Liana is twenty. So, is Abby. Abby doesn't talk. Liana talks sometimes. Haley doesn't shut up. They're really rad and cool girls.

Today, we're moving rooms. So, I'm sharing a room with Haley. Liana and Abby is sharing a room.

I packed up everything and I moved into the assigned room that's mine and Haley's.

I set my things on my bed and watched as Haley carried about thirty thousand bags in here, which in reality, it's only about five. I laughed as she dropped all of them, but decided to help.

"Did you pack your whole bedroom?" I laughed, picking up a carry-on bag and set it on her bed.

"No, just my closet," Haley said. "My mom thinks I'll get dirty easy and I'll be wasting my whole wardrobe and having to wash them, like everyday."

"Wait, what?" I asked.

"I'm an active person," She said. "I get dirty easy. Not like, sexual dirty. Like dirt."

"I can tell," I said, eying her toned arms. "I mean, are you a swimmer?"

"Uh, I'm a swimmer, a track runner, and a lacrosse player," She said. "I exercise a lot."

I laughed and started unpacking my bags. I put my things in the dresser and closet. We both have our own closets and dressers. After I finished, I laid on my bed.

"Is it weird, that we had no idea this was going to happen?" I asked Haley.

"Yerp," Haley said.

Liana and Abby walk into the room. We all sit in a circle on the floor.

"Now that we're in a group, we have to get to know each other," Liana said. "So, uh, I'll start off. I'm twenty years old and I'm from Houston, Texas. I'm an only child. I graduated high school and college. I took a two-year degree in college in music." 

"Um," Abby said. "I'm twenty years old. I have a brother. I graduated high school. Um, I was going to go to college, but I wanted to become a musician, so I decided to audition for X-Factor."

"I'm sixteen years old," Haley said. "I have two brothers. Uh, I'm a junior in high school, but I do online-schooling. Uh, music has been a passio. for me since I was about seven. I've always wanted to be a singer."

"I'm eighteen years old," I said. "I have a sister. I graduated from high school. I was bullied and I still am. Uh, music and writing is one of my biggest passions in my life. And, I've always wanted to be a singer."

"You were bullied?" Abby asked.

"Yeah," I said.

"Me, too," Haley said. "I remember this one time, I was being chased by a group of kids and I didn't know one of them had a gun. I was shot in the upper left arm."

"Wow," Liana said. "I wasn't bullied badly, but I was usually picked on by the popular kids."

"I wasn't bullied at all," Abby said.

"Lucky.." I mumbled. 

"You are lucky," Haley said.

"Well, it's getting late," Liana said. "I think it's time for us to get some rest."

We all nodded and Liana and Abby walked out the room. I changed into leggings and a long-sleeve shirt. I crawled into bed and I fell asleep.

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