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Flashback

"Hi Dani," Zach smiles.

"Hi Z, I was thinking we could go to the bowling alley? It just opened, seems fun enough in this small town."

"I-i can't, i have plans."

"Ok... how about tomorrow?"

"Sure" Zachs eyes flash to the ground with a sorrowful expression, like he knows he won't be able to but he doesn't want to hurt my feelings.

"hey dani?" Zach says questioningly.

"Yes Z"

"....never mind it doesn't matter"

"Ok" there was a long silence until we walked through the school gates. "Crap, we only have 5 minutes to get to class before the bell rings. See you later Z"

I had just gotten the books I needed out of my locker when I got a text from my mom, she said she would pick me up after school. I started walking to the last period when I heard a loud bang. As I shot my head up someone yelled, it sounded like they were saying fight.

"Z" I shouted, Zach was on the ground wrestling the school bully. Richard (the bully) had Zach pinned to the ground and kept punching him in face. I stumbled over and pulled Richard off of Z just as the blood started pouring down Z's face.

"Z...Z....Are you ok?" he started saying something, but just then the teachers came over and started asking questions, of course Richard made it seem like Z tried to attack him and it was self defence, and with everyone afraid of him they all had to lie and say Z started it. I went to the nurse with Z and made sure he was ok before going to my last class.

I was still deeply worried about Z when my mom came to pick me up, but didn't say anything because I knew my mom would tell his mom, they were best friends.

I turned my phone on and decided to text Z.

D for Daniel Z for Zach

D- what was the fight about?

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D- Z I know your reading this

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D- Z? Are you ok

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Z- I'm so sorry dani, i wish it didn't have to be this way but i can't stand it anymore. I'm so sorry just know i loved you and it wasn't your fault. I couldn't stand living, I cut every day and it's not your fault you didn't notice, or maybe you did and wanted to wait for the right time to bring it up. It doesn't matter now. The fight was because Richard said that i didn't deserve to live and i'm just a waste of space, and that nobody loved me, i threw the first punch because i knew he was right and i couldn't take it. I've been planning this for a long time and Richard helped me see that I should make everyone around me happier and just die. Tell my mom i loved her it wasn't her fault either. Goodbye Dani, I loved you so much please remember that.