Mary Anne

Chapter Two

A girl with tangled short hair with a big ass rimmed eyeglasses fell down followed by her books flying in the air. Not because she's clumsy or by accident, but because the most entitled asshole in this school, Julian Moore, let his foot get in the way of her.

I know, I know. Asshole Julian isn't so much of an asshole compared to me right now. I knew that he was going to trip Lexi down the second he stretched out his stupid damn foot, but what did I do? I waited for the bomb to blow up, instead of stopping it by swallowing the bomb.

But why though, you may ask?

Let me just straighten this out, that asshole Julian? Is one large of an asshole who could tear people down just by one smash, kind of like Hulk, eh but Wreck It Ralph sounds better. Wait, actually, it's kinda not fair though... for Ralph.

Yes yes I am a wimp, call me all you want but... Wait, there's no buts. I am a shit load of wimpiness. Is that even a word?

Asshole Julian is laughing with his asshole friends while she gathered all her books. I feel so guilty. I never talk to her or anything but still, she's a friend. And she seems nice. Even though I kinda forgot her name, I think it's between Tracy or Stacy.

But back again, any innocent person shouldn't be treated that way, ever.

"What the actual--" A girl came to the rescue.

Yup. Mary Anne.

Mary Anne helped her gather all her books then confront Julian.

"What the hell dude! Did you really have to do that?" A bunch of kids are now standing around them waiting for a fight between the angel and the devil.

"What's your problem?" He asked nonchalantly. Now it's just Mary Anne and Julian in the center of the circle, I saw Tracy or Stacy sauntering off somewhere. She was not crying, but it is evident that there was a look of sorrow in her face. Fuck. I feel so guilty.

"The asshole standing right in front of me. Those little things that you did to her? Yeah, the name calling, the tripping her down scheme, the cyber bullying... Do you know that if this doesn't stop any sooner, she can maybe, I don't know, do something so fatal?" Julian stood there. Quiet. Really quiet. Though that cocky look is still plastered on his stupid face.

"Maybe you think that I am being so dramatic, you are just doing this for fun. Right, Julian? Well, do you know each and every one's mental state? Do you know each and every background story of Lexi? Maybe she already has shit going on somewhere else, don't make it anymore difficult for her to breathe." Oh yeah her name is Lexi, now I remember.

And with that Mary Anne walks away, probably going after her.

Wow. I never saw anyone stand up to that Asshole Julian. What kind of courage does she have in her?

Huh. She's something, I might say.

Julian's friends pat his back like he's the victim.

"Whatever, I don't give a fuck." That son of a bitch.

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Mary Anne's

"Lexi? Lexi!" I ran towards the bathroom that I assumed where Lexi went.

Julian is such a jerk. There was this one time in English when the teacher wanted Julian to go sit next to Lexi, I remembered her face then. She was so... despaired.

Julian said this to the teacher, "Come on Ms Hennings, let me sit with anyone except ugly betty." Half of the class laugh, especially Julian's little troops that he has going on.

I found Lexi sitting in one of the stalls on the floor crying her eyes out, hugging her knees. I sit besides her wrapping my arms around her.

Lexi and I aren't close. I mean, we talk about school stuff and sometimes Bruno Major. But we never had any real talk.

"I'm sorry he's an asshole." I said.

"I'm just so tired with all the shit going on in my life. Do you know that my father's a much bigger asshole than Julian? He cheated on my mother, I found the tape. Sex tape Mar! I saw it with both of my eyes. It's disgusting." Wow, kinda surprised me there. She's so open. "My mother doesn't know yet. I feel like a crappy daughter. It's all an accident, I borrowed my dad's phone to call my nana and I accidentally saw the revolting action. Everyday my mother cooks food for him, waits for him to come home and sometimes gives all what she got for him. And what does she get? A man who fucks with another woman and a crappy daughter that pretends everything is just fine. I'm scared, Mar. Not for our family, but for my mother. I'm scared that she will change and I don't want to look at my mother's reaction even if I have the guts to tell her." She massaged her temples looking really sick.

"Sorry to burst out like this, just had to let it all out of my chest." It is quite surprising that she's this open to me, but nevertheless I'm glad that she's comfortable enough to talk to someone about this very personal stuff that's going on in her life.

"Lex, want my advice?"

She nodded, "Well, for starters I think you should really tell your mother. Don't be afraid of how much that will hurt her because do you think it's better for her not knowing? I'm sure your mother can cooperate with the situation. She's a fierce lady, right?" Lexi nodded laughing.

"And the shit going on in your life, sometimes, life's just like that. This is going to sound so cheesy but everything will be damn fine. If you ever need anything, I'm here for you. But, if I ever go missing for whatever reason," She laughs, "You should stand up for yourself, have courage, kay Lex?"

"I'll try next time. But Lord, please don't let there be a next time."

"Amen sister."

We laughed and she hugged me then.

"Thank you Mar, for the advice, and for standing up to that jerk. I really appreciate it. School is filled with a bunch of a-holes but you're not one of them."

"Yeah, I'm worse than an asshole am I?" We laughed it off.

And this is how our friendship started.

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