Falling In Love With The Douche

Part 2

        On my way to my third period classroom, I could hear the faint sounds of laughter from Tom, Rick and Mike. I can feel the corners of my mouth turn into a smile, yet my cheeks were still lined with tears and the stinging pain of the slap that I received from Rick.

        Once I had made it to the classroom I plopped my small body down onto the chair beside my friends desks. Even though I only had three good friends that I could trust they were more than enough for me. My smile had managed to escape my face so that I zoned out staring at his empty desk thinking about what just happened. Soon enough I was snapped back to reality as one of the girls, Emily was waving her hand in front of my face. I took a look at her obviously worried expression.

        "Hanano, are you okay?" She asked. She must have been really worried, I never cry in public. I save that for home, where nobody can see my shame.

        "Yeah, I'm good" I said bluntly. "Where is Julia?" I asked changing the subject..

        "At the washroom, now don't try and change the subject." She paused "I know that something is wrong, I can see it in your eyes. And plus your cheeks are so red."

        I thought of telling her that Tom bullied me, and that I liked him. But I soon cleared the thought from my mind. "Well I-" I was cut off from my two other good friends walking through the door.

        "Hey, guess what we heard?" Said Julia. She had a smile on her face. And she looked as if she had just been laughing her ass of with Alex. I could tell from her long black hair in her face. "We were in the washroom and we heard Tom getting scolded by Ms. Tylenol."  Emily and Alex laughed. I forced out a laugh. But soon enough I had enough and let out a sob.

        The girls all stopped laughing and took immediate concern for my crying. My hands were pressed to my eyes is a sad attempt to hide myself from them. Although they are my best friends, I cant cry in front of them. I cant cry in front of anybody.

        "Hanano, you honestly are not fine. I can tell, just please trust us and tell us what is wrong." Said Alex.

        I was fully crying now. Through sobs I managed to say "My-Tom is being- he is bullying me."

        "Oh, Hanano why didn't you tell us sooner?" Julia asks with slight frustration audible in her voice.

        "Because, I- love him..." I whisper. Luckily they didn't hear me.

        "What was that?" Emily asks.

        My head shot up "Nothing!" I said quickly.

        Emily looked into my eyes,to let me know that she was being sincere. "Next time you see him, you have to speak up for yourself."

        "Okay..." I let my voice trail. Not sincere. "Next time I'll speak up...

        If only he was mine.......