“Ryan, don’t tease your sister. You know
she’s sensitive… This is just the bacon from
the market…”
I sighed in relief, then turned around and saw
Ryan smiling at me.
He just loves seeing me like this.
I skipped the bus and took a cab to school.
As soon as I walked into the classroom, all
the eyes I dreaded were on me.
Like a pack of wolves spotting their prey.
I nervously made my way to my desk and sat
down.
Something felt off.
I tried to stand up.
My skirt was glued to the chair.
Then, the sound of fabric ripping.
Everyone turned to look.
My skirt was torn.
Nobody laughed.
But their eyes were full of amusement.
My face went white.
“Oh my god, who put glue on Sammy’s chair?
Here, take my jacket.”
Ashley wrapped her jacket around my waist.
I cringed.
“Matt, get Sammy a new chair.”
The jock gave me a new chair.
But I saw the malice in his eyes.
“Okay, class is about to start.”
Ashley pushed me back down.
Suddenly, pain shot up my leg.
I gasped and broke out into a sweat.
Ashley whispered in my ear, “Did you know
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that a bitch is always the target? I put tacks
all over your seat… You better be grateful!”
I was in too much pain to speak, but it was so
bad.
The bell rang.
Ashley went back to her seat.
I could feel the blood seeping through my
clothes.
The teacher walked in.
I looked up.
She saw my face.
She looked at me, turned around and looked
to the book.
I tried to talk to teachers before.
I told her about it.
She said she’d help.
That she would talk to me after school.
But I should have known she was scared.
”
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After school she brought me somewhere.
There, were Ashley, Matt, and Ryan.
It hurt a lot.
I started to laugh.
Ashley’s dad donated a lot of money.
Nobody messed with Ashley.
As the pain got worse, I glanced out the
window and saw a familiar figure.
I couldn’t stand it anymore and jumped up.
One of the other students screamed.
“Your skirt is all blood!”
Ashley said, “Maybe she is on her period? Let
me help her!”
“Don’t.” The teacher said, “You can do it by
yourself.”
The class murmured.
“I heard Sammy cant buy pads, that’s so
disgusting!”
“I knew she was trashy!”
I stared silently.
Ashley dug her nails into my arm.
Pain.
She pulled me away from the classroom and
pushed me to the ground.
She looked down at me.
What had I done?
I had been nice to everyone.
This was a rich school.
I didn’t fit in.
Ashley’s crush told me he liked me one day.
But I was helping them!
Anyone who liked me or wanted to be friends
with me…
Vanished.
Ryan held me and said, “I’m sorry. But how
could you not like me?”
I was pulled back.
Ashley stepped on my hand.
<
Treat us well.”
She smiled like the devil.
I looked at her, and said, “Ok.”
Ashley went silent.
She didn’t think I’d agree.
But she smiled wider.
“I’m so excited.”
After school, Ashley and Matt surrounded me.
Outside the gate was a car.
Ryan smiled at me.
I shrunk.
“I’m here to take you home.”
Ashley, Matt and Ryan all gasped.
Ashley smiled bigger.
“You didn’t tell us you had a brother!”
I didn’t answer.
Ashley went up and said, “Hi, I’m Ashley. We
are Sammy’s friends. She invited us over.”
Ryan raised his eyebrows.
“Nice.”
I tried to sit in the front seat, but Ashley
pushed me away.
“Can I sit up here? I don’t feel well.”
“Sure.” Ryan said.
He looked at her bare legs.
Ashley blushed.
Ryan then grabbed my shoulder and said,
“Wow. Your brother is hitting on Ashley?”
I didn’t answer.
Yes.
He wanted to kill those legs.
“If he dates her, you will be in a family
together! You’d be happy Sammy!”
She wanted to see me scared.
I smiled.
Ashley sat down in the front.
She screamed and jumped back.
Her leg was bloody.
く
Her leg was bloody.
A tack was in her skin.
Ryan looked surprised.
“What? Can I take you to the hospital?”
Ashley glared at Ryan.
I knew it was him.
I had saw him outside the school.
He was keeping an eye on me.
I clinched my shirt.
Ryan smiled.
I looked away.
We brought Ashley to the hospital.
As she treated it, she grabbed Ryan.
She quickly looked away.
“Sorry.”
“It’s my fault.” Ryan said.
Ashley looked at me.
I looked pale.
Ryan whispered to me, “Are you scared
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Ashley will take me away?”
