I watched her huddled up in a ball, from above. She was in pain. Not the physical kind of pain. The pain that comes from falling in love before she even knew what love meant. Of being rejected. Of moving away from everyone she's ever known for her whole childhood.571Please respect copyright.PENANAdHYhaGIcZf
I floated down besides her. She looks up. 571Please respect copyright.PENANAmQwBqL8mMP
"Who are you?" she asks, between sniffs.571Please respect copyright.PENANAwc69LerG5Z
"I'm you in two years time," I say. I laugh at the quick judging glance she gives me.571Please respect copyright.PENANAZZzBw8rcJ3
"Yeah. I don't look exactly how we imagined do I? I guess this will have to do though."571Please respect copyright.PENANAcfEDxyjYHc
She curls back into a ball. I sigh. What should I tell her. That things will get better? When she starts the new school, she makes new friends and eventually gets over her crush on Marcus. Of course, then there was him.571Please respect copyright.PENANAXhVpDVNlyG
I shot a pointed glare at the image my brain dredged up. Taller than me, he always seemed to cock his head a little when he walked. Arrogant, but different when he wasn't with the popular group. I saw the good in him when perhaps not many others did.571Please respect copyright.PENANAnhCpTrJdXT
And look where that got me.571Please respect copyright.PENANACF64qdvIuF
"What's wrong?" she asked. Shoot. The very thing that I came here to escape was still haunting me. 571Please respect copyright.PENANAfARybHzzKT
"Look," I bleated. "You see-"571Please respect copyright.PENANAB8z3tWGTi7
"The future isn't kind to me. It's no better than this one." She said, sighing.571Please respect copyright.PENANA9LQmS7tr1h
"No. You're wrong. Yes you may get hurt. You get hurt a lot. But the new friends you make help you through it like no one else could have. Theresa comforts you when you need a shoulder to cry on, and Ying gives you the advice that you really need. She alone has stopped me committing suicide three times in the past year."571Please respect copyright.PENANAHagCj1f3Ac
I exhaled. "I was here doing that. Trying to let go of the past. It's demons still haunt me, poisoning my friendships."571Please respect copyright.PENANACD7wsPJU1K
She pondered it for a second, then realised.571Please respect copyright.PENANABHrVtI6BRU
"Rhiannon?"571Please respect copyright.PENANAdr84KT2Y5b
I nodded.571Please respect copyright.PENANAHeV4hAi32t
"Sera?"571Please respect copyright.PENANAQgeUSrK9x3
"Yes. You and I both know who they all are."571Please respect copyright.PENANAiFjKSKdllv
She struggled for words. "I... I don't know what to say..."571Please respect copyright.PENANAHSfeHpe8Ep
"Don't worry about it. I think I've got all I need."571Please respect copyright.PENANAYQBPgruCvZ
I look to the side. "Danielle's going to come in to comfort you soon. She was sent by the teacher."571Please respect copyright.PENANA9r5lkZ6OZH
She made a face.571Please respect copyright.PENANASd0y1I9aeJ
"Look. Although she is a b*tch, on the bright side in a year you won't have to put up with her."571Please respect copyright.PENANAbMZOwrCRCx
I floated away, as Danielle crawled into the plastic tunnel, confused to see her giggling when she had fled the classroom crying.571Please respect copyright.PENANArkWYCVro8T
My life hasn't been as hard as most. I don't bear any physical scars. That doesn't mean the depression and suicidal thoughts I've suffered through were nothing though. My heart goes out to people who do bear those scars. Who had the courage to go to the brink of death and come back. 571Please respect copyright.PENANALNMSwp7zGK
I sat, perched upon the slide, looking to the heavens. Is there someone who could comfort me? Tell me what the futures like?571Please respect copyright.PENANA6uiROwd02a
I shook my head. If anything, I really don't need to know what's coming. 571Please respect copyright.PENANAZH6JROncf5