Why love? **************ON HOLD***********************

I woke up to get ready for another day at school. I did my usual routine and went downstairs to leave the house after grabbing an apple. I began the walk to school, plugging my headphones in and listening to music while unconsciously matching each step with the beat of the music. I reached the school and made my way to my locker. The day surprisingly went by quickly with no insults thrown my way. Even Mr. Tomlinson's class was normal for once. He didn't flirt with me or make any sexual advances toward me. Overall, the beginning of the day was fine, and I was content with my morning. I walked with a skip in my step, and a slight smile on my face throughout the beginning of the day.

I got to lunch, and pulled out the lunch I decided to make for myself the night before. I began happily munching on my chips, while reading a book. Someone sat down in the seat across from me and I looked up to meet the eyes of Sally. Suddenly all of the happiness and confidence I felt earlier left my body and it was replaced with fright and anger. Anger because when I saw Sally I was reminded that she had Harry's heart, and fright because I knew what Sally was capable of. I had been a victim to her bullying for years. I was snapped from thoughts when Sally spoke. "What's up whore?" she asked. I could feel the stares of everyone in the lunchroom on us.

"What do you want Sally?" I spoke in a small voice.

"Oh nothing. Just wanted to see how the school slut was doing."

"Why are you so mean to me, Sally?" I asked. I don't know where this sudden confidence came from, but I knew that as soon as the words left my mouth I would regret them.

"Why am I so mean to you? Why, little Miss Lori, I'm mean to you because you're trash. And do you know where trash goes? Here I'll show you."

Suddenly I'm lifted from my seat and thrown over a shoulder of a tall, muscular guy, and carried over the trashcan. I started kicking and screaming and begging, but it seemed like everyone was against me, and that no one liked me. I felt so alone. Suddenly, I was thrown into the trashcan. As quickly as I was thrown in, I stood up and speed walked out of the lunchroom. Before I made out of, I looked over at Sally's posse to see someone standing there I didn't recognize. I tore my eyes away from them and made my way to the bathroom. I was in there no more than two minutes when someone else walked in.

"Here," she said handing me a pair of jeans and a graphic tee.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Tani," she said.

I reached for the clothes for the clothes but retracted my hand once I remembered her from Sally's posse. She was the girl I didn't recognize. "Why are you helping me? Weren't you hanging with Sally?"

"Just because I was hanging out with her doesn't mean I think what she did was right. Plus I'm new here, so I didn't know she was a total psycho bitch."

"That she is," I laughed.

"You never told me your name," she pointed out.

"Lori," I informed her.

"Well Lori," she said. "Why don't you change, and then we can get out of here and go see a movie?"

"You're ditching on your first day?" I questioned.

"Why the fuck not?!" she cheered.

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