Thirteen

Lexi. Her face was wild and filled with shock. Like she has just walked in on her boyfriend with another girl in bed. This isn't far anyway. Her best friend is making out with her hot step brother.

"Lexi, wait I can…" I tried to explain but she didn't wait for that as she turned and started running down the staircase.

I sit down on the floor, tears gathering to my eyelids. My face is filled with embittered agony and tears that threaten to fall.

I can't lose her too. Everyone here hates me already and now that things have started to get better, I got into this with Lexi. She was the only one who stood by my corner when the whole school was against me. She fought for me and stayed with me.

Ryder couched beside me and wrapped his arms around me. "Hey, it's okay," He said, pulling me up with him. I couldn't even bear looking him in the eyes. The butterflies that I felt in my stomach earlier were all gone bad replaced with regret.

I shouldn't have done that.

I picture my mum telling m