Tomboy and her admirer

"Hey, who do you think you are, huh?" A girl shouted as she pushed Grace towards the wall, making her bang against it. She was wearing ragged clothes and looked like a punk. She had two other girls beside her. Grace looked terrified and she had a few bruises on her body and her face because they had tripped her on the stairs and kicked her. Her clothes were a bit torn and had a little blood on them from the wounds that she got."You wear such poor clothes, who do you think you are to disobey me, bitch?" She shouted at her and rose her hand to slap her in the face for the second time. She was so angry because Grace had disagreed to do their project for she had to go to her job quickly.Grace closed her eyes tightly for she was kinda afraid now. But nothing happened, she slowly opened her eyes a few seconds later and saw Ava standing in front of her. She had held that girl's hand back and thus prevented her from hitting Grace. Ava was the one who usually bullied Grace but she couldn't u

They both talked for a long time and it didn't seem like there wasn't much of a difference between them. Grace couldn't study at all that day but she was a lot happier than usual for two reasons, first, her crush finally talked to her, and second, she just made a friend after a long time. She laughed a lot with her and Ava found her cute and innocent."Why do you do so many part-time jobs?" Ava asked her as they were leaving the store."To make a living." She replied straight away."Don't your parents give you money?" Ava asked and found it a little strange."No, but they do ask for it sometimes." Grace said and had a smile on her face.Ava stopped walking after hearing this, she was shocked after knowing the amount of pressure she had to bear."And why do you study so much?" Ava asked her with a blank face."So that I can get a scholarship." She replied as she turned around. Ava was a little awkward for she didn't know how to react n

Ava ran around that area to find Grace but she was nowhere to be seen. She got tired after running for a long time and started walking slowly to catch her breath and didn't know where else to find her when suddenly she heard the sounds of someone sobbing. She followed that sound and it led her to a dark alley. She used her phone's flashlight to see clearly and saw Grace squatted on the floor, leaning against the wall and crying uncontrollably. Her knees were bruised, her hair was messy, her eyes red and feet was swollen. She rushed up to her and wiped away her tears."Oh, Grace are you okay?" She asked as she caressed her cheek but she didn't reply and just hugged her tightly. Her heart skipped a beat but she hugged her back and just caressed her back to calm her. Grace stopped crying after some time and pulled away from the hug. Ava whipped her tears away and smiled at her softly, a smile that seemed to take away all her pain."Nerd, you made a mess of yourself by cry

Grace and Ava were sitting on the sofa afterward for neither of them was able to sleep so they decided to talk for some time. They talked about college stuff and friends etc. Well, it was Ava who was talking mostly and Grace was just listening to her quietly."Grace, do you have a crush on anyone?" Ava asked suddenly and she flinched."N...no" Grace replied immediately. "What about you?" She asked her and was nervous to hear her response."I do actually." Ava said with a smile and Grace's heart dropped. "You know right, the topper from our class, Daniel. He's so cute." She told her and she nodded with a smile, although her mind was in a mess. "But I don't dare to tell him yet." She added."You should tell him, maybe it'll work out. Grace suggested and she smiled."Let's watch a movie," Ava suggested after some time."We have to go to college tomorrow." Grace reminded her."Oh yeah, you'll go there with a broken foot," Ava said sarcast

Days went by and Grace used to hang out with Ava and the others at college and sometimes they used to visit her at the cafe. She became pretty familiar with them and didn't feel so uncomfortable now.The day of the trip was arriving closer and they all were very excited about it. It was a week-long trip. They were going to the nearby city which was famous for its beautiful tourist attractions. They were going to trek for three days and camp at night. Afterward, they were going to explore the city for two days, and in the last two days, they were free to do anything they wanted, which was allowed because the students requested the organizers, and in the end, they were told to assemble at the given place. They were going to reach the city by bus.The day of the trip finally arrived and they were all assembled at the college, early in the morning, waiting for everyone to arrive. They had their luggage collected at one place and were just talking, Grace and Emily were sitt