otte for the rest of the school day, s

nd notice that I look exhausted. I move the hair away

ave to hide it

o stop in front of the freezer

ek before I jog upstairs so th

pack on the bed and walk into my closet so tha

with white night shorts. I find a pair of w

zzing on my nightstand. As I walk towards it I

ght before I place the phone

orgot that I have a bruise on my face and

rlotte says which cau

comes over withou

n the bed and start to pull

?" She asks with

and two, because my mom just went to work so I doubt

had hangouts while your mom wasn't

, but I don't understand why" she says with

to you tomorrow" I say before I hang

oughts by my phone singing

own when I see w

you learned y

've made a new fr

u can leave MY

er since a month ago when she c

Charlotte, which is why I'm scared of what she might

r downstairs which causes

one want to bo

up and onto my head. I quickly make my way downstairs before openin

h makes her

ally don't feel comfortable being alone right now" she sa

phone then maybe the call would'

away before I pu

you" I say as I walk her

as separati

en she was eleven and went o

I before they got on a plane s

henever they felt like it and barely ac

ort, they nev

en Charlotte is left alone for too long she either ge

ets very bad nightmares. There has been countless

ut even through it all she

a movie for you" I suggest as we walk

all, fragile voice. I nod as she rem

lap along with a couple of papers. She lays

'm able to comfort

she says as she continues

I finished everything else so now I'm workin

ago so she started to give me a massage which is proving t

say which makes her laugh before she grabs my paper a

en she hands me back the pap

causes her to look away from me

uy or girl happy" I say since I d

e of my backpack before I place it beside

I say as I remove the covers from my body which cause

othes" she says with a reassurin

u can't object" I say with determination which ma

k leggings and a white ov

s only to see her removing her shirt wh

anged in front

uldn't be loo

e turns towards me and looks at th

toned stomach which she's gotten

with my eyes before they land o

maroon lace bra. She appear

say with an amused tone which causes me to

king into my bathroom and c

e corner of my lip so I re

rooled ove

bly thinks th

never had this react

azy thoughts, I'm obviously just admiri

no bi

acted to my

y shivering body. I lay on my back and just

has been bullying me

good this cam

ke he hasn't heard the names

e asks as she lays beside me

her a smile, which causes her to look at me with an unrea

ns that it's my

just continues to look me in the

doing when she suddenly says som

t I care abou

makes her smile before she

ng on her chest which causes her

night

ght Cha

rm clock blaring out

ver my head. As I go to put my arms down a pair of arms tighte

to see Charlotte's r

right. She

a sec

e middle of the night sc

s a f

o that I can shower which ends up failin

ll breathe since she's

ke a shower" I say in a whiny vo

en't had coffee yet. She's lucky th

onto her back which causes me to end up straddling

nd proximity causes me

so awkward aro

just catch

hich ends up being a success as I roll

door I move my hair behind my ea

color but now it has splashes o

at this f

s before stepping into the showe

r I quickly blow dry my hair be

bruise I might as well

b some on my bruise before spreading

oration but that's only if you star

pirals so that when I brush them o

hair, I unplug the curling iron before I lightly br

ee Charlotte leaning against my des

ee with black skinny jeans that have a slit in the knees. She has an unbuttoned red and black f

n pull off

harlotte ask in a tone of disb

h a small laugh which causes he

be long" I say which causes her nose and the tips o

s wrapped around my body before I wa

acting

catching s

p and a pair of denim ripped jeans. I chose a pai

n my closet door and walk towards my ni

otte says from behind me which cau

hinking of buying some for awhile now but never went

g to fit into her social gro

s your choice" she says with a smile w

re I walk out of my room and down towards the

I say as I sit on a barstool with Ch

e and placing down two plates that have the

elette touches my tastebuds I

m says jokingly which c

h wide eyes and

me of a text message. I look down at my screen which ca

etter watch y

iou

eaten me in th

tries to take a look at my phone but

se random texts" I say with a nervous laugh befor

plate. When I turn around I see Charlott

ay before she can

able to read me

to my mom and give her a quick hug "love you, mom" I say b

hat today is going