!ck

Rile

at the clock, still half asleep. It is five

a pillow hits my f

O

the bed. Right now!

d at me like this. Even when I

id you

ted buzzing!" She says, annoyingly.

and cover my face with her

d and I hold my sheet tight to

forter hard, and

hell! Ira!

I wake up because of your freaking alarms, Ril

y defense, I try to wake up early so I can go for a

will drag you like you did!" I tell her loud

try," s

ee her getting ready

my water bottle at you," S

sleep for an hour,

c. It wasn't even r

, Riley! Is this an alarm cl

t on a tracksuit. We get out of the room together. Ira leaves

until I am totally awake and feeling ten folds better. I always loved the thrill of flying high. It was stupid of m

participate in races. We used to tra

leavage. Boobs are such a nuisance with exercise and sweating

.

ready, I glance at Ira and ask

t I see her clutching her phone tight with a worried

e. I need to s

brot

t encounter with him was a lit

I probably imagin

all talk. I walked out of the room. It's hard t

riends. I only met Ira in college. We have grown close to each other in the past

st

.

Nico is there, too. Our eyes meet and he gives me a smile and I nod back at him. It's be

k te

f I indeed heard them call me this, or I imagined it. Oh My God

I couldn't sleep with him either. I didn't even want

everyone's mockery. Fucking never again. I thin

lls me out and I p

trides to reach me and touches my arm. I ha

imes. Natalie is a crier too, but at least she composes herself in front of others. Ira is a

resentment against myself

m so

g a D!ck Tease.. so I guess I should be apolo

. and... and I didn't know what was worse... telling them that nothing hap

se. Fuc

ege, but still some of them behav

seep down my face. Grea

.." he trails off as he s

" I nod. "I

in in front of you for f-ck' sake," I tell hi

will.."

now?" He to

I force a smile

ou that day... Let's try

I tell him, unsu

done trying. I cannot take one more humiliation

calls me out a

sk for one mor

will kill me." he says and

sur

ing with bullies and mean students. I walk away from Nico and