Dearest Ex-friends,

I remember when my former popular crowd formally renounced me. They said that, by befriending you and ignoring them, I had ostracized myself. But why was I still more popular and well liked than them? Was it because I smiled to people in the hall rather than scowled at them?

Zoe, one of my former friends pushed you into the boy's restroom. Ian jumped in to help you, and I calmly walked to the principal's office, having them suspended. I understand that you couldn't catch a break, but damn, I was the one helping you.

Then, you told me your mom and dad were fighting. You said they always fought, and they were trapped in a loveless marriage, but it wasn't always that way. You said they were almost never home, just trapped in marriage so they could support their partying ways financially.

So, that's when it started; you always staying over. I was a refuge to you, so why did you do what you did?

Remember,
Laila