⠀⠀Kalani sits outside with Alec for a little longer before she stands up and starts towards the door to the house that now contains possibly the most awkward party in history.

⠀⠀She steps inside, and everyone stares at her. She takes a few deep breaths and then continues on.

⠀⠀She locates Emma laughing with her friends. When her eyes land on Kalani, she smirks at her.

⠀⠀"Can I talk to you?" Kalani asks.

⠀⠀Emma laughs. "I don't talk to crazies."

⠀⠀Kalani crosses her arms over her chest. "Stop being a bitch for like three seconds and come talk with me."

⠀⠀Emma rolls her eyes but does get up and follow Kalani into an isolated area of the house.

⠀⠀Kalani closes her eyes and rolls up her long sleeved blouse to reveal her wrists to Emma, whose eyes widen when she sees the scars there.

⠀⠀Pointing to one of the lines, Kalani begins her explanation. "This is the one I made when the police told me they weren't filing charges against my rapists." She moves her finger up to the next one. "This is the one I made when they explained to me that it was my fault because of what I was wearing. The others are from when the bullying began at school and when I had the nightmares about my attack. They're from when I was forced to see the boys who raped me at school every day."

⠀⠀"I-I didn't know," Emma whispers.

⠀⠀Kalani points to the vertical scar. "This is the one I made when I decided I wanted to die because life was already hell, so there was no point in living anymore. It's the one that got me sent to the mental hospital, as you called it, where I got treated for depression for over a year."

⠀⠀Emma looks down at the floor. "I didn't know."

⠀⠀"No, you didn't," Kalani says. "But you finally got your revenge on me, and I deserve it. I was awful to you. I hope you're at peace with that now."

⠀⠀The blue-eyed girl just nods.

⠀⠀"People change, and I'm not that person anymore," Kalani explains. "And now we're even."

The end. Thanks for reading.