Kamryn,

The next morning, I woke up refreshed and ready to tackle the day. Im peachy today and even decided to wear my nude color heels. (Multimedia) I put my hair in a bun and left my sideburns out and curled them. I put on my nude color earrings in and my rings. My Jean capris were satisfying too.

Heading downstairs, I spot my mother on the couch. The living room was a mess and she was drinking while she stared into space.

"Momma, you're up early." I say getting her attention. I noticed she looked like she had been crying and her face was kind of swollen on the left side. He smiled weakly and tried to hide what she was drinking.

"Good morning, Baby." She said changing the subject.

"Mom, are you okay?" I asked putting us back on subject.

"Im fine, Have a nice day at school." She said ending the conversation.

I gave her a hug in a kiss on the cheek. I can smell the alcohol on her and it I wanted to pour all of it out but I can't make a grown woman do anything.

"See you later, Momma. I love you." I said before walking out of the house.

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Walking into the school was different today, knowing that Cara was gone. I felt a little more confident about myself despite the comments from yesterday. I strut to my locker and grabbed my belongings.

"Damn, ma" Some lightskinned guy said as he walked passed me standing at my locker. I blushed because he was attractive and no other guy ever looked at me like he did. I shut my locker and walked to class with a smile on my face.

Walking into the classroom, I see Mr.Brown with his eyes on his phone. Im earlier than usual and there's noone in here yet so I don't blame him for chilling.

"Good Morning." He said not looking up from his phone. I stopped infront of his desk.

"Good morning, umm, Did I leave my phone in here, yesterday?" I asked and he ignored me.

"After class." He answered after a 30 second pause. I wonder why he's so angry with me. What did I do?

"Umm.. Okay." I said as I walked away to my seat.

All class period, I was wondering why he had so much animosity towards me. I like got a bad vibe around him and I don't know why. I think he's still upset from the way I treated him on the second day of school but I think he deserved it.

When the bell rung, I decided to go up to his desk and have a little talk with him when I get my phone. Before I could speak, he reached into his drawer and pull my phone out and gave it to me.

"Thank you" I said and he just nodded. I hesitated to say more but he looked a me confused and I just had to break the silence. "For everything," I added. "And Im sorry for treating you the way I did when you were trying to help me. Im just not used to being helped."

He smiled but then straightened his facial expression. "No, Im sorry. I didn't know how serious it was. If you need anyone to talk to, you can talk to me, you know. I may not be a real teacher yet but I can always be a friend. You know, everyone needs a friend." He said. My face started to glow red, a smile grew on my face. I don't know why but I got a weird feeling in my stomach.

"Thank you, Mr.Brown." I thanked him.

"Call me, Chris." He held his hand of for me to shake it.

"Chris" I repeated and giggled.

"That's better, But you still gotta call me Mr.Brown. Just not when we're alone or out of school." He explained.

"Okay" I smiled.

"Can I call you Kami?" He asked.

"Kami?" I asked with a laugh. That's different. I never heard that one before.

"Yeah, it fits you. You look nice today by the way." He examined me.

"Thank you," I giggled. "Yes, you may call me Kami. No one besides my mother and grandma has ever gave ma nickname before so this is a start." I blushed uncontrollably and avoided eye contact.

"You laugh beautifully, too." He said smiling and biting his bottom lip. I blushed even more and grew nervous. My heart starts pounding in my chest and my shyness started kicking in. The warning bell rung and I only have a minute to get to my second hour.

"Thank you, Chris. I'll see you tomorrow." I said walking towards the door.

"You're welcome, Kami. See ya" He said watching me walk out the door.

That just enlightened my day and I can't help but smile on my way to my next class. Strutting through the hallway with No care in the world.

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It's lunchtime and I have No time for drama. I grab my food and think twice before I choose a table.

"Can I sit here?" I asked a group of students who were sitting at a practically empty table.

"It's saved. So, No." She said. I didn't want to argue so I just said, "Fine."

I walked to the bathroom and sat in the stall to eat my lunch. This is disgusting and I don't even have an appetite anymore. I scroll through my phone and drink my lemon water. I decided to eat my banana and as I began to take a bite, a flash of a camera came over the stall and two girls giggled.

"Oh, my God! You guys are jerks!" I shouted at their pettiness.

The girls left the bathroom and I was about to leave the stall until another group of girls walked in. I recognized one of the girls voices and she was one of Cara's friends.

"Girl, when is Cee Cee coming back?" A girl asked.

"Monday, that scary bitch snitched on her" She smacked her lips.

"Who the new girl?" Another girl asked.

"Yeah," she confirmed. "That bitch."

"Bro, I heard she suck dick," she said. "Andre and Devon was talking about it today."

"Girl, you know that nigga always lying." The girl said.

"I know but look at how she dress. Don't nobody wear heels in high-school and especially not No black bitch. She think she grown." The girl added.

"True, I mean she can be a that but not suck dick,.though " She said.

"I don't trust that hoe, she look like she will suck and fuck for two dollars." The girl said.

"Right" she agreed and they all laughed and started talking more about me.

Once they left, I rushed out the bathroom and went to Mr.Brown's room. He said If I needed to talk, talk to him, right? I knocked in his classroom door and he was eating, I felt back for interrupting him and just turned back around. My vibe is killed and Im No longer feeling myself. I felt a hand grab my arm as I rushed back down the hallway and took off running. Afraid for my life, I kept going with out looking back. I came to a dead end and just collapsed and balled protecting myself.

"Go away! Go away! Please, don't hurt me!" I cried.

"Kami, Im not going to hurt you. What's wrong?" Mr.Brown held me in his arms.

"I thought you were someone else." I said getting up.

"Those girls still messing with you, huh?" He asked.

"Yeah," I admitted.

"Come on," He sighed.

We walked to his classroom in silence until we got inside the room. It was pretty awkward.

"Whats wrong?" He asked me.

"I was in the bathroom eating lunch and-" He cut me off in the middle of my sentence.

"Why were you eating lunch in the bathroom?" He asked with a disgusted look in his face. I began to feel embarrassed and started stuttering.

"I-I was eating th-th-there because-"

I took deep breath when he cut me off.

"Kami," he said, Oh so softly."Calm down. Im here to listen, not to judge. It's okay." He sat in the desk next to me turning me to face him. Our knees touched and I felt chills run up my spine when he touched me.

"They say Im a whore and a snitch." I mumbled. He frowned.

"Well, are you?" He asked.

"No." I said putting my head down.

"Then you don't have anything to worry about," He said lifting my chin up with his index finger. "If it don't apply, let it fly."

"But why do they have to make rumors that aren't true. They don't even know me," I said softly. "I've never had a friend in my life besides my dog and my grandmother who past last year. Why does everyone hate me so much? I didn't do anything wrong, did I?" I said with tears rolling down my face. My lips quivered as I spoke and Chris held my hands in his. His touch was gentle and I felt a smile forming.

"Don't cry, You're too beautiful," He gazed deeply in my eyes while wiping my tears. "No one hates you, they're just hating on you because they don't got what you do. Don't worry about making them your friends If they treat you badly. Just know that not EVERYONE hates you." I was so into the words he was saying that I didn't realize how close we were. Our faces were inches apart and he had me in a dazed. I felt high and had a loss of words.

"Umm..." I began to say something but he just kept moving closer staring at my lips. Suddenly, the bell rung startling the both of us. I jumped up and so did he. "Well, Thank you for everything. I really appreciate you." I thanked him.

"Anytime, If you want, you can eat lunch in here everyday until you make any friends." He said walking me to the door.

"You are the only friend I have in this school, so sounds great." I said walking out.

"Today was Amazing." I whispered to myself.

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