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Winter's P.O.V

"Winter." I heard a voice say my name, causing my laziness to kick in. Without rasing my head, I waved them off with a motion of my hand. I suddenly felt a soft hand grab mine and that made me raise my head and see Amanda who was looking down at me with a worried expression. I snatched my hand away and laid back on the desk.

"Why are you here?" Amanda asked me and my jaw clenched at that question and I looked up again.

"I really dont know Amanda, why am I here?" I snapped causing Amanda to step back in shock.

I wouldn't be suprised by her reaction. I saw it coming. I would never snap at her, not my best friend. But something in me just wanted to let the anger out and that anger was accidentally thrown at Amanda.

I laid my head back down and sighed. "I'm sorry." I heard Amanda sigh and I heard a chair being pulled out and placed near the table. I turned my head and laid in on my folded arms, looking at Amanda.

"What happened? I didn't expect to find you in detention on the first day."

"Neither did I." I growled with a roll of my eyes. Amanda placed her hands on the table and looked into my eyes.

"Are you going to tell me or are you going to be grumpy all day?" I sighed and now rested my chin on my arms, looking at the board in front of me.

"These girls kept staring at me in front of me. I felt the whole class stare at me, even the teacher! Then a tall blonde who reminded me of Gemma walked in and all the eyes were on her, making me go back to my work then I heard the blonde say 'who is the freak?', then all eyes were on me and guess what, the teacher didnt bother stopping the blonde so I thought she was on her side and I snapped. I felt like i didn't belong, just like how the dark skinned people thought when they were being treated like crap by the white people. I felt like I wasn't normal and now the center of attention. Then the teacher put my name on the board for yelling and everyone laughed and teased me." I said through gritted teeth.

"I want to go home and no not Emmaree's house. I wanna go home, with my mother!" Tears started prickling at my eyes and I bit my lip once the first few tear drops started to fall.

"I-I don't want t-to be here a-anymore!" I sobbed into my jacket. Amanda hugged me tight, making me cry on her shoulder.

The only person right now I trusted, my life saver, my best friend was the only person I could lean on right now.

"Please don't leave me. Please Amanda." I cried, the warm tears running down my lips making me hiccup. Amanda ran a hand down my now knotty hair and held me close to her.

"I promise." I heard Amanda say as I continued to cry.

That strong, independent, caring girl was down the drain again, and now, the girl who was sensitive, sad, depressed and felt like she didn't belong anywhere was now back. Blocking everyone with the brick walls that she had put up. Her trust for some people were so little now. The only two people she had in her life now where the two people who have been there since day one. My best friend and my mom.

No. One. Else.

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I walked lazily with Amanda towards the canteen, feeling all the eyes on me once again. I probably looked like crap but I didn't care.

I was a freak from the start.

Amanda glared at everyone who was staring and they snickered before turning to their friends. I gave Amanda a weak smile and she put an arm around my shoulder, making me lay my head on it as she gave me a smile back.

We ended walking all the way to the field where there was one tree, one beautiful tree that had leaves with the mixtures of red, orange, brown and yellow. Signs of Autumn. I also noticed that the boys were sittimg there, talking and chatting away.

We sat down and Alec looked at me, full of concern and worry. I waved him off this time though. I didnt want all the questions eating me alive, instead I replied to Alec's facial expression by saying, "Don't worry, I am all good." I lied, hoping he would believe me. Alec looked at me, tilted his head causing his hair to fall to the right and then he breathed through out his nose, followed by a sigh. "Okay." I smiled at him. This was a real smile. He wasn't going to attack me with questions and even if he knew I was lying, he still didn't and I thank him for that.

I searched through my bag and took out a book, Our Kind Of Love by Victoria Purman. I liked the book but it had a weird start to it, but that was probably because I didnt read the first 2 books which I couldnt find, by the way. I flipped a few pages to chapter 2. Yeah, I only got the book yesterday so I am only at the start.

Everyone was laughing, talking and smiling, while I sat leaned against the tree with my earphones in, reading my book. I noticed Sam was next to me, scrolling through his facebook minding his own business. He looked so calm...too calm. I took an earphone out and rested my book on my lap and tapped his shoulder.

He looked at me with a brow raised. "Hmm?" I studied his facial features to try an find any clues on why he was acting wierdly. His lips were in a frown and they were the usual pink colour. His eyes were the same brown which made my lips twitch. I decided to stop and go along with the question. "You okay?" I whipsered, trying to still hide the fact that I am disobeying Amanda's rule.

'The best thing for you right now is to focus on something else then him. Maybe call your mom and just talk to her. I hate to say this but i think you should stop hanging out with Sam and just ignore him. Lose the feelings. Its just gonna make you more upset. Its for the best Winter. You know i want to see you happy. Be happy! Show me you can be a strong, independent girl.'

Sam cut my thoughts short when he replied. "I could be asking you that." Sam said and grabbed my hand which made my eyes look down at them start away. I looked up and Sam and shook my head.

"I'm okay." I said and pulled a tired smile. Sam shook his head and squeezed my hand, making the demons in my stomach fly around like crazy.

"I know a lie when I hear one, Winter." I looked down, my cheeks warming up. His name sounded perfect coming out of his mouth. Its like it was meant to be said from him. I shook my head slightly and looked back up at him, our hands still holding each others.

"Look, I have a plan to keep everyone away from you. To make all the teasing and staring stop." I bit my bottom lip and looked at Sam, my mouth wanting to scream 'help me'. I wanted to know how but i knew, what ever it was, it wouldn't stop anything.

A little part of me was thinking that he was gonna say, be my girlfriend like all the books I read but that is stupid. Its gonna make me feel more feelings towards him and that is not on my schedule...be someone's fake girlfriend. Wow, that is like the stupidest thing my brain has thought of. Brain, just please stop guessing what Sam's next words are gonna be cause its making me feel very uncomfortable.

"I-I don't think I want to hear the next words that are going to come out of your mouth." I whispered making Sam look me in the eyes. His eyes showed pity and I didn't like that but I kept my mouth shut.

"Trust me, it will work. We just have to fake it at school but at home we can go back to the whole friend thing."

Well, that hurt. The word 'friend'. Shut up! Your trying to lose the feelings, goddammit!

Then Sam's words rang in my head.

'We just have to fake it at school but at home we can go back to the whole friend thing.' Oh no. Now a big part of me was thinking that he was going to ask me to be his girlfriend.

"Uh-"

The sound of the bell rang, making me stop my words and pull my arm away. Sam looked up at me as I stood up placing my book in my bag. Then he mouthed the words, 'Tell you later', which I replied with a nod.

I felt a little unsure about going to the last 2 periods now. I wanted to know what it was so I wouldn't have to deal with the bullying. But i had to get through the last hour. It was only one hour...then I am free.

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"Good afternoon students. Today is going to be an easy lesson which is simply going to be you with a partner, completing a worksheet before the double ends. Got it?" Everyone nodded while i just groaned mentally. This is bad.

Mostly everyone from my last class was in here and i dreaded everyone already.

"Now, I have to go grab the worksheets so pick your partners. You have 3 minutes and try not to destroy the classroom while your at it." Then the teacher left. I laid my head down on the table, not liking the idea of partnering up with a person who will only just stare at me like I am an alien from outta space while i do the work. That wasnt happening.

Then that brought me to another thought. Why aren't Amanda, Sam, Cole, Alec and Hayden in any of my classes? Did the school want to make me be alone? Do the teachers hate me? Did they decide to make me miserable?

The sound of everyone yelling and screaming made my thoughts disapear. I guess everyone wanted me to be alone. Thats fine. I would rather be alone then work with judgemental jerks!

The teacher walked in with a handful of sheets. I sighed. Guess this day can't get any better? I thought sarcastically.

Then there was a sudden knock on the door. My eyes widened with hope, thinking it was Emmaree coming to pick me up. Please oh please be Emmaree.

The teacher walked to the door and opened it. "Mr Hemmings, can't you be a little more on time?" The teacher exclaimed and stood to the side, letting whoever was out there, walk in.

Then once I saw the blonde hair, the blue electrifying eyes and that smile.

He walked towards me with a smirk, my jaw still open. He pushed my mouth up, closing it and pulled out the chair and sat down. " We wouldn't want you to catch flies now would we?"

I noticed everyone stopped looking at me and continued their work which made me smile.

Did I need Sam's plan or did i just need to hang around with Bradley?

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