When we get to my house we all head to my room and I shut my door.
"Ok, so I need to tell you guys something really personal," I say taking a deep breath. They all nod and look at me expectantly. "Ok.... as you all know I moved here because I was having a tough time in California but I haven't told you guys why and I trust you enough to tell you the real reason," They all sit in silence waiting for me to continue. "At the beginning of junior year, I started dating this guy, he was super nice and caring, but as our relationship continued he started to change. He became angry and always tried to push me to sleep with him even though he knew I wasn't ready for that kind of thing. One day we were hanging out in my room when he started kissing me. I tried pushing him away but he just pinned me down and kept kissing me. After me telling him to stop several times he went further... he just kept touching me all over my body. His hands kept roaming further and further until they made their way under my clothes. He raped me that night." The girls look shocked and angry. "After that happened I tried pressing charges but the judge dropped the case. When the case was dropped I became depressed and withdrawn. My mental health declined fast and my parents decided that it would be best for us to move away from everything. I agreed happily and we came here." I finish. The girls sat in silence for a bit before they spoke up.
"That bastard," Dani says angrily. "If he wasn't in California I would murder him." I laugh at this a little bit. We spend the rest of the night just hanging out until it's time to go home. The next two days go by in a blur until Thursday morning.
"Wake up sweetheart," I hear my mom say softly. I open my eyes to see her smiling from my doorway. "Happy birthday, my baby girl,"
"Thank you mom," I say getting out of my bed. I walk into my bathroom and start getting ready. I curl my hair and put on light makeup. I reenter my room and head to my closet to pick out an outfit. I put on a pair of brown flower jeans, a white top, and some brown converse. After getting dressed I walk downstairs for breakfast. I grab a breakfast bar and say goodbye to my parents before heading to school. As I pull into my parking space I see the girls waiting for me.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" They all say in unison. I smile giving them all a hug.
"Thank you, guys." We all walk into the school and head to our lockers. Me and Summer stop at our lockers while Dani and Taylor keep walking towards theirs.
"So, any big plans today?" Summer asks.
"Not really," I reply. She nods and then hands me something from her locker. It's a jewelry box. I open to see a thin necklace with a ballet dancer charm on it. I smile while looking at it. "Wow, thank you,"
"You're welcome, I saw it and I knew you would probably like it," She says with a small smile. We finish grabbing our things and then meet up with the other girls. Me and Dani head to English. My classes seem to go by in a flash until it is lunch. We all sit at our usual table, the guys sit with us again too. We are halfway through lunch when I feel a tap on my shoulder.
I turn around to see who it is. When I look behind me I'm stunned. It's Meg. I get up quickly and wrap her in a huge hug. She laughs into the hug and wraps her arms around me just as tightly. After about a minute of hugging, we pull apart.
"What are you doing here?!" I ask excitedly.
"Did you really think I would miss your birthday?" She asks with a huge smile on her face.
"I can't believe that you're actually here," I say hugging her again. I hold onto her so tightly that you'd think I hadn't seen her in years.
"Ahem, are you going to introduce us or are you gonna hug the rest of lunch?" Taylor asks looking amused. I turn around to look at my table. They all look between me and Meg expectantly.
"Oh, right... Guys this is Meg, my best friend from California." I say gesturing to her. "Meg this is Dani, Taylor, and Summer. And the guys over there are Christian, Ryan, Connor, and Thomas." Meg waves to everyone before we all finish eating. The bell rings and I sigh knowing I have to go to class now.
"Don't worry about classes. I talked to your mom and she got you excused for the rest of the day so we could hang out," Meg says.
"Really? You're awesome," I hug her again and we walk towards my locker. Christian grabs my arm and gently pulls me away from Meg before I make it to my locker.
"What?" I ask curiously.
"I just wanted to tell you happy birthday." He replies.
"Thank you," I smile. He stares into my eyes for a couple of seconds before he walks away. I walk back over to where Meg has stopped and continue walking towards my locker.
"Um, what was that?" She asks raising an eyebrow at me.
"What do you mean?"
"Are you guys a thing?"
"What? No, we aren't,"
"Are you sure? It looks like he likes you, a lot," She squeals. I shake my head and open my locker. I collect my things and start to head to the exit. "Wait, could you give me a tour of your new school? I wanna see where you go to school." She says excitedly.
"Sure," I walk her around to all of my classes stopping at the dance studio.
"Wow, this studio is nice. I'm so glad you're dancing again."
"Me too, I didn't realize how much I missed it until I started dancing again. It was like I found a piece of myself that had been hidden away," I say with a smile.
We finish the tour then head home. When we get to my house I show her around then we go to my room. We talk for hours until we fall asleep. My mom let me stay home Friday too.
I invite the girls over to hang out Saturday so they can get to know Meg. They all get along really well which makes me happy. Sunday we drive Meg to the airport where we say goodbye and hug for at least a minute before she boarded her flight. While I was sad she had to leave those feelings were overshadowed every time I thought about our weekend. It was one of the best weekends I have had in a while and it felt good to smile that much.
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We've met Meg!!!!! Not her thinking Logan and Christian are together. They were only talking for a minute and Meg is already catching vibes. Maybe it's the best friend radar. XO my lovely readers.
Love, Marie
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Teen Fiction*TW* Contains topics and scenes of sexual assault, self-harm, abuse.* "You know you loved every second of it," I can feel the tears welling up as well as the anger building up within me. I stare at him for a while before I have to turn away from his...
