The following morning, Annabelle was being harshly bullied. Some of the school’s Barbie girl figures, mostly Claire’s friends, were joking at her expense and calling her names. They would throw her with disgusted looks before exchanging not so hushed mean words and laughing.
It was awful.
High school had become a nightmare all of a sudden.
But since she had Kyle by her side, she’d have to admit it wasn’t as bad. He made some of them shut their trap just from his glare.
He made it his mission to make the nonsense subside, and Annabelle was glad.
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Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid. She kept repeating as a mantra to herself.
It was easier said than done. With the looming tall trees, the lush thickness of some bushes and the eerie silence of it all,
