The New Girl

Chapter 3

~Damon’s POV~

I look at her, I mean really look at her. Her pink hair tied in a messy bun, her eyes puffy and red from crying, she looks so fragile. Why would anyone hate her? She looks so innocent, is it because she’s new? I mean I know she doesn’t really fit in at this school in fact she stands out like a sore thumb. It’s said knowing that her life is fading away, yet she doesn’t care. Does her family know? If she is coughing up blood you think they would take her to the hospital, not send her to school. Maybe she’s hiding it.

“So, you mentioned you had siblings during lunch… want me to get the school to call them to pick you up?” I ask.

“No, my brother is probably busy with work and my sister moved away after she graduated.”

“What about your parents?”

“Mom’s busy, dads dead.”

“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.”

“Don’t be, it happened years ago.”

“So, who’s your sister?”

“Her name’s Lilac Star but I believe she changed her name since she left. I believe she goes by my moms last name now, Rivera.”

“Lilac Rivera?”

“Yeah.”

I stare at her shocked, her sister is my best friend. That can’t be possible! Lilac never really talks about her family, but she has mentioned having a sister. When I get back, I’m going to talk to her about this. Does she know how much her sister is struggling?

"I bet you your sister is vary proud of you.”

“I doubt it, what is there to even be proud of? I don’t have any friends, I look like this, I suck at everything, and I’m dying. I’m going to leave her just like my father. Why in hells name would she be proud of that?”

“Your beautiful, you could have so many friends if you really tried.”

“What’s the point though? I’m probably going to move again, we always do!”

“You don’t know that though.”

“Don’t I? If I don’t die by morning, I guarantee I’ll me moving in a few months maybe a year if I’m really lucky.”

“A year is plenty of time to make friends.”

“But”

“But what?”

“Why bother being friends with someone who’s going to leave, the amount of work that goes into maintain a long-distance friendship is too much, everyone chooses to give up after awhile. People forget and move on.”

“Why should that stop you?”

“I’m just too different alright?”

“That is a good thing!”

“Sure.” She laughs sarcastically. “That’s why I’m bullied.”

“They are just jealous of you. You’re a free spirt who stays true to herself. They only put you down to help them feel like they are better than you."

I watched as she looked down at the ground. Somethings off here I can’t place what though. I wish Lilac told me more about her, she is clearly unstable and surprisingly beautiful. If she told me about her, I would have been prepared.

“Midnight, are you going to be ok?”

“Maybe…”

Before I know what, I’m doing I pull her into a hug. I feel her body shake and hear muffled tears. Why hasn't Lilac ever told me about her family? Why didn't she worn me about her sister being so attached to people she cares about? I really need to talk to Lilac she needs to explain a lot to me. I have so many questions for her.

I step back a little and look Midnight in the eyes. "Shouldn't we still get you to the nurse?" I asked.

"I wouldn't care if I died right now..." She muttered. "It will happen sooner or later...”

I stare at her with a blank expression. Is she seriously considering death as an option? It’s not as much fun as people like to think, I'd know! Thing is she has so much untapped potential, so many people who care about her (including people she doesn't even know yet!) why is she so set on giving it all up? Maybe she just needs someone to talk to. Make her feel like she has a reason to not give up.

"Let’s just get you to the nurse ok?"

"Fine..."

We walk the rest of the way in silence. I can’t believe Midnight, why is she wishing for death to take her away. If she knew what was really going on would she still feel this way?