de, and the laughter and gaiety while

fering while others have no clue, and they are

eople had anything to do with what had happened to her. What I was really pissed about, was the fa

been about to. She was obviously still hurt, and still heali

should she hide who she is, because those fucks were cowardly assholes? She hadn't done

I ask you

er head agai

eed to know so I know

do you

, are you scared, angry, hurt, what...? I

asked me that. I guess everyone just assumed they knew how I sh

asked, and it's makin

do you f

was finally sitting up next to me. Her eyes were red from

hen she rubbed her face against my hand like a baby

l warm from her skin, a

gry; at them,

use she's dead, and then I feel guilty that I'

id, that he was saying to her, made me uncomfortable. It'

ened. But it's stupid to stay angry at her because she's gone.

here like a scared little rab

e able to fi

t me. Why didn't I use s

lessons, are you train

just kicked in I guess. But while they were up those stairs, a

oes to fear, or why some people can accomplish the impossible in certain situations. All I can tell you, Angel, is

d I'd get sad. It feels wrong to laugh, like I should remember tha

ill yourself if you

back. Obviously no one had talked to this girl about thi

re one day she ended up slitting her wrist or some shit. This thinking of hers was

mething like that, th

yourself happiness, and you walk around trying to look like, an

m here,

u didn't come because you wanted to as much as you were obeying a

the side of your parents' hou

od, that and much more, but later, after I've st

eel guilty for that later, like you've don

being such an

ter. I couldn't help myself, I rolled into her, taking her d

was just here, that's

r quick and

on let

like going b

new it was four of them against you, and you had no weapon, and nothing to fend them off. So you actually used the only weapons at your disposal,

have anything to feel guilty about." Now come on." I pulled her up

ogether since I had her hand locked in mine. I didn't answer any of the silent qu

es, this is

seating her next to me. My first inclination was to pull her

food, you want to come wi

ng red. Such a prude. She was back to

took my hand and followe

u'd be here soon." Jennifer b

t a squeeze. Jennifer's eyes dropped from me

say something scathing n

out to ea

table leaving a stunned Jennifer with her mouth hanging open

hing in my power to draw it back out of her To

ike being dismissed like t