My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

“We all need to report to dad after school, all warriors fifteen and older are going to start running patrols. He wants to pair underage warriors with seasoned warriors so we can all learn the routes and procedures. Ride with us or don’t, it’s up to you, but we’re all going to the same place.” Sam huffs at both of us, still not looking at me, before heading off to get lunch.

The rest of the guys stand in the hallway a little longer just staring at us, then they all walk away as well.

“Well they must really be pissed at me if Sam is the one giving the cold shoulder. You should go sit with them, you both do not deserve to be caught up in the BS between the twins, Oliver and I. I swear I will be okay on my own for a little bit. I promise I will even sit close enough for you to keep an eye on me. I look at Sierra, who’s staring longingly at Sam’s retreating back

I walk away, not waiting for her to respond, to a corner table no one is occupying, my appetite is lost after realizing what my behavior is doing to my

friends’ relationship. This time I can’t just give in when they say sorry though. Their opinion won ‘t change, but neither will mine.

It’s nice and quiet over here. Most people don’t like it because it is tucked into a corner, you cannot see a portion of the lunch room and, more

importantly, you can’t be seen. I can keep Sierra in my sights, which means she can see me, so Pm technically not alone. I pull out a book from our

strategies class. We are working through wars that have happened in the last hundred years and analyzing why they started in the first place, what

ultimately ended them and how each side was either successful or failed. Our teacher also posed the question of should they have started in the first

place?

Reggie’s grandfather fought in,

making me upwind, I didn’t smell him coming up

if you go away and we don’t know who you’ll be with or what they are

the

look up from

breath in, sighed it out loudly and relaxed next to me,

all at least figured that out. As far as who I

I need to remind you that until Sierra came, none of you gave two sh*ts what happened to me, or who I

change that. I am

misogynistic sides come out in all their flying

anything, never asked for help, never complained. Had you

you just say it’s my fault that dad treated me the way he did? Pawned me off on a Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website

to school.

me,

not going to let you make me feel guilty for how