I woke up feeling pains all over my body I did not get much of sleep last night, I kept tossing and turning in the bed, I did not want a repeat of yesterday morning.

I took a look outside it should be sometime around five am I am glad I woke up before him, he must have drank a lot last night, he does that a lot of times, and times like this is when I fear for my life the most.
I quickly went to the bathroom, I brushed my teeth,I did my business, and took my bath, I wore a slightly worn sundress and my tattered high boots a jacket and I wore a little make up to mask up my bruises, the make up was mostly concealer an an eyeliner.

I brushed my hair and tied it as a pony tail,I grabbed my back pack I went downstairs.
I made breakfast for him quickly an as Soon as I was done, I remembered my backpack was empty and all of my books where in my room.

I walked slowly to my room to gather my books, what will I go to do in school with out my books, pen, eraser and a calculator, after I was done I went to the living room to find it empty, I was relieved that he was still in his room and he was asleep, but if only I knew how wrong I was.

I heard footsteps coming downstairs towards the living room, I quickly went to the kitchen to grab an apple and two bananas and made it out of there in a nick of time.

I made it out with out any slaps or punches this morning, thank God I shoved the apple and the bananas into my backpack and went to school, I was not really good with directions so I had to ask for metro puritan high school along the way.
When I got there I met, Dinela and Austin in the parking lot waiting for someone probably Alero, but Alero was with them but standing next to a car, so who are they waiting for?

The moment Alero sighted me she rushed to my side and greeted me,she asked how I was doing and I answered her politely.
Dinela and Austin came up to us they also greeted me, Dinela proceeded in addressing yesterday's matter that unfolded in the cafeteria, she told me that Debby gold is a first class slut. 
She has layed almost every guy in the school and her minion Happiness Ogunshina Aryka.

A tall slim girl, light skinned with long hair and wear really short cloth, she follows Debby gold everywhere and she does whatever Debby gold asks.

"Listen Azyma I feel your pain you should not allow her to walk all over you, instead of running out like you did yesterday, you should have stood up to her that will show her that you are not to be messed with. See girl you are not the first person that she will try that little stunt with, she tried to do that to me and Austin when we first got to this school but we showed her her place since then she never even looked in our direction again."

"What did you do that put her in her place?" Before Dinela could answer Alero interjected.

"That is a story for another, do not do anything rash, instead I try to avoid Debby gold as much as you can if you do not play your cards right you will make her an enemy and trust me you do not want that."

Just then I glanced at Austin who did not say anything since, except for greet me, he quickly avoided my gaze, weird.
Alero asked Austin if she was right and he said yes but Dinela grunted in disapproval, that earned her a glare from Alero.

"Azyma we want to ask you something." said Alero.

"What is it? You can ask."

"Azyma will you be our friend?"

I gasped,I was stunned I never expected that, I managed to speak but it came out as a whisper.

"friend?"

"Yes." Dinela said.

"Why do you look so shocked? have you never had a friend?" Dinela asked.

Alero motioned for her to be quiet but Dinela had other things in mind.

"Azyma we like you and we will love for you to be our friend, you seem very up tight but just give it a few days you will feel comfortable around us." Said Austin.

"No need to be shy, and if it is not that, will you mind enlightening us why you look so shocked?" Asked Dinela.

"You really have never had a friend have you?" Said Alero.

"I'm not shy and of course I have had a friend before but I do not know if she could be called my friend because she used to come to my house a lot when we were kids and we used to play together."

"We want to get to know you if you will let us in, Azyma will you be our friend?" Austin asked for the first time.

"We should get to class we do not want to be late for first period." I said trying to avoid the question

"If you agree to be our friend you can join us on our table in the cafeteria during lunch time, but if you do not want to be our friend you can pick another table to sit on." Said Alero.

"Okay."

We left the parking lot and entered into the school, I went to my locker and got my books out, I am having use of English for first period.
      I closed my locker and went to class.
I entered the class and the teacher Mr Walter scolded me for being late to class and says the next time it happen I will be sent to detention.

I quietly went to my seat not before sighting the west guy, the one that saved me from Debby gold, and he is staring right at me.

Does he not know that it is rude to stare,I kept walking and found an empty sit.
Up close I could see west physical features properly, he is a little dark with a ear piercing and really long hair, black eyes and he is tall too,the empty seat was a seat beside West's seat, great. *note the sarcasm*

I brought out my book and the class started Mr Walter talked about a new book "Better Days Ahead."

I completely zoned out, because I have read the book before, well half of the book Mrs Juliet lent it to me, I was thinking about what Alero,Dinela and Austin said, they seemed very nice and they treated me sweetly.

I will tell them that I agree to be there friend, I will sit at there lunch table today I thought smiling. 
    I then remembered that my step father never allowed me to have friends.
If he finds out that I have friends he will beat me to a pulp and he will punished me for even having friends I can not have anyone except him he has made sure of that then a frown replaced my smile.

Well Mr Walter was definitely keeping an eye on me for him to have figured I had zoned out, he called my attention and he asked me why I was frowning that I should please explain what was making me frown.
when I did not answer.

"What was the last thing I said regarding the novel?"

He went on and asked me, when I did not answer him. I could not say a word the class murmured and he motioned them to keep quiet.

"I want to see a summary of the novel on my desk first thing tomorrow morning."

"Yes sir."

I Marched into the hallway,with a really long face.
I went to my locker to get my books for my second class but it was immediately slammed back right on my face turned around to see who,it was just my luck, Debby gold.

"Hey little mice, our chat was interrupted last time thanks to a friend of mine, but guess what he is not here."

I heard a giggle that sounded more like a constipated leprechaun, I am guessing she is Debby gold's best friend Ogunshina Happiness. The description Dinela gave me fit her perfectly, I dared to answer Debby gold back.

"What do you want?"

"Oh so you are interested in the game I am playing little mice, you are asking me what I want from you right? Happiness are you listening to her? she is asking me what I want from her?" She said to her friend who gave me an evil smirk.

While I was distracted Debby gold rose her hand to my face and whack! she slapped me right across the face.

I lost some of the self control I had and retorted. "What on earth did I do to you to deserve that?" All I got in response was an ugly smirk from her.

"Answer me! Why did you do that to me?" I asked really hurt, by now we already had a handful of audience watching us, watching what Debby gold will do to the new transfer student.

"I have been in this school for only two days and you are already troubling me, if you dare try this again..."

"What will you do? Huh answer me you little mice what will you do?"

"I will make you pay... I promise."

"Empty threats huh, game on little mice I will love to see you try to make me pay."

Then immediately the bell for second period rang, I saw the people that want to be my friend stand there doing nothing but stare at me with pitiful gaze and that further infuriate me.

"Looks like lunch is over, I will be on my way little mice,buh bye." She said but I was paying her little to no  attention, my gaze was focused to the trio that stood there, the people that wants to be friend walked up to me.

"Are you okay?" Dinela asked me "do not take what happened to heart." She said and Alero agreed with her and tried to speak but I stopped her.

"What do you want to say? that I should take heart,that I should not get upset."

"Azyma please calm down." Alero tried to reason with me.

"Oh please keep all your sweet talks to your self, what where you telling me in the parking lot?! that I should be your friend,that you like me,when a person like someone they do not fold there arms while that person gets insulted, I do not want to be your friend and I do not want to have anything to do with you, please leave me alone. I have a class to attend now, I will leave now,excuse me."

"What we did was very wrong we should have helped her out instead of just standing there."

"Alero do not beat your self up about this what could we have done?" Said Dinela.

"Alero, Dinela is right we could not have done anything, if we had intervened things would have just gotten worst." Said Austin.

"Come on let us go to our various classes we are already very late."

"You are right let us go."