Chapter 5 The bullying got way worse after that . ] ] I started finding nasty notes all over my desk . [ ] GET OUT , LEECH Messy handwriting , but the message was crystal clear . [ ] SHAMELESS SLUT ] ] This one was in red marker . Super classy . ] STAY AWAY FROM DYLAN [ ] Someone even drew a gross little bug next to this one . [ ] At first I'd just crumple them up and toss them . ] But they kept coming . Morning , lunch , after school . ] Like someone had nothing better to do than watch my desk all day . [ ] Then someone dumped black ink all over my textbooks . [ ] My AP Bio book was totally ruined - I'd spent months filling it with notes and highlights . [ ] Everything just … gone . Completely trashed . [ ] All that work for nothing . ] ] And someone shredded my assignment . [ ] This thing was worth 20 % of our final grade - I'd stayed up three straight nights working on it . ] When I went to turn it in , just the cover was left . Everything else ? Gone . [ ] Mrs. Peterson looked at me like I was insane . " Avery , where's your paper ? " [ ] " I finished it , but someone- " ] ] " But what ? " ] I couldn't finish . Who was gonna believe someone actually destroyed my homework ? Sounded like the lamest excuse ever . [ ] So I ate the zero . But honestly ? The silent treatment was way worse . [ ] Frum Orgy Orphan to linbothered Dueen The Black Button Is My Best Revenue Chapter 5 Nobody talked to me anymore . Walking down the hallway , kids I'd known forever would literally duck into classrooms to avoid me . Like I was radioactive or something . In class , the desk next to mine was always empty . Always . If someone accidentally started to sit there , they'd see me and bolt . ] " Oh crap , sorry - my friend's sitting here . " ] ] They didn't even care how fake it sounded . ] ] In the cafeteria , the second I sat down , everyone would grab their trays and bail . [ ] Like being near me for even one more second would kill them . ] One time , an entire table cleared out when I sat down . [ ] Eight seats , and suddenly it was just me . ] ] People all around were whispering and pointing . I kept my head down , shoving food in my mouth like a robot . ] Everything tasted like cardboard . ] ] My tears kept dripping into my lunch , making it all salty . [ ] I started skipping classes after that . Why sit in a room full of people who hated me when I could just hide ? ] But even my dorm wasn't safe anymore . ] My roommates weren't even trying to be subtle about it . [ ] They'd say stuff right to my face : " God , it sucks living with someone like her . " ] " I know , right ? So embarrassing . " [] And they'd use my shampoo without asking , like they had every right to it . " Whatever , Dylan probably bought it anyway . What's the big deal ? " I told them I bought it myself . ] ] They just rolled their eyes . " Sure you did . " ] " Look at Little Miss Innocent over here . " ] ] Then they started raiding my snacks like it was their personal pantry . ] Locking stuff up didn't help - they'd just break into my stuff anyway . ] ] Chapter 5 " Come on , don't be such a bitch about it . We're roommates . " ] " It's not even your money anyway . " [ ] But the worst was when they dumped all my bedding in the hallway . ] Came back from class and my bed was totally stripped . ] Comforter , pillows , sheets - all of it just gone . ] ] Found everything thrown in the hall with muddy footprints all over my blankets . ] . " Leeches should sleep outside anyway , " the ringleader said with this nasty smirk . [ ] The others started laughing . " Yeah , don't contaminate our room . " ] " Just go crash at Dylan's place . That's what you want anyway , right? "] I stood in the hallway holding my blankets . ] ] Everyone walking by just stared - some looked sorry for me , others disgusted , but most seemed entertained by the whole thing . Nobody helped though . ] Not one person said a word . [] That night I sat in the hallway and cried until I had nothing left . [ ] My throat was raw , eyes swollen shut . I looked like hell . [ ] I almost called Dylan . [ ] Had my finger hovering over his name for like ten minutes , but couldn't do it . ]] What was the point ? ] He'd just say it was no big deal . Told me I was overreacting . And he'd say it would blow over soon . [ ] But when exactly is " soon " ? ] A month ? Two months ? Or the rest of my freaking life ?! ] ♡ ( 1 ) ( 0 ) 111 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!