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Another part of Marissa's story.

I sat in class, unable to concentrate on math, like usual. I had never had the longest attention span. I had so much to think about that it just took over my mind. I was thinking a lot about Bennett and how everything spun out of control. I wished so badly that I could change what happened, but I was beginning to realize I couldn't.

As my best friends went their way, I went mine, in Bennett's direction. My nose eventually healed, but I would never forget what happened to it. On rainy days or when my allergies were bothering me, the first thing to hurt was my nose. It even whistled when I breathed heavily. I don't think my mother really bought the hitting my face on the bedstand story, but maybe she just took it as it was and moved on. I don't think Dani and Karenna bought it either, but they knew better than to ask about anything after Karenna asked about my nose.

We were sitting at lunch one day, unusual because I always sat with Bennett. He was home sick and I took the oppurtunity to sit with Dani and Karenna. I missed lunch with them. Karenna had been staring at my nose since we'd sat down.

"What the f**k is your problem? Why are you staring at me?" I glared at Karenna.

"It's your nose. It's got a bump on it from when you broke it."

Dani looked up from her lunch. "Seriously, Karenna, it's a small bump. Leave it alone."

"It happens. The doctor told me I hit it so hard it got knocked out of place. It's gonna take surgery to fix it and I wasn't about to do that."

"Whatever, Marissa. I know what knocked your nose out of place, and it was not hitting it on your bedstand."

I jumped out of my seat. Karenna had been my friend for years, but I was ready to kick a*s over this. I'd become defensive and ready to fight anyone who pissed me off. I think I was all the anger I had inside.

"What are you talking about?" I was about three inches from Karenna's face. I could have counted her freckles.

"I think Bennett got pissed and hit you, and you're just not telling anyone."

"You're just pissed because you don't have a f*****g boyfriend. Dani and I have one, and you're just left out. Get a life, Karenna." I walked off. I wasn't about to tell my best friends Bennett had been hitting me. Dani and Karenna sat there, watching me walk off. I heard Dani yelling my name, but right then, I wasn't about to say a thing to either of them.

The bell rang. Another class lost, getting me further from even thinking of graduating on time. I was so close to graduating. Now that I was in Breezewood, messing up in classes, I began to wonder when I would ever get out of school. My escort, Paul, met me outside the classroom and walked with me to Dr. Morrison's office.  I didn't say a word to him as we walked. He walked closely behind me, just in case I would try to run off. I was mad that I was being escorted like a preschooler. Paul opened the door and I walked in and sat in the chair.

"Hello, Marissa," she said softly as she sat in her chair.

I grabbed the Cherry Coke that sat on her desk. It had somehow become a routine for me to drink a Cherry Coke during all my sessions.

"Hi. I've got to talk about Bennett. I know I go back and forth a lot, but there's so much going on that what I want to talk about changes. I meant to talk about Carrie and her kids, but I think not." 

"It's okay. You're here to talk about whatever you need to."

Author's Note

It has been a month since the last time I wrote. I'm hoping to write more. Do you think this fits well in the rest of the story?