For a while now, Marinette had been bullied about how she looked, from her cheap cloths, to her bruised face, and even though she hated it, she tolerated it. It started getting out of hand when she had tried to be in a relationship with Nathaniel, who bragged about certain things that they didn't actually do. Her school began to have a different opinion about her then. She had found hate letters in her locker, she was pranked in cruel ways, and worst of all, the few friends that she had started to abandon her for people that wouldn't ruin their reputation.

Life at home wasn't much better.

Her parents were always arguing about the bakery, and her father was staying out all night to drink. When he did come home, he would hit Marinette and her mom for no apparent reason, and her mom wouldn't say anything. They ignored her and her life, never asking how she did in school, never questioning if she went out at night, never noticing if she was sad or lonely.

One day, as she stumbled to her locker after being tripped by her main tormentor, Chloe, she saw three notes inside of it. She was assuming that they were the regular hate notes and was about to throw them out, but then she caught a glimpse of the bottom of one of the notes.

"From, Nathaniel"

She scrambled to open up the note, hoping it said something along the lines of, "please forgive me for making your life miserable, I am truly sorry and I will make it up to you somehow", or, "you'll make it through this, don't listen to those bullies who say that you're ugly", or even a simple, "I love you". Sadly, it did not contain anything along the lines of that.

"Marinette,

You've gotten really clingy lately, and it's annoying. You know, the only reason I dated you was because I was sorry for you. You've become a pain in everyone's neck, and you need to get lost. We're over.

From, Nathaniel"

Marinette blinked. That wasn't right. Nathaniel wasn't that cruel. Was he? Did he really only date her because she was a charity case? Would he just leave her through a letter? Like she was the nobody everyone said she was?

Marinette's breath hitched. She grabbed the second note, desperately praying that it was an apology or a confession that it was all just a cruel prank, but it was worse.

"Hey Mari-trash,

We went around and asked people if they would fully support you if you decided to go live in a ditch, and we wanted to show you just how many did!

From, Chloe"

She looked at the list attached.

She covered her mouth to keep from sobbing.

Everyone in the grade had signed it, including Nathaniel.

Marinette opened the last note.

It was another list.

"Hey Mari-trash!

We decided to do another list to make you feel better. This time we asked who would show up at your funeral if you died. Enjoy!

From, Chloe"

Marinette unfolded the list.

It was blank.

Marinette had been on the edge of a cliff, hanging on for dear life, clinging to anything that might make her happy, but when she held onto it too hard, it slipped from her grasp, making it harder for her to keep from falling off.

She imagined the cliff that she was on.

Maybe… just maybe… she could let go.

Marinette smiled weakly. The only escape she had now was…

But what about her parents? Wouldn't they miss her?

No. No they wouldn't. They would continue to argue, and they wouldn't even notice she was gone.

Marinette closed her locker slowly. She heard the bell ring. It was the end of the day. She could run home and grab her bike. She would ride to the nearest bridge that was out of sight. Then she could end her pain.