Hi, everyone. It's Julie. Sorry for not updating my other stories. I've had some drama with best friend lately, and I couldn't really handle it. So, I figured I'd write a story based on it. You know, to vent it out?

Rose

"Great, Rose!" Alberta cheered. "You're doing great." I smiled as the ball kept rebounding against my racket. Lately, Dimitri has been away at court for the Queen for some reason and has been gone for a couple of weeks. Alberta is filling up his place up until he comes back in a few days. We haven't really gotten into combat or sparring too much since Dimitri and I already got through almost all of it, but Alberta noticed that my control in throwing and hitting was kind of off and my position as well. So, she's been making me play Tennis to help with that.

So, right now Alberta and I are outside of the gym playing with a makeshift net, which is just poles and old volleyball net, with me returning the balls that she is serving. At first, I was really sucky at Tennis and kept hitting myself with the racket. I know, I know. I'm supposed to be badass every time, but I'm human, sort of, I'm not perfect.

At five thirty, Alberta dismissed me. Usually with Dimitri, I would be dismissed somewhere around six or seven, but since Alberta has been taking me out of some classes for training and making me practice more, she lets me leave earlier. Also, because of the hardcore training she had me do this morning was finally taking it's toll on me and leaving me wiped out.

I walked back to my room and got ready for dinner. After showering for about an hour, I decided to wear my hair down and black skinny jeans, a floral blouse, and blue converse.

I'm meeting up with Lissa for dinner. That way, we can at the least be on the same table since the students from St. Basil's were staying with us since the Strigoi attack that had happened a few weeks ago. It also means that Viktoria is here too. Dimitri introduced me to her when she came and she is super nice! She and I became friends right away.

Anyway, as soon as I was ready I quickly got out of my dorm and ran quickly to the quad to meet up with Lissa. When I got there, Lissa was wearing a white sweater and a black mini skirt that I bought her last Sunday at Forever 21. Usually she would have enough money, but she only brought about fifty bucks with her since we were only going to watch a movie and get some food, but she saw it in the display window and really wanted it so I bought it for her. She said she would pay me back, I told her not to worry about it. It's only a skirt.

"Hey, Lis." I smiled. She smiled back.

"What took you so long?"

I rolled my eyes. "The shower was really relaxing." She grimaced and smacked my shoulder lightly and I laughed.

We quickly walked to the cafeteria to find that it wasn't opened yet and not too many people were around so we just hung out on one of the benches near the door.

We were talking cheerfully about this Korean boy band that we somehow got into, SHINee. I like Onew, the leader, while she likes Taemin, the jailbait of the group. I know, I have a problem with liking older guys. She was telling me all about how this girl had told her today that Taemin is "hers," which I rolled my eyes at. Seriously, some people really think they're dating them.

As we were talking, my cousin, Diandra, appeared out of nowhere. She attends St. Basil's. I don't really like her. Her dad and my mom are cousins and work for the same family, her dad is one of their Moroi servants and my mom is a guardian, so I know a lot about her. Her mom, a Moroi, had her at fifteen. She broke up with her dad two years later and ended up with three other dhampirs. She had at least one child with each of them and also abandoned them, and then married a Moroi man who had two other kids from a previous marriage, then had yet two other children with him.

"Hey guys!" She said pitched too high for my ears. She has dirt brown eyes that were the size and shape of Ping-Pong balls and her skin was heavily tanned and had straight black hair. She wore 4-inch black stilettos, gray pencil skirt, and a tube top. Geez, how trashy can you get?

Lissa happily greeted her and I grimaced. I don't like Diandra because of how she acts. She has a perfect family. After her mom left, her dad met someone else and married her and became Diandra's step mother who treats her better than her real mother. Sometimes, I get mad at Diandra because she doesn't see that and she then complains because she isn't her real mom. I'm also close to her step mom, so I know how she is and I see her more as a fit mother. At least her step mom isn't a snob.

Don't get me wrong. I do know how it feels to have your parent not be there for you. My mom hardly checks up on me and my dad is nowhere to be found. That's how most Dhampir and Moroi relationships were. But, her parents are Moroi. They would usually stay together.

I didn't say anything as they talked because honestly I don't understand it. It was mostly based on how Diandra is crushing on Jesse, which is just gross, and how Lissa thinks Jesse likes her back.

I think they had a subject change, because I suddenly heard Diandra say, "I wish my mom and dad were still together." With a sigh and frown. Lissa looked at her with a sympathetic smile and I snapped.

"How can you say that?" I snapped at her. "Your step mom is twice the mother your birth mom will ever be. She didn't abandon you for more than half your life."

"She loves me though." Diandra said looking pretty vulnerable.

I rolled my eyes. "But she didn't love you enough to stay with you. She's your mom! She should have been the one person that would have never leave you."

"She was young back then." She said with tears threatening to spill out of her eyes. "She didn't know what she was doing."

I scoffed. "She knew what she was doing when she had the other kids. Diandra, your mom is a slut." I know, harsh. I regretted it right away when I saw her crying. I turned to Lissa who had a shot a death glare right at me.

"How heartless are you? She has a step mom."

I raised an eyebrow. "Her step mom is a better mom."

Lissa scoffed and shook her head at me. Oh my God, she thinks I gave her attitude. With that, they both turned away and walked away and I didn't bother following them because I was so pissed off.

How stupid can Diandra be? Siban has been a better mom than her real mom has ever been to her. She's the one who took her in when her mom left and her dad had to go back to work. She's the one who raised her.

After they left, I just turned my heel and went into the now opened cafeteria. After I got my dinner, which is chicken nuggets and some fries and a bottle of punch, I sat down at a table all the way in the back in a corner. The table is completely empty except for me and I'm thankful for that because I didn't feel like socializing with anyone.

Just when I finished my dinner, I heard giggling on my right side and I looked up to see Viktoria, Diandra, and Lissa sitting on that table. I stood up and they stopped their conversation and looked at me. Diandra and Lissa were glaring at me and Viktoria gave a sympathetic look.

I didn't bother saying "hi" because I am still mad and just walked to the trash receptacle that was right next to them to dump my trash. As I walked away I heard them whispering.

"Guys, come on. You know she's been tired lately. She's been busy lately." Viktoria said.

I can hear Lissa's eyes rolling. "Vikkie, she called Diandra's mom a slut! There's no excuse for that."

Diandra's eyes were still tearing up. "So? Her dad left too." Viktoria countered.

Lissa sighed. "But, it's her mom. You don't say that about someone's mom."

Viktoria sighed now. "Think about how she feels too, though. I know it isn't right what she said, but Lissa, think about it from her perspective. Her mom is hardly around, her dad left, and she's stressed. Of course she'll lose control some times, but she's just stressed."

Lissa stood up and whispered out a yell. "It doesn't matter if her dad also left. Yeah, I don't know how it feels to lose a parent or not have them there because my parents are always here, but it still wasn't right for her to say that. Rose is a total bitch and I'm sorry I didn't see that sooner."

I walked too far away to hear the rest of their whispering. As soon as I walked out of the cafeteria, I ran back to my dorm and ignored Kirova's announcement that after dinner all Seniors are to report to the auditorium for some assembly.

As soon as I reached my door, I quickly locked it, then slammed it close and got into bed and cried myself to sleep.

What have I done?

Yes, I know. Rose is being a bitch. Mind all of you, this is based on a true story that had just happened. Rose is portraying my part and my best friends Dana and Issa are Lissa and Viktoria respectively and Diandra is my cousin whose name I won't say. So, yes, you can review whatever you have to say, but do not tell me "this is wrong because her parents are dead" or "Abe came back" because this is not based off any part in Vampire Academy. This is based of a story that happened to me and I'm only using Vampire Academy because I can write it out better this way.

With all my love,

Julie

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