So i don't own anything here. i wish i did but i don't so ya.

Jude was on her way to school, she had gotten a ride with Jamie like she always did. She looked out of the window not saying anything during the whole ride. She wore the same clothes every week, like they were the only clothes she had and always had a sweater covering up her arms and pants to cover her legs.

Jamie couldn't pin point the exact time that Jude had started to act different it was more like a group of things. Like her dad cheating, her mom and her moms divorce lawyer, Don, start dating, and when Don moved in. Even things like her sister moving away and Kat leaving, and Don and her mom laying down very strict rules. Rules like you must call us right after school, you must be home before six o'clock, you can not hang out with Tommy unless you are working with him, you cannot have any communication with Patsy. Things had gradually gotten worse.

The car had come to a stop and Jude jumped out of the car mumbling a quick thanks to Jaime and hurried off to class. She sat down and pulled out a piece of paper and started to write. To anyone that walked into the class she would look like any other teen. The teacher, Mrs. Wilson takes attendance and starts the lesson by passing out a worksheet. When everyone starts working on the assignment Mrs. Wilson begins to walk around the classroom. She stops to watch Jude work and notices something on her wrist.

Jude realizes the teacher is watching, she looks at her pencil and see's that the sleeve of her sweatshirt is rising up and revealing a dark blue grey disoriented shape wrapping around her wrist like someone grabbed her hard. She quickly pulls the sleeve back down and gives Mrs. Wilson a smile which anyone would believe was real then goes back to work. Mrs. Wilson pretends she didn't see the bruise and continues to walk around the class.

At lunch she went to the restroom and looked at herself in the mirror. It hurt to even look at herself. She couldn't see why this was happening to her. She tried so much to be good but it was never good enough.

The school day seemed to go by slowly like it did every day, but the bell finally rang and she got up and went to her locker to get her things, at a normal pace, while everyone was racing to get out of there. Jude wasn't in a hurry to go anywhere. She took her time as she walked to the studio.

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Everyone at the studio was busy getting ready for the finale of this season's Instant Star. People brushed passed her as if they didn't see her, she didn't care that's how its been for the last year. Tommy immediately found her and pulled her into the nearest empty recoding booth.

"Where have you been? You were supposed to be here an hour ago to be fitted for your outfit for the finale." He said angrily.

"Sorry I had to talk to one of my teachers after school then walked here because I didn't have a ride." Jude half lied.

"Well then call me next time. I'll come to pick you up, now come on Portia has been waiting for you." He grabbed her wrist but instantly pulled his hand away when he noticed her flinch. Her face was full of pain. He took her hand in his, gently this time, and rolled up the sleeve uncovering the bracelet like bruise.

"What is this?" Tommy asked accusingly.

"Nothing someone just grabbed me too hard." Jude turned her head away.

"Jude you can talk to me about anything you know that right?"

"Yeah I know."

"So tell me what's going on."

"Nothing it was just an accident." Tommy sighed and let it go.

"Come on Portia's waiting for you." Jude followed Tommy to the dressing rooms.

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