Do you like me?
By Pricat.
Heather was sitting alone on the log. Tears were falling from her eyes. Ozzie wondered what was wrong but she hadn't told him. Some mean girls were picking her on at college. They'd been making fun of the way she looked and who she liked. Ozzie then came over to see what was wrong. "Are you okay honey? You seem so down since you came home. Is everything alright?" he asked her gently, warmth echoing in his voice. "It's nothing you can fix. Just leave me be." She told him angrily. He then walked off sadly.
R.J noticed something was up but couldn't say what. Ozzie then saw him and got an idea. "R.J can I talk to you for a second?" he asked him. "Sure. It's something to do with Heather, isn't it?" he said. "Yes it is. She came home from college today really sad and she's been crying. I tried to get her to talk to me but she wouldn't say so I was wondering if you'd talk to her for me. I'm really worried. " he said worriedly to him. "No problem. I know she'll talk to me. We're best friends for life." He said as he walked off. He then heard noises coming from the log. Heather was trashing her room out of anger because of what had happened. R.J then knocked on her door. "Can I come in?" he said. The door then opened slowly. He walked in. The room was a complete mess. Clothes littered the floor, there were stains on the rug, CD's and books were flung everywhere and anywhere. This amazed him. "Are you okay?" he asked her calmly. There was a look of sadness in her eyes. "Please tell me what's going on. I won't tell your Dad. I promise." He said to her. He saw something on her face. It was a bruise. "Can I tell you something? " she asked him. "Go ahead. I won't be mad no matter what you say. " He told her.
"Okay. I was on my way to the cafeteria when Nassina and her crew came up to me. They called me "Loser Face." And said that I'd never belong at college any matter what I do. They also said I was a freak because I sleep upside down at night." She said to him. Tears were running down her face. "How did you get that bruise on your face?" he asked her gently. "Nassina's friend Bryony punched me to teach me a lesson. I wanted to tell my Dad all this but he'd just freak out or go overboard. They said they would make my college life more painful if I told anyone." She explained. This shocked R.J. He saw her break down in his arms. He didn't know what to do. His best female friend in all the world needed him right now but he was worried. "I don't think you should listen to what they say or do to you. People like that feed on fear and like making those are weak do what they say but they're the failures, not you. You're a very brave, smart, level headed, musical, caring person. You saved your Dad from an evil version of his brother. How many people can say they've done something like that for someone they love." He told her. A smile then crept along the teenage opossum's face at this. "Thanks R.J. You're a good friend. Now I'm going to tell my Dad this and hope for the best. " she said as she hugged him.
Later that night she told Ozzie what had been bugging her. He like R.J was shocked but relieved. "I'm glad you told me what was wrong." He said to her. The next day at college, things were different. She noticed that Nassina and her friends weren't there at all. "What happened to them?" she asked a boy in the hallway. "They got expelled for picking on some kid. My name's Halon." He told her. "Cool. Nice to meet you." She told him as they walked down the hallway. This was the start of a beautiful relationship.