*Chapter two inspired by the song, Alyssa Lies by Jason Michael Carroll*

Naomi was a popular girl at School, she was popular with both the boys and girls and every morning Naomi would run into the classroom after kissing her mum and dad goodbye.

All the children sat down on the carpet waiting for their names to be called out on the register, when the head teacher interrupted them. Katie was standing next to her but Emily was no where to be seen, Naomi was confused as to where Emily was. The head teacher introduced Katie to the class and how the children should help Katie, as it was her first day in the school. Naomi wasn't listening she was looking out the window wondering why Emily wasn't in school.

The teacher put Katie on red learning table next to Naomi. Naomi looked at her and asked, "Where's Emily?"

"Who?" replied Katie not even looking up from her work, Naomi's eyes widened in shook, how could she not know who Emily was Naomi thought.

"Your sister?!" Naomi said in a tone that made Katie look up from her work.

"Why do you care about her?" Katie stared at Naomi,

"Why don't you?" Naomi couldn't believe what she was hearing, she was only 5 years old but she knew if she had a sister she'd care about her and want to protect her.

"She's in the other class" Katie told Naomi, while getting up and walking over to the teacher. Naomi watched as Katie was praised for her work and got a sticker.

At break time Naomi watched as the kids all wanted to play with Katie, Naomi couldn't understand why there was nothing special about her at all in fact Naomi thought she was a horrible person. One of the boys came up to Naomi and asked her if she wanted to play tag. Naomi loved tag and was the best at it, as she ran around catching all the boys she noticed Emily sitting alone on the swings. Naomi stopped playing immediately and walked over to Emily.

"Naomi what you doing your meant to be catching us" yelled one of the boys, Naomi turned around and replied "later" "I'll catch you" Naomi watched as Katie took over her role in the game. Naomi didn't care she skipped over to Emily and sat down on the swing next to her.

"Hey"

"Hey"

"Wish you were in my class, not Katie." Naomi smiled at Emily. Emily looked so sad it made Naomi lean over and take her hand, "we can still play together at break and lunch though." Naomi told Emily.

"Yeah, we can" Emily replied Naomi jumped off the swing "do you want me to push you, make you go really high." Emily nodded and the two girls laughed as Naomi pushed Emily higher and higher.

Emily had never felt so happy and School became her escapism to what was going on at home.

Every day Naomi would make sure Emily was ok, her morning routine begun checking Emily was ok. The two girls would wave through the windows and make sure their hairstyles matched, for school. Didn't always plan out because Emily's mum would yank the clips out of Emily's hair. First time Naomi saw this happen through the window, she made sure she had spare clips in her pockets and would do Emily's hair at break time. The girls became inseparable at break and lunch, that Naomi stopped playing tag with the others. Over time Katie became the Queen Bee of the class and hardly anyone spoke to Naomi but Naomi didn't care she only cared about protecting Emily.

One lunchtime Naomi ran over and hugged Emily but Emily flinched like she was in pain. Naomi noticed bruises on her arms, she looked at Emily in the eyes "what happened?" Naomi could see Emily's eyes glazing over and watched the tears fall from her best friends eyes "Mum threw me across the floor, I wouldn't eat my broccoli" Naomi hugged Emily "Yuck I don't eat that stuff either but my mummy doesn't hurt me" Naomi was still confused as to why this was happening to Emily, she always thought mummy's loved their children and cared for them not hurt them. "Why does your mummy hurt you?" Emily shrugged and then suddenly froze; Naomi turned around and saw Katie walking towards them.

"Hope your not telling lies to Naomi Emily, I'll tell mum" Naomi couldn't believe what she was hearing, this girl looked exactly like Emily but she was horrible. Later on in School Naomi labeled Katie as the evil twin and Emily was the good one. "I wasn't telling lies, Katie honest" Emily said quietly "Well you better not be coz if you do.." Naomi cut Katie off "She wasn't, now go away we don't want to play with you." Katie looked shocked at how Naomi was standing up to her, she turned around and walked off saying "I don't want to play with you, loser." And from that day Katie hated Naomi but Naomi didn't care. The bell rang and the girl ran off to their separate lines waiting to go in for afternoon lessons. Naomi watched as Emily's class teacher asked her about the bruises on her arm "I fell over" Naomi didn't understand why Emily was lying, her nose will grow like Pinocchio's thought Naomi.

At the end of the day Naomi ran to her parents and jumped in her Dad's arms, she looked over his shoulder and watched Emily walk behind her mum and dad, whilst Katie swung from their arms. A tear fell from Naomi's eyes and she whispered in her dad's ear "Emily lied to the teacher today about her bruises, she didn't fall her mum threw her." Naomi's dad was shocked at what he just heard his 5-year-old daughter said. He hugged her tight and promised her everything would be ok.