Alright, I'm back with another chapter!
(Are people actually reading this? I don't know)
Anyway, here it is!
BTW I have no idea if this is actually good so don't blame me if this sucks!
Olivia stepped into the bathroom stall and grabbed the diary out of Mari's hand, knocking her to the floor. She flipped through it with Courtney looking over her shoulder.
"Oh, this is gonna be good." she said, and they walked out of the bathroom. Mari just layed on the bathroom floor and cried, knowing they were about to ruin her high school life.
-TIME SKIP-
"Everyone, I have an announcement." Olivia was on the tiny stage in the front of the cafeteria, holding Mari's diary. Being the most popular girl in school, everyone turned to look at her.
"I have the diary of Mari Takahashi here. Who wants me to read it?" Everyone in the cafeteria except for the gang cheered. They stood up, ready to defend Mari, but it was too late.
"Dear diary, Peter broke up with me today. I don't care. It was mutual. Maybe now I can date Matt. He's single, and he's so cute." She was so busy ruining Mari's life that she didn't see Matt coming up to the stage.
"I've had a crush on him for- AAAH!" She screamed as Matt punched her in the face, breaking her nose and chipping a tooth. He was going to get suspended for sure, but he didn't care. He took Mari's diary and ran to the girl's bathroom, where he heard sobbing.
(Trigger warning: Self-Harm)
Mari was hunched over the sink, covered in sweat, tears, and… blood. She was putting a razor blade to her upper arms, making cut after cut, until Matt rushed forward and hit the blade out of her hands. She immediately crumpled into his arms, going completely limp and shaking with sobs.
She told Matt everything that she had overheard Courtney and Olivia say as he put bandages on her arms from the First-Aid Kit. Little did they know, the rest of the gang was listening in. Matt avoided telling her exactly what Olivia read, just that she read some of her diary.
Matt was hugging Mari, consoling her, as she held onto him like he was her lifeline.
And he was.
She was grateful to have him.
-TIME SKIP-
"I can't take this anymore!" yelled David, after a few minutes of waiting by the door. He walked into the bathroom to see Mari and Matt hugging. The rest followed.
It was worse than they thought. Blood was on the sink and the floor, and Mari and Matt were covered in blood and Mari's tears. Mari was bandaged from wrist to elbow on both arms. The two looked at them as they walked in.
"What are you-"
"Will Matthew Sohinki please come to the front office? Thank you." said the intercom from above.
-TIME SKIP-
"Miss Takahashi, you can go back to class." said the principal whe then two walked in. Mari just shook her head and held Matt closer to her. "Miss, you have to get cleaned up and taken care of." he said, eyeing the bandages and blood. "Gentlemen listening at the door, could you please escort her to the nurse?" They all heard a muffled "Dammit, how did he know?" as Josh opened the door. Mari went with the gang, taking one last look at Matt before leaving.
"Now, to address you two." he said. Matt saw Olivia sitting in the corner, her nose bent out of shape.
Oh God, what have I done?
-LOCATION CHANGE-
"How can I- Oh dear!" Mari and the gang stood at the nurse's office. The nurse saw Mari covered in bood and the messy bandages on her forearms.
"Come on, let me get you cleaned up. You guys can go back to-"
"No. If you're taking me anywhere, they're coming, too." said Mari, backing closer to them.
The nurse sighed and shook her head. "Okay, then. Come with me." They all followed her into another room.
-LOCATION CHANGE-
"Mr. Sohinki, why did you hit her?"
"Yeah, Mr. Thohinki, why did you hit me?" echoed Olivia with a lisp.
"She was ruining my best friend's life. You saw the blood and the bandages."
"I understand," the principal said with a sigh. "But, I think you both need to be suspended. Miss, bullying is very much frowned upon in this school. You know the rules. You are suspended for five weeks, meaning you will get held back unless you do some seriously hard work. You are dismissed."
"Thith ithn't fair! He hit me! You know what? Fine! I'm done with thith thchool!" and with that, she stormed out.
"Now, Mr. Sohinki, since you were defending a friend and were acting out of kindness, you get a two weeks suspension, and I think it would be best for you to pay the bill for that chipped tooth to be fixed." Matt nodded in agreement, knowing his punishment was fair.
"But I also need you to do something for your friend."
Alright, that's the end of that chapter!
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Question: Are these chapters too long? Too short? I don't really know the standards for these things. I know this one is shorter than the other one, but which size is better?
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