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"Hey look, it's that girl named Selena! That ugly bitch."
Those words echoed around the cafeteria, running around in everyone's ears, then arriving at Selena's.
She paused, looked down, pretending to brush it off. Thinking ahead, she already planned the fake smile she would wear. Proceeding through the lunch line, staring at the orange lunch tray, clinging to it like a lifeline, Selena attempted to drown out all of her thoughts with song lyrics. Humming along to a tune, she became immersed in her own world.
"Excuse me? Are you going to get something?" The lunch lady's voice cut through the thoughts running around in Selena's head.
Selena jerked her head up, startled.
"Oh, um, sure. I'll take that…is that a hamburger?" she asked, staring at what looked like a fried hockey puck.
"That fat whore." The voice whispered in the back of her mind. She couldn't turn around to see who it was; she couldn't bring herself to.
I just can't take this, not now, the thought echoing inside Selena's head.
But the insults were still hurling at her, as she started walking towards the door, but stopped short at the sight of black curly hair. Nick. It was Nick Jonas, her ex-boyfriend. Standing next to him was the wonderful Camille Belle, the well-known, stereotypical, popular, whore. She smirked at her, then whispered in Nick's ear. Looking uncomfortably at Selena, Nick gave her an apologetic smile.
Like that would fix anything.
A kiss. On the cheek. That's what she saw. Camille. Kissed. Nick.
Tears blurring her vision, Selena started to leave.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Someone actually cared. Turning around, she saw a swoosh of brown hair. Justin.
She just shook her head, unable to form words.
"Justin, hun, you don't need to be seen with her. That won't help. " a voice echoed from beside her.
That's when she started to run. Run away from everything. Run away from Nick's defenseless expression, running away from the boy she once loved.
She tried not to look back. She really did. But it was as if an invisible force of gravity pulled her head to glance back to the cafeteria.
The first scene she saw was a flash of purple, Justin finally processing everything that went on, staring angrily at Nick, but unable to move his feet.
Then all of a sudden he was chasing her as she subconsciously ran, her feet leading to one haven: the bathroom. Justin, sensing where her feet were taking her, sped up to catch up with her.
"Selena! Sel!" he yelled, almost as if it was a command, already knowing that she wouldn't respond.
I can't stop. Not now. I can't let him see me cry. Oh gosh, where's Taylor when I need her? What's going on? Don't let Justin see you cry, Selena. Don't break down in front of him. The thoughts collided into each other, all jumbled up in her head.
Why is she running away from me? The one thought echoed in Bieber's mind.
Finally, his feet flew to hers. Grabbing her arm firmly, he forced her to look him in the eye.
"Sel. You have to tell me what's going on, you're worrying me," he said gently.
Wiping unseen tears away, she tried to pretend like everything was okay. Faking a smile, she mumbled, "nothing. I just…really had to pee."
"Selena. That is the biggest piece of bullshit I've ever heard from you."
She gave him a watery smile, but still tried to hastily change the subject. "Have you seen Taylor?"
Sighing, he replied, "She's coming."
Staring at him in shock, Selena asked, "How does she know?"
"I told her."
"Oh. …Thank you."
Glancing up at her, he muttered, "Don't shut me out now, too."
"What?" she answered, catching the words that she wasn't supposed to hear.
Justin shrugged, staring at the ground. "You just seem to shut down when you get hurt. Shut everybody else out. And…"
"What?" Selena asked, wondering how he saw right through her act.
"Um, nothing." And I don't want to be one of those people.
Glancing at him, Selena plastered a smile on her face. "I won't. …I'm going to go to the bathroom now."
"Sel. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Justin. Nothing," she said, hoping her act would work.
It didn't. Justin, sighing, mumbled again, "You are pushing me away," but Selena was already walking away.
Hanging on by a thread, Selena ran into the bathroom, Justin's words reverberating in her head. Unknowingly, he had pointed out a flaw of hers, one of the things she was most insecure about; pushing people away. His words seemed to haunt her, swirling around in her head.
Justin's feet remained firmly planted to the ground. Emotion after emotion rolled over him. Anger. Hurt. Jealousy.
"Yo, Justin. You coming?" Ryan's voice roused him from his thoughts.
"Oh, yeah, dude, just give me a sec', kay?"
Walking to spit out his gum, he spotted blonde corkscrew curls coming his way.
"Taylor!" he yelled from across the hallway, his voice bouncing off the lockers.
"Yeah?" she screamed back, breathless. Coming to a short stop in front of him, she asked, "I got your text. What's wrong?"
"It's Se-Selena." He struggled to keep his voice from cracking.
She gave him a quick hug, and he clung onto her.
Murmuring, he said, "I think she saw Camille kiss Nick." He could feel Taylor take a quick intake of breath. "It was just a peck though. But…people started making fun of her again."
"Oh no," Taylor exhaled. "Not again."
"I think it got to her this time. Can you do me a favor and check on her?"
"Already ahead of you. Do me a favor?"
"Make her smile."
Justin hadn't thought of that, that he could actually have the power to make Selena smile. But his mind flashed back to all the summers they spent together, the lemonade stand, the ice-cream explosions…
Her laugh tinkled in his ear. There was nothing quite like her laugh, It was joyful and adorable. When she laughed, you couldn't help but laugh along with her.
All of a sudden, he heard a scream from the bathroom. Glancing around, he rushed into the girls bathroom, as no one was around.
He stopped at the sight that he saw. Taylor was staring at Selena, and Selena was holding a razor to her wrists, tears streaming down her face.
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