"So… Are you ok? I noticed you weren't in school on Friday and I was a little bit worried."
Really? I didn't notice. I was wondering why I wasn't in learning anything that day.
"Yeah. I'm just fine."
Jade and Tori finally got to the end of their argument after about 15 minutes. 15 minutes too long, if you ask me. It felt more like 15 hours or something of the sorts. The only reason they stopped fighting was because Jade left. Oh, Jade… They drove me crazy. I don't know what's been getting into me lately, but I've been acting so mean and sarcastic. I don't like it. I know I already said that, but I absolutely hat this feeling.
"Are you sure? Because, you know, if you need anything I'll always be there for you. If something happens with Jade, I'll help you."
I thought over this for a bit.
"Really?" I asked Tori, kind of sarcastically. "Because, lately it seems like Jade has been the most amazing friend I've ever had." I feel bad. That came out kind of snobbish.
I could tell that Tori was shocked at the way I was talking to her. I don't know why, but everyone sees me as this innocent, gullible little girl that didn't understand grown up situations. That wasn't the case at all.
"Cat… I… If you just told me what was going on, and don't say nothing!"
"You wanna know what's going on?" I yelled at Tori. It didn't feel right yelling at her.
Tori nodded kind of scared like. I didn't exactly know how to explain it, so I decided to just show her. As I tugged my shirt off my torso, I saw a look of shock flicker across Tori's face.
"C-Cat? What are you doing?" she asked as she examined my bandages.
I removed the bandages, all of them. Underneath of them were my cuts. The one's on my arms still looked fresh but the one across my stomach looked like it was healing pretty well. Bruises surrounded the cuts from when gripped me so tight, when I was practically dragged across the floor, when I was thrown down the stairs, and, of course, the one from Amy Harris.
"These," I said pointing to the three cuts angrily "Are from my dad. Yeah, he hurt me!"
I think I was at some sort of boiling point.
"You see all these bruises? He threw me down a flight of stairs!"
Tori looked very sympathetic for me. I didn't know what to think, I was still fuming. I was huffing, I was so angry. The thing is, I don't even know why I was angry. But my shoulders were all hunched up and everything. Then Jade walked in with a pair of scissors in her hand. Lord knows what she's been doing with them. Probably cutting up another trash can. She looked at us the way Tori did that day she saw us in the bathroom stall. It was kind of funny actually, I tried to stifle a giggle, but I couldn't. Jade laughed too.
"Cat, what's going on?"
I was too embarrassed to talk so Tori started explaining to Jade what was happening. After the redness in my face went away, I asked Jade where she went.
"Oh, I just needed to clear my head. I've been walking around the lobby and outside for a bit."
"Where'd you get those scissors from?" Tori asked her with a hint of fright in her voice.
"Oh. I stole them from some sleeping hobo. I'm sure he won't miss them."
I laughed again. I couldn't help it, I was a giggler. A major giggler. Jade and Tori just kind of glared at me. Jade walked over, picked up my shirt, and gave it to me.
"Are you ok?" she whispered into my ear.
I shook my head at her and pulled my shirt over my body. My anger towards Tori was still running through me full speed ahead. I feel like a dam that had just burst from all the pressure from the water that it was holding. I'm surprised my eyes weren't being like dams. Usually I would have rivers running down each cheek by now. I guess all the anger suppressed the tears.
"Tori, I think it's time you left." Jade said, motioning for the door.
Tori looked hurt, as if she didn't see this coming. Things must've been so out of the ordinary for her today, especially in the last half hour. She slowly got off the couch and walked towards the door. She stole one more glance at the each of us and left the apartment. Jade lightly slammed the door behind Tori. She was definitely happy that she was out of her home. Like I said, they was never a friendly air between them.
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