Chapter 2

Before the getting up bell June woke up and got out of bed. She got dressed and quietly left the dorm, leaving everybody else still asleep.

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The wake up bell went off and Freddie groggily got out of bed. As she sat up she yawned and saw that June's bed to the left of her was empty.

Freddie blinked hoping that she was imagining the sight infront of her. When she realised that June's bed was indeed empty she jumped out of bed and got dressed faster than anyone else in the dorm.

Felicity, who was sitting up in bed watching Freddie looking confused asked tiredly, "Freddie, where are you going?"

"To find June." Freddie replied shortly putting her socks and shoes on.

"June? But June's in-"

Freddie cut Felicity off, "-bed. Nope she's not, she got up early."

Hurriedly, Freddie left the dorm, leaving Felicity sat up in bed with a puzzled look on her face before slowly getting up herself.

"Come on June. Where are you?" Freddie muttered to herself whilst swiftly walking past the courtyard. There was someone there sat on a bench, head in their hands.

Freddie came to a sudden stop, backtracking to the window so she could see outside. JUNE!! Freddie thought as she ran over to her.

"June?" Freddie said cautiously as she approached June's shaking form.

"What's wrong?" She asked, sliding down onto the bench beside her friend.

"W..w..what are you d..d..doing here?" June sniffed.

"Saw you weren't in bed and I came to find you. Now please, what's wrong? And don't say you're fine because you're clearly not."

June raised her tear stained face and stared into Freddie's deeply concerned eyes.

"I just...can't do it anymore." June hesitated.

"What?" inquired Freddie gently, not liking where this conversation was going.

"Everything! , I just can't.." June sobbed putting her head back in her hands and finally giving in to the urge to cry.

Freddie pulled June into her arms, hugging her, muttering small words of comfort until she calmed down. When June had no tears left Freddie felt it was time to ask what was going on.

"June what's been happening? You can trust me."

Freddie waited paitiently knowing she mustn't pressure June or everything would get worse and she would be no closer to figuring out the problem.

"You'll pity me." June replied shaking her head. "Thank you for..." June waved her hand in Freddie's direction, "whatever that was though."

"You're welcome and no, I won't pity you, I care about you. Please June I just want to help you."

June shook her head again.

"Can I at least take you to the bathroom to wash your face?"

This time June nodded and stood up. Freddie stood up with her. Together they walked off to the bathroom, Freddie thinking of a way to get June to talk the whole way.

When Freddie and June finally entered the hall for breakfast they were late. Freddie had not been able to get June to talk but at least her face wasn't tear streaked anymore. She just had a few splotches of red left around her eyes, which were already beginning to fade.

"Where have you two been? Freddie, you left the dorm half an hour ago. How could you possibly be late?" Felicity said reproachfully rushing over to them before turning on June. "June, we were worried. How could you just get up and leave?"

June hung her head regretfully, " I'm sorry, I just fancied a walk."

Freddie answered Felicity's other questions, " We're sorry Felicity, truly we are. We were just having a such a marvellous walk that we lost track of time. "

As Felicity nodded (still looking disapproving) and walked away June gave Freddie a grateful smile. Freddie knowing that June was glad that she didn't tell Felicity that she had been crying. Freddie knew that June saw it as a weakness and would not like the others to know.

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