Alyssa sat outside at lunch that day to avoid her peers that emotionally tortured her. It was windy out, and Alyssa's hair kept getting in the way of her food, but it was a small price to pay for the silence. Or so she thought.
The school doors burst open and Joline and her friends came running outside. As they passed Alyssa, Joline pushed Alyssa roughly.
"Oops, my bad." Joline said sarcastically as her friends giggled away. Alyssa ignored her and just looked away.
"Aww what's wrong? Did I hurt your feelings?" Joline pretended to cry and her friends roared with laughter.
"Joline, just leave me alone." Alyssa timidly said. Joline rolled her eyes and sat down next to Alyssa.
"You know, I don't even understand why you come to school. I mean, you're failing every subject, you have no friends and to top it all off, nobody likes you. Face it, the world wouldn't miss you if you were gone." Joline smirked and stood up.
"Bye now. Have a lovely lunch." And with her giggles, she walked away arm in arm with her friends, leaving Alyssa nearly in tears, but deep in thought. She's right. Oh my gosh, she's right. Who would care? Alyssa stopped eating her salad and threw it in the garbage.
Who would care? That thought crossed her mind over and over again for the rest of her day at school.