A/N: Hope this drabble makes it slightly clearer where we are in the story. Let me know what you think!
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Dear Amy,
I feel like I'm always writing to you, but I don't know who else to ask for advice. That boy I told you about before, the one who turned out to like my friend instead of me – he has a girlfriend now, and I think he must have told her I liked him at one point, because now she gives me an evil stare every time she sees me, and makes nasty comments about me when she knows I'm within earshot.
I thought he'd be content with that, but he seems to want to rub in the fact that he never liked me and that he's so much better than I am – one of my guy friends told me that this boy had scrawled some really bad things about me on the wall of the boys' bathrooms. He said he'd clean it off for me, and he said not to worry about anything that boy says, because everyone knows he's a jerk, but it still makes me feel really upset. What should I do?
Tormented
Dear Tormented,
What this horrible couple is doing to you is bullying, and shouldn't be tolerated. If anything like this happens again, I'd recommend telling someone like a teacher, or an adult you trust so that you can figure out what to do next. What is happening is not your fault, and you should never think it is.
In the meantime, it sounds like you have some great, supportive friends. The guy friend you mentioned sounds really sweet, and like someone you can really count on. As long as you have people like him looking out for you, you will be fine. By the way, have you ever considered that this boy who is a friend could lose some words in the middle and become a boyfriend? He sounds like he'd be really good for you. Just a thought. ;-)
Amy