"And as the limit goes through 2, x begins to..."
Ying began to bore her eyes on the chalkboard as her teacher an equation wrote on the board.
"What is even the point of this lesson? Its so easy yet useless" thought Ying
Beside her, a girl with red hair named Cassie and another girl with black hair (dyed purple on the end) named Skye were talking to each other.
"You should totally come to the fall party that I'm hosting. It's going to be so fabulous," said Skye.
"I'm definitely going. There isn't any reason to not go," replied Cassie.
Ying rolled her eyes in annoyance as she thought they sounded too girly. Her mind begins to think about the old Cassie that she once knew. Cassie and Ying used to be best friends when they were kids which remain unforgettable to Ying, but for Cassie, this is not the case. Entering their freshman year of high school, Cassie acted differently and pretended that she never knew who Ying was for 3 years. While Ying felt left out, Cassie met more friends, and eventually became best friends with Skye, who was the most popular girl in the school. Like the other kids in school, Cassie had a tendency of calling her rude names. Even the tone of her voice has changed. She used to talk in a soft gentle voice, but now, she talks like she was the better than everyone in the school, like Skye.
Ying sighed as a flashback overcome her mind.
"Heads up!"
A medium-sized snowball directly hit Ying's head as she flinched in surprise. Cassie smirked in triumph. "Bullseye!"
"Hey! Watch it!" cried Ying.
It was a snowy December, just about the time before Christmas. Ying and Cassie had decided to meet up and play together like any best friends would do. If you had to list something that Cassie loved, it was definitely December, Christmas, and snow. Though, Cassie was the one who kept waking her up and begging her to come outside to play. Ying loved snow, but not the cold and all she wanted was to stay home with many books to read. Cassie couldn't just let her read boring books all day and miss the terrific moment of snow.
Ying quickly grabbed a chunk of snow in her small hands and threw it at Cassie, but she quickly rolled away with her athletic ability.
"Phew, that was a close one," said Cassie. Cassie stuck her tongue out playfully as she threw another snowball at Ying. Ying tried to sidestep it, but the snowball curved and hit her once again on the head. "I'm on a roll! Another headshot for me!" Cassie started doing her victory dance but as she danced, she did not notice Ying picking up a snowball. Ying grinned as she threw the snowball at Cassie and splatted into her face.
"Hah, that's what you get for being so cocky," told Ying. She tossed the snowball up and into her hands as she prepares to throw again. Cassie wiped the snowball off her face and laughed in a friendly way.
"Nice shot, I'm impressed, but can you keep up with this?" asked Cassie.
In a quick motion, Cassie threw an unexpected snowball, a snowball that Ying did not prepare for. However, Ying put her hands out to block the snowball just in time as the snowball crushed into pieces. Cassie stared at her best friend with her mouth open wide.
"What the, how did you-"
Cassie was interrupted when a snowball headed straight to her face and knocked her down to the ground. Ying place both of her hands over her mouth worriedly.
"Oh my god, Cassie! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" ask Ying. Ying rushed over to Cassie to make sure she wasn't hurt. Cassie slowly sat up and wiped the snow off her face as she grinned in excitement. "I'm so sorry Cass, I didn't mean to hurt you!" Ying had a look of panic and concern as if she had nearly killed her best friend.
"When did you have such a quick reaction and a good throwing arm?" asked Cassie.
Ying helped Cassie up as Cassie began wiping the snow off her clothes.
"It just happened I guess. I'm more worried about you than myself," reply Ying.
"I'm fine, it's just a snowball. It's not like it's going to kill or something," said Cassie.
All of a sudden, more snow as raining than usual and distance became shrouded by the thick mist.
"Ugh, what's up with this weather?" utter Cassie.
"Brr... it's ... cold..." said Ying. Ying wrapped her arms around her body as she shivers by the freezing temperature.
"Come on, let's get out of here before we get buried by all this snow," suggested Cassie and Ying simply nodded. They ran back into Cassie's house as the snow rained harder.
As they entered the house, they felt the warm soothing feeling from the blazing fire going on in the fireplace. They took off their coats and hung it on a hanger in the corner of the room as they made themselves at home. Ying looked around the living room, remembering how much she cherished this place every time Cassie had suggested that she should come over and play. There were family pictures hung on the walls and they all seemed very happy. There was also a bear that hung over the fireplace, which says a lot about Cassie's dad being a hunter. Cassie's dad walked into the living room and noticed the two girls sitting on the couch.
"You two are already done playing?" asked Cassie's dad.
"Yep!" said the two of them in unison.
Cassie's dad looked out of the window and noticed the huge snowstorm.
"Wow, this weather is pretty interesting, isn't it girls?" asked Cassie's dad.
Cassie rolled her eyes as she got up from her seat and walked over to what seems like a Christmas present that was hidden under the table.
"Dad, the weather literally interrupted our playtime outside. I don't think "interesting" would be the right word to describe it," replied Cassie.
Cassie's dad let out a joking laughter and took a slow sip from his coffee. Cassie's dad looked very similar to her own daughter. They had the same red hair and the same emerald eyes. However, Cassie's face was beautiful and gorgeous like her mom, something that her dad is very proud of. Ying also thought that Cassie was pretty, but she was never jealous of it because she wasn't the type of person who cared about looks. Ying was more of a kind and caring type of person who wishes everyone to be happy, even if she wasn't happy herself.
"By the way, Ying, is it okay for you to stay here? Are your parents going to be okay with it?" asked Cassie's dad.
"I'm sure my mom is going to be fine with it but you can call her just in case," propose Ying.
"Right, we don't want your mom to be really worried about you,"
With that, Cassie's dad left the room. Cassie sat down in front of Ying with two small sized presents wrapped in Christmas wrappings.
"By the way, has your dad returned yet from his business trip," asked Cassie.
The question had tense up Ying for a second, until she covered it up with a fake reassuring smile. No one really asked about her dad except Cassie.
"No, not yet. I really do miss him," said Ying.
Ying always had to think of a new excuse whenever Cassie had asked her about her dad. She hasn't revealed the truth about her dad yet and she intended to keep it a secret. It was just too tough for her to talk, and telling Cassie would cause her to feel sad and worried about her.
"Oh, well I have a present for you and for me, which I have been hiding from my dad for a while," said Cassie.
Cassie gave Ying the present as Ying looked at it in suspicion.
"Isn't it too early to open Christmas presents?" ask Ying.
"Consider it an early present to open," reply Cassie with a friendly grin.
"Cass, I swear, if this is one of your tricks, I will so-"
"It's not I sweeeeeaaaar!" begged Cassie as they both laughed playfully.
"Alright, alright, I'll open it," said Ying. She slowly opened her present and upon opening it, she gasped at the shiny item that was inside. Ying took it out to reveal a precious gold necklace that had a heart in the middle of it.
"Oh my god Cass, you didn't have to go out and buy me an expensive necklace," exclaim Ying. Cassie couldn't help but smile at Ying's reaction.
"Well, it was a sign of our friendship. Every time either of us is sad or lonely, we can always hold onto this necklace real tight so we won't forget that we have each other's back," explained Cassie. Cassie began to open her present and inside was the same gold necklace. "And look, I got one too,"
"I still can't believe you actually did this. You're the best Cassie!" cheer Ying. She rushed and hugged Cassie tightly.
"From now on, we shall be best friends till the end of time," announce Cassie.
"Agreed," reply Ying.
Ying thought sadly as she wished the things between them remain normal again. That's impossible now since Cassie absolutely hates her.
Why did you have to change Cass?
"Hey dumbass, she's asking you a question," whispered Cassie.
"Huh?" Ying looked beside her to see Cassie with her slick smirk.
"I asked you a question Ying! Why didn't you answer?" yelled the teacher.
"I... I'm so sorry, what was your question again miss?" asked Ying. The teacher exhales in frustration as she repeated her question.
"What does x equal when the graph goes through point 3?" ask the teacher. Ying looked at the board and noticed a graph with a curvy line was drawn. She immediately knew the answer to the question, but before she could speak up, Cassie interrupted her.
"I don't think she knows the answer to that, Miss Alonge," announce Cassie.
Ying glare at Cassie as she winked back and Skye couldn't help but giggle mockingly.
"Well, that's a shame. I thought all of you understood this. Ying, please see me after class. You won't be leaving this classroom until you ]come talk to me," said Mrs. Alonge.
"Such a stupid bitch," whispered Cassie
"I know right," reply Skye.
Ying bit her bottom lip as tears tried to escape from her eyes but she tried holding it in. However, it was not enough as a single tear fell on her paper and stained it. Ying reached for her neck and grabbed the necklace that Cassie had given to her when they were kids.
Whatever happens to us? Whatever happened to this friendship we had?
Ying squeezed the necklace tightly, trying to remember the old caring Cassie that she once knew.
"Don't worry Ying. I'll always be here for you, and I won't forget you,"
Those were the words Cassie once told her, but all of it was a lie. Ying noticed that Cassie wasn't wearing her necklace and felt the feeling of betrayal. The bell rung loudly and Ying stood up to gather her books. As she finished, Cassie put a hand on her desk to gain her attention.
"Hope you have fun talking to Mrs. Alonge. Someone so troubled like you obviously deserve a harsh punishment. See ya little slut," said Cassie and with that, she left Ying without turning back.
"Ying, please come see me right now," called Miss Alonge.