Valerie never had problems ... never.
She was all ways happy in control... but never alone.
She always had someone at her side her family , her pups, Friends in town and Ryder.
Her family had taken a very long Vacation around the world her mother was a scientist and her father was a hands on explorer. Her brother was with them at times after college he was studying to be a doctor.
Her sister Iris was only 12 years old and usually did nothing. She and Valerie were never friends. Iris had a jealousy problem, ever since Valerie was suggest to a government program and now worked along with the Paw Patrol.
But right now Valerie would except any company that wasn't in this town.
"why." she inquired as she looked up to the ceiling."what'd she do to deserve this?"
She was hungry and didn't want to go down stairs that would require going down stairs.
But she went down anyway. Knowing she hadn't done her job of going to Mr. Porters.
Ryder probably didn't have a proper breakfast she thought which was immediately replaced with Well maybe he should learn how to freaking cook!"
She went down stairs and walked passed the living room and ignored the pups and Ryder as she walked passed and into the kitchen.
She went to the kitchen and grabbed an apple.
When she walked out of the kitchen Ryder looked up .
"You didn't buy the groceries."
"Well maybe you should get off the couch and buy it yourself." she said as she walked upstairs and slammed her door shut.
I need to get out of here... I feel like my world is turned up side down.
She got her gray jacket on and made her way down stairs to her ATV.
She walked past the pups and ran toward the woods her book in her hand.
None of them could see her as she walked out the door having no idea where she was going.
"How long do we have to do this?" Marshall said rolling over and covering his eyes.
"Yeah I hate this!" Skye yelled.
"I know me too. But if we truly love Valerie we need to do this." he said sighing.
"But maybe if we tell her this wouldn't be a problem."Chase said walking over to Ryder.
"Yeah maybe shes' good at acting that way we won't have to lie to her." Rubble said laying on the floor.
"But we can't risk loosing her the entire town agreed." Ryder said rubbing his for head.
"This is going to hurt her more than you think Ryder. Shes an amazing person and hurting her like this is going to change everything."Marshall said stating something everyone needed to know.
"This is two hard for me." Zuma said covering his eyes.
"Listen maybe we should let things play out." Ryder said hunching over on the couch.
"Ryder you try to hide it but shes important to you you love her more than we do and none of us want to see HER like this." Rocky said.
"I can't change anything guys." Ryder said.
"Yes you can!" Skye said pleading.
"No I can't!" Ryder said before going upstairs and closing his bedroom door.
Meanwhile Valerie visited the cliff she leaned against the tree nearby writing in her journal.
"What did I do?" she screamed at the top of her lungs as she stood at least 5 feet away from the cliff. She looked down at the water and turned away.
Her caramel hair twirled in the air her bangs getting caught in the tears falling from her grey blue eyes.
"Why do I feel like thjis is my fault?!"
"I did N-O-T-H-I-N-G EXCEPT get bullied now a entire town hates me!"
"My partner, my pups, my town... my family isn't here to talk to so what do I do?!"She screamed again looking at the sky.
"I don't know why i'm here in the middle of a forest!Yelling up to the sky looking for an answer to my terrible surroundings."
"Maybe its me." she said silently as a alternate answer popped into her mind. "Its me." she said low and breathlessly.
She ran her hand through her hair and felt like her surroundings were spinning.
I'm a terrible person. I wasn't good enough to hold on to friends and my family is far from me. It's my fault this is happening... and now because of being retarted at being me I 'm paying the price.
I'm not a good enough person. I thought I was but I'm not... I did something to make this town hate me. And i'm to stupid to know what I did. The people around me must be right because I can't be the only one thats' right.
Valerie closed her journal and leaned against the tree looked up at the sky and cried. She wished she could run away.
She stayed their crying letting it all out and then sniiffled and pulled herself back together.
She wanted to go... but first she needed to know she was truely not needed.
She ran as fast as she could to the Lookout. By the time she got their her red eyes were back to normal from the crying.
"Pups what ... what are you doing ?" she said innocently walking next to the pups.
The sky was darkening.
"None of your buisness!" they all said at the same time and they all went away to their pup houses.
No someone has to want to tell me something!
"Rocky?"
He paused and he could feel tears pour over when he didn't turn around and had to say something rude.
"Leave me alone! Can't you see no one wants to talk to you!" he said before running into his pup house.
Valerie stood their shocked. She decided to ask Ryder.
"Hey Ryder." she said walking into his bedroom entrance.
No answer.
"Umm ... so I..."
"Don't you know what privacy is?! Go away!"
She left and Ryder immediately dropped his act.
"Hang in there Val I know you can survive this." he said silently.
Valerie left hurt and angry but she just needed something anything to make her feel needed.
She ran into town. Asking one question that she could barely say due tothe automatic response of hatred.
She had given up. She had no one.
Valerie walked for 10 more minutes until she saw Joysie she tried to casually walk the othe rway but Joysie had grabbed her arm.
Valerie didn't need this right now.
"Oh hey didn't I tell you you sucked at being a human. A normal person. And now this entire town hates you because your useless." she said throwing Valerie to the ground into a puddle fromthe rain around them.
Joysie stood their above her and looked down and spat. It landed about 2 centimeters away from Valeries' boots.
"Your right." she said in a low voice.
"Oh don't try to say other wise... wait you said i'm right?"
"This town hates me and I deserve it." she said getting up and running away tears in her eyes muscles aching from her amount of running. But she didn't care. She was tired, so tired.
She ran to Mr. Porters ordered the food without a word and went home.
Okay guys Valerie was great at forgiveness and understanding but something changed in her that day.
Valerie Luz Hunter wasn't the same person when she came back to that lookout.
She was now heartless, in pain, hurt, careless, isolated.
She was done trying.
She walked home with no thoughts floating in her head no enthusiasm...
No Hope.
She saw the sky was now pouring and simply stood on the bridge taking it all in.
"Why?" she whispered.
DAYS LATER
Everyone in town realized Valerie had changed and couldn't do anything.
She walked around wearing the clothes she never wore because they were dark.
But now she walked around with a black sweater and pants. Blue shirt.
She had gone into town and had received once again abuse in words served in a silver platter.
When she got home. She didn't fall apart. She was numb living excepting this was her life now.
She walked into the bathroom and looked into the mirror..
Looked at a pair of scissors and brought it up to her hair and snipped.
When she cut her hair she gasped .
All her emotions and thoughts seemed to taunt her all at once.
They all thought she was dumb . They all see a pretty face and no brain .
She snipped away she didn't cry she was numb but no matter how numb she wanted to be she still felt the pain she was given by the people around her.
Her hair that was once at her mid back was now neatly below her shoulders.
She walked downstairs and grabbed a pear. She walked past the pups and Ryder to get back to the stairs and their eyes seemed to follow as she walked away.
After they heard her door close Skye spoke.
"She cut her hair." she said in disbelief. Valerie loved her hair.
"We can't do this!" Rocky said.
"Guys..." Ryder began.
"No were serious Ryder this is hurting her." Marshall exclaimed.
"But maybe this is for the best." Rubble said to every ones surprise.
"Are you crazy!" Chase said.
"Yeah how could you possibly think that." Zuma said.
"Well maybe i'm right... We don't want to loose her ... and this is probably the only way the town and US can keep her safe."Rubble said.
"All we have to do is hold out for a few more weeks and everything will be back to normal." Ryder said.
"No Ryder. I'm sorry but this has gone to far." Marshall said before running upstairs to tell Valerie the truth.
"Valerie!" he exclaimed as he burst through her bedroom door.
She was gone.
VALERIE POV
I was done. I was tired and I was alone.
I ran towards the cliff so fast I could have won a race.
When I got their I looked over the edge.
NO POV
Marshall went downstairs to tell the pups she was gone.
"PUPS!"
"What is it Marshall?" Ryder said.
"Shes gone!" Marshall said looking at them with sad eyes.
"Oh no." Skye said.
"We have to find her and tell her the twuth." Zuma stated earning him agreeing nods.
Suddenly the pups and Ryder all ran out of the Lookout.
All the pups went into town and Ryder went into the woods.
He was walking for a while looking around and calling Valeries name.
When he saw Valerie charge and fall into the sea about 10 feet below he ran as fast as he could to try and catch her.
But he couldn't grab her.
He took off his vest and dived into the ocean.
"SPLASH"
VALERIE POV
I splashed into the water and made no effort to resurface.
I was so tired and cold and weak. They were right I was weak and useless. Joysie was right, and everyone in town was right.
I looked around me the dark blue water , the boulders , ryder.
Wait...RYDER!
I looked at him and saw something I hadn't seen in months. Someone who looked like they cared.
How dare he after all this time decide to look after me... well to late.
He reached out to swim me to the surface, I swatted him away.
What was going on why would he just change his emotions toward me?
Why did any of this happen?
Because I am not a good person and thats what I believe.
I swam away as fast as humanly possible and took in as much water as I could.
I refuse to be this towns outcast.
I could feel my lungs burn and my eyes were letting go the tears not from the pain but from the rejection.
Everything faded black.