Hi, today's challenge is to write in first person, I personally don't like this style, oh well, here goes nothing!

Tough yet vulnerable.

I had just finished babysitting Enslie (which I so greatly enjoyed), and I was making my way outside. All I wanted to do was play volleyball with everyone.

Jessie started talking to me, as she always did, and as we were walking the door of the main entrance opened. And out came Sarah, she went wallking quickly, like she casually does.

But I knew something so I called to over to her, "Hey Kyoka, Wanna play volleyball?"

...

Nothing Kyoka nothing! That was so weird Sure, Sarah ignored Justus, James, Jasper, and occasionallyJessie. But she never, and I mean ever, ignored me.

I frowned something was up, was she pissed? not feeling well? upset maybe?

She wasn't sure what Jessie thought either. But I Knew something was wrong.

So I, followed by Jessie, went into the Caffeteria. As soon as I opened the door I saw it clear as they day in my eyes. Her eyes, or at least around her eyes, were red.

She was about to cry.

Jillie and Jerome, who had been there getting a drink, had gotten closer.

I stood there stuck for a moment was Sarah crying about Joseph, who was moving away soon? Should I go and comfort her, or act like everything was okay?

Well, it was clear both Jessie and Jillie didn't get the idea.

"Are you okay?" Jille asked.

"What's wrong?"

Sarah was trying to make her way out of the building. Jessie and Jillie, not taking a hint, followed her.

I didn't know what bubbled up inside of me, but something did, and I was angry. Here I was watching my best friend about to start crying, and worse she was going to do it in front of people she didn't like.

And they weren't even her friends, Sarah didn't like their family, and I reported that after the fight I've heard about.

"Leave her alone!" I demanded, sharply but rude.

I was surprised at how strong that came off, I never talked like that to anyone. Immediately, Jessie and Jillie left her alone, surprise as well at my tone. I had been by the door the whole I saw Sarah walk behind the bus and into her car.

I wasn't sure to follow her, because most likely Jessie would too. Luckily Mrs. Kamelis was there to talk to Jillie.

"What's wrong with Sarah?" Jessie asked me, curious.

"I don't know," I replied, as Mrs. Kamelis came to talk to Jessie

'Should I go?' Sarah was three years older than me and she wast the tough type. Would she be if I saw her crying? Was it something important, or personal that didn't involve me?

Either way, my best friend was crying, there was no way in heck that I was going to leave her alone like that. Slowly, I crept to the car, I didn't see anyone in there. For some reason I was kinda scared, never seeing someone so close to breaking down, taking a deep breath I opened the car door.

There was Satah, hunched up on the other side crying, thank God she sat on the other side if not things would have been awkward if I'd had to go the other way.

I carefully entered, Sarah looked up for a moment putting her head back down she kept crying. It hurt me to see her like this, always tough and reliable to be weak and dependent.

"Are you okay? What's wrong?" I asked softly, rubbing her arm.

"Yeah, I'm okay," she breathed. "My stomach just hurts." Her voice cracked and shook when she said that.

I looked at her with pity. "Are you that's just it?"

"Yeah-"

Menstrual pains could be the worst sometimes, but I was sure it was also to do with her a brother. I sat there as she continued to cry rubbing her arm. Sarah wasn't really a hugger, I wondered what would happen if I did. Right before I could move she sat up, wiped her face and stopped.

I waited silently for her to say something, to my surpise she hugged me.

"Thank you." She whispered.

"For what?" I was surprised at her words.

"For just being with me, and looking out for me. No ones ever done that." She admitted, I smiled hugging her back.

"That's what friends do."

This was based off of what happened with one of my friends, I haven't seen her in so long and now she's coming back from college today! Ahhhh, I can't wait to see her. God bless 💞