"Hi, Mia!".

"Hey Jason, come in." I closed the house door after letting him in.

"So the other two couldn't make it due to a project they have to prepare for." I explained." shall we start our movie night now?"

"Yeah, let's begin." Jason answered calmly, it felt as he is nervous and his eyes reflect so much guilt in them. I don't know why but I am sure of what I am seeing. Jason has been one of my best friends since we were three so it is so easy for me to read him. But I know that at the end he will come and tell me what's on his mind. He always does.

We kept eating snacks, playing games, doing some challenges and watching movies. We also kept talking for a while about anything and everything or even better. It was like every night with Jason my best friend that I trust with my whole heart.

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That was the last good memory with Jason before everything turned upside down the next day, making me wish to die as he kept stabbing me daily and twisting the knife within my heart for whole two months until I got fed up and left.

But all of that was in the past.

After we brought our food, we were standing at the front doors of the cafeteria searching for a free table with our eyes.

While we were standing Jason and his minions came and they hit our shoulders while passing by us and let me tell you the guy that I hit looks awful. He has a red nose that he had to put so many plasters on it, so basically he has no nose now in the display.

I am hella proud of myself.

"So who is that Jason guy?" Jane asked as we were still scanning the place for a vacant table. "Who was he to you?"

"He is the one who I told you about. The main reason who made me leave."

"I felt that he was some asshole the moment I laid my eyes on him, guess I was right after all." Damon said disgusted by the subject.

"There!" I said pointing to the free table. "There was a couple who just left the table lest's go."

We went to the table, taking our seats then we started to dig in our food.

I noticed that we were sitting beside a table that held all the cheerleaders, jocks and football players. So, basically all the populars in this damn school. Great, just great!

And on that table, Jason and his minions were sitting as well. Jason kept glancing towards me giving me confused and weird looks. But I just rolled my eyes, shifting my attention to anything else but that asshole.

I felt another pair of eyes staring at me and my gut didn't fail me. On the same table, a cheerleader was staring, pouring her full concentration on me.

This damn school is so weird, can't a girl eat in peace?

However, this girl seemed so familiar but I can't put a name on it.

Maybe Jasmine?

No, no, I don't think so, she wouldn't look at me, to avoid getting in trouble with the bullies for interacting with me.

"What are you looking at?" Jane asked, resulting in averting my attention to her.

"Nothing important, just spaced out." I took a bite from my burger.

"Mia?". A voice grabbed our attention making us look towards it.

"Mia Jackobs right?" The girl said, holding so much hope in her eyes.

"Yeah?".

"I am Jasmine. Jasmine Adams.." she answered. " don't you remember me?" A frown took place on her angelic face.

Jass? I was right! As in my old best girl-friend Jass? I seriously can't believe it!

But why is she approaching me, isn't she afraid of them?

"Ohh, Jasmine! I.. uhm, I don't know what to say." I cleared my throat. "Long time no see I guess?".

I heard Damon's and Jane's silent snickers beside me.

Fuck! I am really not that good at making friends like before.

But I still like it that way.

"Yeah a very long time, you left in our first year in high school and without saying goodbye or anything." She said her frown deepened as she crossed her arms under her chest.

"You know why I left Jass and I didn't want to get you involved in my shit anymore," I explained my voice held no emotions as after I changed I promised to never show my true feelings. And it was working really well by now.

"I am glad that you still call me by my nickname," Jasmine said with a wide grin. " and you know all of that didn't matter to me you were the closest one to me more than Jason and Sandra.". She then added, "But that's all in the past now. I am glad that you came back bestie and I like your new character even if it is so, so, so different than the old one but I am just glad that you came back!" God, she is still so innocent and kind. I deeply issed her, though.

"I will bring my things and come sit with you guys.". She ran to the popular's table, gathering her things without giving any of us a chance to answer.

"Wow!" Jane gaped.

"I like that girl." Damon said.

"Don't even think about it, Damon." Jane warned him.

"Why the hell not? Shouldn't we have fun as well or what?".

"Because I said so and that's final." Jane said strictly giving him one of her strict, yet dangerous looks.

I always thought that those two idiots, my best friends have feelings towards each other but they are so scared to admit it.

Even though their actions show how much they both are head over heels for each other, they still can't take the hint nor notice.

"Ohh sorry for not introducing myself.." Jasmine said to my friends while taking a seat beside me."I am Jasmine, nice to meet you guys.". She waved her hands at them.

"I am Jane and that's Damon". Jane answered smiling a tight-lipped one.

"Hey there!" Damon nodded, giving her one of his charismatic smiles making her blush.

"So how have you been bestie? Tell me everything because I really missed you, I was very lonely without you". She said still smiling warmly at me. Damon and Jane gave us our privacy and started their own conversation.

However, no matter how much I tried to hate Jass or make her hate me to stay away and not suffer because of me, she never did that. She is just so kind, brave and full of life.

And it looks like that she still is and I am determined to protect her if any asshole of them tried to bully her because of me.

"I am good." Then I remembered Queen bitch. "But what about Sandra, aren't you guys friends anymore?".

"Well, you know that Sandra wasn't that friendly to me and after what happened to you she has been acting like a bitch and I just don't like her attitude. yeah, we have been hanging out together but that's only because she is the cheerleader captain, and Jason.. you know I can't really forgive him for what he did to you." She sighed. "you know I really was lonely without you. I literally had no one to gossip with or stay late at night talking about my feelings with. I..it just was so hard without you, yes I have been hanging out with the populars but that's all fake cause I didn't want to be a loner. I mean why didn't you tell me that you are leaving I would have come with you no matter what, or even call me once. But you still didn't". By now tears started to form in her eyes.

I guess that there was only one person that I could really trust from this damn school.

And I am glad that I still had a best friend like her.

Also, I don't know what to do in situations like this, but luckily Jane came to the rescue whispering in my ear with a nudge in my stomach." Hug her, bitch."

I gave her a weird look, like are you fucking kidding me now I don't do emotional stuff anymore!

But she gave me one of those dangerous looks, so, I did as she said.

I hugged her patting on her back. "Uhm, I am not good in this stuff anymore, however, I am truly sorry for leaving you but I am back now and I am a completely new person that I can protect us both"

She broke the hug and wiped her tears looking at me with her kind smile. " I forgave you already. I am just glad that you are back now and promise you won't push me away?"

"Don't worry I won't, I missed my crazy gal!" I pumped our arms gently.

"So a cheerleader?" I raised a brow.

"Yeah, I know. I used to despise them but I guess when I tried it I liked it." She shrugged. "Also, I wanted to have a distraction and occupy my mind from the loneliness.".

"Good for you I guess," I said while eating my fries.

"Well hello there!". The sneaky voice that I hate. Sandra.

"Sandra, you came to say hi?". Jass said.

"Yeah. Long time no seeing Mia and I like your new style by the way" she spoke with fakeness clear in her voice.

I won't forgive her either. Nor Jason, of course.

"Okay." That's all I said to her then returned to my lunch.

I don't like to be fake as her. I show and speak how I truly feel. Moreover, I don't get easily scared like before, I can protect myself from filthy people like her now.

"Uhm, okay then. see you around." And finally, she left. I guess she sensed that she was unwelcomed here because literally if she was to stay any longer, I would have crushed her skull by now.

"I am guessing that's the queen bee here?" Jane asked Jass.

"Yeah. She has been always a jealous bitch of Mia." Jasmine huffed.

"Ohh, looks like we will finally have fun in this school," Damon said smiling playfully, as Jane and I chuckled knowing exactly what he meant by that.

We will be causing so much trouble.

I glanced at the popular's table that Sandra came from as well. And noticed that Jason and Sandra are looking at me with hatred gazes.

"Are they dating or what?". I asked Jasmine. Well if they did, they really suit each other. They both are cold-hearted monsters that threw a long time friendship in the bin with no hesitation.

"No, you know that Sandra always liked him and she is following him like a lost puppy trying to grab his attention but he never gave a shit about her." Jasmine explained."D..do you still have feelings towards Jason?"

"What the heck! No way in hell! After everything he made me go through don't give a damn about his pathetic ass anymore." I almost yelled, anger evident in my voice. That really lowered my mood more.

How could she?

How could she think that after all of that I would still have any single trace of feeling for him?

I was silly enough to trust him as my best friend and he broke that trust and my heart along with it, as well. After what he did to me mentally and physically I would never forgive him. He didn't even put in consideration that we were family friends so why the hell would I put forgiving him or even have any feelings towards him in consideration? If I meant nothing to him that he easily tortured and humiliated me, so why can't I do the same to him?

"Okay, I am sorry. It was stupid of me to assume something like that"

"Let's go have a smoke, to calm your shit," Damon suggested.

I nodded and we three started making our way out of here then I remembered Jass, and she wasn't into that shit.

She is smart, kind and brave and I don't tend to ruin that.

"Do you want to come with us? But we will be late for class." I asked Jasmine standing up.

"No I will head to class now the first bell already rung, you know I don't like being late for class." She spoke softly. " But give me your phone number to contact you, meet up and stuff.."

"Yeah sure."

We exchanged numbers and then headed out for a smoke with the guys noticing the hatred glances from Jason and his friends along with Sandra's.

But as always we didn't give a fuck.

But if they tried anything again, they will see who they are dealing with.

Cause we don't tend to keep it low anymore after what they did today.

They brought it upon themselves.