Rita's POV:

I sighed as I walk down the hall to deliver Lauren's homework, AGAIN, so I could lighten up the load in my backpack. "Hey nerd! Get over here!" Lauren yells at me. I began to walk in her direction as I pull out her homework I've completed for her. As I get closer to her, I notice that she has her eyes focused on someone walking by. "Hey nerd!" She grabs me by my hair and forces me to look in a certain direction where I notice Ludwig, resting his back against the wall, reading a text book completely engrossed in his studies to even notice us watching him."Who is that?! And do you have any classes with that hot blonde guy? Find out what kind of things he looks for in a girlfriend, because I doubt anyone as hot as him would want a piece of trash like you." She said to me as she kicks me in the back, knocking me down to the floor. I sat up and saw the "slut squad" (yes that is an actual name I called the cheerleaders at both my old FL school and NC high school that very name. It ticked them off, it was funny.) gather up behind Lauren and walk off in the direction towards Ludwig. Lauren stopped in front of Ludwig and started to talk to him, continuously flirting. 'If I could say what character from Hetalia fits her, I say it would be France, but at least he is a gentleman' I thought. She was pressing her breasts against his arms, holding onto and grabbing his muscular arms. Then she gave him a slip of paper, winked and giggled before she walked off. I watched the whole thing feeling pathetic and slightly heartbroken. Then I saw Ludwig look at me and he starts to walk in my direction. "Rita?" But instead of staying there, I turned around and ran off.

~~~~~~~Ludwig's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I was just busy studying for my literature test I had in a 30 minutes. Then this dark auburn hair girl came up to me and started talking to me about a big party that was being thrown after the next football game. She had fair skin and green eyes and she wore her cheerleader uniform. It made no sense to me as to why she would be wearing that to college considering that today wasn't a game day, it was just confusing to me. What happened next was something I didn't expect. She grabbed onto my right arm and held onto me, like as if I was her boyfriend. Then she starts to press her chest against my arm. I guess she was trying to flirt with me but the way she did it, it just didn't attract to me. Then she pulls a piece of paper that was in-between her breasts and slipped it in the chest pocket of my shirt, winked and left. I was just shaking my head in annoyance. I closed up my book and looked up to see Rita standing there in the middle of the hall with a hurt look across her face. "Rita?" I said as I was walking towards her but she took off running, I took off after her. I went outside to get a bird's eye view of the area and I saw her running into the woods with her friends Elizabeta and Kate, who was holding her stuff, running behind her but stopped at the edge of the woods. I hurried up and ran down the stairs and jogged up to them. Only to get the most unusual greeting ever. WHAM! "Ow!" I said as I rubbed my head only to see a fuming Elizabeta holding what looked like a...frying pan?! SMACK! "Ow!" I said again as I was now rubbing my right cheek after I received a slap to the face from an angry Kate. "What were those for?" I asked. "FOR BEING A BAKA!" Kate yells at me. I stood there confused. "Baka?" I asked. "It means idiot! Stupid!" Kate yelled again.i looked at my watch and realized that I had to run back in to take my test.

-------------time skip: BECAUSE I HATE ENGLISH TESTS! XD ----------------------------

I ran back out to the woods after my test and saw Kate and Elizabeta comforting a crying Rita. I stepped out from behind a post and stood there watching them until Kate looked up and saw me then she told the others and they walked off but Rita refused and ran back into the woods. When she did that, I heard both Elizabeta and Kate let out a huge sigh then walk off in the other direction to the café that was on campus. I walked down the hill and went into the woods, which were surprisingly think, in search of Rita. I kept walking until I came across a small running stream and started to follow it. As I followed the stream, I saw something bright that caught my eye, I went over to see what it was only to discover that is was a locket. I opened it to find a picture of Rita and I guess her family smiling. I put the necklace in my pocket then left the woods and went back up the hill to go to my anthropology class. "Oh Rita, I'm sure you'll be there. I want to give this to you." I whispered low enough to where only I could hear. I got to class only to discover that her seat was empty. She didn't show up at all for class and I was starting to worry about her.

-----small time skip---------------bored of class now--------ugh! Nap time XD -------------

After class ended, I went up to Kate and gave her the locket I found and a worried look came across her face. "Shit." She cursed as she grabbed her stuff in a hurry and ran off with Rita's locket in her hand. Then I suddenly got this feeling inside my chest...I had a really bad feeling and I felt like Rita was in trouble. "Gott verdammt." I cursed low enough for me to only hear it as I grabbed my stuff and took off running to catch up with Kate and Elizabeta. 'Please be safe Marita, please be safe' I thought as I ran.

~~~~~~~~~~Rita's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I just took off running into the woods. I kept running from all of this, I couldn't take it. I ran until I entered the forest preserve that was next to the college campus. Once I realized where I was I started to slow down my running pace and began to walk. I always loved being the preserve to be alone and clear my mind. It was like a safe heaven for me..."a safe heaven..." I said. I raised my hand up to touch my locket only to discover that it was missing. I looked around me but I couldn't find it. I was alone, hurt and I couldn't hold back my tears any longer. I sat down on a fallen tree and began to cry. "Mama, Papa, Rico..." I whimpered through my sobs. I never used to cry so easily until that day, the day that ruined my life.* I was never alone until after that day and I still feel alone now. I thought of my family again and continued to sob alone and afraid in the woods with my pain.