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Kris

After class, I tried to stand around until a large group was leaving at once.

"Kris! Wait up, we're coming!" Noelle and Susie rushed up behind me as I started towards the entrance. I put my head down and we walked out amidst the crowd of rowdy school children.

Sure enough, the police were outside waiting for me. Susie carefully walked in front of me to block their vision. Noelle tensed up beside me as if she was preparing to attack anyone who got too close. Luckily, she didn't.

We managed to walk directly past them. I breathed out in relief.

"Hey wait, there they are! That's the kid!" One of the officers had spotted me from behind. My heat stopped, and I took off running.

"Kris! Wait!" Susie yelled from behind me. I kept going. I felt someone grab my arm and looked beside me. It was Noelle. Her eyes were wet.

"This way," she said. She slipped her hand down to mine and yanked me to the side. She led me blindly down an alley. After turning a few times, she finally stopped and let my hand go. I had never seen this place before.

Noelle looked at me for a second and immediately looked away. She began to break down, her prickly exterior crashing down and tears streaked her face.

"Hey, you're fine, it's okay-"

"No, it's not okay! This is my fault! They're after you because of me! This was all me!"

"What? No, you had nothing to do with this. It's not your fault."

"Yes, it is! You won't listen to me! I called them! I told them about you!" I was taken aback. Shock ran me over like a truck, and I suddenly felt angry. "I couldn't deal with the idea of you leaving. I'm a selfish idiot. I screwed your entire life. It's all my fault. They'll find you, and then you'll never be able to go back. We'll both be miserable. I should've just taken my punishment. Now I've condemned you, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. I'm so sorry, I've fucked your whole life." My anger slipped away just as quickly as it came. I laid a hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay. I'll find a way to get back. I wouldn't want the only person who knows my deepest secret to be far away from me either."

"It's not that! I don't care about that. I care about you, Kris. I love you, even though I know you're with someone. That's the entire reason you're fighting them right now. You love her, and I know it. I hate it. I hate how life does this to me. Every time I think something good has finally happened to me, it gets ripped out from under me. I never wanted to love you. I still don't. But I do, and it's killing me. I know that what I did is inexcusable. I'm a selfish bitch. Your life would be better if I wasn't here, Susie's life would be better, everyone would benefit from me not being here. I wouldn't fuck this up, I wouldn't be a manipulative and abusive girlfriend to Susie, and you might even be home by now. I've ruined everything for you. I'm sorry."

I wrapped my arms around her, and a tear ran down my cheek.

"It's okay. I understand. But you need to understand that what you say isn't true. Nobody would benefit from that. You're important, and you matter to so many more people than you realize. Please don't think that way."

"There!" I heard people talking from around the corner and anxiety washed over me. Noelle jumped up and stood in front of me. The police rounded the corner and Noelle raised her fists.

"Back. The hell. Away."

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This is really fun but I cried writing this