Hazel POV:

Gus walked up to me and laced our fingers together. "Mr. Lester isn't the nicest teacher. Last week we read about eye cancer and made Isaac feel like being blind was his fault."

"That's awful!" I exclaimed. "People can be so cruel." I gritted my teeth. We started walking down the stairs.

—-line break——

We finally made it to the first floor

"I have to grab my Literature stuff. I'll grab yours. You just stay here." He said. He walked over to our lockers. I took the chance to look around. Then that group of girls walked over to me. I looked back at Gus. He was in a conversation with another guy.

"So. It's Hazel right?" The first girl, the leader, said. She had Long brown Beach curly hair. She had bright green eyes. She wore a teal crop top with shorts and white sandals. "My names Layla." ( no offense to any Layla's out there ) She stuck out her hand. I hesitantly shook it. "These are my friends. Amy, Kya, Ryn , and Maya." She pointed to each one.

"Hi." I waved. The waved back. Ryn smiled and waved. She was the only one wearing normal clothes. A white t-shirt with ripped jeans. Her blonde hair was braided down her shoulder. She wore no makeup. Maybe some
Mascara that made her blue yes pop. (That's a description Of me. 😂 I had to. ) Layla turned back to me.

"So what's that in your nose?" She asked kind of rudely.

"Um. A cannula. It helps me breath.." I trailed off. She looked at my face.

"How?" She asked. If you looked in her eyes you could tell she was laughing at me.

"This oxygen tank." I pulled Philip out from behind me. They nodded. She turned towards the group.

"Well girls looks like we have a girl who can't breath in this school. Stay away what she has could be contagious." She explained. She said that right when Gus walked in. My eyes widened.  "Heyyy Gus!" Amy purred.

"Yes Amy?" He said annoyed.

"What do you say? Me you this Friday?" She winked. He wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Sorry. I'm taken." Amy looked at me with disbelief.

"A girl who can't breath? And has to carry that thing around?" She pointed at Philip.

"I'll have you know Amy." He spat her name. "She has cancer. And you should respect her sickness."

"So what?" She said looking at me with even more disgust.

"so what? You have no idea who has had cancer in this school. I can name 4." He said.

"Who?"

"Isaac, Hazel, that girl who left because of you, and Me." He explained.

"You!!?" She said. He lifted up his pants leg. The girls gasped.  "Eh. Whatever. I still love you." Then they walked away. I took a deep breath. Sarah ran up to us.

"Oh no. You ran into them." She stated.

"Yup." I said. Gus squeezed my waist.

"Don't listen to them." He said. We walked towards the Literature room.

"More stairs!?" I exclaimed.

"Yup." Sarah said.

We walked up the stairs.