“So that’s what happened?”

The rumors never stop. It’s high school. No one gives a crap what is true and what’s not. So all you can do is sit there and question what really happened. And sometimes, you start believing them.

“That’s what I remember.”

Landon wouldn’t give up. He cornered me and then, well here we are.

“Ahh, I see.”, kinda sarcastically.

“What?”

“Nothing… It’s just…”, he says this and then takes a second to think about it, “Well, why do you let them control you?”

Why do I let them control me? They are only people without a clue of what happened.

“I don’t know… I just do.”

“You know Cassie, no one can make you hate yourself, without you letting them.”

“Well, it’s not that easy.”

“Sure it’s not… but you can decide to not let them win.”

“Yeah, but that doesn’t change what I-”

“You didn’t do anything wrong. If anyone did, it’s them.”

He’s right. I just needed someone to tell me. To tell I’m normal. To tell me I’m okay. I needed that wake up call.