Ring, ring, ring—
“Hello?” Shannen said calmly.
“Hey Shannen, its Gabe. We need to talk,”
“Indeed we do,”
“Okay, there is no easy way to ask this, so I’m just gonna ask. I need you to tell me what happened with you and Jared. I need the truth, please,” I said nervously. I imagined this to be hard for her, considering it left a scar. She sighed,

“Jared was new to the school. I was being friendly and said hello to him, every now and then. He began to befriend me extremely quickly, though. I didnt think anything of it, but it soon got out of hand. He would always try and be around me. I decided that it had been enough and told him he was terrifying me a bit. He went ballistic. He started yelling at me. The louder and louder he got the more terrified I was of him. I decided to run. He grabbed my arm and I tried pulling way. He suddenly took out a knife and threatened me to be his friend or I’d die. He put the knife to my arm and I tried pulling free. Thats when he cut me.”

I was speechless.