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Glaring up at him, my eyes laced with poisonous hatred, I stumbled back, wincing when my bruised arm hit the metal bar. "You're a monster of a human, you torment people and get a kick out of it. You know how sick and repulsive that makes you? You've broken me beyond return, all for being smarter than you, you little-" Before I could finish my fury based rant, a rough, calloused hand rang against my purple ridden face. In that moment, I finally comprehended how much I had cracked. That one slap, following many, many others, finally made me snap. *** No matter how hard life gets, you're still luckier than Victoria Evans. Between her negligent family and her relentless abusers at school, Vic definitely got the worst of both worlds. Bullied and battered for her unique intelligence for 11 years has taken its toll on Vicky, and she's finally gaining the courage to stop this for once and for all. Friendship was a distant dream, and paranoia of any sincere actions riddled her every move. When a real friend comes along, it's nearly impossible for Vicky to possibly fathom the thought of letting people in, but maybe more people understand than she thought... Join Vic in her mission to face her hardships head on, and find out the big question: Will she ever crawl out of the miserable, sad reality of the black hole that is her life?
Author's Note. Do. Not. Skip. It.
