I found out Kira Conroy had been arrested for shoplifting at the mall, and made sure everyone knew about it. Saying the meanest things I could think of whenever I had the chance - repeating rumors, embellishing them. That's when I started keeping really quiet in class, and finding ways to show the other kids I wasn't afraid of them - like staring them straight in the eye when they looked at me, taking a step toward them when they talked to me, or walking right up to them and getting their personal space if I heard them say my name. “So now, not only did my best friend leave, but the cheerleaders and their mindless followers assumed I was personally responsible for the petition (which, yeah, I was) and started being openly rude to me - shutting doors in my face, leaving nasty notes on my desk and in my locker, making fun of me when I could obviously hear them. But making them barf- that was just disturbing.” 'Pick up your toothbrush, and stick it down your throat.' 'Can we talk about this in the morning?' I asked. 'I'll hit you, Lexi.' Her face was stony. What's happening to me? What was she talking about? It leached out in inky puddles with thin tendrils of black snaking out in delicate feathery patterns. The darkness had begun to spread from my mouth and eyes. 'What's happening to you?' she whispered. I realized a second too late that I'd missed my chance to grab it and smash it into the side of her head. At the sight of my face, she gasped, and the point of the fireplace poker she was holding wavered in her hands. 'What's this all about, Kasey?' I asked, turning around. She followed, kicking the knife toward the end of the hallway and flipping on the bathroom light. The faster I indulged her, the faster it would be over with. 'How long will this take?' I asked, setting the knife on the floor. 'Drop it, Alexis.'ĭrop it? Like I was a bad dog running around with a sock in my mouth. “As I went to stand up, I felt a tiny point of pressure on my back.

From bad to cursed by katie alender