I was sitting at lunch in my usual seat in the back enjoying my Turkey sandwich when my least favorite person arrived.

"Willow, omg I love your sweater," Amber said as she sat in front of me. Her two minions snickered as they followed suit.

Amber's luscious blonde hair was done in a cute straight with bouncy curls. She wore a light pink turtle neck sweater and a white mini skirt. She wore her beautiful smile on her face which I knew was fake.

"So I was wondering if you're going to my party this Saturday? I would love for you to come babes." She said chewing on a baby carrot.

"Oh my god, but what is she going to wear," Lonnie one of my childhood friends said snickering to Amber. Amber gasps and looks me over. "I mean you can't wear that, tsk tsk tsk." The pair giggle at each other. "I mean she can always wear something else from her lovely closet," Ashlynn her other friend said. Amber laughs out loud. "Like what a trash bag that's probably the only good thing there."

I look down at my outfit which I thought was nice. Then look back at theirs and clearly see I was wrong. I tearfully take a bite of my sandwich.

"Maybe you should lay off on the turkey sandwiches your gaining weight," Amber said standing and leaving with jer minions following behind her.

I place my sandwich down and push it away I had completely lost my appetite.

"Little Female," A voice from a few meters away from me called out.

I wipe my teary eyes with my sleeve hurriedly before taking some deep breaths and turning around to greet the person.

Daire grins at me as he sits down. "Hey Little female what are you eating," He asked looking over my lunch that consisted of a turkey sandwich, apple slices, Cheezit crackers, and gummy bears as my treat. I also had some water in my metal unicorn bottle.

But the apple slice was gone as well as the gummy bears and half the sandwich. Everything else had been untouched by me.

He takes the ziplock bag feel of Cheezit and begins munching on them.

He looks at me and must have noticed my sad eyes because he begins stroking my black hair that was in two french braids. "You okay bud?" He asked tucking a loose piece of hair behind my ear. He leans in and looks into my eyes intensely.

And that simple action made me burst into tears.

Tears start falling out of my eyes and I couldn't control them. I cover my face with my small hands and my sweater was getting soaked by my salty tears. I was sobbing at this point and couldn't stop hiccuping. "I-I'm sorry it's just t-that I h-had a bad d-day and girls were m-making fun of me and i-it really b-bothers me," I said wrapping my arms around my torso.

Suddenly I'm pulled into a chest. I stop sobbing for a second too shocked by the action. But I couldn't stop hiccuping and sniffling. But he seemed to not mind my tears wetting his t-shirt. He rubs my back hesitantly like this was a foreign feeling to him. He wipes my tears away with the pad of his thumb and grabs my cheeks and pulls my face away from him and looks into my eyes. "Hey, bud it's okay what are the girls' names?"

"I-uh I-Amber Wallace, Lonnie Harper, and Ashlynn Richardson," I said wiping the tears away from my eyes.

Daire grins that didn't reach his hard eyes. He squeezes my hip with his large hands. "Don't worry bud," He said playing with the end of my braids. "I'll make them pay," He said smiling at me.

I didn't know what he meant but only smiled at him.

At the end of the day, I was waiting outside alone by myself for daddy. Levi was at one of his math team practice. He was studying with them and he couldn't wait with me since the math team didn't end until 5:00.

I was sitting on a bench doodling in one of my notebooks when I heard a pair of footsteps walking over to me. I look up to see Amber Wallace and her boyfriend that I once liked with her. Amber was grinning at me while Troy look almost bored with his hand deep in his jean pockets.

"Well if it isn't Willow Aburn," She said with her arms crossed over her chest.

I look down at my notebook and try to hold the tears back that were already forming.

"Aww what are you drawing," She takes my notebook away and looks through it. She starts ripping it and tearing them into little pieces.

I try and stop her because was also tearing my school work but she only continues to rip them. She tears the notebook and I beg her to stop. "Please Amber I need that," I say jumping up and down trying to reach the book since Amber was so much taller than me.

"Aww is the poor baby going to cry," She shoves me to the ground and laughs. "Such a dumb bitch." Amber said dropping the notebook on the ground.

She grabs one of my braids and pulls on them really hard making me cry out in pain. She keeps tugging on them until my hair becomes loose from its braid. She shoves me again and laughs at my pity. She grabs the front of her shirt and whispers into my ear, "Such a pathetic baby aren't you."

That makes me angry. I wasn't pathetic I knew I wasn't.

I shove her away from me making her stumble back. She looks at me with eyes filled with fury but before she can do anything Troy grabs her wrist. "Don't." He said pulling on her. Amber looks at him with her blue eyes filled with a burning rage. "Don't fucking tell me what to do," She said trying to pull her arm from his tight grip. But he doesn't let go. "Amber she isn't worth it," He grits out.

"Listen to your fucking boyfriend," Someone said gripping on Amber's shoulder.

I look back at the voice and smile at the sight of Daire. He looks at Amber with so much hatred. Amber looks at Daire's hand and back into his angry blue eyes. Her eyes widen with surprise and she stops resisting. "I-uh I-uh I-," She says but couldn't form words since THE Daire Frost was standing near her, touching her, looking at her.

"Cat caught your tongue," He asked daring her to speak.

He looks her over with disgust. "Fucking idiot," He looks at Troy with a clenched jaw. He rolls his eyes at the clearly frightened boy. "Fucking train your bitchy girlfriend," He said letting go of Amber.

He then makes eye contact with me for only a split second before turning his attention back to the pair. "And if I ever see or hear you around Willow again," He smirked at the both of them before continuing, "I won't just leave you off with a warning."

He pushes past them both and comes over to me.

"Are you okay bud?" He asked helping me stand up. I brushes my sweater and skirt off but being respectful about it. I nod my head and wipe the tear away from my eyes. I bend down and start collecting my ruined notebook. "Here let me help."

He bends down to help me pick up the discarded notebook pieces.

When we finished there was barely anything left to call a notebook. I sigh and just ball it up throw it into the trash. "There goes all my hardworking Literary analysis notes. I have an A in that class too." I said.

I walk over to the bench and sit down. I run my hand through my ruined braid and just undo the hard work that I did in the bathroom earlier today. I sigh again and place my head in my hands.

I just wanna cry. Me and Amber were good friends in elementary. We had sleepovers, did girl scouts together and we always shared a room with each other at summer camp. But then one day in the 6th grade I told Amber I had a crush on this boy named Elliot Gardner and Amber suddenly got mad at me and yelled at me saying I was a backstabbing witch. And ever since that day she's hated me. All because I had liked the same boy she did. Elliot ended up moving away to another state that same year so neither of us got to date him.

Daire rubs my back in a comforting manner even though he was awkward with it. I try to smile at him but I couldn't without tearing up.

"I-I'm sorry, I-I just don't understand why s-she hates m-me so much," I said wiping my eyes.

"She just insecure and need to put her insecurities on someone else to bring her self-esteem up." He whispers in my ear. "She's also a bitch." I look at him with a frown. "Please don't curse that's very bad," I said wiping my eyes.

He chuckles and tucks my hair behind my ear. "You have such pretty eyes." I blush at his word and look down at his hands. "I like your rings," He said." "Yeah me too," He said twisting on them. He then pulls a black ring off his finger and hands it to me. "Here have it. It's one of my favorite ones." He grins at me as I take it.

"Thank you," I mumble.

He nods and looks up at the approaching silver car. I smile and take my yellow backpack. "I have to go that's my daddy."

I stand but before I can go he stops me by grabbing my arm. "Can I get your number just in case anything happens?" He asked.

I smile and take out my phone and handed it to him. He smirks and takes it. He quickly types in his number before handing it back to me. "I'll see you tomorrow, Willow," He said standing up and walking off.

I smile at his retreating form.

I couldn't believe that Daire Frost gave me his number. I have Daire Frost's number in my phone. This is something that doesn't happen every day. This is something I could only dream of and I was experiencing it right now. I couldn't hold in my excitement.

I happily skip over to my daddy's car and walk over to his open window. "Hello daddy," I said leaning into the window I gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Hello, Angel. Come get inside I have to be back to work in 20 minutes.

I smile and nod before getting in the car.

After buckling my seat belt daddy drives away from the school.