- Paige's POV - The Next Morning-

I wake up to my god awful alarm at six in the morning. I get up and take a quick five minute shower before changing into this:

I then grab my phone, backpack, and keys before heading down the stairs but I'm met with Logan at the bottom.

"Hi Logy." I say in my voice reserved for him and rub his ears. I then walk into the kitchen as he goes off to somewhere else in the house. I sit down at the kitchen island and Mama sits a plate of food down in front of me before coming around the island and kisses the top of my head. "Eat up." She says. "Thanks." I say then take a bite of food. I was opening my phone to text Kaylee when she texted me first.

KK: I sensed you were about to text me.

Me: Okay you telepathic weirdo. How ya feeling?

KK: Like shit. I'm not coming to school.

Me: But I need my partner in crime:(

KK: Well your partner in crime is sick so good luck.

Me: I hope you feel better Kay.

KK: Thank you and I know your eating your breakfast so eat.

Me: I believe you're really telepathic.

KK: E. A. T.

Me: F. I. N. E.

I laugh and set my phone down before finishing my breakfast. Once done, it's only six thirty so I wash my plate and put it in the strainer before telling my moms bye and heading to Starbucks to get a coffee. While waiting for my coffee, I get another text.

Mally: Good Morning Pai. I hope you have a good day at school! I love you sooooo much! P.S. Don't be late to any of your classes and don't fail any tests:)

I let out a small, quiet laugh and respond.

Me: Morning Mally. I hope you have a good day and I love you too! And I won't lol.

Right then my name is called for my coffee so I get it before leaving to drive to school.

When I get to school and walk up to entrance I always do, there's a line to get into the building then my sister is walking down the line handing people something out having to go through the slips one by one and I'm hella confused. When she gets to me a minute later, I'm hella confused.

"What's going on El?" I ask causing the kid in front of me to turn around. "Turn back around." I say and he does. "I got here this morning and there's tables set up at every entrance and I'm having to hand you all slips with a bit of your information to hand to these officers." "What?! Officers? What the hell?" I whisper yell. "Drug testing. There's been stuff going around about drugs being kept somewhere in the school and they're trying to bust them so apparently everyone is being tested." "I'm going back home." I say. "Nope you're getting tested even though I know you don't do drugs so it's not suspicious." She goes to go to the person behind me. "Right." I say to myself.

I'm gonna fail.

When I get to the table inside, my anxiety is spiking a bit because I've had to take Zoloft since I was little because of my anxiety and PTSD. It shows up on drug screens and nobody ever believes me when I try to explain.

"Information." I hand the guy the slip of paper even though I don't trust guys at all. He then tells me to open my mouth and he does the saliva screen thing and then I'm sent on my way. I walk anxiously to first period. In second period, officers starts pulling kids. I'm fine all the way through lunch and partially into fourth period.

"Hey if we can just jump in a second." An officer says and has three others with him, thankfully female. He calls three of my classmates. "And Paige Krieger Harris. Grab your all's bags and come with us." I sigh and my sister mouths 'What?!' at me and I just shake my head and look down as we walk out into the hallway. Once out of the door and the door is closed, they cuff us and lead us to the gym while each carrying on of our bags. I knew this would happen. It happened last year. When we get down there, my moms are both here and Mom looks pissed. She's quietly going off on a cop. Mama is holding my medicine bottle that stays at home and the paper from my doctor as we walk over to them.

"Uncuff my daughter, now." Mom says. "Mom it's fine. This happened last year." I say as the cop that was talking to mom starts going through my backpack and soccer bag. They pulled out my bottle of Tylenol and then my bottle of Zoloft I carry with me. Then they search my body, only to find my keys and phone. Then after five minutes they are finally convinced that it's just my medicine and it's MY prescription and release me. I try to walk out of the gym full of the actual kids that are involved in this drug bust, my moms stop me to my dismay.

"Just let me go back to class, please." I say. "We're just trying to make sure you're okay, Paige. Why didn't you tell us this was going to happen today?" "I didn't know. There's apparently a drug bust happening here. I figured out when I got to school. And I'm fine." I say. "Are you sure? We can take you home." Mama says. "No I'm fine. I'll see you tonight." I say and kiss both of their cheeks before walking off. They have to go do something with the Pride.

The bell rings as I'm walking and it turns out I'm right by my advisory so I just go ahead and go in. After the bell rings, we get attendance and we're released for free period. I speed walk to the science room so I can explain to Danielle. I walk in silently to see Mrs. Hill at her desk and Danielle still at the front lab counter. I move a stool to the lab counter and sit there like yesterday.

"You okay there Paige?" Mrs. Hill asks. "Yeah. I'm being honest, I'm not part of the drug bust. They took me because I technically have a drug in my system but it's false. It shows up on drug screens but it's nothing to worry about." I say and Danielle's glaring at me with anger but is also worried at the same time. "What?" I ask. "Okay I'm stepping out from being professional for a minute. What's in your system, Paige?" Danielle asks a little sternly. I look at Mrs. Hill and she just nods slightly. "Zoloft." I mumble and look down. "What was that?" She asks. I just sigh before reaching into my backpack and grabbing the pill bottle out before setting it on the lab counter in front of her. "I didn't know you had to take medicine for your mental health..." Danielle says. "You never asked." I say. "I spent a whole three weeks with you and never noticed. Dang." She says. "Just as a concerned teacher and adult, you're able to deal with things right?" "Yes." I say. "And I didn't want you to worry about me having to take medicine. We had just seen each other for the first time in a long time." I say. "I have anxiety for multiple reasons but you know why I have PTSD. Well there's recent reasons for that but you know the main reason..." I draw off. "Yeah, I do of course. And I have it too, it just doesn't effect me as much anymore." She says and gives me my medicine back so I put it in my bag. Then everyone falls into a comfortable silence.

"Do you ever think about it? Ever think about them?" I say breaking the silence. "Yeah, Paige. Every now and then. Do you?" "Yeah but I try not to at the same time because ya know... What happened is triggering." I say. "If you don't mind me asking, what happened?" I forgot Mrs. Hill was in here. "Oh uhm... Danielle can you say please? Everytime I say it I have a a breakdown or panic attack." I say. "Ten years ago we were in a car accident. It took our parents away from us and she was separated from me seeing as I could not take care of her." She says. "Oh wow, I'm so sorry." Mrs. Hill says and we both wave it off.

- End of the day -

Practice was cancelled due to the drug bust happening today. A good 200 of the kids got arrested today for carrying drugs on them and having it in their system.

I just got home and I connect my phone to my pill speaker in my room. Then I get a FaceTime request from Mal on my laptop.

"Hey babe, I heard about what happened from your moms. You okay?" She asks. "Yeah. It happened last year too. It's just because of my stupid medication." I say. "Are you sure you're okay?" I just bite my lip as all my thoughts swirl around. "Paige, baby what's wrong?" "Why can't I be normal? Why couldn't the car crash not have happened? Why do my parents have to be dead? Why'd I have to be separated from my sister? Why couldn't I have died in the car crash too?" I blurt out and bust into tears and cover my face in my hands. "Hey Paigey look at me." I hear Mal say through the computer. "Paige." She says. "Paige Krieger Harris look at me now." She says so I do. "Don't think like that. And don't think you aren't normal. There is not one person on this Earth that is normal. Everyone is significant in their own way. And things like that can happen to anyone babygirl, so please don't think like that." She says with a soft smile. "Okay..." I say. "Promise me Paigey." I roll me eyes and look away from the computer. "Co-" "I promise." I say.

"Good."