whispers you can't unhear

Fight…fight…fight," everybody was shouting in the hall as "typical" Jake was busy bullying someone as always. I was standing by the locker witnessing an everyday-scene at Brooke Stars Academy. No one could do anything because they were afraid of him just because he was the principal's son. But there is one person who wasn't afraid of anyone, especially Jake,the school bully. And that person is my best friend, Amyrah."Stop it Jake, don't you have anything better to do, get a life bro,"Said Amyrah, standing beside me, fearless as always. I wasn't shocked for real, cause that's what she always does , standing up for the weak students. Jake turned to her and told her,"shut the hell up Amyrah, just mind your own business,okay?" Amyrah walked to him and slapped him on the face,,ufff! What a scene."Sure, let me mind my business,now leave that kid alone or I'll do worse than this."said Amyrah. Jake ignored her and stormed off leaving everyone shocked. I rushed to where she was and together,we helped the kid get up. "Seriously, Amyrah?that was too much, you know he will get his revenge one way or the other, right?"I shouted to Amyrah, but she ignored me and just walked away. But I wasn't going to let her just leave like that,so I followed her."You've gotten yourself in a lot of trouble, Amyrah" I said to her,but she still didn't say anything,she just continued walking like nothing happened. I gave in and kept quiet, knowing very well that Jake will for sure get back at Amyrah for how she embarrassed him. As we were walking down the hall,the IGB group, popularly known as the ' it girl barbies' ,showed up. Great! Another chaos."Well…well…well if it isn't the nerdy girl and her best friend,"Amanda drawled,folding his arms with a smirk."What do you want, Amanda?"I muttered, narrowing my eyes. It was obvious she was here to embarrass me again as always,but I was shocked to know that she wasn't here for that. "I'm here for you,Amyrah," she snapped at Amyrah,her eyes fierce as she stepped closer to her. Amyrah rolled her eyes and said nothing. This girl is going to get us killed someday, I thought,half amused,half terrified."Hello! I'm talking to you,"snapped Amanda, glaring at Amyrah."What do you want me to say,huh? you want me to apologize?"Amyrah shouted, completely scaring the hell out of me."Duh!you better go apologize to Jake or I'll make your life in this damn school miserable."Amanda shouted back her eyes locked on Amyrah's. Amyrah just laughed and walked away, saying nothing to Amanda. I followed her but l couldn't help looking back to see Amanda standing there embarrassed. As we were in English class for our last period,I couldn't focus cause my mind was racing with thoughts on what Amanda is going to do to us for embarrassing her and Jake. "Zila?Zila?can you answer it?" The teacher called out my name but I had no idea what she asked,I stood up,my hands shaking and my heart pounding,"umm!cou…could…you,"Amanda cut me short and started teasing me,"Ooh! Is the nerdy girl too scared to answer,are you going to cry?" Everyone bursted out laughing as I stood there,my face all red from the embarrassment. It didn't take much for Madam Melina to take her to detention for bullying. At least she was out of my back for a day! After class ended,I went to my locker to put my stuff in and go home cause I didn't want another drama to fall on my face,but guess what? Trouble was really knocking at my door. There he was,arrogant as always,Jake. "Hey you,where is your psycho friend,Amyrah?"he snapped at me. "And how should I know that,please leave me alone and go find her yourself,"I launched back at Jake, avoiding eye contact with him,but he just ignored me and ran to his miss perfect girlfriend, Amanda. I just stared at them when Amyrah snapped at my face,"quit dreaming during the day". I looked at Amyrah and just nodded. We were walking down the hall,when suddenly someone hit Amyrah with a flying piece of paper from the back.I knew this was going to be another fight."Who the hell did that?"Amyrah snapped, clenching her fists. Oh jeez! I knew another fight was going to erupt,so I tried chilling her down. "I did,what are you going to do,huh?" Someone shouted from the back. I knew it was Amanda who did this,after what we did to her, there was no chance she'd let us go just like that. Amyrah looked back to see Amanda and her group leaning on a locker,her eyes locked on Amyrah's. "What is your problem, Amanda, don't you have anything better to do?" Amanda stepped forward,her face only a few inches from Amyrah's face. "You slapped my boyfriend, remember?and I won't let you go just like that." I walked towards them and told Amyrah that we should just go and avoid unnecessary drama,but typical Amyrah refused and said she had to teach those girls a lesson. "You'll only make matters worse, let's just go home,'' I murmured. Amyrah looked at me and placed a hand on my shoulder,"listen,Zila if you show them that you are afraid of them, they'll keep bullying you,you have to show them that their presence does not scare you,okay?" I sighed and nodded,cause I knew if I insisted on going,she wouldn't listen to me. "Can we just go Amanda,you know I'm getting late,I have to go home and help my mom," Leilani,one of the members of the IGB group whispered to Amanda. Amanda looked at us as if she was about to devour us and stormed off. I sighed in relief and just stood there unsure of what to do. We went to wait for my mom to come and pick us up because Amyrah was staying for the night. After a few minutes,my mom arrived and we got in the car. "How was school girls?" She said joyfully. " It was just fine, Zila's mom," Amyrah answered. I looked at her totally confused and asked myself why she didn't say what happened earlier. "Do you want your mom to know that we kinda got into a fight at school?"she whispered to me. Of course I didn't want her to know that,so I just kept quiet throughout the drive. When we got home I went straight to my room, honestly I had enough drama for the day. I laid on my bed thinking of that one guy who will always cross my mind every second until Amyrah showed up,her arms crossed and glaring at me like I was some sort of alien. "Please don't tell me your thinking about him,you know if you even try getting close to him, he'll hurt you and I don't wanna see my best friend getting hurt by anyone. "Amyrah,you know I like him a lot and I just can't seem to get him out of my mind,"I sighed. She just looked at me and shook his head. I really didn't know what to do, especially when my bestie doesn't like him and doesn't approve of him. I know you guys might be wondering who that mysterious guy is,well…it's…"Zila you have to see this,"Amyrah shouted while she was looking at her phone,and her face was a mix of frustration and anger. "What is it Amy?Is everything okay?"I asked. When I looked at her phone,I couldn't believe it.Amanda posted a video of me kissing Jake's photo…yeah that was the guy l was madly in love with. "Oh no,no,no,no,no this can't happen…I'm doomed Amyrah…what am I gonna do now?" I stammered. "This girl has really crossed the line…don't worry Zila we'll handle this,"She assured me. I buried my face in my hands,my eyes filled with tears and my face red from embarrassment. "This is why I told you to stay away from them,now look, I'm paying for the price, I'm paying for your mistakes,Amanda…I…I…"I shouted at her,tears streaming down my face uncontrollably. "I'm sorry, I didn't know they'd do this to you,''she whispered. I could see in her face she was feeling guilty so I just told her it was okay. I tried to chill out and sort out the problem tomorrow so we went to get ice cream with Amyrah in a nearby ice cream store but my mind couldn't stop thinking about the video. What am I going to do now? The whole school probably knows that I'm some weird stalker girl that is obsessed with Jake,I thought to myself. Amyrah noticed how worried I was and she rested her hands on my shoulder and assured me that everything was going to be okay. Will it? We were busy eating our ice cream when I noticed Amanda and her group and worst of all,with Jake. "What are they doing here?"I blurted. Amyrah also saw them and flinched,"they made a big mistake." I was so angry that I released a new side of me I never knew existed. I walked over to them and slapped Amanda across the face. "Oh my gosh,is this really my bestie,"Amyrah exclaimed. "Did you have to do this you little spoiled brat?What did I do to you that you had to post that shit?huh! answer me," I yelled. "I had to do it to teach you and your friend a lesson,l told you not to mess with me,but you didn't hear me,you acted all mighty and brave…now let's see how you'll deal with this,"she barked and just stormed off…how rude. "Wow,that was awesome, Zila,l didn't know you were this feisty,"Amyrah chuckled. Honestly, I didn't know that either,but Amanda had to get a piece of my mind. We went back home but I was so scared,how was I going to face that school tomorrow after what had just happened. When I reached home,I told Amyrah I was going to sleep and that I was tired,she smiled and nodded. I knew she was also tired, especially after all that drama.