[center][h1][color=ed1c24]Amelia Rashfree[/color] [color=ed145b]&[/color] [color=lightpink]Sadie Hill[/color][/h1]
Interacting with : Each other
[sub]Collaboration between : [@Carla6677] & [@alexfangtalon][/sub][/center][hr]

	The rest of the day so far was going great. The game in homeroom ended with no trouble, and the two classes after that were fairly simple. Sadie had heard a lot about Mr. Fridley from Alex and Oliver. Both gave Sadie a few pointers on how to survive the man's class. However, Sadie felt it would be easier for her than for her brothers since she liked school more than they did. Mr. Shmiddt was to be her science teacher. The man seemed very nice so this class should be easy for Sadie as well. She was especially excited at the prospect of participating in the Science Fair and hoped she would be with at least one of her friends.

	As soon as the bell rang for lunch Sadie turned to Amelia who was sitting right next to her. [color=lightpink]"Who are you going to sit with for lunch?"[/color] Sadie knew of the capacity at each table in the cafeteria. So, she knew that picky people to sit with for the lunch hour was an important thing because it tended to be that they were the ones you sat with for practically all four years of high school, and Sadie really wanted to sit with as many of her friends as possible.

	She loved the day and she was looking forward to the science fair."You obviously, duh" She giggled and rolled her eyes. "Well hopefully Ezera, Lily, Ebony and you" She smiled to her. "So now we need to talk, so earlier today I brought a cupcake and it was a chocolate cupcake but the icing was buttercream and no sugar paper or sprinkles, not as good as your cupcakes because your cupcakes are amazing" She loved school but she really needed to talk to Sadie about something. She looked down. There seemed to be something wrong with her right now but it was because of what was happening at home right now.

	[color=lightpink]"Oh, if you're gonna get a cupcake you have to go with my special Royal Icing. And sprinkles every time-"[/color] Sadie was gonna continue when she realized something seemed off. Usually Amelia was happy talking about sweets with Sadie but right now something seemed wrong. Sadie turned the rest of the way to Amelia and whispered after making sure no one was in ear shot, [color=lightpink]"Is everything okay? Did your dad really come home yesterday?"[/color] At this point Sadie's worried face was on. If something was wrong the girl would find a way to help her friend.

	She looked down quietly and bit her lip. "Lets just talk about cupcakes Sadie, so I agree and the cupcake was good but as I said yours are still better, someone was just selling cheap cupcakes so I wasn't going to give up on that opportunity so I brought one and ate it but it wasn't as good, it wasn't that good compared to any cupcakes but they were cheap and they are cupcakes and I love cupcakes so I obviously brought it. The icing was okay but buttercream, strawberry icing is way better, especially on a chocolate cupcake with sprinkles and sugar paper, that is just the best" She ranted, obviously avoiding the subject.

	It was obvious to Sadie something was terribly wrong. She quickly looked around to make sure no one was watching. She quickly pulled out her notebook labeled, [I]Sadie's Eyes Only[/I]. She wrote, [color=lightpink][i]*Amelia, please don't avoid the question. Something is wrong. I can't help if you don't let me. Friends are suppose to be there for their friends so let me help you.*[/I][/color] Sadie handed the small notebook to her friend with a pleading look.

	Amelia read it and she has been holding back tears this whole time as she was struggling not to cry as her bracelet slipped, showing Sadie fresh scars and she tried to adjust her bracelet as quickly as possible as one tear rolled down her cheek. "Can we go and sit down first" She said in an almost weak voice that sounded slightly broken as another tear came down quicker than the first and more silent tears followed quickly as she bit her lip.

	Sadie quickly put her notebook away and stood up to stand beside her friend. She made sure no one was looking and asked Amelia, [color=lightpink]"Do you want to stop by the bathroom first? So, you can take your time?"[/color] Sadie was extremely worried now. She didn't know what was going on. She wanted to know what was going on before risking anyone else knowing. Sadie's mind was now in full helper mode.

	Amelia shook her head. "I will be fine Sadie, totally fine" she lied. She went to sit at an empty table and she just sat down and went to wipe away her tears, which were falling down her cheeks very quickly. "Everything will be fine Sadie" She cried. Everything will be fi-fine" she let out a sob on that last word, still crying badly. Sadie was her best friend and bo one knew her better than Sadie, not even her own family but that is no surprise at all, considering her past. Amelia never cried and here she was, breaking down, in the cafeteria, in front of her best friend, who already seemed worried about her.

	Sadie quickly walked with Amelia to the cafeteria. Anytime she saw someone looked at Amelia she would glare at them as if to say, *Forget what you see.* When they sat down Sadie slid her hand to Amelia's to grab it in an attempt to comfort her. Sadie had never seen Amelia cry like she was now and had no idea what the best course of action was. She never realized things were this bad for her friend. She quietly said, [color=lightpink]"Amelia, it will be alright. You're stronger than anyone I know. Whatever is going on I know you can pull through. I'll be standing by you the whole way. So will the others. You don't even have to ask. We will be there for you."[/color]

	"He is back Sadie, I stayed over at a friend's house last night but on my way to school, I bumped into him, he pulled me home because I was way too early and then he got angry, really angry" The tears had made Amelia's conceler rub off on her face and it showed a black eye and a red welt on her cheek. "He was the one that messed up everything and now he is back, he already told me that he was going to make ne just like him, he threatened me not to tell anyone but I have to tell someone" she cried.

	Sadie gasped when she saw the bruises. Complete shock shown on her face. [color=lightpink]"He did that to you? Oh my! Amelia you can't go back there alone. I won't let him turn you into him."[/color] Sadie thought for a few seconds and then she decided, [color=lightpink]"Okay. There are three options. Either you stay at my house until he leaves, I stay at your house until he leaves, or we tell the authorities. I won't let him get away with hurting you."[/color]

	Amelia looked down quietly. "I was not meant to tell you so the last one is out of order, Sadie you can't stay there, he will not leave unless he is arrested, and staying at yours would be intrusive to your family, none of these could work that well and my father will find me somehow, this is not a big city, it is easy to find people" her tears got worse

	[color=lightpink]"Amelia. I am not giving you an option. You can't be anywhere near him if he hits you. You also know my family loves you. They think of you as family. They'd want to protect you as well. Even if he did come looking for you at my house what would he do. My dad's a cop and Alex is usually at home in the afternoons. I promise you I will do whatever I can to keep you away from him. He doesn't have the right to do any of those things to you. I can call my parents after school and just say you're sleeping over. They'll be fine with it. I just don't want to see you hurting like that anymore."[/color]

	Amelia looked down quietly. "When I am walking to or from school or just out, it is so hard to get away from him but I really want to Sadie" she whispered quietly, sobs overtook her as she cried harder and put her head in her hands as she cried badly. She couldn't help it as she was really upset right now and you could tell that she was petrified of what her father could do to her at any time, no matter when.

	Sadie quickly pulled Amelia into a hug. [color=lightpink]"Amelia, although I'd rather you tell the authorities, if you don't want someone knowing than you have to be strong. I don't want anyone here to start gossiping about you. It will make things worse."[/color] Sadie pulled out of the hug so she could look at Amelia, [color=lightpink]"And if you're worried about whenever leaving my house or the school someone in my family can just drive you. You have to at least try. If he attempts to do anything while either my brother or dad are around he'd get in serious trouble. They both know how to protect people. So, please. Everyone will do their best to keep him away from you."[/color]

	Amelia cried in Sadie's arms and broke down completely. She put one hand inside of a hidden pocket which is where her blade was as she ran her finger along the blade as she cried. Only Sadie would know where she kept her blade as she cried. "I can't do it anymore Sadie, he has done so much since I was little" She cried quietly. "He will try his best to get me back, I know it" She cried and went back to her original position with her head in hr hands as her body was wracked with heart-wrenching sobs as she kept crying. "I don't want any of you to get hurt because of me, Sadie" she cried

	[color=lightpink]"If anyone got hurt it wouldn't be your fault. Even if you don't want us to help we still will. Me, my family, EJ, all our other friends. We all love you. I'm positive that by saying this I am speaking for them as well. We won't stand by as you go though this. If he wants to get to you he would have to go through us first. And the moment he tries anything all the cops in the city would be right on him. They know who he is. So, you can easily stay at my house and if he shows up anywhere around you all it would take is a few seconds and he'd have so many people around to stop him. There are so many people that would have your back in an instant. You just have to let us help you as best we possibly can."[/color]

	She nodded quietly. "I am just scared but okay Sadie, I will be okay, one day I will be old enough to live alone and get away from him completely and that will be the best day ever because I would finally be free from everything and I can do what I want when I want to but I know what the responsibility is actually like so that wouldn't be a problem and I could work, I could totally live on my own if I wanted to but I am not old enough yet but when I am I will probably stay in this small town and live here and be happy" She did a small smile but she was still crying badly right now.

	[color=lightpink]"Good."[/color] Sadie wrapped Amelia in another big hug and stayed that way for a while. When she finally released the hug she said, [color=lightpink]"Come on. Let's get you some food. We need to change our focus for now. I like it more when you're happy."[/color] Sadie stood up and held her hand out to Amelia.

	Amelia hugged her back gently then pulled away. She was still crying but it was just silent tears as she took her hand quickly and put on a fake smile as she silently cried while she went to get some food for her and Sadie. She didn't know what to say as she cried and grabbed her lunch quickly and then went towards where they were sitting. Her tears wouldn't stop and they just ran down her cheeks quickly.