You were getting picked on again.

But you didn't know that. You only thought that they were playing with you.

They passed your doll around with laughter, and you laughed with them, too. But they never passed it back to you. No matter how much you asked or how loud you made your voice become just to be heard, they never did pass it to you. But you paid it no mind, as you continued to believe that they were your friends. Because, after all, you didn't have anyone else to play with you, and they were the only ones who gave you the very attention you craved.

You continued to live ignorantly before a strange boy came into your life.

It was almost as if he had come out of nowhere when he pushed one of your friends to the ground. Everyone, including you, was shocked and wary of the boyー. You watched as he reached for your doll in your friend's handー snatching it even before approaching you with a stoic look on his sharp features. You flinched and closed your eyes in fear when you saw his arm move towards you nextー a whimper involuntarily escaping your lips before he even reached you.

Your eyes were shut tight, as you feared that the strange boy might hurt you next, just like how he pushed your friend.

But then, you heard the boy speak out to youー his tone evidently irritated as he spoke.

"Calm down, I'm just trying to help you." He said. You then opened your eyes, looking up at him in confusion and fear.

He doesn't fail to notice that familiar look on your face but wouldn't really bother to reassure you any further than what he's already said to you previously. "Just take your dumb doll back." He demanded, shaking the doll in his hands for you to take.

"And stop hanging out with these kids. They're not your real friends."