CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
NADIA
I thought I was strong, but I was just a weakling, as weak as the strength I thought I had. My confidence had taken a hit for the worst. The bullying had become so unbearable that I had not gone to school for the past couple of days. I didn't care that we had a test coming up the next day. I just wanted to stay away from Alex and Sandro. I wanted to stay away from everyone! But their shadows always seemed to be everywhere, every f*****g place! I had just returned from my afternoon shift at the grocery store when I decided to sleep a little so I could feel much better for the rest of the night. I needed to read for the next day's test.
I dragged myself into my small, cluttered apartment. The room felt suffocatingly small, the walls lined with outdated posters and
