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Fallen Queen
Berry put down her glasses on the now clean side table. She lied down on her bed sulking to her self. Once again Veronica has made her life a laughing joke at the school. Berry thought to herself, ‘Why can’t she forgive me?’ She hears a knock and looks up to see her older sister Krystal.

Krystal says, “Me and my friends are going out.”

Berry nods wanting her sister to get to the point.

Krystal asks, “Do you maybe want to come with us?”

Berry timidly says, “I’m sorry sis I got to much work to do today.”

Krystal hums not taking the obvious lie but she wouldn’t push her sister.

She pats her sisters head then says, “Well see you later I guess squirt”

As soon as Krystal leaves Berry goes to write in her journal. She picks up the pin and tries to write. She groans as she can not come up with anything. She has been stuck in a writing rut ever since she started high school. Ever since…’yeah not going back into bad thoughts’ she thought then tried to see if any of her old stories would give her a push. She puts down her journal when she hears her mom calling her for dinner still with blank pages.

During dinner her dad brings up his boss and the project they are working on. She ignores the grown up talk and focuses on eating.

“Berry pay attention sweetie.”

Berry looks up her dad repeats his question, “So did you get any of your stories done?”

“No it is the same dad not a thing comes to mind.”

The mother interrupts, “You will be back to writing like a pro in no time so do not worry sweetie.” She hums acknowledging what her mother said.

Her dad says, “So did you talk to Veronica about the misunderstanding?”

Berry swallows her pea then says, “Yes dad she is not mad at me any more.”

“Well that’s good” says her dad with a relieved smile.

She says, “Yeah I am glad we got over the petty fight as well dad.”

She puts on a bright smile not letting her dad see her lip quiver.

Berry watches as her dad and mom interact. Her mother brightens when her dad mentions how beautiful she looks in the suit she is wearing. Dad hums when she talks but as always looks far off. Berry finishes up her meal and puts in the sink to do later. Berry goes back to her room to try and write again. But as usual nothing comes up so she gives up and gets ready for bed early. She falls asleep a ruckus of thoughts flowing in her mind.

‘Chirp….Chirp’ Berry yawns as she pulls off her quilt blanket. She groans though once she sees the time. The clock reads in flashing green 6:30 AM she would have gone back to sleep but it was to late now. She turns off the alarm and heads to the bathroom. Berry gets out her brush and strokes her muddy brown hair. Her plain blue eyes stare back at her in the mirror. Her zip thin lips were turned up into a smile. She puts up the brush and gets dressed. Berry wasn’t looking forward to her school, but it was life. As her dad always told her, “Soldier on even when you want to give up and throw in the towel.” She meets up with Krystal at the stairs as they both say bye to their parents.

Berry waits for Krystal they always walk to school together. Her sister has a reputation at school because of who she hangs out with. But her friends are not bad others just assume the worst of them. Once her sister is beside her they walk to school together. Berry spots Vernoica with her possy talkng about something. She keeps a mental note to avoid being alone today at all cost. Veronica spots her and puts on a small smile. Her eyes could not hide her rage towards Berry though which burned like an ember. Krystal looks at Veronica also with a fake smile as well. Berry grabs onto her sister and guides her away from Veronica fearing her sister might do something stupid.

Berry says, “Can you please stop it.”

“That girl is asking for it”

“She is just still upset”

“About Josh I don’t think so”

“Even so we can not mess around” They stop in the long cold hall.

“Berry you should not have to take this.”

“It is my problem Krystal” She gives her sister a firm look

“Berry let me help a little” Tired green eyes stare back at Krystal

“No I can handle her”

“Yeah you have a good job”

“I know huh I have” She says with some sarcasm and a smile showing she wasn’t offended

“Okay I will not push any more”

“Come on first period bell should ring soon”

They had on to their joint English class. Berry sits in the back not wanting to answer questions. She looks at the front seeing Veronica enter with her possy. They all sit in the middle ignoring Berry for now. Berry watches as her former best friend talks with the popular girls. She used to be very close to Veronica once upon a time. But ever since the end of Middle school year everything had changed drastically.

Berry looks at the board writing the before class assignment. Once she is done she notices Krystal getting up with her assignment. Berry gets up to go after her sister when she is tripped. A loud thump rings through the class the kids break into laughter except her sister. She gets up brushing off the dust from her now rumpled skirt. Berry heads on to the teacher's desk putting an angelic smile. Berry hands her written assignment to the teacher who looks like he is about to laugh. She goes back to her seat with the usual comments from the student body. One student saying, "Hey trips a lot hope you had a nice fall.” Berry sits down head held high but not before sending a smile to Veronica and her posy.

When the bell in third period rings Berry gets up first. She tries to beat the rush to get to lunch. When Berry gets in the line for lunch she is glad she is up front. Before she can sit down though food pours all over her. Everyone in the hall erupts into laughter. Berry looks into the eyes of Veronica who was standing beside her. The contents of food were all missing from her tray. Berry goes to the girls restroom thanking god she brought extra clothes. And after cleaning herself up changes into the extra clothes. She looks into the mirror and puts on a fake smile.
~~~~~~~

During Middle school everything was simple. Nobody dared to mess with Berry and Veronica. They both were the queen bees and unmatched by any body. Veronica had a boyfriend named Josh who was a soccer player. In the eyes of the school he was the golden boy. But what most didn’t know was he was a player. Berry caught him once with Mikaela Anderson a girl who got around, but she didn’t tell Veronica. She just thought Josh would change, but no she kept on catching him in the act of cheating. One day she cornered Josh knowing it was time to get to the bottom of everything.

“Josh I got some questions for you.” She looked at him making sure he couldn’t see her glare.

“Sure Berry ask away”

“I saw you with Mikaela.” Josh doesn't look shocked in fact he looks smug.

“Oh did you now?”

“Yes I did and I saw you with those five other girls.”

“So what do you want to know?” He asks but looks bored knowing what she is going to say.

“Why are you doing this to Veronica?” She looks at him with curiosity in her gaze along with anger.

“Oh nothing except the fact it is fun.” He says with a smug smile

“Then if you are doing it for enjoyment break up with her!”

“Nope we are the unstoppable pair for a reason Berry.” He still has the smug smile on his face, but his eyes were glassed over. He wouldn’t let Veronica go not without a fight.

“Then stop playing around with her if you are serious about her.” Said Berry looking him right into the eyes hoping she could get through to him. Josh just grunts then leaves still looking like he was smug. But what Berry didn’t see was the tiny tear that slipped down his face.
~~~~~~

Berry feels someone pulling her coat she looks away from the mirror. She sees that Veronica was trying to grab her attention. She looked a bit pissed off at being ignored by the former queen. Berry says gets ready for the fake I’m sorry about that knowing she didn’t mean it. Ever since Veronica and Josh broke up it went downhill from there. Veronica was furious when she confronted Berry after the break up. Which Josh had told her about his confrontation with Berry the whole truth as well.
~~~~~~~~

“Berry please stop helping me.”

“What do you mean Veronica?”

“I meant you shouldn't have stuck up your nose into where it wasn’t needed!” Veronica stares at Berry with fire in her eyes.

“But he was cheating on you did you want me to keep quiet?” Berry asks looking at her best friend with hurt blue eyes.

“Yes it was better than knowing….” She trails off her eyes were starting to gloss over.

“Veronica I’m sorry okay but a best friend wouldn’t keep it a secret.” She grabs her friends hand.

Veronica looks up at Berry with venom, “They would if the friend was happy.”

“But you were under an illusion”

Veronica looks up at Berry with distant eyes as she said this. Veronica spat on the ground “Better an illusion than waking up to reality.” She heads off only for Berry to reach for her shoulder.

“But…”

Veronica looks Berry dead in the eyes and slaps away her hand. Her eyes shone with both a mixture of tears and venom.

“No just save it I am leaving after tonight we are no longer friends.” Veronica looks at the cloudy sky outside and walks out of the school.
~~~~~~~

Berry watched her walk away she couldn’t say anything. She had lost her best friend that night due to that boy. On a rainy dreary Friday as well the worst type of day. To this day they have never truly been alone with one another. Veronica couldn’t stand the sight of her much less talk to her alone. Or that is what Berry thought anyways especially when Veronica looked particularly disgusted at her.

Now here they were truly alone for the first time in a couple of years. Veronica smiles like she would rather be anywhere but here. That hurts Berry more than her eyes showed.

Veronica says with a fake porcelain like smile, “I’m sorry about the tray I just had slippery hands.”

Berry says, “Oh no problem Veronica you have always had slippery hands.”

Veronica’s eyes shone like ember as she looked Berry dead in the eyes.

“Yes still felt like apologizing though see you around.” Veronica doesn’t even wave at her as she leaves.

Berry watches with glossed over eyes. She looks into the mirror as cold wet tears drop from her face. The dull lighting making them stand out more than needed. She bangs her hand on the sink not looking up again. She wipes off her tears then walks out with her head held high. The phrase her dad kept saying going through her mind stronger than ever. Berry walks back into the lunchroom skipping like nothing was wrong. She sits down on her seat and eats her food. She hears someone laughing and the faint sound of a whisper. She feels the eyes on her now more than before. Berry looks perfectly unfazed telling herself she was used to being started at.

As the bell for the end of lunch rang she waited till everyone has mostly cleared out. She heads onto her 4th period class. Before she leaves though she puts her hand over her face then lifts it down shifting her expression from unfazed to a smile. She flips her hair then leaves walking confidently to science ready to take on the rest of the day. She could make it through the rest of the day no problem. She walked on not knowing the sad amber like eyes watching her as she heads to class. Veronica clutches onto the pendant she always held close to her and leaves as well for her class. Inside this pendant was one unscathed picture of her and Berry. Putting on a cold smile as she walks to her ‘friends’.

Description

Fallen Queen
Berry put down her glasses on the now clean side table. She lied down on her bed sulking to her self. Once again Veronica has made her life a laughing joke at the school. Berry thought to herself, ‘Why can’t she forgive me?’ She hears a knock and looks up to see her older sister Krystal.

Krystal says, “Me and my friends are going out.”

Berry nods wanting her sister to get to the point.

Krystal asks, “Do you maybe want to come with us?”

Berry timidly says, “I’m sorry sis I got to much work to do today.”

Krystal hums not taking the obvious lie but she wouldn’t push her sister.

She pats her sisters head then says, “Well see you later I guess squirt”

As soon as Krystal leaves Berry goes to write in her journal. She picks up the pin and tries to write. She groans as she can not come up with anything. She has been stuck in a writing rut ever since she started high school. Ever since…’yeah not going back into bad thoughts’ she thought then tried to see if any of her old stories would give her a push. She puts down her journal when she hears her mom calling her for dinner still with blank pages.

During dinner her dad brings up his boss and the project they are working on. She ignores the grown up talk and focuses on eating.

“Berry pay attention sweetie.”

Berry looks up her dad repeats his question, “So did you get any of your stories done?”

“No it is the same dad not a thing comes to mind.”

The mother interrupts, “You will be back to writing like a pro in no time so do not worry sweetie.” She hums acknowledging what her mother said.

Her dad says, “So did you talk to Veronica about the misunderstanding?”

Berry swallows her pea then says, “Yes dad she is not mad at me any more.”

“Well that’s good” says her dad with a relieved smile.

She says, “Yeah I am glad we got over the petty fight as well dad.”

She puts on a bright smile not letting her dad see her lip quiver.

Berry watches as her dad and mom interact. Her mother brightens when her dad mentions how beautiful she looks in the suit she is wearing. Dad hums when she talks but as always looks far off. Berry finishes up her meal and puts in the sink to do later. Berry goes back to her room to try and write again. But as usual nothing comes up so she gives up and gets ready for bed early. She falls asleep a ruckus of thoughts flowing in her mind.

‘Chirp….Chirp’ Berry yawns as she pulls off her quilt blanket. She groans though once she sees the time. The clock reads in flashing green 6:30 AM she would have gone back to sleep but it was to late now. She turns off the alarm and heads to the bathroom. Berry gets out her brush and strokes her muddy brown hair. Her plain blue eyes stare back at her in the mirror. Her zip thin lips were turned up into a smile. She puts up the brush and gets dressed. Berry wasn’t looking forward to her school, but it was life. As her dad always told her, “Soldier on even when you want to give up and throw in the towel.” She meets up with Krystal at the stairs as they both say bye to their parents.

Berry waits for Krystal they always walk to school together. Her sister has a reputation at school because of who she hangs out with. But her friends are not bad others just assume the worst of them. Once her sister is beside her they walk to school together. Berry spots Vernoica with her possy talkng about something. She keeps a mental note to avoid being alone today at all cost. Veronica spots her and puts on a small smile. Her eyes could not hide her rage towards Berry though which burned like an ember. Krystal looks at Veronica also with a fake smile as well. Berry grabs onto her sister and guides her away from Veronica fearing her sister might do something stupid.

Berry says, “Can you please stop it.”

“That girl is asking for it”

“She is just still upset”

“About Josh I don’t think so”

“Even so we can not mess around” They stop in the long cold hall.

“Berry you should not have to take this.”

“It is my problem Krystal” She gives her sister a firm look

“Berry let me help a little” Tired green eyes stare back at Krystal

“No I can handle her”

“Yeah you have a good job”

“I know huh I have” She says with some sarcasm and a smile showing she wasn’t offended

“Okay I will not push any more”

“Come on first period bell should ring soon”

They had on to their joint English class. Berry sits in the back not wanting to answer questions. She looks at the front seeing Veronica enter with her possy. They all sit in the middle ignoring Berry for now. Berry watches as her former best friend talks with the popular girls. She used to be very close to Veronica once upon a time. But ever since the end of Middle school year everything had changed drastically.

Berry looks at the board writing the before class assignment. Once she is done she notices Krystal getting up with her assignment. Berry gets up to go after her sister when she is tripped. A loud thump rings through the class the kids break into laughter except her sister. She gets up brushing off the dust from her now rumpled skirt. Berry heads on to the teacher's desk putting an angelic smile. Berry hands her written assignment to the teacher who looks like he is about to laugh. She goes back to her seat with the usual comments from the student body. One student saying, "Hey trips a lot hope you had a nice fall.” Berry sits down head held high but not before sending a smile to Veronica and her posy.

When the bell in third period rings Berry gets up first. She tries to beat the rush to get to lunch. When Berry gets in the line for lunch she is glad she is up front. Before she can sit down though food pours all over her. Everyone in the hall erupts into laughter. Berry looks into the eyes of Veronica who was standing beside her. The contents of food were all missing from her tray. Berry goes to the girls restroom thanking god she brought extra clothes. And after cleaning herself up changes into the extra clothes. She looks into the mirror and puts on a fake smile.
~~~~~~~

During Middle school everything was simple. Nobody dared to mess with Berry and Veronica. They both were the queen bees and unmatched by any body. Veronica had a boyfriend named Josh who was a soccer player. In the eyes of the school he was the golden boy. But what most didn’t know was he was a player. Berry caught him once with Mikaela Anderson a girl who got around, but she didn’t tell Veronica. She just thought Josh would change, but no she kept on catching him in the act of cheating. One day she cornered Josh knowing it was time to get to the bottom of everything.

“Josh I got some questions for you.” She looked at him making sure he couldn’t see her glare.

“Sure Berry ask away”

“I saw you with Mikaela.” Josh doesn't look shocked in fact he looks smug.

“Oh did you now?”

“Yes I did and I saw you with those five other girls.”

“So what do you want to know?” He asks but looks bored knowing what she is going to say.

“Why are you doing this to Veronica?” She looks at him with curiosity in her gaze along with anger.

“Oh nothing except the fact it is fun.” He says with a smug smile

“Then if you are doing it for enjoyment break up with her!”

“Nope we are the unstoppable pair for a reason Berry.” He still has the smug smile on his face, but his eyes were glassed over. He wouldn’t let Veronica go not without a fight.

“Then stop playing around with her if you are serious about her.” Said Berry looking him right into the eyes hoping she could get through to him. Josh just grunts then leaves still looking like he was smug. But what Berry didn’t see was the tiny tear that slipped down his face.
~~~~~~

Berry feels someone pulling her coat she looks away from the mirror. She sees that Veronica was trying to grab her attention. She looked a bit pissed off at being ignored by the former queen. Berry says gets ready for the fake I’m sorry about that knowing she didn’t mean it. Ever since Veronica and Josh broke up it went downhill from there. Veronica was furious when she confronted Berry after the break up. Which Josh had told her about his confrontation with Berry the whole truth as well.
~~~~~~~~

“Berry please stop helping me.”

“What do you mean Veronica?”

“I meant you shouldn't have stuck up your nose into where it wasn’t needed!” Veronica stares at Berry with fire in her eyes.

“But he was cheating on you did you want me to keep quiet?” Berry asks looking at her best friend with hurt blue eyes.

“Yes it was better than knowing….” She trails off her eyes were starting to gloss over.

“Veronica I’m sorry okay but a best friend wouldn’t keep it a secret.” She grabs her friends hand.

Veronica looks up at Berry with venom, “They would if the friend was happy.”

“But you were under an illusion”

Veronica looks up at Berry with distant eyes as she said this. Veronica spat on the ground “Better an illusion than waking up to reality.” She heads off only for Berry to reach for her shoulder.

“But…”

Veronica looks Berry dead in the eyes and slaps away her hand. Her eyes shone with both a mixture of tears and venom.

“No just save it I am leaving after tonight we are no longer friends.” Veronica looks at the cloudy sky outside and walks out of the school.
~~~~~~~

Berry watched her walk away she couldn’t say anything. She had lost her best friend that night due to that boy. On a rainy dreary Friday as well the worst type of day. To this day they have never truly been alone with one another. Veronica couldn’t stand the sight of her much less talk to her alone. Or that is what Berry thought anyways especially when Veronica looked particularly disgusted at her.

Now here they were truly alone for the first time in a couple of years. Veronica smiles like she would rather be anywhere but here. That hurts Berry more than her eyes showed.

Veronica says with a fake porcelain like smile, “I’m sorry about the tray I just had slippery hands.”

Berry says, “Oh no problem Veronica you have always had slippery hands.”

Veronica’s eyes shone like ember as she looked Berry dead in the eyes.

“Yes still felt like apologizing though see you around.” Veronica doesn’t even wave at her as she leaves.

Berry watches with glossed over eyes. She looks into the mirror as cold wet tears drop from her face. The dull lighting making them stand out more than needed. She bangs her hand on the sink not looking up again. She wipes off her tears then walks out with her head held high. The phrase her dad kept saying going through her mind stronger than ever. Berry walks back into the lunchroom skipping like nothing was wrong. She sits down on her seat and eats her food. She hears someone laughing and the faint sound of a whisper. She feels the eyes on her now more than before. Berry looks perfectly unfazed telling herself she was used to being started at.

As the bell for the end of lunch rang she waited till everyone has mostly cleared out. She heads onto her 4th period class. Before she leaves though she puts her hand over her face then lifts it down shifting her expression from unfazed to a smile. She flips her hair then leaves walking confidently to science ready to take on the rest of the day. She could make it through the rest of the day no problem. She walked on not knowing the sad amber like eyes watching her as she heads to class. Veronica clutches onto the pendant she always held close to her and leaves as well for her class. Inside this pendant was one unscathed picture of her and Berry. Putting on a cold smile as she walks to her ‘friends’.