Entering the girl's restroom,

  I lock myself in a stall,

  trying to calm my

  nerves.

  I look in my bag,

  grabbing a box of

  cigarettes and a

  lighter.

  I lit up a single

  cigarette and

  begin to inhale

  the toxins.

  I exhale after a

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  few seconds,

  watching the

  smoke form

  into strange

  shapes.

  The taste isn't

  satisfying….

  yet it helps with

  easing my mind

  just a little.

  I check my watch,

  noticing it's ten

  minutes before

  school starts.

  C.. r..e..a..k…

  The door to the

  restroom opens.

  "Nina you look so

  cute today!"

  "You tell me that

  everyday, Ami"

  I recognize these

  two voices.

  They belong to Nina

  the enchantress and

  Ami, the faithful simp.