Zoey: A Short Story

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There once was a girl named Veronica. Her father’s name was Ronny. Veronica was a ordinary person. Nothing tragic had happened before the mournful night of November 21st 2014. Her mother, Kristen, was never home because she was always drunk and the times she did go home she was acting bizarre. When she came home, usually 4 hours late from work, she would go to her room without saying a word to Veronica. Veronica left the house where her father, her mother, and his brother lived, when she was only 17. Everyday Ronny would call her to see how she was doing, and come over every sunday to talk over breakfast. They were always very close. When she was 30 she had a daughter that she named Zoey. Only once before had Ronny not called her, that was …show more content…
Her grades dramatically dropped from all A’s to low D’s. She also lost a lot, if not all of her friends and sat alone at lunch. At recess she would hide in the bathroom so no one would see her all alone on the bench outside. She started to be a big target when it came to bullying. They would call her horrific names, and they would push her, trip her, and much much more. Veronica didn’t know about any of this, until she got a call from school saying that three boys have been constantly bullying her and that they started to get physical. At that point, Veronica knew that this could not go on, and she knew the root of the problem. When Zoey came home from school she saw veronica sitting on the couch. She told Zoey to sit down. They talked and Zoey broke down crying. The next day at school, Zoey was dressed so gorgeously, and immediately went to her friends and apologized to them. Believe it or not, they all forgave her and came up with a plan to stop the bullies. When the bullies came up to her and made fun of her, she simply said “Your just jealous of me, it’s ok.” in a sarcastic tone and walked away with her friends. The same thing repeated all throughout the day. At the end of the day, she walked up to all of the bullies and told them that their words didn’t hurt her anymore. Veronica and Zoey then realized that they can’t grieve forever and that they needed to remember all of the good

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