Hi! Here is a picture of what I think Milan would like. ^^

Kai's POV

I jump up at the sound of my alarm, the memory of the pink star falling from the sky immediately resurfaces and I can feel the tears threatening to spill from my eyes.

"They're other stars in the sky, don't worry, I'll be fine," I mumble as I stumble towards the bathroom. Deciding that a healthy dose of Madonna is just the medicine I need to take my mind off of the pink star, I play my Madonna playlist and hop in the shower. After a few seconds of standing underneath the water, Madonna does in fact bring a smile to my face.

"Cause we are living in a material world and I am a material girl. You know that we are living..." I belt out the lyrics to Material Girl using my shampoo bottle as a microphone.

After four more Madonna songs I'm done with my shower and in a much better mood. I quickly dry my hair and get dressed. A quick glance at the clock tells me that I'm running late, and I decide to forgo making breakfast and buy some on the way since that will be quicker. I grab my car keys and set out to school, finishing my breakfast sandwich just as I'm pulling into the school yard.

Sighing, I get out of my car. I really hate this school, but I've changed schools three times already this year and each time I transferred, the schools called my father. That had him suddenly trying to act like a father again, trying to get to the bottom of why I kept transferring. It was too weird, I've been dealing with my problems on my own for four years now and to have him swooping in, prying and trying to fix everything was weird.

"Just another year and a half of this!" I try to psyche myself up which if course doesn't work.

My first class is Chemistry and as I'm scurrying past the lockers to get to the lab, I feel a force shoving me into the lockers. I groan as I tumble to the floor, hearing the snickers of the idiots who just pushed me.

"Can you please for the love of god stop bullying me," I grumble as I slowly rise to my feet, my shoulder throbbing from the force with which I collided with the lockers.

An unreadable look flashes across Declan's, one of bullies, face. "Did you say something freak!" He questions and raises his fist.

I shuffle a little to the left where there is an open space between him and one of his goons just big enough for me to squeeze through.

I'm definitely not against running for my life. I can't fight. Believe me I've tried! I've signed up for karate, jujitsu, judo, you name it, and each time I just walked away with injuries! I am highly uncoordinated, like I would trip walking down an empty sidewalk. "Why do you even bully me?" I ask.

I really wanted to know why. Two week ago, Declan and his friends started bullying me. I don't remember doing anything to specifically piss off any of them and my first three weeks at this school were highly uneventful. I was perfectly happy being ignored and keeping to myself. Then all of a sudden Declan turned aggressive towards me and since then, has tried to make my life a living hell.

"We don't need a reason to cause you pain!" Declan says through gritted teeth, swinging his arm at my face. By some miracle I manage to dodge his fist and dash through the opening. "You'll regret that!" Declan yells and I hear what sounds like his fist crashing through the locker but I don't look back. I just keep running.

When I finally make it to the Chemistry lab after tripping and almost dying at least twice, I'm exhausted and out of breath and it's only 9 a.m.! The rest of the day I spend dodging Declan and his henchmen in the halls and eating lunch in the safety of my car. I end up skipping the last period because that's one of the classes I have with Declan.

I release a sigh of relief as I lock my car doors and pull out of the school yard. "Pink Star, I made it through another day of school!" I say out loud before I remember that the pink star is no longer there.

Recently I started talking to the pink star even during the day, basically just anytime I was feeling stressed. Just saying 'pink star' out loud was usually enough to calm me, but now it only brings me sorrow.

I spent the rest of the drive trying not to think about the pink star which abandoned me.

"Hi Kai, you're early," Jenny greets me as I enter the kitchen. "We have a new volunteer starting with us today, she'll help you prepare the food," Jenny says before walking away.

"Hi, I'm Milan," a gorgeous ginger girl with hazel eyes says to me with a smile.

I shake her outstretched hand, also smiling. "I'm Kai," I stare at her awkwardly for a few seconds before I clap my hands and say in a terrible British accent, "rightie-oh let's get to chopping." I have no idea why I said that but it just came out!

She giggles and nods following me into the kitchen. "I'm new to the town. I moved here yesterday with my parents. I'm starting at Agma High on Monday. What high school do you go to?"

"I go to Agma! I started there five weeks ago," I reply while cutting up some carrots.

Agma High is one of the most popular high schools, and is quick to boast of having 98% of their students becoming successful after graduation. I don't really care about the statistics, I just want a school where I won't be bullied everyday. I thought I had that during the first three weeks there, but now I'm not so sure.

"That's great! You should show me around at school! And now I'll have someone to eat lunch with!" Milan replies cheerily.

"I don't think you'd want to be seen with me," I answer, shifting nervously.

"I beg to differ!" Milan shoots back, pouting at me. I giggle in response and we continue talking while we prepare dinner. She mentions that she's also volunteering on Sunday and I agree to put in an extra shift because why not! I'm not going to pass up the chance to make a friend.

When it's time for her to leave we exchange numbers and I assure her that I can close up alone. I ensure everything is secure then I lock up the space.

I can't hide the smile on my face as I skip to my car, happy that I might be making a new friend.

Suddenly I'm crashing to the pavement. Ouch! I don't remember tripping on an-

My thoughts are interrupted by a sharp blow to my abdomen, followed by another one and another in quick succession. I curl up in a fetal position trying to cover as much of my body as I can. I feel my leg being crushed by an immense weight and I scream out in pain.

A loud cracking noise sounds through the night sky and I whimper as pain washes over my leg. I squint up at my attackers.

"Brandon stop! I-I think you broke his leg!" Declan says, pushing Brandon away with a hint of concern in his voice.

"Let's get out of here," Brandon replies.

"We can't just lea-" Declan starts before he is dragged away by his henchmen. His eyes seem full of regret and he is staring at me as if begging me to forgive him.

I try pushing myself from the ground but the movement causes a stabbing pain in my chest and my vision starts to blur, so I flop back down onto the ground, tears streaming from my eyes. I slowly reposition myself so that I can get out my phone, whimpering with every movement. I bring the phone closer to my face. My vision is spotty and I can't see the keypad.

Although I know it's pointless, I whisper, "Pink Star, help me," just before I lose consciousness.. 

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