Unwanted and Unloved - Megan

"You are too much of a nerd." Tara taunted. Megan blushed and sat on the school bench, her stomach starting to turn. "You're the biggest loser in Weirndosia." Tara said, flipping her hair back. Megan wrinkled her nose, feeling nervous.

Tara picked up her bag and showed it off to Megan. It was gold with silver flowers and white beads. The bag was stunning and quite pretty. Megan wished she had one. "I know you don't own something like this.." Tara said, noticing Megan's longing look. Tara laughed meanly and strutted off. Tara turned to have one more look at Megan's unhappy face and she walked away, leaving a hurt and sensitive girl behind.

Megan did look a little bit like a nerd. She had plain long hair that she wore in two long braids hanging down her back. She was tall and skinny, and she wore big, hard, metal rimmed glasses which hid her pretty eyes. Megan always wore her school uniform like the other kids, but you could tell it was always clean, starched, and neat. Megan carried big books around and many kids teased her for it.

Tara was the meanest girl in school. All the girls were scared of her. Tara also was the president of the 'coolest' club in Hermes Montgomery school. The club members got special privileges like free clothes, fancy dinners and they got to hang out in Tara's humongous and glamorous bedroom. Tara's father was a famous movie star and Tara got anything she wanted. Every girl wanted to be her 'friend'. Including Megan.

Megan ran home and went to her room. She flung herself onto her bed and started to sob. Her sister Vera came into the room without knocking and went over to Megan's bed. "Bullied?" she asked nonchalantly. Megan sobbed loudly. "Go away. You didn't knock." she said, in between hiccups.

Vera rolled her eyes and walked off. "Too bad you're not hot like me." Vera said, looking at herself in the mirror. Megan growled. "Go AWAY!" she screamed. Vera jumped. "Fine! You don't have to get so touchy." Vera sauntered out. Megan went under her covers and burrowed down. She sobbed and cried until she fell asleep.

"Dinner!" Mum called. Megan got up, her eyes hurting and her foot asleep. She limped downstairs and sat at the table. They started eating and the family chatted together. Only Megan remained silent. Then when everyone was quiet, Megan decided to tell her mother about Tara. "Mum." she said. Mum didn't notice. "Mum." she said, louder. Mum didn't reply. "Mum!" she said, at the same as her other sister Hilary. "Yes, Hilary?" Mum said. Hilary talked to her mother.

Tears welled up in Megan's eyes. 'No one loves me.' she thought, feeling very miserable.
That night, Megan went into her bed, trying to forget that awful day. Mum popped her head into her room. "Not asleep yet?" she asked briskly. Megan snuggled into her bed. "I was going to sleep." she said quietly. Mum nodded. "Good night." she said. The door closed. Megan heard Mum open another door. "Vera?" Silence. "Yes honey. OK, go to sleep." Silence. "I love you." Mum closed Vera's door and Megan heard her walk to her room.

Megan started to sob again. For sure, Mum didn't love her. Megan waited for the light outside to go off. When it did, Megan hopped out of bed and switched on her own light. She grabbed the suitcase that her Grandma had given her and filled it with the clothes that Mum and Dad didn't give her. "They'll hate me if I take those clothes." Megan told herself. She packed all her favorite things other people had given her and she changed into a comfortable outfit. She made sure she had her things and she slowly crept out.

She had no food but she decided she could buy some in the morning. She had 30 Lysas* from her savings. She walked away from the familiar lawn she had seen everyday. She jogged off, a tear rolling down her cheek. She loved her parents. But they didn't love her. She broke into a run. She ran into the park and went to the cleanest bench she could find. She lay down and fell asleep.

The next morning she went to the bakery and bought the cheapest bun she could find. She ate it up and walked all the way to the end of town. She had lived in Harlridge. She walked out of Harlridge and into Selato. There were lots of towns. She had learned that Selato was the biggest state in Weirndosia. She walked around aimlessly and she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She was homesick. But she forced herself to go on and bumped into a woman carrying a laundry basket. The clothes fell out. "Ooops! Sorry." she said. The lady glared at her and picked the clothes up hastily.

Megan felt sick. She ran to the nearest bench and sat down. She held her stomach. She was hungry again. Megan felt tears. She slapped herself. "I'm not a baby." she told herself sternly. She took a gulp of fresh air and she felt the tears again. Megan couldn't help herself. She let herself cry until people were staring at her like she was a lunatic.

Megan was lost, unhappy and she was feeling unloved. She wanted someone to care about her.
Do your part and follow this: Do not practice favoritism. Learn to love everyone. Even if they seem unlovable. God made them for a purpose. Everyone wants love. It seems like love has become extinct. Help save lives by preserving love.

*Weirndosian money