"I have fantastic news! I'm nominated for the Hard Working student award!" I was so happy I jumped up and down with a huge smile on my face. 

"Oh yea. I was nominated for that too". I stopped and took off my previous expression and made it into a more upset one. Maddie always wins with everything. She gets 1st place because she's the popular one out of the three of us. 

That's right, I said three. She has a boyfriend who was my best friend in Junior High. His name is Jazz and he is hilarious and nice... To Maddie. With me, it's like he hated me since the beginning. We used to be great and now we're not. I got mad. 

"Why are you always in something I'm in? You always win and it's not fair!" 

"I don't win all the time, Mary. It's just luck". She wasn't correct. 

"Wow, the older you get the more of a bitch you become". I never wanted to be that rude, but it was true. But she didn't even listen. She just kept looking at Jazz coming toward us. 

"Hey Maddie. Ugly Betty", yeah. I'm 'Ugly Betty'. "I heard you and Betty got nominated for an award. You are going to win. I have to get to class. Bye", Jazz said as he walked away. She waved goodbye and I walked away with a sour expression. 

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Day of the awards. I'm dressed like I have never been dressed before. I am wearing a blue strapless dress with a strap around my waist and a collar that is attached around my neck. I have silver heals and make-up that makes me look awesome. I just hope I win and beat Maddie. She walks foward with Jazz. 

"Hi Mary! Are you excited for the awards?" she asked me in a bitchy tone. 

"I am excited to hopefully win an award", I replied with a serious look on my face. She looks disgusted and then looks at what I'm wearing.

"Wow, you actually look good". She's sassy. I walk away. A few minutes before the awards and I can see her with Jazz kissing in the back corner for a few seconds. 

The awards are starting. I go sit in my seat which is behind Maddie. First there's the class clown: Jeffery Fox. Then there's the acidemic award: Ariana Ruina. Then there's the Hard Working award... I'm shaking. My heart is beating as fast as a racing car. 

"And the winner is..." Here it comes... "Mary!" I am shocked. I go up the stairs to the stage. I grab my trophy and give a smile to the crowd. Everyone is clapping and cheering... Except Maddie and Jazz. I ignore them and start my speech.

"Thank you everyone!" I say, " I am so happy to be getting this award the year I graduate. I will always work harder everyday and remember this day forever! Thank yo..." I see Maddie go into her purse... A gun. I scream "Duck! Maddie has a gun!" All of the students and teachers run to call the police. One teacher succeeds and we're all in a panic. Maddie aims the gun right at my face. 

"You won! Now time to die, fame stealing bitch!" I run... The police are here. They push Maddie to the ground. They're too late. She manages to pull the trigger before the gun slides away. It hits my heart. I collapse. Maddie is arrested and taken away. Jazz comes to me with another girl because Maddie is going to prison. He touched my head, then runs away while I face my death. 

My shot heart stops. My lungs don't. A police officer checks me. I say my last and final words to him. 

"Make sure Maddie stays in prison! She's a bitch! Please help me officer." I reach for a hug good-bye. But it's too late. I stop and fall for the last time. 

That's it. I'm dead. 

   One day, me and Lily were talking about a huge party everyone is going to. I asked her if she was going. 

"I have no idea", she replied. "I just want you to decide. What should I do?"  I had no idea if I should answer honestly or not. I decided to tell her a lie. I hate lying... especially to Lily. She's just not popular like me and she'll get bullied. I just want her to be safe. Also...

"I've also never went to my first party.  People will make fun of me for that". I was about to say that. Lily was offered to go to by some older kid that was in a gang. She refused but he would hunt her down. Let's hope not. I went with the honest answer instead. 

"Cmon Lily, it'll be fun. You can make a new friend." I wanted to be persuasive. 

"Okay. I'll go. See you tonight". I waved good-bye and went home to get ready. 

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I am at the party dressed in a suit and tie and some glossy shoes. I wait for Lily. She's not here. 

Where is she, I thought. Until I saw her. She was wearing a sparkley white dress with Capri sleeves and some flat gray shoes. She had her hair curled and down and had some make-up on. She looked cool. 

"Hi Lily". 

"Hi Tom", she's nervous. We sit down, eat, then the announcement comes on that the gang that said that they will hunt Lily down... was here. 

"Hey Bitchhead. You should have came to my party". He takes Lily's hand and then ties her up. They take her away. I hear her screaming. They killed her. 

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I am in my room holding a knife. It's been two weeks since Lily died. It was my fault that she passed away. I told her to go to that party. So... I killed myself. 

I am dead. 

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