Thirty-four

You did a great job for your friend, you know," Neo said stroking her hair as she lay her head on his lap.

"Xara has been a great friend over the years. She was the only one who genuinely had my back way since middle school." Alianna recalled.

" Didn't you have any friends back then?" he inquired.

" You see..." she began her story.

" Mom and Dad were rarely at home. They were so busy with work, they barely had time for me. It was always me and my nanny, my friends at that time only came to visit or sleepover because of what they would get. They never wanted me to come to their houses. I had a feeling that they used to host sleepovers at their houses without inviting me, but I didn't mind. So far as they were close to me, I was fine.

But, their attitude began to change after some time, they began seizing my purse to take my money for whatever they liked. Bullying me into giving them money. I always dreaded going to school because o