3: A l l M y F r i e n d s A r e F a k e

'Cause all my friends are fake, fake, fake, fakeThey just want me for the day, day until they don't

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"Amerie we can't be friends" Nessa sassed Amerie.

"Oh okay?" Amerie asked confused.

"I'm sorry, you've just changed, you're different, acting weird and I just can't accept that" Nessa laughed.

"Okay thankyou" Amerie said.

Nessa walked off leaving Amerie on her own in the cafeteria. Could this day be any worse?

Amerie didn't know how to react, should she be upset? Should she be angry? But no she felt almost relieved, but she also felt the lingering of loneliness, one thing Amerie hated was being lonely, sure she liked to be alone sometimes, but she always knew there was people there for her. Now she had lost a friend, she had no friends in school. Sure she spoke to some people, but the only person she really hung out with was Nessa.

Amerie looked around she spotted Nessa sitting with Becca, Jess and Kass. Of course some of the most snobbiest girls in school, no wonder Nessa doesn't want to be friends anymore.

Amerie sighed packing her bag up, she needed to get out of here fast. The teen exited the cafeteria to venture to The Hub.

She pushed open the cafeteria doors, the sound was relieving the corridors were quiet, except for the noise of people's lockers slamming shut. That made Amerie's mind bubble, she felt overwhelmed.

She rushed into The Hub, and ran to the sensory room. Sitting on one of the beanbags and staring at the tube of plastic fish in glowing water that changed colours.She didn't really understand the reasoning behind this device, but it soothed her, calmed her.

The door creaked open, Amerie was too focused she had her noise cancelling headphones on, she needed to listen to her Mom's voice, playing her music was really the only way.

You're On Your Own Kid sang gently through her headphones, she didn't even notice that Miss Green was sat next to her.She jumped when she felt the presence of someone else.

"Sorry Amerie I didn't want to disturb you, is everything okay you're never in this room" Miss Green asked the teenager.

"Yeah I'm okay, just felt a bit overwhelmed" Amerie sighed.

"Alright come on sing" Miss Green smiled.

"I'm not really in the mood to sing" Amerie sighed.

"Amerie, it's helps you calm down when you're overwhelmed, singing, making music, let's just give it a try" Miss Green suggested.

"I just want to go home" Amerie mumbled.

"Talk to me, what's going on your not normally like this" Miss Green said with a concerned tone.

"Just want to go home, I need to go home" Amerie rambled fidgeting with her fingers.

"Okay, I get that but I can't just send you home especially if you're not telling me anything" Miss Green sighed.

Amerie placed her headphones back on and curled into a ball on the beanbag shutting her eyes and focusing on the music that was playing from her headphones, her Mom's music.

"Okay Amerie, I'll leave you for some alone time but I'll come check on you soon, we can do your next class in here if you want" Miss Green said smiling at the teenager and leaving her to her own.

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"This is Miss Green, Amerie's music and support teacher, I'm just calling you Miss Swift, just to inform you that I'm concerned about Amerie, she's spent a while in the sensory room refusing to do her work, or talk to me, she says she wants to go home, sorry if your busy but I think it's best if you maybe come and collect her" Miss Green spoke down the phone to Amerie's Mom.

"I'm in the studio right now, but I can try make it soon, or I can request my driver to collect her." Taylor spoke.

The phone call ended and Taylor buried her head in her hands. Jack looked at Taylor and gave her a sad smile.

"Tay everything alright?" Jack asked.

"Yeah just Amerie, she's not doing so well, her teacher thinks it's best I take her home" Taylor sighed.

"Tay go, we've done enough for today this can continue, Amerie is your first priority go help your daughter she needs you" Jack said nodding at Taylor.

"Thanks Jack, I'll message you when I'm available to finish this session" Taylor said gathering her things.

"Don't worry about that just go be with your daughter" Jack said signalling Taylor to leave.

Amerie sat cuddled up on the beanbag still staring at the fish tank.

"Hey Amerie, your Mom is coming to collect you soon do you want to get your things ready and you can just sit in here and wait" Miss Green spoke standing in the doorway of the sensory room, smiling at the teen.

Amerie nodded and reached into her pocket, she pulled out her worry worm and felt the fabric, tapping her thumb against it anxiously.

"I'm sure worry worm will help you with any worries keep him close okay" Miss Green said, Amerie gave her a warm smile.

The black SUV pulled up outside of the prestigious private school Amerie attended.Taylor ventured her way through to the school's reception taking a seat in the small area.

"Amerie your Mom is here, I'll take you to her" Miss Green said leading the teenager out of The Hub.

The two walked out of The Hub and travelled through the corridors to the school's reception.

"Hey sweetie" Taylor said to her daughter.

Taylor pulled Amerie into a side hug, Amerie was still wearing her headphones she looked up at her Mom smiling. Amerie was only 5'0, she was rather small for her age. She never knew her Dad, but the Swifties assumed her father to be John Mayers, and her Mom was rather tall, so she didn't really understand why she was so short for her age, maybe it was because she was born premature. Who knows?

Amerie snapped out of her thoughts when she heard her Mom and Miss Green talking about her. She listened in.

"Amerie is a wonderful student, but I'm just concerned she's spending more time in The Hub then she used to do, she was in the sensory room a lot today, which she never really goes in, she hasn't told me what is bothering her, but I can tell something has really upset her" Miss Green spoke honestly.

"Thank you for looking after her, means a lot" Taylor said with concern pulling her daughter into more of the hug.

"I hope you feel better soon Amerie" Miss Green smiled before leaving the mother-daughter duo.

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The two decided to take a walk to the small woodland, the nature was a calming environment for Amerie.

Amerie tiptoed through the trail mesmerised by every tree and the leaves that danced down off the branches.

Amerie span around dancing much like how the leaves did, Amerie pictured she was a leaf falling down from the tree, freeing herself from the sharp, spiked branches that trapped her.

Taylor had a thing for recording moments like these, it sparked ideas for new songs, music videos and plans.

Amerie was smiling she was in her own world, it was her own thing, it was her own time, no one could stop her from being in her happiness.

Taylor soon joined the teen skipping and dancing through the trail of the woodlands, it was their area it was always a quiet area the only thing you could hear was the birds chirping, the trees swaying and the silent drop of leaves falling down on the floor.Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, shh, shh, shh.

It was beautiful, the song of nature. The two always found music in everything, it was their special talent, music was one of the many things that made their bond unbreakable.

The mother-daughter duo joined hands facing eachother and spinning around, dancing in the woods.

Moments like these were precious, they recorded every moment on their phones and in their brains.

"Her hair glowing blonde, she danced through the woods, nobody watched, cuz nobody watched" Taylor sang starting to have ideas for new songs.

"Nature was hers, she controlled it all, the trees swayed, the leaves fall, she was free" Amerie sang in attempt to complete the idea of lyrics her Mom had created.

"Nice one Amerie!" Taylor applauded.

Amerie smiled, but something sparked her eye. A gorgeous white and grey coated rabbit was sat in the grass it was hopping graciously towards Amerie.

"Hey little bunny" Amerie whispered.

One thing Amerie loved was animals, animals loved her calm nature it was like they could sense Amerie's warmth and affection for them.

"Looks like you have a little friend there" Taylor chuckled quietly so she didn't scare off the small rabbit.

"I think it wants a friend" Amerie smiled bobbing down to pet the rabbit.

"I'm sure you're a great friend for the little rabbit" Taylor chuckled softly.

Two birdies swept down from the branches of the tree and perched themselves on Amerie's shoulder, chirping a lovely tune.

"Mom look" Amerie spoke softly.

Taylor was smiling the entire time recording this moment and capturing many pictures.Amerie was truly herself around nature and animals, it soothed her, something about being free in nature was mythical, it was truly magic.

"Why don't we get some lunch from the cafe round here and eat in the park?" Taylor asked, which Amerie nodded in response.

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@user72: Stop skipping school!ׂ╰┈➤ @amerieswift: I got picked up early 😸

@harpsyx: is anyone concerned about amerie?ׂ╰┈➤ @amerieswift mhm, I'm concerned for myself too.

@taylorloverswiftie12: hope your okay ׂ╰┈➤ @amerieswift: me too

Amerie sighed her phone was flooded with notifications of concern from Swifties, family and the little friends she had, really were just Swifties she talked to a lot online.

Her Mom had access to all her social media accounts, she could delete or post anything.

"Amerie.." Taylor sighed looking up from her phone.

"Yeah?" Amerie asked.

"What's wrong?" Taylor asked stroking Amerie's hair.

"Nessa doesn't want to be my friend anymore because I'm weird, but it's okay I'm not really sad or angry, really I don't know how I feel" Amerie sighed shrugging her shoulders.

"Well Nessa doesn't deserve you and you are not weird at all, you're unique and you are you, that's what's important about you" Taylor said smiling at the teen.

"I know, it's just I don't have any other friends in school, Nessa was really all I had, even though she was rather dismissive of me, I still had some fun with her I guess" Amerie spoke.

"Yeah, but friends like that are fake they don't really care about you, I've had lots of friends like that who only wanted to be friends with me because of my fame, my status and money" Taylor told Amerie truthfully.

"So she only wanted to be friends with me because your my Mom?" Amerie questioned.

"Possibly, but don't worry to much about that as I'll always be your best friend, I'm your number 1 supporter I'll always be here no matter what" Taylor said pulling the teen into a hug.

"I know" Amerie smiled.

Amerie sighed opening her phone and clicking on @harpsyx profile. She clicked the DM button, Amerie needed someone to talk to, just to vent to.

@harpsyx

amerie💕: hi thx for being concerned abt me guess I jst need someone to talk to

harps💋: omg! sorry jst a bit shocked your DMing me, ofc you can ttm vent away x amerie💕: thanks means a lot, i guess i feel i don't know a lot? Complicated feelings, it's overwhelming being me i get anxious alot i guess I've just been feeling off lately can't really describe it.

harps💋: I totally get it, I'm autistic and ADHD so I literally get so many big feelings that I can't really understand or control

amerie💕: you are? I don't really tell people this but I was diagnosed autistic when I was 7. The media doesn't know I'm good at hiding it, so people don't tell anyone about this it's not something I want to share

@harpsy💋: ofc our secret, I don't even know how I didn't know this normally I can tell when someone is like me, you must be really highly masking, just remember it's okay to be open about autism, all my friends and school know about it as I literally screamed it outside and sure there's people who make fun of me, but they are obsessed and there's so many people out their who like me for who I am, they are not bothered about my disability they just enjoy my personality.

amerie💕: thx that helps x

Amerie shut off her phone contemplating an idea that just burst into her head, but she pushed it away.

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Authors Note:

What is Amerie's sudden idea?

I hope you all are enjoying this story so far.