Jane Doe

Everyone called her something different, but no one knew her actual name.

Everyone complained about the way she smelled, but no one knew she was only allowed one bath a week.

Everyone laughed at her stained and ill-fitting clothes, but no one knew they hand-me-downs from her older brother.

Everyone commented about her failing grades, but no one knew she was forbidden to take her ADD medication.

Everyone sneered when she would only answer yes/no questions by nodding/shaking her head; no one knew her jaw had been wired shut.

Everyone rolled their eyes when she wore long sleeve shirts in the warmer months, no one knew it was to hide her cutting scars.

Everyone labeled her as psychotic, but no one knew who made her that way.

Everyone learned that she was pregnant, but no one knew whose baby it was.

Everyone heard she was in a car accident and died, but no one knew it had been intentional.

Everyone asked their teachers, guidance counselor, and principal, but no one knew her actual name.