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It all started like any normal day would I as usual was trying to fix my hair. When I was done tangling with the retched beast I walked to the bus stop and waited for the bus; it wasn't a special day I walked into the bus sat down and talked with my friends. When we got to school we went to the cafeteria bathroom and when we went to go find another friend we saw that she had the paper of a person who had killed someone else. I heard of him before once or twice but never knew what he looked like. I came closer and the picture looked like a caucasian male but that was because the paper didn't get enough color into it to show the picture properly. I read the name and to my shocking horror it said Sigmond Contrerras, my brother. A million thoughts ran through my head all I could do was walk to the bathroom before I burst out in tears. I told two of my friends Clarinel and Regina in the bathroom and cried at the same time. Clarinel couldn't quite understand what I said because of this. When she did she asked me if I wanted her to go out there and rip it. Regina asked me if I needed a hug but I said no because it was no use. Before they left to tear up the paper I told them to go get all the girls at that table that were our friends and bring them to the bathroom. So they went and ripped it, and came back with at least ten girls and two nosey little kids. They promised that no one would spill my secret..
I began to tell them why I cried and Regina and Clarinel explained about my brother. I remember it clear as day. It was about three years ago, my mom and I just came back from Mexico and instead of being greeted by my brother his friend Luis was there. He said that my brother was in jail for being accused of killing his exgirlfriends younger sibling. When we got home our apartment was in shambles. Couch cushions over turned clothes everywhere and my room had all my belongings on the floor or hanging off of something. Even my diary was on the floor and one of the pages was gone. A few days later two women came over to question us about my brother, they questioned my mom first and then they asked if they could question me alone I said I could handle it and so the questioning began. They asked me questions like if he was nice, if he ever beat me, and then they said we found this in your diary they handed me a scrap of paper ,what it said is blurry to me but it must have said something like: Sigmond is such a b***h, they asked my why I wrote that I replied that we had fought about something and when I felt angry at him I went to me room and cussed him out in my diary like I do with everyone. The two women were done and seemed satisfied with the answers they had recieved. My mom said that she went to court with him while I was with Luis and that even though they didn't have a single piece of evidence against him not even fingerprints in his house they still kept him and sent him to jail for about 4 months or so. I saw him once in prison but only once he wore a blue jumpsuit with a wristband that had his serial number on it. He sent me drawings often through the mail, too. When he was finally released he was on probation for three more years, followed by parole for a few months, then he was finally released. This story ran through my mind as I stood in the girl's bathroom surrounded by all my freinds.
They all comforted me and recommended that I talk to Ms. Bailey the school counselour so that I could tell her and she would tell no one and possibly take me home. We went to her door and knocked but she wasn't there. I then said that it was okay I could go through the day but my friends insisted that I go home because I would be distracted. Then we went to the nurse. I lied and told her that I didn't feel well she didn't buy it and asked how did I not feel well then I burst into tears again said that I needed to talk to Ms. Bailey, she replied with a, " it's a personal problem, eh?" I nodded my head in agreement. She went into a tiny little office and called Ms. Turner up. She came and then I told her my problem and she called my parents so I could tell them. While we waited for them to come pick me up she called in the friend that brought in the paper of my brother, none of my friends had known he was my brother till that day, Ms. Bailey used the torn pieces of paper to track it on the internet when she found it she said that the paper was only to inform residents of the people living there for public safety and that it was nothing to worry about because the paper itself said he was harmless and that he payed his time. Nevertheless I complained that everyone was acting like he was going to do something wrong. I knew in my heart that if I told people his story and said that he was innocent of that crime hardly anyone would believe me. When my parents came we went to the conference room and discussed it when all the matters were done my brother said he never knew of this paper and he was determined to get a lawyer and get it erased from the records. On the ride home my mom asked if I wanted to go to work with her, my brother, or just stay home. I just wanted to go home and lock myself in my room. I went straight to my room and watched TV till my mom came home. I checked my email and one of my friends sent me an email that said not to worry, that no one knew, and that they had a food fight and now they had assigned seating and that another food fight would happen on Monday. The next day one of my friends came and asked if I wanted to walk with her and her brother and sister and that my sister could come as well. She asked me if I was okay and we went to see another friend but she said she couldn't talk because they were about to leave. That's how it happened and the most amazing thing that I realized was how great my friends were in my time of need. My other friends in California would've done the same but nothing this bad had ever happened over there; I was really grateful to all of them.

Sadly this really happened sad but I didn't exactly tell u what happened I changed names, situtations, and locations but only you can decide what parts were changed.