I wasn't able to sleep a wink through the night. My eyes were wide open, and I kept turning all over the bed. I wanted to let go of it, push it all behind me, and act like it never existed, but that felt impossible. I couldn’t just push it behind me when the hurt was so fresh I could taste it in my mouth.I found myself returning to the website, the post had been taken down but the comments remained, calling both mom and I all sorts of names.“Can’t believe I ever felt sorry for her. Gold digger and a fraud”“Her mom couldn’t keep a man so now she’s teaching her daughter the same thing”“All she does is act innocent, but she’s been around Dylan and Elliott for months. Girl is a snake”“She plays the victim so well, maybe she should act in the school play instead”“She’s pathetic, why doesn’t she just stay home instead of embarrassing herself at school”“Imagine being friends with her… couldn’t be me”“She needs to leave this school for real, no one wants her here”“Crazy runs in the f
NOVA “Thank you” I whispered when his car came to a stop in front of my house “Call me if you need anything at all,” he told me “Good night Dylan and thank you,” I told him with a little smile I got out of the car and walked over to the gate, I looked behind me at intervals to see that he was still parked there waiting to see me get in before he drove away. I turned the doorknob slowly hoping there would be no one around and I could get to hide away in my room and bury myself in the silence but the minute I stepped in I was met with my mom’s eyes. She turned to me and immediately rushed towards me like something had happened. “Why didn't you pick up your call? You had me worried sick” she scolded me “She is fine, that is all that matters,” Ricardo said, he was dressed in a full suit like he was about to leave for work or had just stepped in. From the corner of my eye, I saw his suitcase resting on the couch. Why was he back early? Did something happen? “What is goi
DYLAN We were in the middle of lunch when we found out that Nova’s mom was the one getting married to Ricardo O’Brien. We hadn't even processed it yet when suddenly the cafeteria erupted in whispers. Everyone had their faces in their phone and we did the same and saw the post that had everyone talking. I didn't finish reading it before I knew the person who wrote the note and the post was the same person. The bitterness and hatred in both of them were the same. I had to point it out to Elliott and Caleb but they didn't want to believe me claiming they were ‘friends’ and she wouldn't speak so badly about her mom. But I wasn't buying the bullshit, if they were ‘friends’ the disgusting note she wrote to me ‘warning’ me about Nova like she was a plague would never have happened. We dug deeper to find any clues left behind and we did. After a few minutes of pondering on the website, we found out that the website was designed to tell the device the post was made from and immediately
“I thought they were friends?” “Who would blame her no one wants to be friends with a fraud and gold digger” “That means everything written was true” “Daughter of a gold digger” “You don't mean that” I whispered “I do, I mean every word that comes out of my mouth” “Kelsey!” May shouted and rushed towards her grabbing a fistful of her hair tightly “Let go of me” she tried to fight back but May was stronger and she dragged her to the middle of the hallway. I was still in a state of shock and could only watch without being able to say a word or move. I wanted to disappear or, better yet, be swallowed whole by the ground. People were pointing, and some had their phones out and were busy recording the chaos that had unfolded. The noise got louder and louder, making my ears hurt. I placed my hands over my ears to block the noise, but it didn't help. I wanted to run out, run away from the mess, but I couldn't bring myself to move. I crashed to the ground, squatted in th
“Do you believe me now?” Dylan asked “What if-” “No more what if’s look at what is clearly in front of you and stop making fucking excuses for someone that smiles in your face and is plotting your demise behind your back you” Dylan cut May off sounding irritated and angry at the same time “This is a lot to take in” May breathed out “Why didn’t I know about this?” May asked, I didn’t respond, and turned around and began marching towards the school building “Where are you headed” I heard May ask behind me as she tried to catch up with me I walked into the hallway to see that school was already over and most people were just hanging around the hallway or walking out of their classrooms. I ignored the eyes that followed me and my eyes searched around for Kelsey. The walls were spinning around me and I couldn't see clearly but I kept on pushing, searching around the sea of people that surrounded me looking down at me like I had gone mad. Then our eyes met she was standing b
“What are you trying to say?” My chest tightened as I asked “Don’t do that you know damn well what I’m trying to say” he stared at me like he was disappointed “I told you to hope you don’t regret your action and look it came back twice as hard” I could tell he was trying not to be harsh and raise his voice at me but he was struggling to do so “I don’t fucking know what you are talking about and you better stop your damn conspiracy!” I shot at him “This is no damn conspiracy you better believe it there is proof!” He shouted not able to contain his emotions anymore “Stop it” I placed my hand over my ears to block his voice “It is Kelsey who wrote the post both the note and the post,” he said “No” I shook my head violently trying to block out his voice but they kept creeping in “Listen to me” he grabbed both my shoulders in his hands “No it is a lie, Kelsey would never do that. She is my friend I talked to her about how I was feeling this morning” I cried heavily “Y