I walk into the gym, where all the new grade 10s are finding out which class their in, and catching up with friends. I take a deep breath, and pull out my phone to double check if I look ok. And, to be honest, I do. My hair is pulled up into my usual three buns, and my outfit is pretty cute, if I do say so myself. I have a peach colored shirt with black stripes, and high waist black jeans and black flats. Then I see him. Finn. Man he always looks SO good. He looks so mature with his white dress shirt under his burgundy sweater. And now he's seen me. We've been friends since the third grade, but I've liked him since the sixth, and I STILL get butterfly when he looks at me, even though he's taken.
"Hey Rey." He says as we walks over to me.
"Hey Finn! How's it going?"
"Good, good. You?" I see Rose walk in.
"I'm fine. Not to seem like I don't want to talk to you," because I really do. "but won't your girlfriend be mad if she sees me talking to you?" It's no hidden secret that Rose detests me.
"Rose? That jealous..." he searches for a word, and he starts to laugh as he finds it. "that jealous social scavenger? No."
I start to laugh as well. A social scavenger is what she called me. "What do you mean social scavenger?" I ask between chuckles.
"I overheard her talking to Paige, her sister, about how I was, 'just a trophy' and how, 'she was just dating me to get popular,' so I dumped her."
"She said that? She did that?" I and, shocked. How could she do that to him? He nods. "Want me to ruin her life for you?"
"You can do that?"
"Well, no. But Poe can." It's also no hidden secret that Poe has a no shame in exposing people every chance he gets.
"Do it."
"Alright." I walk over to Poe, and pull the hood of his hoodie over his head. "Is that really what Mom let you wear on your first day of school?"
"Shut up Rey. What do you want?"
"I need you to ruin someone's life for me."
"Gladly. Whose?"
"Rose's."
"So he told you about the breakup?"
"Yeah."
"I'm on it kid." He says, kissing me on the head before he runs off.
"I'm two months older than you!" I yell.
I walk back to Finn, who now has Ben, our best friend, and Tally, Poe's girlfriend beside him. People have always teased Ben and I about being a couple, but honestly, he's more like my brother, and he only has eyes for Alderia, or, Ri, my sister.
"Hey gang." Speak of the devil. Ri drops her backpack on the ground and starts stretching out her legs.
"Hey Ri!" We chorus back to her.
Ben turns his attention to me. "And how's our little Rey of Sunshine this morning?"
I laugh at the little nickname my family and friends have made up for me. "I'm fine."
"Hello, testing, testing." Poe's voice comes over the speaker, and everyone turns to look at him. How my brother remained so popular from grade 6 all the way to now boggles my mind. And his confidence? Sheesh! One way of proving we're not related.
"Attention grade 10s!" People cheer when they see who has the microphone. "I have a microphone, so you MUST be wondering whose life I'm about to ruin."
"YEAH!" The crowd cheers.
"Would the lovely Rose Tico step up here please?"
"Oooooohhhhhhh!" The crowd shouts. Rose walks up, face red.
"Alright, in case you all didn't know, this is Rose Tico. She used to date my buddy Finn. Emphasis on the used to." The crowd starts laughing like a huge pack of wild hyenas. "Rose," he continues, "care to tell us why he dumped you?"
"No comment." She says, as she tries to walk away, but Poe grabs the back of her shotrt and pulls her back.
"Alright then I'll tell them. SHE WAS ONLY DATING HIM TO GET POPULAR!" Rose runs away, her face as red as a tomato. "See ya 'round, you social scavenger!"
Now, all five of us are keeling over with laughter, and I'm almost crying. Scratch that, I am.
"School dance is in two weeks people! Get to class now!" Poe says before he does a mic drop and we all leave.
