Day 2

I got home from school, throwing my backpack in the corner and dashing to my laptop. I hit the power button, my fingers tapping wildly and impatiently as it starts up. I hurriedly type in the URL and TrUfeel pops up.

Welcome, Finn Lockheart. Ashley says.

"Yeah, yeah, quiet Ashley." I mutter, scrolling quickly to find Alice's profile. I click on it, excitement bubbling up inside of me. What secrets would I discover today?

Going back to her first post, and going up, the rest of her Truths were in video format. I clicked on the one at the bottom, a week or two after school started. A pop up told me this video was blocked. Good thing I have a background in hacking. After a few minutes, I sat back and waited until the video buffered. Suddenly, her face popped up. Her blonde hair bounced in large curls, framing her petite face. Her blue eyes lit up when she spoke.

"Hey everyone! Um…well, let's start with the brighter news first. I met a really sweet girl named Jessica, and another girl named Skyler. They are pretty amazing, and we have a lot in common. They're actually my first friends on here! Congrats, guys!

And now, onto the bad news." She makes a 'yikes' face. "I also made a new enemy. Jared."

Oh, not that piece of crap. He is such a…

"In fact, I used to like Jared. He was fairly attractive, but honey, an ugly heart ruins a pretty face.

Anyway, Jared thought it would be hilarious to try to make a move on me, as a dare from his group of thickheaded jocks. Apparently, it would be funny to lead the new girl on.

Yet for a while, you acted like it wasn't a dare. You acted like it was real. And then you shattered the fairy tale.

Man, are you sick."

I snickered. He never was a great boyfriend, just a guy girls could find a constant flirt outlet in.

"He gave me his number, and asked me to go on a date with him. I agreed, thinking I might actually have a shot. We went out on the first few dates, and he was a complete gentleman. I had never felt so much like a princess. I didn't see what people said was so bad about him. He was nice."

It's because he's a total player who makes out with every girl in the school, and you were the next target.

"He took me to his house on our last date, and we watched some movie he liked. His mom brought us milk and cookies to snack on.

Anyway, I was trying to focus on the movie, and he was focused elsewhere. Before I knew it, he tried to kiss me, and I will admit, he was a good kisser, and it wasn't a 'make out until you eat someone' kiss. It was sweet and gentle. Until he turned into a total jerk."

Oh god. He didn't do that did he?

"I reach over to take a drink of milk, and he pulled what I later learned was the 'make-out with showie-offie girls."

Oh my god, he did.

"I guess he didn't enjoy getting punched in the face when his 'accidently' poured milk down my shirt, then told me he'd help me clean it up."

I sat in shock, numbly listening to her ramble on about him.

"After I punched him, he, being a football player, picked me up and carried me to his bedroom, the room next to the entertainment area. I beat and clawed, but he slammed me on the bed, shoving his lips onto mine. It only lasted for a few minutes, because I screamed, biting his lip. He growled, pressing down harder on my lips, trying to shove his tongue between my clamped teeth.

Thank god his father heard me and came in, throwing Jared off of me, screaming at him. Mr. Lario, thank you. You may not have avoided it like you wanted to, but you still saved me.

Mr. Lario escorted me to the door, apologizing over and over again, swearing that 'his boy would face serious punishment for treating a beautiful young lady like that.' I nodded, called my mom to pick me up, and left. Jared has avoided me ever since.

And that, Truthers, is why I swore to never fall in love again."

I was speechless for the rest of the night.

Yeah. Gets pretty dark. But what can I say? Bad things happen.