Ch. 2- Rumor
I walk through the hallway, hearing the murmuring of secrets and gossip.
"I think Juliette is J the Superfairy." I heard a boy say.
"What the f*^#?!" I said aloud.
"What's wrong, juju?" asked Paige.
"C'mon!" I pulled her arm.
"But I'm talking to Aidan." Paige said.
"Aidan can wait. This can't." I say and pulled her into an empty classroom.
Aidan was concerned and just really nosy so he followed.
"What is it?" asked Paige.
"They know!" I said frantically.
"Know what?" Paige said and then it hit her. "Holy s**t!"
"Yeah. I don't know how they found out but they did. What am I gonna tell my boss? I'm screwed!" I yelled.
"Who were all the people that knew?" Paige asked.
"Okay, um, you, me, and…" Our eyes widened.
"Jayce!" We said in unison.
"That boy is dead!" I marched off, passing Aidan.
I went straight into the boys' locker room.
"Juliette! What the hell are you doing in here?!" Jayce asked, trying to cover himself.
"Nice underwear." I commented at his Pineapple boxers. Jayce blushed.
"Thanks…" he said and put on his jeans. "I haven't seen you around in a long time."
"Did you tell?" I asked.
"What?" Jayce asked.
"It's not a very hard question, Jayce! Did you or did you not tell people that I'm… me?" I say.
"No." Jayce replied. I gave him a stern look.
"Stop! Fine, fine yes!" Jayce says. "I hate it when you do that. It's like you're burning a hole right through me."
"You're the hole! How could y—you promised! Why can't you ever keep your damn mouth shut?!" I punched a locker and it made a dent.
"Great, now you wrecked Aidan's locker." Jayce said.
"I don't give a s**t about the locker! Who did you tell and why did you tell them?" asked I.
"I told some of the guys that I was dating J when we were dating… Guess they put the pieces together. I thought you broke up with me cuz you found out." Jayce answered.
"I broke up with you because you love J better not me!" I shouted.
"That's not true, J!" Jayce covered his mouth.
I shook my head. My best friend in 7th grade never was my best friend. He only cared about the superhuman part of me.
"You haven't change at all!" I yelled.
"I fell in love with you. Way before I found out you were J!" Jayce says.
"And the sad thing is... I believed that." I rubbed my eyes.
"Please? I want to be with you!" Jayce pleaded.
"It's too late. I'm with someone else." I told him.
"Who?!" He asked angrily.
I rolled my eyes. He never paid attention. Why am I surprised?
"Jack?" He asked.
"Gross!" I said, nauseated
"Gavin?" Jayce says.
"Nope. That ship has sailed." I say.
"Aidan?" Jayce wanted to know.
I turned away and dry heaved.
"Please." I said.
"Then who?" Wondered Jayce.
"Miles, you moron. A character in the chipmunks." I told him. "I gotta go."
"Don't leave." Jayce entreated.
"Oh f you! I hafta go fix what you started." I walked out.
Jayce punched a locker and it hurt. He realized he wasn't superhuman.
"Ah!" He held his fist.
I ran with tears in my eyes. I was confused and mad and hurt and… in Aidan's chest.
"Woah, you okay?" He asked. I backed up.
"Um…" I said. Aidan noticed the tears.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Nothing." I wiped my eyes. "Where's Pahe?"
"Gym." Aidan said. I ran to the gym.
Paige was running laps.
"Paige? Pahe!" I yelled.
"What?" She showed down.
"How am I supposed to stop this from spreading?" I asked.
"I dunno, girl. Maybe you can't." Paige told me.
"What?! Am I just supposed to give up?" I say.
"Well, they can't prove that you're a fairy, now can they?" Paige replied.
"I bet they'll find a way." I said.
For the people who don't know, Paige's nickname "Pahe" is pronounced (Pah-hay).
