Amy's POV
Right after we both say this we hear muffled screams and we look over to see Tommy tied to a chair; dressed in very sexual things; and with Lauren, Shane, and Liam surrounding him. There's also this bag next to Shane filled with... sex toys? "This is kidnapping" I say when I see they're holding him hostage. I also wonder when Lauren even had the time to do this since I was with her all morning. "It's really more blackmail. We're going to take photos of this asshole. That are so shocking and deviant. He'll never tell anyone my secret." Lauren says. "Conveniently my mom sells sex toys out of the trunk of her car." Shane states grabbing two dildos out of the bag waving them. "Guys this is illegal and disturbing. Lauren how bad could this secret be?" I ask. Lauren groans and says "I'm not telling you my fucking secret." "She's not, trust me, I tried." Shane says. Tommy starts screaming again but I know no one will hear him on the roof. "Guys I'm with Amy, maybe its a good thing this gets out. They say you're only as sick as your secrets." Liam says causing Karma to look at him strangely while Lauren and I glare at him. "What? No who says that? Who, the voices in your head? Tell them to shut up. I change my mind. This is America we are all entitled to our secrets." I nervously scratch the back of my neck when Karma looks at me in confusion. I then walk up to Liam and say "Can I talk to you?" but then I see Karma starting to move toward us and add "In private?" Liam nods seeing Karma move towards us too and we go back into the stairwell that lead to the roof. "What the hell was that? 'You are as sick as your secrets'?" I ask when the door shuts. "Look I'm sorry but the guilt is killing me." He says defensively. "Oh this piggy went boo hoo hoo all the way home. Man up." I say hitting his shoulder, "Look it's killing me too and I'm going to tell her what I did. But what you did doesn't just affect you it affects Lauren. And whether I like it or not she's my sister now and I will protect her. Got it." "So you get to tell her about you without even thinking of Soleil and I can't tell her about Lauren?" he says in an accusing tone. "Unlike you probably did. I actually talked to her about it and she agreed I should tell Karma." I say. "So what, we just pretend it never happened?" he asks. "What happened? See how easy that was. Look talk to Lauren first and get her to agree or if you don't then say it was with some random girl. I will not let you hurt Lauren." I reply with a finality in my tone and start walking towards the door.
When we get back on the roof, I notice that Lauren got in between Karma and the door, probably to stop her from listening. "Alright, this is insane." Karma says when we go back to where Tommy is. "Calm down. It's just a few pictures, that will haunt him for the rest of his life." Lauren says yelling the last part at Tommy. "Besides we've gone way too far to turn back now." Shane says. "And you two were in on this?" Karma asks pointing between Liam and I. "I was just walking to my locker, and you dragged me up here." I say raising my hands defensively. "Karma, I think we should talk." Liam says and I see Lauren's eyes widen so I run up to Tommy saying "Oh, I think he's choking" and pull the mouth thing, effectively distracting Karma and Liam. "You people are animals!" Tommy yells. "Don't listen to anything he says. Go like this mmmmmm" she says covering her ears, humming. "Lauren, I'm not gonna say anything." Tommy says pleadingly. "Yeah not if I rip out your tongue." Lauren says threateningly while trying to pull the mouth thing up again. "Why would I tell anyone my girlfriend's a dude?" Tommy asks right before Lauren is able to cover his mouth. All of us step back in shock as Lauren secures the thing over his mouth while saying "Ex-girlfriend." I look at her confused as she explains "And I'm not a dude. I was... born intersex. The pills I take are hormone replacements." Karma, Liam, and I nod while trying to grasp what she just said. "What exactly does intersex mean?" Liam asks after a few seconds. "It means it's none of your fucking businesses." She says while running out of the door. "I did not see that coming." Shane says. "Seriously! You had to ask?!" I say in an angry tone since he just had to. "I'm sorry. It just came out." he says apologetically, knowing that he had hurt Lauren. The first thing I told him not to do. "Whatever. Just take the pictures, but nobody says a word got it?" I say protectively. They all nod and Shane says "Let's go bigger to smaller, much more shocking." while grabbing the dildos again.
After we take the pictures, I tell Shane to go talk to Lauren, since I need to talk to Karma and Liam is taking Tommy to get changed and making sure no one sees him.
"Can we talk now?" Karma asks walking up to me. I nod and we wait until they untie Tommy and leave. "Amy I am the worst best friend ever. I had no idea this whole time you've been having feelings. Must have been torture." She rushes out the second the door closes. "Yeah wasn't fun. Um, I need to tell you something." I say before I'm cut off by her, "I am so deeply sorry. I made it all about me and my crush on some silly boy. I just don't want to lose you. We're gonna grow old together remember? I just never thought that anything could come between us. And then last night I rejected you." I sigh at the last part but don't intirupt her as she continues, "And I don't want you to pull away. I'm scared you'll wind up hating me." "It's not your fault that you don't feel the same way. Even though I wish you did, you still don't right? Just checking!" I say raising my hands in defense. "And I could never hate you" I say rubbing her shoulder. She sighs in relief and replies, "I could never hate you either." and pulls me into a hug. "Tell me about the rest of your night did you cry yourself to sleep like I did?" she asks when she pulls away. "Um n-not really. That's what I wanted to talk to you about. But, I'm scared of how you'll react." I confess. "Amy like I said I could never hate you. What's so important you feel like I'll get mad?" she asks softly. I hesitate and take a moment to build up the courage to say, "I got drunk and... I... I slept with someone." I confess and see her take a step back in shock with her eyes and mouth wide open. I sigh and run a hand through my hair and fix my beanie before I say "I know. I know. I shouldn't have done that, but it happened and I can't take it back." I wait for her reply and I soon start to freak out when she doesn't answer. As if sensing it, she snaps out of it and finally says "Um, well did you like it? Who did you have sex with?" trying to show me that she's still my best friend. I smile gratefully, but then it turns into a sheepish one. "Uh, yeah I liked it, but you won't like who it was with." I say. "How do you know I won't? Look Amy just tell me, alright? I will always be here." she says comfortingly. I nod, take a deep breath, and close my eyes before I say "It was Soleil." Karma jaw drops and she says "Oh." "Oh? That's it?" I ask when she doesn't say anything else. "It's a bit of a shock, but I'm fine." She says making me sigh in relief. She looks like she wants to say something else but before she can the warning bell rings.
We rush to our lockers and get our books before going to history. When we get there I hear "Seriously? What the hell is she doing here?" being muttered from Karma. I look around and see that Soleil is sitting at the desk next to mine, leaving my desk between her's and Karma's. "I knew I forgot to tell you something." I say while going to my desk. "You knew? When did she tell you?" Karma whispers before she sits. "Hey Amy... Karma." Soleil says. "Hey" I reply while Karma just grunts. I can see that her response is amusing to Soleil if the smirk she has says anything. I lean back in my seat and take a deep breath, while thinking This is going to be a really long day.