Now, to unveil what happens with Luke's plot. If there is any Ella Montresor fans out there, I advise you not read this. However, I never heard anyone say they liked her. I only heard haters. Anyway, on with the chapter!
Everything was planned out. There was no way around what we had planned. The next morning, everyone was amazed that Jane was already up and running and back to school. They were even more amazed seeing us hold hands every now and then. However, not everyone was celebrating what happened to the two most known kids in school.
"Luke Collin and Jane Corral," and here came Ella, "didn't expect to see your faces so soon."
"Oh, come off it, Ella," I said, looking her straight in the eye. "You can't get rid of us that easy."
"Is that so? Well, I guess I'll just have to show you up."
"You know we know that you set up the rumor!" Jane exclaimed.
"Rumor? What rumor?" Ella was good at acting, but one could see the lie.
"Again, come off it," I said. "Either you confess or things may happen."
Ella broke our a smile. "Ha! And what makes you think that you can do anything to me?"
Both me and Jane smiled at her and walked on past. She had no idea what she was in for before the day was over. She should know by now by now that the school isn't the same anymore.
Before the last bell rang for school to be over, I went over to the principal's office. I gave him the rundown on what happened with the near-death experience with both me and Jane. The principal didn't like it one bit and sent for Ella right away.
Ella came in a minute later, walking into a dark room showing only me and the principal. "You wanted to see me, sir?"
"Yes, Ella," he replied. "I was told that you started the catastrophe that nearly befell Luke and Jane."
"Do what? I had no idea-"
"That we nearly died by your lie?" Jane came out of the dark and into the dim light.
Ella was surprised by this move. "What? I didn't say anything about that rumor!" She sounded to be getting defensive.
"So you did know something about the rumor," I said, fishing for her outburst. "You told us that you didn't know anything about it."
"Well, I heard about it later on during the day." She then turned to the principal. "I didn't do anything! I-"
"Wrote a note?" Jake then came out, holding the note I got two days ago. "Tell me that's not your handwriting."
He tossed it to Ella, who caught it unwillingly. "Well, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just intimidating, that's all."
"Well, your intimidation nearly made me kill Luke." Mark came up behind Ella, startling her.
"But, I didn't spread the rumor!"
"You just started it," Marlina said, coming from behind the principal. "We don't take kindly to people trying to overpower the student body."
Ella just looked around, as in panic, then she got a smile on her face. "Well, at least I didn't-"
"Spread a poisonous gas in a middle school during 7th grade?" Freda then appeared from behind Jane. "Don't bother, I told them and all is forgiven."
"Freda? You would rather throw away a singing career to join these low-lives?"
"The only low-life here is you, Ella Montresor." Now that was something, coming from Freda.
Ella didn't like it one bit and went in a rage, running Ella into a wall. Everyone was about to go after her, but I stopped them. "Freda can handle this," I said.
"How dare you call me that!" Ella yelled. Freda just got a smile on her face and started to laugh. "What's so funny?!?"
"Ella, if you only knew," Freda replied. I knew it was coming. There was one thing I seen that Ella didn't. "I'm not scared of you anymore." She then grabbed Ella by the arms she was holding her with and twisted her down to the ground.
Ella tried to get up from the ground, but she was too shocked. "How- how did you do that?"
"Family business," Freda replied. "My dad taught me karate when he first started his school." She then walked over in-between me and Jane and put her arms over our shoulders. "Unlike you, some people allowed me to be myself."
"Ella," the principal started, "I never thought I would say this, but you're expelled." Ella then shot up from the floor. "This is your last day here in East High."
She then looked over at me, deep anger in her eyes. "You went really deep just to keep your place in the talent show."
"You're wrong, Ella," I said. "It wasn't for my sake."
"Oh, for your girlfriend?"
"Nope, but you're close. Keep guessing."
"I don't have time for this. I may as well leave now." Then she stormed out.
A week passed and it was near time for the talent show to begin. Everyone was ready for the big show. We finally got our act together and people for the yearbook was clung to us like glue to paper. I was ready to leave, but there was this one person who got my attention.
"Excuse me, Mr. Collin?" Another person from the yearbook, but seemed a little more timid.
"Hey there, uh, you new to the yearbook?" I asked.
"Well, yes. I haven't done an interview yet," he replied.
"Okay, you got one of the main sources. What do you need?"
"Well, uh... sorry, this is all new to me."
"Hey, don't worry about it. Talk to me as a friend, not a reporter." He seemed a little confused to what I said. "Just ask me a question like you would to one of your friends. I'm really easy to talk to."
"Okay. So, how did you get this famous anyway?" I just laughed. "Oh, wrong question?"
"No, no. It's just that it's a long story and I don't want to bore you."
"Oh, don't worry. I like a good story!" He did seem excited to hear about a story. Well, it's for his grade, so I'll tell him.
"Okay, so you know of when Jane was running over to Steep Hill?"
"Yeah, it was kinda like Troy Bolton."
"Exactly, and things were going downhill at that point."
"Really? How so?"
I thought a bit, wondering where to start. "How about I tell you my story from the beginning?"
There the perfect ending, right? WRONG!! You think I go on about preparing an act and not show it? I'm not that type of person. I keep my promises.
And also, if you can't figure out why Luke went that far to get Ella out then you just wait. I'll reveal it later in the LAST chapter.
