Chapter Two: Rumors and Reputations
I walked cautiously to school..I don't want to fall. It's the first day of school at Degrassi Community School, I'm in tenth grade now. My best friend Emma and I made up this summer, so she's meeting me at school.
"Hey, Manny" Emma said, happily
"Hey..Don't ask about the clothes...I know it's weird seeing me look like my old self again" I said
"No, It isn't..you still look great" Emma said, I smiled
Emma and I walked into Degrassi. I prepared myself for the day had in store for me. Like I thought the first thing I heard was the word "slut." I cringed.
After orinentation, I went to my assigned locker. I was one of the few un-lucky students to get assigned to a locker with someone else...the person was JT Yorke. I broke his heart last year, so, this might be pretty awkward for us.
"JT" I said
"Manny" JT said
"How was your summer?" I asked
"Good" JT said
"Thats..Good" I said
I had never know JT liked me, until he asked me out last year. I was going to say "Yes", but I was already Sully's girlfriend, so in my stubborn state-of-mind, I said "No" and Sully kind of told him off. I guess, I really break JT's heart and crushed his dignity.
"um..I'll see you in homeroom" I said
"Yup..You will" JT said, walking away
I got my stuff, shut my locker and walked to Mr. Simpson's homeroom. I sat next to Emma. I ignored Mr. S's babbling and went onto my student account on the comupter in front of me. I looked at my d-mail, and had one new message:
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From: haileyshultzzzzdegrassi.cu
Subject: YOU
Slut..I heard you're pregnant again....I knew you would stop while you were at it..I guess, the whole school showld know..News travel fast, remember..
XOXO, Hailey Shultz
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Oh my God, that Hailey Shultz is such a bitch! I can't believe she said that! She wouldn't dare start an evil, decited rumor like that...She can't. I decided to send a d-mail to Emma:
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From: sMiLeYgUrLdegrassi.cu
To: sparklespazdegrassi.cu
Subject: Hailey Shultz
Em...Hailey just sent me a d-mail..She siad she heard I was pregnant again, Which is a total LIE, and that she was going to tell the whole school! She is evil..Pure evil..The devil's spawn!
-Manny
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From: sparklespazdegrassi.cu
Subject: RE: Hailey Shultz
She's probably just trying to freak you out..Don't worry about it, Manny. She wo't say anything..Calm down, and listen to Snake talk.
-Emma
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Em's right, Hailey won't say a word. When homeroom ended, I walked into the hallway with Emma and we were wrong, Hailey had spead the rumor. I went to talk to Hailey:
"Hello, Hailey" I said, trying to hold in my anger
"What do you want?" Hailey asked
"What's your damage? Why did you dpread that rumor about me? You know it isn't true!" I said, angerly
"um..Emma, make your hussy slut friend leave" Hailey said, looking into er locker mirror
"I am not a hussy or a slut now and never have been" I said
"You see it one way, I see it another" Hailey said "Rumor come, Rumors go..Just look on the bright side"
"God, you're such a bitch" I said
I ran off, feeling sick to my stomach. I hate when people talk about me, even though I hide how I really feel with a smile. When I was pregnant and Ashley told the whole school during lunch in the cafereria, I ws so embarassed and felt like murdering Ash right there. I went outside to the school's botanical garden and sat on the bench, not realizing that JT was sitting there too, I fell right into his lap.
"JT..I'm sorry" I said, getting out of his lap and jumping to the open seat next to him.
"It's ok" JT said, laughing "Why were you running out here?"
"I was trying to get away from Hailey" I said, JT nodded
"Ah..She being her arrogant prude self?" JT asked
"Yeah, totally" I said
"I heard the rumor" JT said
"God..I guess rumors do travel fast" I said
"Especially at Degrassi" JT said
"Who'd you hear it from?" I asked
"Spinner and Jimmy, they were talking about it by our locker" JT said
"Thats..Very like them" I said
"Yeah, it is" JT said, smiling. I smiled back.
"Hey, I'm sorry about being such a bitch to you last year" I said
"It's ok..You just.." JT said, but I cut him off
"I know, I broke your heart..and I'm really sorry about that" I said
"You don't have to be, I'm over it now" JT said
"That's great..Friends?" I asked
"Friends" JT said
I shook JT's hand and we looked straight into each other's eyes. I smiled.
"I'm going to go find Emma" I said
"Ok" JT said
I don't know what came over me right then, but I kissed JT on the cheek, I smiled at him and ran off. I could hear people talking about the rumor and laughing when they saw me. My five-minute high was ripped in two right then..and for some reason..I started to cry.