A/N: Hey! Here's Chapter 2! Hope you like! PLZ R/R!
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The Day Goes On
-Mr. Armstrong's Room-
I keep my head low as I enter the room. Everyone glances at me as they continue their conversations. I sit in the corner next to JT and take out our last assignment. Mr. Armstrong stands up from his desk as he quicky glances at todays plans and heads for the door just as Liberty enters and the bell rings.
"All right, class take out your books and turn to Chapter 12 about Algebra. Oh, and Emma, could you please collect the homework?"
Emma nods, and goes around the room picking up the homework. As she continues down my row, I hear a "psst" behind me. I turn around, and see Liberty.
"Manny."
"What?"
"I heard there's some gossip going around about you. Besides the fact that.. well nevermind."
Tears form behind my eyes. Once again rumors start to spread.
"Oh yeah? Well what do they say?"
"Sorry, but I've been sworn to secrecy," and she turns goes back to doing her work.
I turn around and think. Was it about that editorial someone gave to Emma? Or was it still about me and Craig. I had no idea, but I wish that someone would tell me. JT! Maybe he would know!
The whole class is discussing the work problems, sharing answers, and even not doing their work. Mr. Armstrong grades the homework, so he doesn't really know.
I turn to JT. Should I ask him? Maybe he was the one who started the rumors. Or maybe he sent in that paper! Oh my god! I so hope that he wouldn't do such a thing to me! I stammer as I turn to ask him.
"J- JT?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know anything about me that I don't?"
"Um.. what do you mean?"
"Like.."
As soon as I'm about to tell him, I have flashbacks once again. Me and Craig. Kissing in his garage. What if someone came in? What if Ashley saw us? Poor girl. Now that I think about it, I just want to appologize, even though she won't forgive me. But what about me? Doesn't she feel sorry for me? Like the day I had to go to the doctor to check for STD's and found out that I was pregnant? Doesn't she feel that I should deserve some sympathy? Guess not, for the fact that she won't even talk to me.
"Manny?"
I feel so dumb, and I once again appologize.
"JT, I am so sorry."
"It's alright. Now hurry before Armstrong catches us."
"Have you heard rumors about me besides.. Well.. you know?"
"No, not really. Oh but I do know that someone sumbited an article to the Grapevine about and teen pregnancies."
My eyes widen and I am short on breath. Me. In an article on teen pregnancies. Now everyone will know that doesn't already. How could somebody do this to me? Doesn't anyone care?
I see a tear drop to the floor. JT notices as well. I wipe it away and continue on my worksheet.
"Manny? Are you okay?"
I don't reply. I heard him, but I just act as if he never said a word.
He looks at me, and turns back to his work as well.
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The Day Goes On
-Mr. Armstrong's Room-
I keep my head low as I enter the room. Everyone glances at me as they continue their conversations. I sit in the corner next to JT and take out our last assignment. Mr. Armstrong stands up from his desk as he quicky glances at todays plans and heads for the door just as Liberty enters and the bell rings.
"All right, class take out your books and turn to Chapter 12 about Algebra. Oh, and Emma, could you please collect the homework?"
Emma nods, and goes around the room picking up the homework. As she continues down my row, I hear a "psst" behind me. I turn around, and see Liberty.
"Manny."
"What?"
"I heard there's some gossip going around about you. Besides the fact that.. well nevermind."
Tears form behind my eyes. Once again rumors start to spread.
"Oh yeah? Well what do they say?"
"Sorry, but I've been sworn to secrecy," and she turns goes back to doing her work.
I turn around and think. Was it about that editorial someone gave to Emma? Or was it still about me and Craig. I had no idea, but I wish that someone would tell me. JT! Maybe he would know!
The whole class is discussing the work problems, sharing answers, and even not doing their work. Mr. Armstrong grades the homework, so he doesn't really know.
I turn to JT. Should I ask him? Maybe he was the one who started the rumors. Or maybe he sent in that paper! Oh my god! I so hope that he wouldn't do such a thing to me! I stammer as I turn to ask him.
"J- JT?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know anything about me that I don't?"
"Um.. what do you mean?"
"Like.."
As soon as I'm about to tell him, I have flashbacks once again. Me and Craig. Kissing in his garage. What if someone came in? What if Ashley saw us? Poor girl. Now that I think about it, I just want to appologize, even though she won't forgive me. But what about me? Doesn't she feel sorry for me? Like the day I had to go to the doctor to check for STD's and found out that I was pregnant? Doesn't she feel that I should deserve some sympathy? Guess not, for the fact that she won't even talk to me.
"Manny?"
I feel so dumb, and I once again appologize.
"JT, I am so sorry."
"It's alright. Now hurry before Armstrong catches us."
"Have you heard rumors about me besides.. Well.. you know?"
"No, not really. Oh but I do know that someone sumbited an article to the Grapevine about and teen pregnancies."
My eyes widen and I am short on breath. Me. In an article on teen pregnancies. Now everyone will know that doesn't already. How could somebody do this to me? Doesn't anyone care?
I see a tear drop to the floor. JT notices as well. I wipe it away and continue on my worksheet.
"Manny? Are you okay?"
I don't reply. I heard him, but I just act as if he never said a word.
He looks at me, and turns back to his work as well.
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