Mako's Message: I really wanted this to be longer, but it just wasn't in the cards. I'm also about to get kicked out of the library so I don't have time to say much else. Enjoy.


Right now nothing would make me happier than finding out how many knives I can stick in Katie before she dies.

Despite everything though, I don't think Dave would talk to me again, let alone forgive me, if I did.

And it's been bad. The second day of school people where whispering behind my back everywhere I went. Third day I was getting called to speak to guidance counselors, wanting to know if there was anything I wanted to talk to them about. Fourth day Marcus was even called in. He made it perfectly clear that he was sure no one was doing anything to me against my will.

He did sit me down at home that night to ask me if I was doing anything willingly.

Of course I told him that there was nothing going on between me and Dave. He was my friend and partner nothing more. For once I'm glad of that.

Dave's been kind of freaking out. Not majorly or anything, he's just been on edge all the time. He hasn't left my side though. We went to Atomic Comics yesterday and he still sat with me. Marty seemed to think the whole thing was hilarious, and I guess he would since he knows why we're so close. It actually made me consider saying, "If you're doing the time you might as well do the crime," but I knew that would probably just make it all worse.

Today though... someone painted "Pedo" on his locker.

The whispers have stopped being just whispers and I can hear people openly talking about me, but that's not as bad as the people who are just staring at me. It makes my skin crawl and I don't know how much longer I can put up with it before I snap and stab someone in their fucking neck with my pencil.

Marty tried to help though. He sent me a text during school that said, "When I come talk to you, just go with it."

And after school, while everyone was getting their shit and packing up to go home, he came over to my locker and leaned against the wall and said, loud enough to be heard but not loud enough to seem like he was trying to be heard, "So, we still on for tonight?"

So, I smiled, nodded and said, "Oh yeah, totally. I've been looking forward to it."

Then he smiled back and said, "Great, I'll pick you up at seven." and touched my arm(It was a little more than just a friendly slap, but he didn't like, hold onto my arm or something) then left like it was all just perfectly normal.

I texted him later ("Dude! What the fuck?") and he said, "I thought it be good if people knew it wasn't just Dave you were hanging out it."

So I told him, "It looked like you were asking me on a fucking date."

And he said, "Funny, I thought I was just acting like a supportive friend. If people think that then that's fine since I kind of wanted it too. I'm hoping people will just figure Katie was imagining things. Might help if you hang out with that boy who likes you more. What's his name? Dillon?"

I said, "Well, thanks, but what if people start thinking you're fucking me too?"

He said, "I really don't care what those tools at school think. Besides, we're not, so there's no way to prove that I am. It's like telling a cop you robbed a bank when you didn't. There was no crime so they can't do anything to you."

It was kind of twisted logic, but I could see his point. The more I was seen just hanging out with him and Todd the less people would think there was anything special about me and Dave.

Then he texted me again a few minutes later, "Just don't kill me if this backfires and people start thinking you're a slut."

So I sent back, "If I get a rep as a slut /somebody/ better start fucking me. Lol "

I think I actually stunned him with that one. Took him like, ten minutes to respond, but he finally sent back, "omfg you're crazy girl. I bet Dillon would take care of that for you though." followed immediately by another message, "If you don't mind being seen with a someone from junior high that is."

I fucking love Marty. It's so great having him back.

I don't know how Dave's holding up to this though. I don't really get to see him during school much anymore. But at least we have the weekend now. Hopefully going out and kicking ass will help him relieve some stress. And if we're really lucky maybe someone at school will do something incredibly stupid between now and Monday and become the talk of the school.