Here's the next chapter. Hope you like it.
Today was the day that we would begin Jax's plan.
At first I was skeptical about how this would work out, but now I'm convinced that there's no way this couldn't work. So now, we were gonna activate phase 1.
Flashback
Later that day, Jax began explaining the plan.
"I've got the plan two phases. The first phase is the Rumor."
After giving Emma some excuse to as why I was too busy to hang out at lunch, I met up with Jax at his, I mean MY, locker. Honestly, even though we're working together, he still can't give the whole 'bad boy' thing a rest.
"You ready?" he asks me.
"Sure, I guess." I say.
Flashback
"Now, what we need to do is somehow spread a rumor that we're dating. Put some attention on 'us'. But the key is to make sure that the rumor gets back to Diego," he explains.
"I think I know just how to do it," I say, grinning.
"This is Miss Information, reporting to you live from Iridium High. And I've got breaking information," Gigi says to her camera.
"Earlier this morning, we received an anonymous tip about a possible new relationship. We are currently heading to investigate the validity of the tip."
That's our cue.
"You sure about this?" Jax asks once more, "There's no turning back after this."
"Dude, will you quit asking that already?" I tell him.
Just then, Gigi comes around the corner, with Diego holding her camera. Just according to plan, Jax puts a necklace around my neck. It's a little gold necklace with 'Jax' written on it.
We fake looking shocked at Gigi, before she turns to the camera.
"And I think we have ourselves our new high school 'it' couple. As you can see, Jax Novoa, new bad boy hottie, has given Andi Cruz, fierce Shark, a necklace with his name."
Gigi then turns to us and puts a microphone in out faces.
"Andi, Jax, what do you have to say about the allegations that you two are now an official couple?"
We look at each other, and then I look back at Diego. He's staring intently, with a sad, confused look on his face. And as much as it hurts for me to see him like that, I went along with the plan.
"Yes, we are," we say.
Diego has only one emotion on his face. Hurt.
"Well folks, you heard it here first. There's a new couple here at Iridium High. I'm Gigi Rueda, and you've been Miss Informed. Bye."
And with that, Diego stopped filming, gave Gigi the camera, and stared at us. Stared at me with a look of betrayal. And a look of anger directed right at Jax. Then he turned and stormed off.
Once he was gone, Jax looked at me and said…
"Phase One, completed."
The Rumor, complete.