Begin Again in a New Pack 2

Chapter 37

                                Devin's POV
Gabrielle stopped talking about becoming a cheerleader. It's like she stopped even bothering to be happy. She started wearing baggy clothes to school. She was getting out the bathroom when I stood in front of her.

"What's going on? I'm honest with you so please be honest with me."

"You know what's going on."

"Alright go sit down."

"Why?"

"Trust me."

I went to her closet and picked out an outfit.

"Put this on."

"Why?"

"Once again. Trust me."

I turned around while she got dressed.

"Look in the mirror."

She covered her mouth. I picked out her favorite outfit. Her black leggings and her floral shirt.

"See? You're beautiful. I'd never lie to you. I don't love you for just your body. I love you for you. I don't care how many times I have to say it. I'll say it until you believe it."

I wrapped my arms around her waist and put my chin on her head.

"I don't know what to do!"

"Hey look at me."

She turned around and I cupped her face.

"This is what I want you to do and think you should do. You're going to walk into school like the badass that I know you can be. You're not going to listen to a goddamn negative word from anyone. Go be a cheerleader."

"What if people start to give you shit?"

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine."

"I think I'm going to stay home today."

"But if you do that then you'll let him win. I'm pretty sure none of us want him to win. Please go. Try to make it until lunch. If you need me come find me. Okay? Sound good?"

"O-okay."

She didn't talk on the way to school.

"I'll see you at lunch okay? I love you."

"I love you too."

I kissed her then went to class. I saw my friend Carlos standing by my locker.

"How is she?"

"Not good. I had to convince her to come today. I told her to come find me when she needs me."

During fourth period I had gym. We were warming up when I saw something on the girl's locker room door.

Is that what I think it is?

I ran over to it and saw it was a picture of what happened. I took it down and ripped it up.

"DEVIN!"

I turned around and saw my friend Cameron running towards me.

"We have a problem."

He handed me another picture.

"Where did you find this?"

"They're all over school. Mrs. Sanders told me to come get you and the guys and take all of these down."

"When did these get put up? They weren't there this morning."

"I don't know."

He handed me a hall pass and a letter for my gym teacher. I handed the letter to him and he let me go back in the locker room. I changed and grabbed my things.

"Did you get anyone else?"

"Just you."

He handed me more hall passes and two more letters.

"I'll get Kenny and the twins."

"And I'll get Ryker and Bryce. Make sure she doesn't see ANY of this!"

I ran to her brother's class first. I knocked on the door and his teacher opened it. I handed his teacher the letter.

"Ryker go."

He put his stuff away and walked over to me. I handed him the hall pass.

"What's wrong?"

"Someone's putting pictures of what happened up. Start to take them down. I have to get one of my friends. Cameron already started taking them down. Take as many down as you can before the bell rings."

"Got it."

I ran to get my friend Bryce. I handed his teacher the letter.

"Bryce come on!"

I handed him the hall pass and told him what to do.

Brenton:Check her locker!

I started running to her locker. I took down as many of the pictures as I could. When I got to her locker I saw her staring at it.

Shit!

My friends and Ryker showed up and saw it too. There's pictures along with offensive terms all over her locker. I put my hands on her shoulders and spun her around.

"Don't look."

Ryker took a picture of it to show Mrs. Sanders.

"You guys keep taking them down. I'm taking her to the office. Gabby walk next to me with your head down. Ryk do you know her combo?"

"Yeah."

I brought her to my locker first. I opened it and took a hat out of it. I put it on her and kept walking. When we got to the office I asked to see the principal. When we were allowed to go in her office we sat down at the table. Gabrielle put her arms on the table then put her head down on her arms. I started rubbing her back.

"Do you find out who did it?"

"Yes. Jamie Watson."

"His sister?!"

"Now I really can't be a cheerleader! She's on the squad!"

"After today she won't be."

"I-I don't want any trouble! Please don't aggravate her!"

Her right leg was bouncing.

"I-I'd never do anything with someone else."

"It's okay. You don't have to explain anything."

*Phone Call with Ryker*
"How bad is she?"

"Worse than she has been. His sister was the one putting up the pictures. Wait. Jamie just walked in. Call your parents."

*End of Phone Call*
I heard Gabrielle's heart start to race.

"I'm not apologizing. I did nothing wrong."
Gabrielle's POV
Jamie started to argue with Devin. I got tired of hearing it so I stood up and started walking away. My day was going well until all of this happened. I opened the back door and walked to the field. I sat in the top row of the bleachers. There was a class going on so I was watching everyone. I took my book out and started reading.

*Mindlink with Devin*
"Where are you?"

"I'm by the field. Please leave me alone. I'll see you at the end of the day."

"No. I'm coming by you. Mrs. Sanders excused us from our classes for the rest of the day. I'm coming to sit with you until I have practice. You're not getting left alone. Not while you're like this."

"Ugh. Fine."

*End of Mindlink*