{Just a Rumor} COLLEGE AU

One big joke.

Amity Pov:
Okay. I'm gonna admit it. I like Luz. Would I ever admit it out loud? No. Does she like me back? Probably not. Would I ever tell her?...maybe. It's all so confusing. I think I just need to get my mind off of this for a bit. I can hear Luz playing music in her room, so I guess she's busy. I'll tell her that I'm heading out though. I walk up to her door and knock. "Yeah?" She says as she either pauses or turns down her music, I can't tell. "I'm uh, heading out to the cafeteria. I'm just letting you know." I say, could I have been more awkward? "Oh, alright. I mean, you don't really need to let me know when you're going out. I'm not your parent or anything." She lets out a small giggle and I blush a little when I hear it. She sure isn't like my parents that's for sure. I giggle back. "Yeah, I guess." I reply. "Anyways, have fun." Luz says, and then I hear music playing again. I grab my bag and my phone, and head out. I guess some food will clear my mind.

After I get to the cafeteria, I notice my friend, well, she's not really my friend...just one of my parents coworkers kids that they forced me to hangout with because they seemed "suitable enough." Do I really think of her as a friend? Not really. But I guess she does, because the second she sees me, she runs up to me. "Oh my god, amity!" She yells with a grin on her face. I put on a fake smile. "Hey Boscha..what's up?" I say awkwardly.  "Nothing really. I was just getting some food. Wanna come sit with me? I have so much drama to talk about." She smirks. "Sure. I was just getting food as well." I say. "Sweet! I'll meet you at the table near the door." She says, and walks off. I get my food ( chips and a soda), and make my way to the table she described. "There you are! Sit!" Boscha says. I reluctantly sit down. "Okay so. I saw you've been talking to that Luz girl a lot lately. Why?" She asks as I take a sip of my soda, and I almost spit it out. "I uhm, she's my roommate. I'm not really friends with her. I guess she's just trying to get me to come smoke with her or something. She won't get off my back!" I lie. I hate talking about Luz like this. But I can't tell her the truth! "Ew, really?" She cringes "Shes so gross. Have you told her to stop?" I try and think of more excuses. "Uhh...oh yeah, plenty of times. She's just so clingy! It's like she has a crush on me or something!" I wish she did. I'd be fine with that. "Oh yeah, I did hear she was bi or something. It just adds to her awful personality. I hope she doesn't have a crush on me too." Boscha rolls her eyes. My heart skips a beat a little. Luz is bi? Do I actually have a chance with her?  "Oh, oh! I have an idea. You should mess with her a little." She suggests. "How?" I hesitantly reply. "Like, make her think that you like her or something. Make her think a loser like her actually has a chance with somebody like you." She laughs at the thought. But, I do like her. We're literally friends? Boscha doesn't know that though, and I'm glad she doesn't. "Oh yeah. Totally. Sounds like a great plan. It will be one big joke." I pretend to laugh. "Oh my god! We should see if she will confess or something and film you rejecting her!" She laughs again. I start to feel a little uncomfortable at this point. How have I never noticed Boscha is this homophobic? It's kinda disgusting. "Haha...yeah...like one big joke." I say, and take a handful of my chips and pop them into my mouth. Boscha changes the subject, (thank god) and begins to talk about other people she hates. It bores me really. It's all just rumors that she and her other dumb friends spread. A lot of these people are genuinely good people, and she just shits on them. I zone out for the rest of the time she's talking and just respond in "oh really?" "ew" and "mhm" 's. I can't bother to pay attention to her anymore.

Once I'm done eating, I wait for Boscha to finish talking about this one girl, and decide to call it a night. "Listen, I've gotta head back to the dorms..it was nice hanging out though." I say. "Oh yeah it was! Cya Blight! Good luck with the druggie." She snickers. 'Blight' sounds weird coming out of her mouth. I like it when Luz says it. I take my stuff (and trash) and head out. When I tell you I was so relieved to leave, it's an understatement. I hate listening to Boschas gossip. It's not like I can do anything though, because if I ditch her, she can easily tell her parents, and her parents will talk to my parents, and I don't wanna deal with another pointless lecture from them right now. I have a lot on my plate already. So I guess I'm just stuck for now. Maybe one day I'll have the energy to though.

Once I get back to the room, Luz's music stopped, so I can easily assume she just fell asleep. It's about time I do to. I never realize how time consuming boscha'a gossip is until I check the time 2 hours later and it's 9:00 at night. It's a good thing tomorrow is a Sunday or else I'd be screwed. I make my way to my own room, i sit down on my bed. What Boscha mentioned earlier has been stuck in my head for a bit. Luz is Bi. And I know that for a fact now because I just remembered the Bi flag in her room. How could I have been so stupid to not remember that before? I guess I do have a chance after all. I smile at that thought. My only issue is, how am I gonna play this whole 'joke' thing off?