I couldn't keep I mind from the thought of being a sophomore. I only had two more years of drama and rumors, thank god. Last year, the whole town was going wild after what went down one day at school. Vance Hopper carved numbers into a kids arm with a knife after fighting him, assaulted many adults by hitting them, punching them ect., and beat up a kid so hard he got brain damage, Naturally the school called the police and when they found out Vance did it they had their last straw with him, they arrested him and he was in juvie. The whole town knows Vance for most likely to grow up and be a serial killer, but now he's back from the big house. The whole town had been scared over the fact that he might be worse than when they last saw him a few months ago.
it was the first day of school and well, it wasn't the best... I couldn't wait to get to school and see Bruce, yesterday he said he had a surprise for me and that he'd show me at school. I wasn't sure what it was but he hasn't really done something like this before. I get up early to find the best outfit to wear, eventually after half an hour I pick this
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"Not my best outfit but it's comfortable " I tell myself looking in the mirror. I hear footsteps coming up the stairs fast, someone opens my door.
" ARACELI HURRY UP,YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE!" My mom yells while being impatient.
" OK JUST LET ME GET MY BAG!!" I replied. I find my bag, get my books and finish tying my shoes. I run as fast as I can to my mom's car with my brothers, we get in and my mom drives and drops me off first.
" ok baby I love you, have a good first day back."
"Thanks mom, love you too."
she kisses my cheek as I get out, I wave goodbye and wipe off her lipstick off my face. It was a good thing that I made sure what classes I was in so I wasn't getting lost, I made it to my class when the bell rang,
"phew " I said to myself putting my hand on my forehead. No one is here yet, "strange " I asked myself but, it didn't matter if anything it was better this way. I picked a seat in the back right corner near the window, I like looking out the window and seeing the school's garden while in class so this was perfect. About 5 minutes later everyone else in the class showed up and chose their seats, even the teacher wasn't in here when i came. Some girls sit in the desks surrounding me and they start talking, I overhear their conversation.
"Wow I can't believe Vance likes someone, if that heartless bastard has a heart, I'm a flying pig. " the girl jokes and they laugh.
" haha yeah, do you know who he likes? I'm curious. "
" I'm not sure but from what I heard it's some girl he knew since elementary." she responds.
" I think it may be Vivien Smith , they have known eachother for a while. "
" maybe, but she's weird. Vance wouldn't like her."
Once I heard this I was outraged at these fucking white bitches, I knew Vance since forever and he is a troublemaker but he wouldn't not like a girl based on her skin tone. I know he wouldn't, he would like someone who will like him just the way he is, not the delinquent, he's actually a good guy. Also racism still is a thing?? I thought we were done with this, I guess not. Vivien is a nice girl she doesn't deserve it-
my thoughts get interrupted.
" hey um Arabia right? You've known Vance since Elementary right?" the rude girl asks.
" um it's araceli and yeah I guess." I say re gaining consciousness after zoning out.
the girls look at eachother and give a weird expression then turning back around. I didn't think much of it.
After we got dismissed from class,I get up and walk to my science class when I see everyone looking at me.
" why are they looking at me? Is there something on my face or something??" everywhere I look there's someone looking at me with a deer in the headlights look, "I can't deal with this, I'm super uncomfortable."I think. So I go to the nearest bathroom and sit there for a few minutes until someone opens the door.
"Araceli, you in here? It's me, Alison."
"oh thank god, it's just you Alison." I say opening the stall door relived.
"Do you know what everyone is looking at you for?" she says leaning on the sink.
" No I don't and I don't like people looking at me and making me feel uncomfortable with a-
she interrupts me
"Woah woah slow down. It's ok I know you don't like too much attention, Just listen to me and calm down. Ok?" she says putting her hands on my shoulders.
"ok fine. " I sigh and breath in and out.
" The reason people are looking at you.. is because there's a rumor that Vance likes you."
"....what I don't understand, he obviously doesn't!!! HE. USED. TO. BULLY. ME. He's shown that I'm a friend to him and I've done the same!!! " I tell Alison explaining passionately.
"Well that's not what i heard. the rumor is that Vance said he likes someone he's know for a long time, and then some girls asked you if you've known him for a while and you said yeah. So they asked Vance and he got all defensive. He said, and I quote W-WHAT I'D NEVER LIKE THAT STUPID CUNT WAD!!! YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG PERSON AND DON'T ASK ME WHO I LIKE UNLESS YOU WANT TO END UP DEAD. then he walked away all angry, and people think that you guys are dating and he's hiding it."
I stood there in shock. but then i remembered something.
"WAIT DOES BRUCE KNOW ABOUT THIS?!?!?!" I yell in fear thinking of what he'll think of it.
"I think he does know. I mean it's all over the school, he told me if i had seen you earlier but i said I don't know.." she says sheepishly.
I put my back to the wall and slide down sitting on the floor.
"THAT'S IT, BRUCE IS GOING TO BREAK UP WITH ME. AND I'M GOING TO BE MISERABLE. WE JUST STARTED DATING." I say complaining about to cry.
" HEY! araceli maria perez. nothing is going to happen, bruce loves you he'd never believe a stupid rumor." Alison sternly says " come on we are late for science." she said while pulling me up.
we go to class, finish school for the day. But today Bruce didn't meet me at the school garden to walk me home, so I went home alone, did my night routine and got into bed but I had one thought that kept repeating in my head, keeping me awake.
