Consequences ~Justin Foley

Stares

As soon as I walked out that car everyone had their eyes on us.
Well eyes on Justin. Clay was completely out of it. He had his mind somewhere else.

And the stares were on the three of us as we walked towards the school. However the more they looked at me, it's like they felt sorry.

"Listen this is weird right?" Justin turned to Clay and he nodded in response.

"Um yeah." Clay answered as we walked through the doors and everyone still had their eyes on us whilst muttering words to themselves.

"Hey you don't have to stick by me, I know this just feeds the rumours you told me about-"

"I'm not here for the rumours. I'm here for myself," I assure him as we both walk down together and he shoots me a smile. "And for you."
I quietly add on but it was loud enough for him to smile more.

But the more steps we take into these crowded halls his smile vanishes as the muttering grows louder.
"This is about me, isn't it?" Justin questioned and I couldn't think of anyone else it would be about.

"Isn't it always." I bitterly say and he just laughs at my comment before returning back to look at everyone staring at us.

"Yeah, must be." Clay mumbled kind of focused on whatever else was going on in his mind. "You okay Clay?" I asked him and he nodded not even answering me as he just walked ahead.

And that's when we saw Sheri approaching Clay and me and Justin just looked around at everyone staring at him.
But he was more distracted by his phone going off so Sheri walked towards us instead.

"Hey Fallon, Justin, I'd say welcome back, but kind of shitty timing." She told us and me and Justin both looked at her confused.
Shitty timing? All the times shitty timing.

"What do you mean?" Justin asked her.
"I mean about the tapes." Sheri said and my attention was fully on those words.

I think my hearts in my throat.
What?

"Wait what, what's going on. What about the tapes?" I snapped asking her questions rushing through my words.

"Did Clay not tell you guys? Maybe he doesn't even know." She said not giving us the answer we need as she stares at Clay who stands further away from us.

"Know about what?" Justin questioned and she sighed looking over at me.
"They're out."

I went blank, everything inside me had completely stopped.
"What?" My voice broke as I looked up at her clutching onto my bag tighter.

Holy shit. Holy shit.

"Someone posted them online. Everyone listened all last night." She added along and I could feel my chest grow tighter, my vision more blurred.

"Are you fucking serious?" I heard Justin say but I just stared at the wall feeling my chest grow more heavier.

"Jensen, did you know about this?" Justin asked and I turned my head to Clay who just looked puzzled not knowing what to say.

"I, um...Yeah. I kind of, I guess I knew, but...Look, I gotta go. But..." Clay looked puzzled not knowing what to say as he just stumbled upon his words.