The Serpent Queen

Counterbalance | Part Four

The next morning in school, Phoebe walked down the corridor with a pile of books in her hand and her backpack empty. She was heading in the direction of her locker to put the books in. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a slight figure come up to her. Turning her head to see who it was, she noticed it was Moon.

"Hi, Phoebe."

"Hey, Moon." She looked around to see if Sam or Yasmine were hanging around and they weren't. So the blonde girl found it strange that Moon was talking to her alone willingly. Though she loved the girls' new age hippyish and floaty style.

The dark auburn haired cheerleader flipped her hair a little. "How are you?"

"I'm okay, you?"

"I've never been better...and neither have you. Your chakras are perfectly aligned, but something is bothering you. It's to do with your love life."

"Everything's fine with that." She lied. She was a little freaked out on how Moon would know something. She and Eli were good, but she wanted, no needed clarity if he like liked her.

"Your aura doesn't lie, Phoebe."

"It's fine, Moon."

"Alright, but I have something that could help you. Yas and I are going to skip class and smoke in my car. My mom gave me a joint for my 16th birthday. It's supposed to be lower in calories or something. Do you want to come?"

"Happy belated birthday. But...um, no thank you, Moon. Look, I've got maths class to go to here. Why don't you ask Sam?"

Moon chuckled, "Oh, me and Yas dropped her. Sam said that she thinks she's better than us."

The English girl made a face, "Where'd you hear that?"

"Kyler. Didn't you hear what happened with them?"

Phoebe shook her head.

Moon looped her arm through hers and pulled her off to the side. "Kyler has been telling everyone what happened on a movie date with Sam. She went down on him right there in the movie theatre in the middle of the movie. How yucky!"

"And why is that anyone's business but theirs?" Moon didn't have an answer for that. "See you later, Moon." Phoebe un-looped her arm and walked away to class.

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Siting down next to Sam in class, Phoebe glanced at her, while taking out her books and spinning a pen in between her fingers.

The brunette haired girl was confused as why other students are looking at her and whispering.

"Sam?"

"Hmm?"

"As a friend, I feel that I need to tell you something. Kyler apparently has been telling everyone that you..."

"That I what?"

"Went down on him during a movie." Phoebe said at a lower volume.

"That didn't happen. It's all lies. Talk about a crazy petty ex."

"Ex?"

"Yeah. I'll tell you what really happened. During the movie, he put his arm around me. I was pissed at him about the library incident. Then he put his hand on my leg and moved it up. I got more annoyed and I got up to leave, he grabbed me, so I shoved him back down in his seat, and then I left."

"What a dick."

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The English Rose sat at her usual table at lunch with Eli, Demetri, and Miguel. However, none of them had arrived yet. She invited Aisha to sit with her.