Can you keep a secret? (Mirstie)- Completed

8.

Scott's POV
School has been terrible since I told everyone that I started the rumour. I get pushed into lockers, punched and yelled at. But it's my punishment, I deserve it. After a long day of cuts and bruises I decided to go through the attic because I was missing my old phone charger. Right when I reached the attic my foot tripped on a box. Luckily I was able to keep my balance. The box read, "memories and albums," my mom was into scrap booking and loved taking photos. I opened the box to find at least 2 dozen photo albums and scrap books of my life. One read "middle school memories". I opened it to find pictures of me and a brunette boy. We had our arms around each other laughing and smiling at one another. Mitch. That's the only person. I could think of. I remember that a few days after those photos our friendship crumbled.
*Flashback*
"Hey Scott, guess what?" Avi, the most popular kid in our grade said. I instantly became nervous and managed to say, "w-w-what?" Avi smirked at me and whispered, "Mitch is gay," now since I was his best friend I defended him but Avi said that Mitch told him. "Tell whoever you want," Avi said grinning. I kept it to myself for awhile, but then I started to think it was true. I wasn't homophobic but I thought that it was disgusting for a middle schooler to be gay, so I passed it on okay? But I never really thought how much impact it would have on my friendship with Mitch.
"How could you?" Mitch said running to my locker with tears in his eyes. "W-what are you t-talking about?" I said nervously thinking that this was just another one of those little arguments we had. "How could you go around telling people things about me!? I though you were my best friend, but I guess not." Mitch than ran away crying. There was the last day he was ever popular. And it was all my fault.
*flashback ends*
I jumped out of my thoughts not realizing that I had been crying. I need Mitch back, I need Kirstie back. I need my whole life back. "Scott!" My mom allied from downstairs, "Kirstie and Mitch are here," I wiped my tears and made my way down to Kirstie and Mitch. "What's up?" I said trying to look normal. "We were just wondering if you would like to go to Starbucks with us," Mitch said giving me a small smile. I nodded my head and smiled. I grabbed my coat and headed out the door with them. I looked down to see that they were holding hands. I got a little jealous but I eventually shook it off. Once we arrived at Starbucks and got our drinks, we decided to sit down and talk for a bit. "Why did you guys want to hang out with me?" I asked confused. "Because we feel bad for you," Mitch said patting my arm. "You shouldn't be putting yourself through this Scott. You don't deserve it," Kirstie said reaching out for my hand. I smiled, at least two people at school care about me. "And you know what," Kirstie said putting her hand back, "forget about that list, I think you've done enough to make it up to me," I smiled. We than began to talk and laugh. It had been awhile since any of us have done that. I than decided to take them up to my attic and show them what I found. "Do you guys want to go back to my house? I found something really cool and I think you guys should see it." They both nodded their heads vigorously. We headed back to my house and I showed them the albums. We all smiled, Mitch especially because he and I had a really amazing relationship in middle school. "Scott?" He said smiling, "i miss this. I miss our friendship," I nodded my head. Avi and Kevin were great friends. But their no Mitch or Kirstie. I looked at my phone. There were millions of texts from Avi and Kevin. They were congratulating me? Why would they do that? What I did was wrong. Way wrong. I texted each of them back with a little note saying, "what I did was wrong, that's why I told everyone. You should be hating me not congratulating me on something that was stupid. Right now I can't talk so I'll see you at school tomorrow." With That I sent it, not regretting one bit.