A Popularity Project Gone Wrong

Chapter Eight

As soon as I opened the car door, tears were already streaming down my face. I felt saddened and upset about what I'd just heard which made me want to sob more. I knew that crying over this was worthless because it wasn't going to help the sitaution and I was already having mixed feelings for Keith anyway. With these thoughts, I wiped my tears away and started up the car. Taking a deep breath as I drove back home, I thought about Rosalie telling me to find the answer.

I guess I did. Keith doesn't like me and he was just playing me, the unusual thing is that Cassidy was playing me too. Just when I thought I could fit in and belong somewhere, I guess I was wrong. Does this mean that there were just using me? A thousand questions of why they would do this to me filled up my head and I bit my lip trying to stop myself from crying.

Get over this, you got played so what? With another sigh, I pulled up into my driveway and turned off the engine. I pulled out Rosalie's keys and slipped it in my jean jacket pocket. When I got out of the car, I walked back into my house and plopped on sofa. I wanted to change into sweats, cry my eyes out, and just eat popcorn, but I didn't. I never stood up to the bullies from my old school most of the time and it's time for me to take a stand again.

So, I sat back up and glanced at the time. 1:59, Keith would be hear any moment and I felt my heart shatter into a million pieces. What was I going to say to him now? I rubbed my forehead, thankful that my bump was perfectly healed, and thought of something. I couldn't come up with anything to say which irratated me the most. I hate this! I hate being the girl always betrayed, how can I thinking some damn solution now?! I'm too pissed!

Wait a minute...that's it! Kimi, I didn't know her as well as Cassidy, but she seemed really nice. Then again, I can't trust anyone anymore right? If so, would Kimi be a traitor too? I shrugged, I was tired of bottling up these crazed emotions inside and I finally decided to call her.

I stood up from the sofa and plopped next to the TV as I dialed her number. The phone rang five times and I thought she would never pick up, but thankfully I heard a click. "Hello?" She asked.

"Hi Kimi. Can we talk?" I asked her.

"Sure thing Serena! We can always talk so what's up?" She asked me happily.

I rolled my eyes, I really hoped that her happiness wasn't a joke. "I-I-I-I-umm-look," I paused as tears began to roll down my eyes and my voice began to break, wow just great!

"Serena?! Are you alright? What's wrong? You can tell me girly!" She told me worriedly.

I sighed and wiped my tears sadly. "Look, I don't know what joke Keith and Cassidy are playing, but it has to stop now! Are you guys all jerks?"

"What? Serena, girl, what are you talking about-

"Keith and Cassidy were having sex! What the hell is that?! I thought Cassidy was suppose to double dating with me and Keith. She's suppose to being going out with Preston, so what's going on?! Keith is such a jerk, he must have pretended to like me! I want the truth Kimi!" I exclaimed angrily.

"C-calm down Serena! I-I-I-um just calm okay. Look, I'm sorry about that. Can I tell you something?" Kimi asked me nervously.

"Yes!"

"You're right. Keith is a player, he's did it with every girl in school including me okay? He was trying to get into your pants, but lucky enough that you realized it. Anyway, Cassidy is a fake person. She went along with Keith's stupid plan to make you fall in love with him and after he's done it with you, he'll reward Cassidy. Keith is also dating Cassidy at the moment so it's a really stupid plan. I'm sorry Serena, to be honest, all of the populars were in on it. They wanted you to look popular and to just embarrass you at the end. That's what they did to Jeremy. They made him popular and then they ending up throwing him away like trash. I'm sorry about all of this, I ditched their plan because I was tired of being sick. I'm sorry, can you ever forgive me?" Kimi informed me.