Just Good Friends

Chapter 43

DIGGY's POV

~After School~

I texted Jake and he said he can meet me after school to talk -- I didn't tell him it's about the rumors. I'm kinda with Khalil on this one. I don't think he would be the one spreading rumors, especially since we just got on good terms, but I need to check anyway. I need to get to the bottom of this foolishness.

As people were leaving the school and clearing the halls, me and Khalil waited by the cafeteria hallway for Jake. He turns the corner and waves at us while approaching.

"Hey, guys, what's up?" Jake asks.

"Nothing, dude. How you been?" I respond.

"Pretty good." He grins. "So, what did you wanna talk about?"

I take out my phone and open the Facebook app. "Well, I was wondering if you knew anything about these rumors..." I show him my page and he looks on, scrunching his face. I glance at Khalil.

"Naw, man. Why are they saying that?" Jake looks up at me with a frown and I slip my phone back into my pocket.

"I don't know, but it's messy and not true at all. I don't even know how they knew about our break-up in the first place."

"That's crazy."

"The only person that was present on the night we broke up was... you. After I found you in bed with Julie..." I say in a quieter voice, taking a glance at Khalil who just shakes his head and glances away.

Jake's jaw drops. "Hey, you know that was a misunderstanding--"

"Yeah. I know that now. I know Julie was behind a lot of the drama. I'm not accusing you... I'm just trying to figure out who could've started these rumors. I asked Chris if he knew anything about it since he and Julie were close or whatever... but he didn't know," I explain.

 "Well, you know how rumors go around here... it could be anyone. But it wasn't me, bro. I don't get down like that," he confidently says. I chew on my bottom lip, reading his eyes and seeing nothing but the truth. 

I nod my head and respond, "Yeah... okay. Thanks anyway."

Jake nods his head and sighs.

"So what now?" Khalil asks me.

"I still wanna get to the bottom of this..." I start thinking about who else would know about me and Julie's situation. Who would try to start some mess? The only person I can think of is...

***

~The next day, Wednesday~

KHALIL: Have you talked to Julie yet?

It was first period, and there was only 15 minutes left before the bell rang. Yesterday, I told Khalil about my suspicions behind the rumors, and she was the only one that came to mind.

ME: No. She didn't come to class today...

KHALIL: You could text her.

ME: I've been avoiding her for a reason. but if i do talk 2 her i wanna do it face to face with no misunderstandings

After first period, I was determined to ask if she knew anything. I know it seems pretty stupid, but if I couldn't trust her last semester, how can I trust that she wouldn't try to start more drama this year? Unfortunately, she wasn't in class, but hopefully, I'll see her around the halls or something.

As I was walking to my Writing 101 class, Jake stopped me. Sam was right beside him.

"Hey, did you ever figure out who did it?" Jake asked me.