Behind the Secrets

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"I hate everyone," My brother mutters while reading my shirt that is gray and says 'I hate everyone' in black writing. "Glad to know I hold a special place in your heart sis."

I smiled and chuckle at his comeback, "Always." We were both up earlier than we had to be so we decided to plop down in the living room watching SpongeBob.

"I love the facts Patrick can't swim in goon lagoon but he's a starfish under the water." I laugh a bit at the thought.

"That is so true," I replied. I got up and went through the mail. Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring. Ugh nothing useful. I checked the time. "Isn't it weird we are both up like a hour before we need to leave," I plop back down next to him on the couch.

"Yeah but what are you gonna do." He shrugged "Also question, did Mrs. Jackson make your class do that stupid secret things?"

"Yeah I heard Mr. Ackles made your class do it too."

"All of us did it but mainly cause he offered us extra credit."

I laughed "oh my god same," I grabbed my bag and took out my laptop, opening up to the school website.

"What are you doing?" He leans close to me watching me type the website

"I need to check the schools page to see if Sam's poem got into the national writing thingy she kept gushing over. There supposed to announce it today."

The page loaded but the first thing that cause my eye is what's written on the first page. It read 'Got a secret? Can you keep it. Swear this one you'll save. Better lock it. In you pocket. Taking this one to the grave...' It's continued down but I stopped the minute I saw a picture of a white piece of paper posted. I read it to realize. "Oh my god that's someone's secret."

"What?" Jason said grabbing my laptop "Who did this?" I grab it back from him and kept scrolling down.

Under the photo it says "Once a week from now on someone's secret will be revealed. I hope you enjoy this one. Can you figure out whose it is?"

"Who would do something like this?" Jason burst out. I couldn't speak or move. I participated. It may have been anonymous but if mine gets posted and anyone figures out its me I'm screwed. "Hey hey look at me." Jason cups his hands around my cheeks and turns my face towards him. "You don't have to worry it's anonymous remember? No one will find out yours or mine."

"Jay Jay," I said my voice cracking he pulls me in for a hug.

"We are gonna found out who did this okay?" I nod burying my head into his shirt.

People suck.

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"You all must know by know that someone stole the metal box and is posting secrets you wrote on the schools page." Mrs. Jackson said standing in from of our class AND Mr. Ackles class in the auditorium.

People all day were saying how grateful they were to not be in either of our classes. Lucky bastards.

"So we decided it would be best from now on that both seventh period classes meet here until this is all figured out." The rooms volume shot up and everyone was talking.

"Settle down. Settle down." Mr. Ackles said "We have also decided to partner you all up with buddies. There are claims it is someone in these classes so you must spend time with your buddy in and out of school. Whether you like it or not because when the time comes and you need a alibi you could have your buddy back you up," Alibi? Why would we need a alibi? Okay something is seriously wrong. "We were gonna let you pick your own partners but we decided against it."