A Popularity Project Gone Wrong

Chapter Thirteen

My stomach did a flip flop as Jeremy and I pulled up in our school's student parking lot. I was definitely nervous about going to school today. I'm 99.99% sure that Cassidy will take her anger out on me and probably- 

"Hey don't worry about it," Jeremy interuppted my thoughts as he put a comforting hand on my shoulder, "Everything's going to be okay." 

I huffed, I didn't believe him at all. "Keith was such a popular boy, I'm pretty sure half of the school is going to blame us for his death."

Jer rolled his eyes as he turned off his car and took out his keys. "That's bullcrap Serena. Keith's the one who kidnapped you, besides, who cares what they think?"

I sighed irritably, he didn't understand. He didn't, my life was going to be utter hell. Not only did I have to wear my teal colored glasses, but I was worried what people will think about them. Will they bully me, what will happen? 

I bit my lip and tried my best not to cry over this, besides, Jeremy isn't obviously ready to know that I was bullied yet. 

"What's wrong Serena?" Jeremy asked with a sigh, "Are you mad at me?"

I ignored him and pushed open the door as I slammed it behind me once I was out. Fixing my hair and clothes, I pulled my backpack closer to my shoulders and begun to powerwalk. 

"Serena! Wait, what's your problem?!" Jeremy exclaimed as he chased after me. I almost laughed, he was such a bad runner, but I pushed that away. I was angry at him, I couldn't believe that he didn't understand. Everyone was going to hurt me just like my old life. I was becoming the old serena again, the girl with the glasses and pimples. 

"Serena!" Jer shouted which caused me to jump because I didn't even realize that he has caught up to me. He grabs my arms and turned me around which causes him to see my tears. The tears I didn't even know that were there.

"Serena, what's the matter? Did I say something wrong?" Jer asked worriedly. I blushed, it was so sweet of him to worry about me but- no no shut up! 

"Yes" I replied bitterly. 

"What?" He asked puzzled. 

"I-I-I 

"I- what? This is what I think" Jer suddenly snapped, "I think you're too insecure and to worried about what others think about you. You care about that more than you care about yourself, why are you so worried about the negative? I'm done!"

Jer suddenly released my arm and began to walk away which left me in utter shock as the tears flowed down my eyes like a waterfall. I wanted to scream his name, I wanted to chase after him, but I didn't. Instead I shouted, "You don't know me Jer and I obviously don't want to know you either!" 

This caused some people to turn around and gaze at me curiously, but Jer didn't even budge. Instead, he ignored me and walked away. Sighing angrily, I took off my glasses to wipe off the tears until I realized that someone has snatched them. "Hey! Hey! Give them back!" I screamed angrily. 

I squinted to make out the person who took them but before I could even discover the person, I pushed onto the pavement. With a loud thud, I cried in pain as my leg throbbed.

"I'm going to kill you!" A familar voice cried, "You killed my boyfriend!" Oh gosh, this was Cassidy! Are you serious? Then she even consider anything I told her at the hospital? But my mind was on other things, I wanted to make up with Jer, he was the only person who-

"Did you hear me?!" Cassidy repeated. 

Before I could even respond, I let a hand pull me up from the pavement and felt the hand push me in the face. "I'm going to kill you!"