We Will Be okay

Chapter Ten: Lesbian

I wipe Derek's germs from my mouth and stand up getting ready to deck him in the face but Derek grabs both of my hands to stop me

"What is wrong with you! Why Derek?"

His hold on my hands loosen a bit

"I wanted to see if Salem actually feels something towards you and turns out the bastard does"

His smug smile drops as we hear quiet whispers around the lunchroom and look up to see a large crowd gathered around us

profanity after profanity of slurred shit runs through my mind as I take in what some of them are saying and I actually can understand why they would think that.

Derek runs his thumb along the insides of my thumbs as he stares at me with a worried expression "Evie, I'm sorry I forgot about what other people would be thinking, don't believe them you're nothing like what they're saying. I'm sorry"

I shake my head, my eyes starting to well up with unshed tears and rip my hands from his hold

"It's fine Derek I'm gonna go though. I need fresh air"

"No Evie wait I-

I block out his voice as I grab my bag and on the way out take Rue's hand "You're coming with me"

When we exit the lunchroom I start to slowly jog, still holding onto Rue

After a while of running we exit the corridor and I feel Rue start to pull on my hand as we jog through the parking lot of campus

"Evie, stop I don't think I can breathe"

I whirl around to see her take her hand from my grip and clutch her sides while hunching over and heaving in and out

what the fuck? we literally ran 50 meters and she's tired?

I just stand and stare at her, my tears freeing now as the little distraction of running has stopped and the string of stupid remarks filling my head again.

Rue seems to calm her breathing and see's my face, she pouts and gives me a sad smile before hugging me

"When have we given a shit about what they say? I'm sorry that I gave Vincent your address I should have asked first. Derek's a dick who I'm pretty sure used Vincent as an excuse to put his cracked lips on your sugar plums-

I laugh a bit as she rubs my back continuing

"Derek's right though. I watched Vincent's reaction to the kiss and he seemed pretty pissed, I think he may want in your pants"

"Rue!!"

I push her away from me as we both laugh, my tears ceasing now

I sigh and look up at her "I kinda feel something for him Rue"

She looks up at me shocked "What!?"

Oh great. Nice one Idiot!

I raise my eyebrows and give her jazz hands "Surprise?"

She grabs a hold of both sides of my cheeks and squeezes them while putting her face less than an inch of mine and narrows her eyes at me

She then turns my head left and right then up and down then rotates my head before giving a slight nod

"Good. Patient seems healthy and not delusional. I think we may have a bitch who speaks the truth!!"

she then starts hopping on the spot and then slowly makes her way around me in a circle clapping, squealing and poking me at the same time