Chapter 18: "SHE'S AT MY HOUSE!?"

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"Kimmy!" I call as I enter the room.

"Go away!" She groans as she sobs onto a pillow on my bed.

"Kim, what's wrong?" I soften my tone. In the corner of my eye I see Sarah and Chloe peaking into the room then going back.

She sits up and wipes a tear. "Nothing, I'm okay."

"No, you aren't."

"Just...just leave me alone. She rolls onto the opposite side. I realize there is no point in bugging her, so I just left.

~*~

"No!" Screams Chloe as I shove ice cream into her face but stop inches from it. "For a second I thought you were actually gonna do that," She breathes in relief.

I laugh, "No, girl! I'm not an idiot!" I scream. We're walking in the park with Chloe, Sarah, Eddie and Shawn (wearing his black hoodie, sunglasses, and cap). I love being with my friends like that.

"Yes, you are!" Sarah comes to my side and shoves me. I fall but Eddie catches me just in time.

"Yeah, she's my idiot," He says, helping me back up.

"Awwwwwwwww," gushes Chloe. While Sarah takes a picture of him holding me in his arms and posts it on Snapchat with the caption 'Relationship goals AF'. I blush.

"You guys are too cute!" Gushes Sarah, and I blush even more. In the corner of my eye, I think I see Eddie blush.

"By the way, Emma, did you finally find your phone?" Asks Shawn, licking his ice cream.

"Uh...no. I didn't. I think someone is hiding it. I mean, it's so weird the way it just...vanished! The last time I remember seeing it was on my desk at home, and the last thing I did, like, with it, was read this hate text," I answered, frowning.

"You got a hate text?" Chloe asks, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes, I screen-shotted it to send it to you guys, but the phone is...gone," I reply.

"Oh..." Says Eddie. He looks like he's deep in thought.

"What did it say?" Asks Shawn.

"Um...The person called me 'Miss I'm-Now-Popular-and-Proud. That I'm a loser and should back off Shawn. That everyone including my 'little friends' wonder what he sees in me. That I'm a whore and should back off him or I will regret it," I recite and try to remember all the details of the text.

"Oh my gosh..." Sarah gasps. "Emma, don't believe any of it!"

"Oh, I don't," I shrug. "It's just some jealous girl. Plus, I don't really like Shawn that way. No offense to you, Shawn." I laugh. "I'm Eddie's girl." I say and Eddie proudly puts an arm around me.

"Awww!" Cry Sarah and Chloe.

"Don't worry, no offense taken," Shawn laughs. "I just hope that the messages stop."

"Me too," Says Eddie and I nod.

"What's weird, though, is that I heard my parents talking about me. They said that it wouldn't be a while until I found out about 'them'. Whatever them is," I tell them.

"Hm...what if you got multiple hate messages and they hid your phone so you wouldn't find out?" Suggests Eddie. I hadn't thought about that. And, now that I do, it makes sense! Perfect sense! I can't believe I haven't thought about that!

"YES!" I scream then quickly shut up when I see a couple give me a rude glance in the corner of my eye. "It makes perfect sense! That's why everyone acts so fishy!"

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