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CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Stacey Jensen

I've had the worst night in my life. I couldn't sleep my mind kept wandering back to the fight Ryan and I had. He had dumped me the day before. After showing me pictures of Kyle picking me up. I couldn't tell him the truth. I've already told a lie and as time passed that lie became believable. If I could I would've been upfront about who my family is. But the rumors were already spread around that I was a welfare kid and attend Sweet Valley on a scholarship.  The teachers didn't correct the rumors and I ran with it. At the time I hated my father and did everything to sever ties with him. And I thought why not go along with being the poor scholarship student from the wrong side of the tracks? Everyone believed the rumor and so did Ryan. And yesterday when Kyle called my phone to check up on me as it is his job. Ryan went ballistic. He is convinced that I'm cheating and screwing Kyle behind his back. Gross! Kyle is hot but way older than me. And he is married. Ryan could tell I wasn't truthful and demanded I give him the full story. I was afraid that he was going to dump me if he learned the truth. He despises liars and I've already prevaricated for so long. I'm afraid that he might never speak to me again. But it's happening anyway. He had officially dumped me yesterday. I'm now all alone and will have to go through my pregnancy by myself. I didn't believe one word he had said from the other side of the bathroom door. I hate him. No, I don't. Yes, I do, at least at this moment.

I was thinking of skipping school today but I was already a full week out last week. Dad won't be pleased if he learns I am ditching again today. I already got away with playing truancy and blamed it on the fake flu. I'm surprised to see Mel standing in Ryan's usual spot. Usually, she is somewhere in a dark corner or an empty classroom sucking face with her douchebag boyfriend Kurt. As I draw closer I noticed the forlorn expression on her face instead of the usual animated annoying behavior. "Hey what's up?" I say when I'm in front of her. "Hey," she says sniffling. I hope she and Kurt didn't fight or worse break up like me and Ryan. If it's the latter then I'm never going to hear the end of it. She is going to complain every day of every hour about what Kurt did wrong. And what she could've done to avoid their break up. "Did something happen?" I say reaching out to stroke her shoulder but she sidesteps my hand. By stepping back. I frown instantly consumed with hurt. Why is she behaving this way? She did a lot of terrible things and blamed me for some of it and never have I treated her like a reject. I catch Kurt's smug look from over her shoulder and I knew that I'm not going to like what she is about to say.

Ryan Kavanaugh

I'm furious and in a violent mood. My fists itching to punch a face preferably Kyle's. He is the asshole who owns the Mustang and driving my girlfriend in it. I should say Stacey is my ex but the break up is still fresh in my head and it's going to take a while to get used to being single. Yesterday when I got home I went straight to the basement and beat the shit out of the boxing bag. I'm filled with so much rage I feel like a wind-up doll that needs to get released. The fucking whispers has already started when I didn't wait for Stacey in the usual spot. "Hey, Ryan" Chelsea waves in my face a bright happy smile on her bitch rest face. She must have heard the rumors and is the person who started it too. It's spreading like wildfire. And it's only seven thirty in the morning. I've caught Stacey in the act screwing a stranger in a hotel room. It's also the reason why Stacey was a full week out of school. She has been whoring herself out for money. As the rumors go. This lunatic waving her hands in my face is the start of it all.

"Did you spread the rumor circulating the school?" She frowns acting dumb but she can't hide the fleeting satisfaction clouding in her eyes. "Uh no," she says dragging the word no out. Like it's a damn song. "Don't lie to me. I hate liars" she flinches at my tone of voice. "I I didn't" she stutter and then her left eye twitched. I learn a lot about my fellow students when they think I'm not paying attention. And this one is obsessed with me. I am positive that she's following Stacey and me around. Whether she did it herself or had hired someone. She's still a crazy bitch. "Walk away before I lose my shit. It's only you who is vindictive enough to spread gossip about Stacey. You don't like her because she has what you want. And it's me. It's never going to happen between us. Fuck off!" I bark in her face and she storms off crying.