Hellgate High

Chapter Thirteen

I made it back home and went right to bed as usual. I lied there just thinking about possibilities with him. Dating, kissing, marriage, kids. He would be such a good dad. How would I know? I knew almost nothing about him. I was putting myself in a situation where i imagine I'm more close to him than I am. Like we were close but not to the point of me knowing his possible parenting skills.

I just sat there imagining. It was almost like I was planning. Running through different ideas in my head that would probably never happen. Leading myself on with every thought. I was putting myself in a world of things that would never happen. Or would they? He does hug me, plus that moment we had after we ate. I'm doing it again. I'm making things up aren't I.

As always my thoughts were interrupted. It was a text from Kitty.

"Hey bb"

"Hey, what's up"

"You're all over the school's social media"

"What do you mean"

"The whole student body is talking about you and Alex's little date today"

"Are you ducking kidding me it wasn't a date"

"That's not what the Watergate Gossip page said"

"Omg let me look"

I pulled up the "Watergate Gossip" Instagram page and looked at the most recent post. It was a picture of me and Alex hugging, it almost looked like a kiss. The caption said

"Quarterback Alex Thatcher and mystery new student were seen having a little make out sess outside of The Waterway Cafe at lunchtime today. Rumor has it this is the person Alex broke up with Britany for. Are they an item? Is Alex actually gay? Further investigation on the subject will take place. I'm Shelby Murmur, and that's the gossip."

Holy shit. 2,000 likes, that's the entire student body and more. The comment section was filled with all sorts of opinions. Pro relationship, homophobic, against Alex, theories about the relationship, theories about my existence. Just any emotion towards the situation possible was there.

"I can't believe this"

"You're the one who kissed him"

"I didn't do shit, he hugged me"

"Well that's not what the post said"

"Yeah, I saw. Shit what's Alex going to think"

"Well let's hope he thinks it's funny. You know he's trying to avoid popularity and attention RN"

"Ugh lemme text him"

I took about an hour nap so I didn't seem weird. I didn't want to be that person who texted someone right after seeing them. So am hour latter I got up and got my phone. I opened Alex's messages and planned out my message.

"Hey Alex, I just wanted to let you know that when we hugged bye, someone apparently took a picture from an angle in which it looked like we were kissing. The person who took the picture had it posted on the school gossip page and most of the student body saw the post. I don't know what this means to you but I just wanted to let you know."

"Fuck em"

"What"

"I don't care what they think anymore. If they think we're gay, than they think we're gay."

"Well I am. I just didn't know if you cared if they thought you were or not."

"Wait you're gay?"

"Yeah, I didn't tell you?"

"No."

"Is it a problem?"

"No that's not what I said"

"Just making sure"

"Yeah well if they want to think that about me, they can. I just don't care at this point."

"Well as long as it doesn't bother you."

"It doesn't"

"Well okay, I'll ttyl then"

"Ttyl"

He seemed pissed. Maybe that's just the way I read it. I hope so, I'd hate to see him upset. Especially sense it was partially my fault.

"Hey Kitty"

"How'd it go"

"Ok I guess"

"You guess"

"He seemed upset"

"In what way"

"Here I'll just send you screenshots"

*screenshots*

"Yeah it does kinda sound upset but idk"

"Idk, I'm gonna nap so I'll ttyl"

"Okey byeeeee"

"Byeee"

I was so done with everything. I mean hey, he knows I'm gay now so maybe he'll start seeing me as an option. Did I just call myself an option? Ugh, I'm going to sleep.