Im Only Human

Rumors

Mac's POV

I wore a long sleeve shirt today to cover up the scars on my wrist. Beth made me go to school today even though I begged her not to make me. She did anyway.

Someone blows a car horn from outside. Nat and Taylor. They offered me a ride so I wouldn't have to drive.

I grab my backpack and purse and start for the front door. Liam comes out the same time I do. He walks over to me and wraps me in a hug.

"I'm sorry that you're going through this." He says into my hair.

I nod my head a little and sigh. Everyone has been treating me like this. Like I'm some fragile flower that's wilting away from the world. They look at me like I'm drowning in all the drama and sorrow that this event caused when really I'm just drowning in my own thoughts.

He smiles at me sadly as I pull away and walk out the door.

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"Hey Mckenzie." Krista says with a snooty tone.

"Hello Krista."

She giggles. "I heard that you had a very interesting Monday."

I look up at her and shrug my shoulders. I wouldn't call it interesting. Maybe eventful would be a better word.

"You and Niall both were bother mysteriously missing. Why's that?" she crosses her arms and looks at me.

I shrug my shoulders again. It's only first period and I am already being questioned. Like it's any of her business.

"Don't pretend that we don't know." She sneers. The people around us turn in our direction.

"What are you talking about?" I say.

She grabs me by my wrist and leans in close to my face. I wince from the pressure she's putting on my cuts.

"We all know that you and Niall are together again."

I look down and the hold she has on my wrist and pull away. "No we're not."

She laughs. "Don't lie to me." I look at her confused. "We all know that yesterday, Niall was fucking your brains out. Everyone in the whole school knows."

I feel my eyes widen. "What?" my voice is barely above a whisper.

"Don't act all innocent you slut. We also heard you did it with Louis too." She leans in and whispers in my ear. "So tell me, which one was better? Or did you do both at the same time?" she leans back with a huge smirk on her face.

"Where did you hear this?"

"Everyone knows." She giggles.

I look ahead and all I see are eyes on me. After awhile they turn to face the front. A few still look in my direction whispering. I catch a few words but pretend I don't hear.

"What a slut..... Can't believe she did it with two guys..... One of them is in college.... She's not even that pretty.... Slut.... Whore.... What do they see in her?"

My eyes start to sting but I refuse to let the tears fall. I know the truth.

Niall's POV

"Niall!"

I turn around to see Harry running towards me, waving his hands around crazily.

"Have you heard?" he asks once he gets to me.

"Heard what?"

His eyes widen. "The rumors?"

"Rumors?" I say.

He pulls me into the men's restroom. he locks the door and faces me.

"Harry what the fuck is going on?"

"There are rumors going around that you, Mac and Lou all had sex together."

"What?"

"Someone saw all three of you at the cafe and then saw you leave together."

I run a hand through my hair and begin to pace. "So they think that we're sleeping together."

"It's pretty bad Niall. They're calling her a slut and a whore." He looks at me sadly.

"We have to do something about this. Who started the rumor."

He looks away from me and scratches the back of his neck.

"Harry tell me who it was?" I demand.

"Jackson." I slam my fist into the wall and head for the door.

He grabs me around the waist and pulls me back. "Niall calm down. Kicking his ass won't solve anything."

"Yes it will." He lets me go. "I'll have one less asshole to worry about so excuse me."

He stops me again with a hand on my chest and shakes his head.

I groan in frustration and hit the wall again.

"Once you calm down we can go to lunch and you can see her okay?"

I nod and take deep breaths to calm my anger.

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She looks terrible, her face is pale and her eyes dim and dark. She picks at her food and doesn't look at anyone.

"Do you want to leave?" she gasps and looks at me. She nods and I wrap her in a hug. "Come on love. Let's go."

We stand together and throw our trays away. As we walk towards the door, Krista calls to us.

"Niall! Mac! Where are you going?"

"I'm taking her home. She's not feeling well." I turn away from her and keep walking.

I hear her heels clicking behind us until she finally stops in front of us.

"Not feeling well. What a shame." She smiles down at Mac who is avoiding eye contact. "Who's baby is it?"

I glare at her. "What are you talking about?"

She giggles. "She's not feeling well and after a day of being yours and Louis' fuck toy she might be pregnant."

I take a step towards her as she takes a step back. "She is not mine nor Louis' fuck toy. She is my girlfriend. And I love her. I have never done anything like that with her before. And neither has Lou. So get you facts right before you go spreading shit that isn't true. Stick to what you know best."

She scoffs. "And what would that be?"

"Spreading your legs. You seem to be pretty good at that from what I hear." She opens her mouth to talk but I cut her off. "Don't you dare call Mac a slut or a whore ever again. She is nothing like you."

We walk out the door and to my car. I'm going to take her away from this. I'm going to save her. But first we are going to have to talk things through. We still have issues we need to settle.