Always// Jacob Sartorius • Mark Thomas • Blake Gray • Hunter Rowland

Chapter 22

I arrived at class and took my usual seat by Jacob. "Hey, I've got a question for you." Jacob looked at me and waited for the question. "Did you hear Stacey might be pregnant?" Jacob looked back front sharply. "No. It might be a rumor. Don't always assume something is true." Geez. Mr. Grumpy Pants over here. 

"Do you know who the father is? Is it Mark?" Jacob shrugged his shoulders. "I don't want to talk about it." I thought Stacey was his girlfriend... surely he'd want to talk about it. "You and Stacey just got back together... don't you want to talk about it?" Jacob shook his head and pulled out his phone. He started texting someone. I decided to leave him alone. 

All of the classes before lunch were pretty quiet. You could hear someone every now and then talk about Stacey. She's was literally the talk of the school right now. As I was headed to lunch, I saw Jacob and Stacey arguing. 

I stopped to see what was going on. "I said not to say anything!" Jacob said to Stacey. That's all I managed to hear before their conversation was drowned out by the loud sounds of kids everywhere. I ran to lunch so I wasn't trampled by everyone just getting out of class.

I sat down beside my friends and told them what had just happened. Shortly after, Jacob sat down beside me in his usual spot. "Why aren't you sitting with Stacey?" He crammed his mouth full of food. "Eh, don't really want to." We all ate in silence. 

"Oh yeah, Emma." Jacob said to me. "Yes?" I answered back. "Hunter is throwing a party Friday and wants you there." I raised my eyebrows. "Me? Why me? He's never even met me." Jacob shrugged his shoulders and went back to eating. 

"He did meet you that one time when I was broadcasting. Remember? Said you were cute? Probably why he wants you there." Ok, this was definitely weird. Me? Going to a party? And knowing no one? Let's hope I survive.

"Are you going to be there?" I asked Jacob, hoping he would say yes. "Duh." I finished lunch and went to my next class. Of course, Stacey was there. Everyone was gathered around her and talking to her.

The school day went on and so did everyone talking about Stacey. Once I got home, I walked upstairs and checked Stacey's Instagram. She had posted a picture with some guy's hands wrapped around her stomach.

She captioned it "👶🏻❤️" She had gotten a lot of likes and comments. She had became semi-famous because of when her and Jacob used to date. Now that her and Jacob were back together, her follower count was climbing.

She was receiving a bunch of comments, mostly hate. This ones that were positive said, "As long as Jacob is happy, I'm happy." or, "Jr. Sartorius!!!" I kind of got a pit. in my stomach thinking about Jacob being basically tethered to another girl.

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Word Count: 505

MARATHON: 1/3

Hey guys! It's Emma again! 💖 What do you think about the party? Who do you think the dad of Stacey's baby is? 👶🏻 Comment below and what you think of the story!! 😊✨

Q: What part of the internet do you wish could disappear?

A: I wish all the scams would go away. 🙁