Death of the Perfect Girl

24- The Informant

       Liam walked into the school with Poppy behind him. Everyone was pointing and whispering.

"I'm telling you," one of the kids whispered to another. "Those are the kids Sadie was talking about."

Poppy sighed and bowed her head. She hated the attention they were getting.

They walked over to Liam's locker.

"I still can't believe she's transferring schools," Poppy looked up at him.

"We were going to cut her off anyway," Liam opened the locker.

"But it's not okay that we left things this way. We should've at least gotten a chance to tell her why we said what we said."

Liam shrugged. "I'm trying not to care. Maybe she'll start over at her next school."

"Sadie's blowing up. Someone commented Jenna's full name in the comment section. People know who she is. Even if she changes her ways, people will know who she was."

"I never cared about what Sadie said on her videos but now I do."

"Hey," Poppy poked his arm," since when do you watch them by the way?"

"Uh- I just felt like I had to yesterday. Something felt off I guess," Liam lied. He turned his head to see Sadie walking down the hallway.

She looked at them both and smiled then she continued walking past them.

Poppy glared at her. "I think I'm beginning to dislike her more and more."

"I can't dislike her more to be honest," Liam watched her.

Mason looked back at them. He locked eyes with Poppy.

She rolled her eyes and turned away. She noticed Fisher standing by his locker.

He looked at her. "Poppy," he quickly walked over to her. "Did something happen to you guys?" He looked at Liam.

Liam shook his head. "Sadie mentioned us in one of her little storytime YouTube videos."

"Really? What did she say?"

"Why don't you watch it yourself," Liam shut his locker. "You got special mention."

"She said my name in her video?"

"No. But she called you 'Creep'. So, you're officially apart of her stories. She gave you a name."

Fisher looked at Poppy and gulped. What if Sadie decided to say something about what he was doing to Poppy?

Poppy sighed. "I just hope this blows over."

"It will," Liam stepped forward," once she posts another video next week."

"I just wish we could know what she was posting before she posts it, you know? I mean, there is a way but I don't like it."

"And the way is?"

Poppy looked at Fisher. "Mason."

***
After class, Poppy walked behind Mason. She looked around the hallway to make sure Sadie wasn't around.

"Mason," she touched his arm.

He looked back at her. He turned to face her with folded arms. "Are we talking to each other now?"

"If you do what I ask you to, then maybe," Poppy shrugged.

Mason furrowed his brows and squinted his eyes. "What do you want me to do?"

"Can we talk somewhere private? I know a place."

***

Poppy shut Mrs. Taylor's classroom door. Then she walked over to the desk and took the key out of the top drawer.

"Mrs. Taylor lets you use her classroom when she's not here?"

"She lets Fisher," Poppy walked over to him.

"Oh," Mason looked down. "So, he shares his teacher privileges with you now?"

"No," Poppy giggled and sat down.

Mason smirked and sat down beside her. At least she was smiling at him.

"You edit Sadie's videos."

"Yeah. That's why she started dating me in the first place."

"I need you to do something for me." Poppy took a deep breath. "It's okay to say no. Just please. Don't tell her that I asked."

Mason began to feel suspicious. "Poppy, what are you asking me to do?"

Poppy gulped. "Tell me what the videos say before she posts them-"

"What?"

"I knew you wouldn't want to-"

"Why would I do that? Because she mentioned you in her latest video?"

Poppy shut her mouth.

"Because she mentioned Creep?"

"Don't call him that," Poppy clenched her fist.

Mason looked at it. "Very defensive of your new boyfriend, huh?"

Poppy slowly flattened her hand on the desk.

"I'm not going to do it," he stood. "I'm not that desperate to get you to talk to me again."

Poppy nodded. "Okay. It's fine...Just... don't tell her about this. Please."

Mason stared at her then he walked out of the classroom.

She sat alone. She put her hand on her forehead. "Why Sadie? Why?"