"Who's next?" I can hear all three of them now saying the exact same thing.
Peggy is sobbing in the background, Tamara and Cloud are there with her. Comforting her. I notice a piece of paper in her hand, and I can see exactly what it says. "Dear Alex". I run from the crowd and into the school to find Felix, I need him. I need someone. And there he is, walking down the hall until he sees me.
"Felix!" I'm sobbing now, I can't help but bury my face in his shirt and cry.
Hours pass and the police has been questioning people, I was the first. Everyone's suspicious of me because of both of the deaths, I knew Roy and I knew Emily. And I knew Peggy loved Emily, and now she hates me because of what everyone says.
"I'm really sorry about all this. No one deserves this, especially you." Felix sits next to me on the school hall bench, he's trying to comfort me.
"Alex!" David comes marching over to me with Brook by his side. Jordan and Blaze soon join in. "Why? Why are you doing this?"
"It's not me." I stand up to stay on ground and not break, hopefully. "I would never kill them, they mean the world to me."
"Everyone's pointing their fingers at you, you knew them. And I don't know what else to believe. Sorry, but everyone's against you." He storms off down the hall almost crying when almost out of earshot.
"Alex, I really don't believe it was you but...I have to be with everyone else when it comes down to this. I just want you to know I loved Emily, she meant so much to me. I truly loved her, and learning that one of her friends might have killed her....I don't know what else to believe other than you killed my crush. There, I'm done." Brook walks away with Jordan and Blaze, nothing more is said.
I run down the hall and away from everyone making my way to the back of the school where I text for James to come, that I need him immediately.
"Yo, what's up my man?" James is here already, smoking again.
"...when your mom finds out about you smoking it's not going to end well. Plus, shouldn't you be at home being home schooled?" I walk over wiping my face and trying to act normal.
"I know, she'll threaten me with la chancla. And my mom had to go out anyway so I'm free. Now, what's the problem amigo?" He tosses his cigarette away and adjust his glasses.
"Help me clear my name by faking an email saying that Emily feels depressed and that I sent an email saying I want to help her. Please, I need help." He silently stares at me, I know what he wants.
I sigh and get on my knees with my hands clasped in a begging position.
"Please..." He laughs.
"Alright, I'll help you. After school come to my house. Or we can go now, if you want." He helps me up.
"Let's go now, I don't want to be here anymore." Even if I'm leaving Felix it's better that he doesn't know either.
"Oh, and don't forget about my party coming up. I'd really like you to be there." We start walking around the school to the front.
"Yeah, I know. I will." After we get my name cleared.
We reach the front and head for the neighborhood until someone grabs me from behind and swings me around.
"How could you!!" Tamara is crying and screaming at me, she's furious for something that isn't true. "You killed them didn't you!!"
"Tam I would never." James stands in the background watching.
"You don't deserve to call me by my nickname! I hate you! I loved the life I had until these rumors of you killing two people I loved dearly came up! I can't believe you would do something like this! I hate you!" She runs to the building and vanishes, and I can see Adrian, Roy, and Emily appear for a second.
"Let's go..." James starts walking again, and I follow. We reach his house and get to work immediately.
"So what do you want it to say? Something like... 'hey, I've been feeling down lately and I think my brother has a crush on you.'" He starts laughing.
"No, make it believable, not your fantasy fanfic world." I try to think, something like Adrian would write. "'Dear Alex, I've been feeling down lately because of the way Jordan, Blaze, and Brook treat me.' No, wait. 'Because of the way Blaze and Jordan treat me.'"
"'And I really think I might be gay.'" James starts laughing again as he's typing.
"Take this seriously James!" I didn't mean to yell but everything's on the line for me.
"I'm just saying the truth, seems like Peggy and Brook really like her." It's true, they do. But that's besides the point.
"Fine, just tell me what to write. Are we sending this to David afterwards? You know, the evidence that these emails exist?" I nod and begin talking, and he begins typing.
I head home later that night and find Felix anxiously waiting outside for me. He runs over and hugs me tightly.
"Where did you go? You had me so worried." He looks me in the eyes, pure fear that something happened to me. And a little close for comfort.
"I'm sorry...I'll explain, I swear I had a good reason to leave." We head to my room and I do as I said, I explain.
He seems to understand but at the same time I don't know if he really does.
"I see......well then, I guess I'm the last person to help you with this. Tamara left you and.....oh. Wait, I can explain." He looked through my memories when he hugged me.
"It's not like I can deny it....I'm alone. Well, I guess I have Cloud....maybe...hopefully....I don't know." I snuggle down into my blankets and stay quiet. "Goodnight."
Everything goes silent as I know he went to sleep mode, and I slowly start to fall asleep. But those words are still there. Who's next?
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Teen FictionAlex Crystal has never been a popular in the school, never noticed and sometimes oblivious. He's a gamer and usually surrounded by death, what a sight. His friend, Cloud Woods, is a guy of tricks and laughter. His other pals, Adrian Dean, Tamara Fai...
