Habits

Vulnerable

Lea's POV

I left Cory to talk with Mark while I went off to Science.

When I got there, Naya was sitting in my seat next to Dianna.

I just ignore it and sit at an open seat. The whole entire class was me doing an assignment with Naya and Dianna whispering to each other and looking in my direction.

I honestly don't even know if me and Naya are friends. I hope we are...

3rd period could not come any sooner, just one more class then Cory.

While day dreaming, a girl threw a piece of paper at me. At first, I thought she just threw it at my face to piss me off, then she said open it.

My eyes go to the floor, where the paper is. I reach for it and read the tiny print.

Is Dean any good in bed? I might want to try him out.

I look her way in disgust, then respond to the note.

Why does everybody think I slept with him?! He kissed me and I didn't kiss back, end of story.

When I threw it back to her and she read it, her eyes rolled.

Thank god the bell rang for second period, I was starting to get really red.

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3rd period finally came and I was totally expecting to find Cory waiting for me at the door, like he always does but he wasn't.

I spot Naya heading into class so I walk up to her.

"Hey uh, have you seen Cory?"

She looks at me like I'm a ghost, but finally gives in.

"He's in the principle's office..."

"What?! Why?"

"All I know is that he got into a fight or something, but I gotta go." She tries to walk away but I grab her wrist.

"Naya, I know that this whole situation between us is weird because your best friends with Dianna but that doesn't mean that we can't be friends."

"Don't you get it? Your a slut, and me hanging out with a slut makes me one and I'm not! Just leave me alone." She takes a seat as far away from me as possible, which leaves me in tears.

People start to stare at me and I don't think I can start class like this.

"Can I use the restroom?" I ask my teacher. He nods, yes.

In the bathroom, I fix up my running makeup. I look like a wild banshee, how do I have a guy like Cory?

When I walk back to class, I accidentally run into someone.

"Oh, my bad-" I look up. "Cory!"

"Lea? What are you doing out of class?" He looks into my eyes, I have a sudden urge to kiss him but this might be a bad timing for that.

"Long story, when did you get into a fight?"

His face looks guilty.

"That's also a long story...we'll talk about it after school?"

"Okay."

We go back to class and sit down like nothing happened.

The rest of the day dragged on, my last class was gym and today, we were doing our mile times.

I wasn't really ever that good at time related things but I don't really have an option.

I ended up with an 8:54. All the other girls finished around a high 7 or a low 8.

I'll admit, I've had a better time in the past but honestly it isn't that bad.

On my way to the locker room, I loomed around a group of girls.

"Maybe the reason why her mile time sucked was because she has a bun in the oven."

"Dean or Cory's?" One of them asks.

"Obviously Dean's, Cory has been gone for like a month."

My stomach feels like someone punched it. I'm not pregnant and I didn't sleep with Dean, why doesn't anybody understand that?

It's 3:45, Cory will be done with basketball practice at 4 so I have enough time to take a shower.

Club Hockey season is over so he's been playing sports for the school.

I put my towel on the hook outside of the shower and undress. The feeling of hot water rolling down my body gives me a rush of relief.

The sound of giggles fill the air, I don't really take it to much into mind because a lot of girls take showers in here after gym class.

After another 5 minutes, I turn off the shower and reach for my towel, except it's not there.

I pull back the shower curtain just enough so that I can see the ground, the towel wasn't there.

My hands pull the curtain back a little bit further so I can grab my clothes, except they weren't there either.

"What the hell?" I mutter under my breath.

All of a sudden, a girl pulls the curtain back which makes me jump and drag it to the ground along with me.

I'm on the floor with the curtain covering just enough to conceal all of me.

"What are you doing?!" I shout ferociously.

She pulls out her phone and aims the camera at me.

"I'm sorry, I just thought that since your a slut and all, you'd be comfortable with someone videotaping you naked!" She laughs, another girl joins in.

"Lea? I didn't realize that a shower curtain was in style! Are you getting all of this?" She asks.

The other one nods and gives me a devilish smile.

"STOP!!" I'm begging and crying like a baby.

"We got enough, but that doesn't mean that I have to give you your clothes back." They exit the locker room.

I have no clothes, no towel, and nobody here to help me. I gather the curtain around me so I can curl up in a ball and cry.

I'm like this for at least half an hour.

"Are you okay?" A voice in front of me asks.

I jolt my head up to a brunette with a few red highlights wandering around in her hair.

"No..." I whisper.

"Do you need some clothes? I have an extra pair in my gym locker over there." She points to a blue locker.

"That would be nice."

The girl hands me a sweater along with a pair of jeans.

"My name is Brianna, by the way."

"Lea."

"Oh! There's a guy out there and he asked me if you were in here, I told him that I didn't know a Lea. Is he your friend or something."

I laugh while putting on the sweater. "Boyfriend, actually."

"Gotcha, if you don't mind me asking...what happened? I mean, why were you naked with a shower curtain covering your junk?"

"That's a little personal. Besides, I thought everyone in this school knows that I'm a slut." I say rudely.

"Well just so you know, I didn't think you were a slut. But I do think that you were kind enough to say thank you, guess I was wrong." She angrily takes her bag and walks out of the locker room.

Right now, I feel more vulnerable than when those girls were videotaping me.