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Chapter 3: News travels fast

It was a sunny afternoon day at Sparrow's Creek High. The weather was warm and there were little clouds drifting through the sky, providing a bit of shade but didn't warn anyone of wet weather.

The temperature was slowly getting warmer and warmer as the days got closer to summer.

After I had grabbed my lunch and setting aside thoughts of my dream, I walked to the usual meeting spot of my friends.

Considering it was warm outside, we usually sat outside to enjoy the weather. Being in Canada, where the weather is usually at least 80% wet and cold, any warm bright weather was welcomed.

I was enjoying my lunch, already digging into my meal before the rest of my friends were coming over. One by one, we all assembled together under the shade of the tree besides us.

My chopsticks picked up a piece of meat and was about to enter my mouth until-

"So, what exactly happened between you and Amanda?"

I nearly dropped the meat and moved my lunchbox to catch the falling piece of meat.

My throat seized and I let out a series of cough, before it died down.

"W-what?" I asked, my throat still tight.

I looked at my friend, Azalea, who re-adjusted her black framed glasses.

She had long black hair like me and people have on several accounts said we looked alike. The only difference was she was slightly shorter then I and she had dark, copper skin while I had pale, yellow skin. She wore a white blouse with faded jeans and black shoes.

"Oh yeah, we heard some people talking some argument you and Amanda were going at" said Stella absentmindedly, who stuffed a pickle back into her burger.

Freckles dotted Stella's light skin, her brown eyes dancing with mischievousness. Long, brown hair draped over her face, framing it. She wore a tank top over her favorite black and white zipper sweater, her jeans slowly tearing apart with threads loose. Her grin giving a certain spunky aura.

I looked at the rest of my friends who were also interested.

I sighed and rubbed an itch by my forehead with the end of my chopsticks.

"Me and Amanda were always at odds with each other" I reminded them.

'Well, not in the past though...people change' I thought.

"Yeah we know that but it looked like you were going to fight her" said Jessica.

Jessica had thick brown hair that were slightly curly at certain ends. Her light skin was adorned with a slight redness to it and her hazel eyes glimmered under the sunlight. Her expressions were always large and one could read her like an open book. She wore a fuchsia pink tee shirt that fit snugly against her toned body and the tee shirt seemed even brighter under her black shorts.

I looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

"You weren't there as far as I know so how did you come to that conclusion?" I asked her, curiously and skeptically.

Jessica opened her mouth and realized something.

I could see the awkwardness in her face before Clara jumped in.

"News traveled fast and also...Camille kind of told us" she said.

I stared at her, absorbing the information.

Clara had medium, dirty blond hair that was naturally paired with blond hair. Her hair tied into pig tails. She wore a green shirt and I could see a black tank top underneath with a neutral blue skirt. Underneath she wore well-worn black leggings that went to her mid-ankles. Her shoes were brown and were one of those nature shoes, which were also very well-worn.