Just Another Lie, Right? [Kleinsen]

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Leaning against a locker on the Science hallway was Kelley Popsi, talking to Jonathan Tyler. Kelley had blue-black hair, which was tied into a short pigtail, and fair skin. She was wearing a cute little black dress, with a red bow tied around the waist. Her face was dotted with pale foundation, and it looked like she poured red caramel onto her lips. I wasn't exactly sure what she was dressing up as, but it was definitely scary.

Jonathan was a tall, skinny boy with red hair combed back in a similar fashion as mine. He wore a poncho with red paint dripping down it. He had lots of eyeshadow, and his cheeks looked fire truck red.

I knew the two were Alana's friends, but other than that, I didn't know too much about them.

Jonathan turned to me and flashed me a smile. "First customer?" He asked, pulling a small red ticket out of his pocket.

"Nope." I said, "I'm gonna help you with the spooks." I had to play it off friendly. Because, despite my countless efforts to be noticed, I had a feeling Alana's friends wouldn't exactly recognize me.

"Alana let a freshman join us?" Kelley said, turning to Jonathan and ignoring me entirely.

Inside, I was extremely offended, but if I wanted to work with these people, I'd have to let it slide. "Hey I know I'm short, but I'm a Senior." I said with a big ol smile on my face.

Jonathan looked at me apologetically, as if he knew what was happening next. Kelley sneered at me and whispered to Jonathan, loud enough so I could hear, "I didn't think Alana would stoop so low with her boys."

I redened and said, "No Alana and I aren't like that! I just help her and Evan-"

Summoned by his name, Rebecca Teeter poked her head out of a nearby classroom, "Evan Hansen?" She asked. Rebecca had long blond hair that was dyed green at the tips. She was wearing green eyeshadow that complimented her green eyes, and her lips were drenched in green lipstick. She was wearing a poofy grey dress that had dark green vines tangled around the curves.

I nodded at her question, and she twirled into the hallway, her hair shooshing. "Oh isn't Evan just the cutest!" She said excitedly, stopping her twirl inches from my face.

I went a little more red and took a step back. Neither Kelley or Rebecca seemed to mean any harm, but both of them were making me feel slightly uneasy.

Thankfully, Jonathan decided to spark some small talk, "So what are you supposed to be?" He asked.

I laughed awkwardly, suddenly more nervous than I was. This sure was an interesting bunch of people. "I'm a ceiling fan!" I said, jumping up and flinging my pom-poms the same way I did for Evan.

"Aww that's so adorable!" Rebecca said, still only about a foot from my face.

"How is that supposed to scare people?" Kelley said, obviously not amused.

I laughed awkwardly again, "Sometimes people are scared by what they can't explain." Jonathan laughed, and I smiled at him. He kinda seemed like the only sane one out of the three.

"Oh, uh, here." I said, tossing each one of then a ketchup bottle from the bag I carried from the gym. "It's blood."

"It's ketchup." Kelley said.

Jonathan nudged her and said, "Hey play nice, he's only trying to help." Kelley immediately softened by Jonathan's touch. How much you wanna bet they had something going on between them two?

The four of us started down the hallway, pouring ketchup onto the walls and floor. It was pretty silent for most of the time, though a couple times Rebecca randomly giggled, and when someone asked why, she would say she just thought of something funny.