It Started With An Ended Friendship

12-The gossip

It had now been three months since the accident happened. Alex's family and Raillery had went back home, Cassidy's funeral was over, Elle and Alliah refused to hang out still, and the gossip about what happened and all the attention they got for it was unbelievable. 

Alex couldn't even look at Cassidy's parents, she was too afraid they would blame her for what happened. No, she was sure that they blamed her. Raillery was too afraid to speak. She didn't even speak to Alex for a month after they got home. Elle and Alliah knew something bad would happen. Well, Elle knew, she had just convinced Alliah the same. Alliah had her own opinion on things, but for the most part, she believed Elle.

"Where's Raillery and Alex?" Alex heard someone say. Raillery and Alex were slowly walking up to the school "You mean the girl's that were involved in that explosion over in Washington?" someone asked the guy "Yeah, did you just move here?" he asked. She nodded "Yeah, my name is Emma" they shook hands "Those girl's used to be the most famous friends at one point. Then some explosion happened a couple of months ago, and everything went downhill from there." 

The guy, who was known as Henry, "The fuckboy shithead" is what people call him. Once, a few years ago, he received of ton of bullying because he played with one of the most famous girl's in the city. Well, according to him he did. Raillery never said anything about it then, but now she was willing to admit it happened, she was just happy to see him get shamed for it. Some people shamed him because they knew she was in a bad place in her life, others did because they thought he was making it up. 

"Drama dumbass" Raillery said then laughed "Are they true?" Alex asked "What?" "Those rumors that were going around a few years ago? you know, the ones about you and Henry?" "Oh those. Yeah, true as ever" Alex laughed "So you did go messing with him, then told everyone it didn't happen?" "No, i just never said a word about it, so people just believed it was fake" they laughed "Hey look, there's Elle and Alliah" 

"Hey, guys" Alliah greeted them "are you okay?" Elle rudely asked "No, Elle, i'm not fine. One of our best friends just died and you act as if it never happened. What the fuck is wrong with you?" Alex snapped "Jesus, Alex, cats got your tongue, what the fuck." Elle said "Elle, why don't you just shut the fuck up and go wait for Alliah in class" Raillery pointed to the door which Elle walked into.

"You can't trust that girl anymore, what happened?" Alex wondered aloud "I happened. I don't even know her that well, but i have a feeling i'm the problem with her" Raillery said "No, don't say that" "I-I'm gonna g-go" Alliah hesitantly said. "Is there something wrong with her too? What is going on today?" 

Then a the new girl came running up to them "Henry said you were messing with him then lied about it" Raillery nodded "Except i didn't lie, i just never said anything about it when he bragged about it thinking it was cool. If i were you, i wouldn't believe a word that comes out of his mouth, he has played almost every girl in this school. The only ones he hasn't are the new ones and Alex" she explained. Emma ran back to Henry. 

"Yeah, something is off today" they walked to class. "Good morning class" the teacher yelled just before they walked in. Alex and Raillery only made it five feet into the room before stopping. This was the first day they had back to school since it had happened. They stopped and stared at Cassidy's empty seat. They looked at each other and ran out of the class. They had ran all the way back to Raillery's house before stopping. 

"Oh, hey guys, why aren't you in school?" her mom, Millie, asked. But they just stared at her as both started to cry. "Come here, babies. I'll call Cally" she said and went over to hug them. 

Then all of their phones rang, the same message showed up on each of their phones. "Biggest crybabies of McKinley, New York, cry once again over something stupid" Then they realized who the article was posted by, Elle.