How to Save a Friend

Sadly, I know what today's gossip will include; me. With each step I took in the direction to my locker, I spotted the stares. Fellow classmates whispering as they made eye contact with me. Not ashamed, nor private about the faint news passed from a mouth to their friends ear. I figured the safest way to look is down. Not seeing where I'm going could lead to a collision in the corridor. I kept my head high, my eyes wandering but I swallowed trying to make the lump in my throat decrease. Inhaling deeply, I relaxed a little. 'So what if they knew. It's not like I care. What's the worst that could happen?' I thought to myself.