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Chapter Five

By the time Monday came around, life was looking up for once. I had a friend, a potential boyfriend and nobody was bothering me unless you count Ashton.

I stand at my locker turning my lock when a girl approaches me. I turn to find the girl who was staring at me last week in history. I stare expecting her to go on why she trotted her way to me.

"Okay, I'm going to make this easy for you to understand. Luke is mine and I don't know what you're doing with him, but you better back off if you knew what was good for you." She steps closer to me, "understand?"

I step back distancing myself from her, rolling my eyes.

"I've dealt with your kind before and to put it nicely, I don't give a fuck." She scowls she goes to say something but I cut her off with my hand.

"I can talk to whoever I please and so can Luke. I'm sure if you were a thing with him, I would have already known about it by now. So I'm sorry that you're so butt hurt overseeing me with him, but you are the one who needs to back off". She gives her friends an unbelievable look and then scoffs.

"This isn't over." She turns and drags he friends with her.

I've dealt with her kind before. They always claim to own some guy as their boyfriend even though they clearly aren't. I've always steered away from these kinds of confrontations but this one I hadn't planned. If I'd have known this would happen, I wouldn't have gone out with Luke. I hardly know the guy so why would I go through all this trouble for him? I wouldn't. But, what's done is done. I'm in this far I might as well see how it goes...

Of course, I could end this, but it would be difficult. It seems that Luke is interested in me and I'd hate to just ask him to leave me alone and stop what we have going on. I don't want to hurt us both. I'll just ask him about that girl next time I see him, I'm sure he had to know something about it as it seems she's so attached to him. It's probably just a big misunderstanding and he'll sort it out.

But I can't get my hopes up.

After all, I've seen this before and it'll probably get ugly and I just got myself front row seats to the shit show. This is exactly what I've been avoiding last week.

For the rest of this week, I tread lightly. I continued my friendship with Luke and asked him about the girl that's obsessed with him. Turns out her name was Sophie.

"She's no one I swear. We had a slight thing a couple of years ago but it was nothing really, I ended it almost as soon as it started. She still thinks she has a thing with me, I just hope she didn't go too hard on you."

I had told him everything that had happened that morning and he told me he'd take care of it and not to worry. So I didn't. I went on my usual business of going unnoticed. But it didn't take long before Sophie retaliated.

I'd find threats in my locker, and get passed notes in class from her group. It seemed more and more people knew about me and all sorts of outrageous rumors were popping up about why I moved here. Everyone seemed to know my name by the end of the week and I did not like it one bit.

News had reached Alex and he was more protective than ever. To think talking to one boy could have this effect on me is ridiculous. I should be able to talk to anyone without any repercussions on my end.

Isabel and Alex could only carry me so far without me breaking down. I loved that they fought for me in any way they can, but the three of us were no match against the whole 11th grade.

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Thank god it's Friday today, I can't wait for this weekend and my well-deserved break. It took me a while to convince Alex not to follow me to my locker this morning. He wouldn't stop insisting he wouldn't mind, but I wanted to be on my own for once.

I quickly make my way to history trying to avoid Sophie and the populars.

I sit next to Luke, and he looks at me with a small smile.

"I'm sorry about Sophie, I thought she'd leave you alone but I was wrong. I hope she's not giving you that much trouble." He stays shushed through his speech because Sophie was just a few seats away.

"It's fine, I've dealt with worse." I assure.

I couldn't wait to get out of this class honestly, I don't mind as much as I do mind the beady eyes of Sophie on my every move with Luke. I'd rather deal with Ashton honestly.

On my way out I get tripped and all my things fall to the floor as I land on my hands and knees. I look up to find my fellow classmates laughing, lovely. A few nice people help along with Luke. Bless their souls. I gather my things from everyone and dart to bio.

I slam my things on the table and sit down with a sigh. I knew that today wouldn't be any different from the rest of the week.

"It seems everyone knows who you are."

I jump not noticing Ashton had sat down.

"What do you mean?" I play dumb. I'd rather not admit that I did this to myself.

"I have no idea what you did, but everyone seems to be on the topic of you."

"I talked to the wrong person, that's it" I bang my head lightly against the table.

"I've fucked up badly. Not even a week here and everyone knows my name." I lift my head to find him already looking at me. "I just wanted to go unnoticed." I don't know what made me confide in him, but I can't take it away now.

"You must have done something big to get this much recognition." I roll my eyes and he smirks.

"All I did what talk to that Luke guy and some bitch got jealous and started shit with me, that's it." Something flashed in his eyes when I said Luke's name but I ignored it. "I didn't think it would escalate this much."

"Well you did mess with Sophie's idol, I'm not shocked that this happened. It should blow over soon." He shrugs looking away. I hope it blows over, I pray that it does.

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I'm sat at me and Isabel's table. I couldn't help but notice that Sophie was gone and I couldn't find Ashton that is normal sulking with his friends. I had avoided Luke the rest of the morning, if I saw him walking, I'd purposely go the other way even if my class was the other way.

I couldn't help but think if I just follow Sophie's initial orders, it will blow over as Ashton had said.

Isabel snapping her finger snaps me out of my thoughts. She laughs at my expense, and I glare at her.

I see Alex make his way into the cafeteria and look my way, I give him a stern look telling him not to sit with us. He raises his hands slightly and keeps walking, looking uneasy to leave me only with Isabel like the whole earth with swallowing me whole, but obviously, I'll live. It's only high school.

"I wish I had a brother." Isabel whines looking at Alex. I burst out laughing. Oh how the tables have turned, now it's her glaring at me.

"Brothers are annoying, I wish I had a sister." I sober.

"Well I guess, but you have someone that has your back no matter what."

"Well that way, yes. It is nice." I look at Alex then back to Isabel, "but I'm your sister now, I'll have your back." I smile at her. What I did not expect was for her to squeal and jump up towards me, almost knocking us both out of my chair.

Friendships are nice.