suspicion

"Is that…" I heard the voices murmur as we entered through the college gates.

My peers and everyone else in the college heard about what happened. They knew what I did...and they wont let me live it down…

"Oh..he's back"

"Quick hide your stuff-"

"Why?"

"He stole a lot of stuff from gamestop I heard."

The murmurs and whispers filled my ears and i could do nothing to stop them..the false accusations make me just want to cry…but not on the first day back-

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"So is it true Gabriel? I heard you stole from the convention that happened." One of Gabriel's peers asked him right after class.

"No no..that was a misunderstanding-" Gabriel said explaining the situation.

"Ok then tell us?"

"Oh- uh..long story."

"I didn't think you'd had the guts to do something like that man- " He continued rambling, catching the attention of the others.

"Gabriel stole something?"

"Our Gabriel??"

Everyone was surprised Gabriel "Did" that and it was more of a thing they let go

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Me and Gabriel were in different streams and had different classes most of the time.

Chemistry was just over and I had a free period so I rested my head on the desk until the time came to leave.

And the moment my eyes shut..the whispers got louder-

"Man i can't find my phone-"

"Do you know where you put it?"

"I bet he had something to do with it-"

"Wake him up and ask him."

"He shouldn't be sleeping here anyways-"

I felt someone's hand touch my back and gently shook me indicating me to get up and so I did.

I stared the person right in the face as they asked me.

"Did you steal it…"

I didn't say anything- they wouldn't believe me even if I did and I don't want to cause a scene.

The person was a guy with brown hair, his eyes were fully round and brown as well.

He hesitated before asking me the same question again.

"Did you steal it??"

….

.

.

No response.

"Check his bag!" one of his friends shouted in the background.

And he tried to do just that but I grabbed his hand stopping him before he even got the chance to.

"What's your problem??" He was furious.

"What's your problem going into other people's bags?" I asked him before he pulled his hand away.

"Look, I just want my phone- ok? If you don't have it just let me check and-"

"Where's your proof that I have it? What physical proof do you have to even raise your suspicion?"

They just looked at me with a face of disgust before picking up for their friend.

"Look dude if you don't have it just let him make sure you have no reason to hide it!"

I shook my head before bringing my bag closer to me.

The guy grabbed my hand and tugged the bag from my hand. I tugged back and one of his friends ended up holding me down along with the other-