The next day at school there were team sign-ups for an annual fund raiser in our town. I we could have teams of 6, so the Explicit 8 had to split up. That was alright with us, because we all had other friends that weren't part of the Explicit 8.
I was on a team with Joy, Chrissy, and a few girls from my Language Arts class. I wasn't too excited, because those girls happened to not like me. I don't think that they'll ever have a reason why. I wanted to get to know them and everything before we had to raise money and compete. I was walking with one girl on my team, Amanda, and we were talking about who knows what. All I know is I'm innocent.
We were just walking in the halls behind Taylor and some girls on her team and all I heard from them was cussing and trash about the rest of the Explicit 8 that was on their team.
"Ugh, and did you see Tori and Sadie? They were totally hitting on Mitch." Taylor then went on to mutter some very colorful language about Sadie, Tori, and Lauren. What she said wasn't even true, but that wasn't the point. I just caught Taylor in the act of backstabbing. I thought I knew her better than that.
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I got a text in between classes from Lauren.
L- Look, I decided that I would be the bigger person and forgive what you said about Tori, Sadie and I. I'm going to give you a second chance.
N- What are you talking about? I didn't say anything!!
L- Denial. Of course. Look, lying will only get you deeper in.
N- Whatever happened, IT WASN'T ME!! I heard Taylor saying some bad stuff about y'all, but I didn't say anything.
L- Sure, sure. Whatever, Nicole. Just for blaming Taylor, you're so out of the Explicit 8. Emma can take your place.
She didn't. She couldn't. I didn't care about being in their stupid "Explicit 8", but she just disowned me. It felt like my heart just wanted to drop into my stomach. My best friends think I'm a backstabber.
Why won't they believe me?
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In sixth period, which was geometry, I couldn't focus on the lesson, or even James trying to talk to me. He seemed so unimportant now. How could it be me? What did I have against anyone in the Explicit 8. And what stinks is, the only people that believe me are the girls on my team that also don't like me.
Why me? I'm just trying to live life, but stupid drama keeps getting in the way. Can anyone relate?
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Falling Slowly
Teen FictionBipolar freshman Nicole Hyman has been crushing hard on her closest guy friend, James. Until she finds out he has a girlfriend. Who becomes her best friend. All she wanted was for him to love her back.
