Marissa POV
After Chres stormed off I decided to let him go and cool off for a bit before going after him.
I left out the art room and walked to my locker. If we ever split up after school, Chres would usually meet me there so I think I'll wait a little.
I stood there waving 'Hi' and 'Bye' to people who passed. I leaned against the wall randomly scrambling through my phone to pass time but after a while, the hallways cleared and Chres hadn't showed up so I'm just gonna leave.
"Marissa!" someone called me and scared me. I turned around to see the principal Mrs. Gregory jogging her way over to me. I awkwardly began walking toward her to meet her halfway.
"Yes Principal Gregory?"
"I'm so glad you're here. It saves me a whole lot of time from calling your house"
"Calling my house? For what?" I said with complete concern, I'm not one to get in trouble at school.
"Oh don't worry nothing bad. I wanted to talk to you about Chresanto."
"Oh, ok what's wrong"
"Well, how about we go to my office instead of speaking this publicly."
"Alright" I followed her through the school and into the main office then into hers.
"Have a seat Marissa" she said. I took a seat in front of her desk and couldn't help but notice the picture of her and another girl.
"Oh is that your daughter?"
"No that's my neice," she said picking up the picture
"Oh she's beautiful"
"Thanks" she looked at the picture and kept quiet. When I realized she was floating into her own world I grabbed her attention back.
"So what is wrong with Chresanto?"
"Oh, please excuse me. But onto the point" she sighed deeply and put on a serious face "Marissa, I'm not one to partake in teenage gossip but I couldn't help but hear about the contreversy between you, Chresanto, Rayquan and Laney."
"Really? Even the staff knows?"
"Yes. I'm really worried about it." She said
"Don't worry Mrs. Gregory, I can assure you everything is fine" I say trying to get out of here. This is not a conversation I want to be having with my whacky principal.
"Alright I get it. You don't want to speak to your principal, thats fine. Just know I care"
"you got it Mrs. Gregory" I said getting up and leaving as quick as I can. I wonder if it was that obvious.
I left out the office and as soon as I turned the corner I bumped into something, more like someone.
I fell on my butt and so did the other person. I hit my head pretty hard.
"Damn, watch where you goin' next time" said the person I bumped into. The familiar voice pissed me off. I already knew it was Laney. She got up and stood over me "You good chick?" She stated with a bit of an attitude
"I'm fine" I say getting up. I dust myself off and look up at her. She looks, not like her. I mean usually she's dressed nicely and neat with skirts, dresses and heels. But right now she looks a hot mess. Baggy sweatpants, a sweatshirt, with socks and addidas sandals. Her hair was even in a really really mess ponytail. Looked like she hasn't done anything to it. Laney even had glasses on. If I didn't know her I wouldn't even think she was the same person.
"Laney?" I say looking at her
"Yeah yeah I know. Look, just don't say anything okay. You didn't see me"
