Unwilling to CrossPaths

Finding The Source Part 1

Emerald was wrong by time she woke up te next morning the pictures were floating everywhere and everyone was talking about them. People were trying to put a name to the face or at least an instagram or snapchat. All these blogs were calling her a groupie another girl trying to get her 15 minutes. August had already been on the interview circuit and of course they questions some he just smooth avoid others he just shrugged and laughed it off. Emerald just decide to ignore and be a helping hand to Stefanie. She continued to help whenever Stef needed her which included makeup, fitting, and taking pictures. Some people looked at Emerald with a certain face trying to figure out were they know her from. Some knew and would inform other girls who Emerald were. Emerald sighed and just kept doing her work. One girl was even bold enough to say something. "So, what it's like to be dating August Alsina." "Excuse me," "You are the girl in the pictures right? What is it like? Is he packing forreal?" "Excuse me, those questions I can't answer. I'm just here to help a friend." The girl took the hint and backed off. Emerald was happy when the last event was over because that meant people would stop with the whispers. Newsflash, she found out that celebrities are just as nosey and rude.

Stefanie and her sat at the table having a few drinks at a party. They were actually having a good time. Steafnie got her mind off the non sense that was happening and she already talked to August who also said he would handle it when someone sat at the table with them. They smiled and Emerald already knew what direction this was going. "Stefanie, what's going on with your boy and these pictures?" One of them asked looking in Emerald's direction. "That's his business that ain't got nothing to do with me." "But it seems as though you the one that got him in the mess. Ain't that you in the pictures?" Emerald looked at the girl while Stefanie spoke, "Everyone as a twin you know." "Stefanie drop the bull. I mean you are a little cute. I can see why August spent a few days with you. But know it's just a few days. His likes never last too long." "Mimi, just because your phase with him didn't stick don't try to intimidate another girl that's mind your business." The girls got up to walk away before Emerald finally said something, "Excuse me, thanks for the compliment tho." Emerald held up her glass.

Emerald decided to leave the party and just let Stefanie have her fun without her. Once she got back in the hotel she stripped out of her clothes and sat on the couch with her computer in her lap. She found herself looking all the gossip sites and again. Reading the comments, she just sighed. "Why are people so mean?" Emerald still stayed on the computer and soon found herself on Youtube watching a video of August interview. "So, August what's going on with these pictures? Do you know the girl?" "You know what this the last time I'm going talk about this. Yes, I know her." "So, she your girlfriend?" "I know her. She's friend and we are talking to see who released these pictures." "What's her name?" "That's what I'm not about to do." They started to laugh, "So, clearly ya together." August shook his head, Emerald cut off the interview and threw her back. This is what she didn't want people commenting on her life. Thinking they know everything. She sighed and decided to just video chat with August.

"Ma, how is it?" "I think I know who could've done this? Either Amelia or Shannon." "they nosey?" "Yeah, when it comes to finding out who I'm dating." He wiped his hand across his face showing that he was just as stresses as I was. "I watched the interview." "Emerald I told you to day off those sites. They ain't talking about nothing important." "But they are calling me a groupie, hoe, just another girl wanting some 15 minutes. Really, 15 minutes. I don't want nothing but for them to mind theirs." Emerald eyes got a little watery as she tried to breath. "I need you to stay calm and be strong. Don't let this one thing mess up your time that was supposed to be fun. I told you I got it." "But this happened because of me not you. i was the reason that these pictures got out. The funny thing is we don't even like pictures." "Emerald" "August." They stared at each other before he spoke again, "Where Stefanie?" "At the party. I left. People were being petty." "People said stuff to you?" "More so to Stefanie, but towards me." "It's okay. I'm not tripping." They said talking another hour before getting off the phone. Stefanie came back from the party hours later and Emerald was knocked in the bed. She moved a little once she heard Stef come in the room. "Sorry sis." Stefanie join Emerald and went to sleep.

The Next Morning

They were on their way back to east coast. Emerald was nervous about going back. She reached out to Shawn to see if he could talk to Shannon to see if she had something to do with this and then take it from there. She didn't want to put Shawn in an awkward situation, but she needed someone already working that end before she got there. The thing that were different this morning is that August and Emerald didn't really talk. The only thing said was hello and how were each other was doing. Emerald gut was telling her something was wrong but she just let it go. Stefanie told her he was probably just working hard and over need a break from all the media.
Shawn

I was waiting for Shannon to come over. Emerald text me and asked if I could talk to her and find out if she was behind it. We both agreed that she would be the last person to do something like this, but knew that she had to rule out everyone. The whole school knew at this point she was with August and they all started to look at us with side eyes. Keith told me that Max came to talk to him once he found. I guess home boy realized why he was not going get a chance with Emerald. I was just about to text Shannon to see if she was still coming when there was a knock on my door. I got up to open it. "Hey," she said walking in giving me a kiss. "What's up?" "Nothing, just got from the gym." "That's what I'm smelling." "Yeah, that's your upper lip." "Got jokes." "Nah, how have you been?" "Good. How have Emerald been? I heard about her being the girl in the pictures." "About that?" She looked over at me with a what face. "Do happen to know who would go in her stuff to find pictures?" She looked at me confused in a sense. "Do she think I did this to her?" "No, she just wanted to know if you knew anything?" "Meaning was I involved." I breathed, "Look, Shannon no one is accusing you just checking. Emerald is all on the blogs and just what some answers." "So, she put you up to this instead of calling me herself. Well, I didn't and now I'm leaving because that's the only reason you called me over here." "Shannon, it's not like that. Don't make this into something it's not." "I know where you lay. Emerald still knows how to convince you to be on her side instead of thinking." "Em is still mt friend regardless. And she needed my help. You can't deal with that?" "No, I can but not when ain't nobody trusting me. I thought I was apart of the 'crew' but clearly I'm not." "You are but Emerald is a private person and that has nothing to do with being apart with the crew." She sighed signaling that she knew I was right. "How about you have a talk with Em when she lands. I know she really needs a friend right now." "I will."