Opposites Attract

21. judgemental stares & denial

"Awesome!" She nodded her head.

I smiled and walked over towards the front door. "Bye guys."

"Bye, kid." Andrew smiled as he looked over at me. "Have a great day at school."

"Thank you." I smiled.

"If anyone has anything negative to say.... don't listen to them, sweetheart. I love you, and have a great day." Mom said softly.

"I love you too." I smiled just before I grabbed my car keys and walked out of the door.

Once I started driving, I began to feel anxious. School was never a fun place for me, but I knew once Kiera got here I would start to feel better. Since I was actually going to school today, she told me that she wanted me to pick her up, if I was driving.

It didn't take too long, but eventually I got to Kiera's house. Once I rang the door bell, Kiera immediately opened the door and jumped into my arms. "Khloe!" She practically screamed. "I've missed you so much!"

I hugged Kiera back. "I missed you too." A smile crawled onto my lips. "I couldn't ask for a better best friend."

Kiera almost blushed. "Aw, stop it!" She waved her hands in the air as she followed me into my car. "How are you? How is Alicia and your family?" Kiera threw questions my way. "I've been really concerned."

To be completely honest, not everything was one hundred percent okay, but I was trying my best to stay positive. "You really don't have to be concerned." I glanced over at Kiera and she really did look concerned. Her mouth was turned down into a pout and her green eyes were clouded with pity. "My family and I are going to be okay. Luna is going to jail, and there is nothing we can do about it."

Kiera nodded her head. "I just feel horrible!" She threw her arms in the air. "I hope Alicia can move past this."

"Of course she will." I nodded my head. "We all have to stay positive."

Kiera grinned as she looked over at me. "You're amazing, Khlo. Even after everything you've been through, you're amazing."

"You make me sound better than I am."

"No!" Kiera shook her head. "Even after everything that happened with Yasmin and Xander—"

"What do you mean?" I blurted out before Kiera could even finish her sentence. "Did either one of them say anything to you?"

"No," Kiera sounded puzzled. "Noah is really upset though. Xander and him have been best friends for years."

My jaw practically dropped. "So you're saying that they haven't been to school since the party?"

Kiera nodded her head. "You don't know how many times I've tried to call Yasmin. She can't just do this. We have school for heaven's sake!"

"Have you tried going to her house?" I questioned, because even if I wanted to stop by Yasmin's house, I had no time to do so.

"Yes, I have." Kiera mumbled. "I went once but no one was home." She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know what else to do."

"It's fine." I forced a smile onto my lips. "Let's try not to worry about that."

Once Kiera and I got inside the school, I could already feel everyone's eyes on me. I was actually shocked to see how many people now knew who I was. I wasn't invisible at school, but I wasn't as known as someone like Ashlynn Lewis or Ariana Kinsey.

"Khloe!" Noah exclaimed as he opened his arms for a hug. "How are you?"

"I'm fine Noah." I laughed as I embraced Noah's hug. "But... I didn't know so many people could stare at me all at once."