-sophies pov-
I rubbed my eyes and stretched. It had been 3 days since i'd gone to school and 3 days since the Ritz crackcident. Don't ask me about the name it was jolies idea. I dried my damp eyes and saw a note on my side table. gone on work trip. be back in 2 days. Please go to school today soph. Love from mom and dad xoxo P.S Jolie moved into her dorm this morning. Yayy house to myself. That was sarcastic if you couldn't tell. I slowly peeled my covers off, deciding to go to school. I slipped on a casual yet cute outfit and styled my hair. Checking my phone, i realised i had 15 minutes and raced downstairs. I grabbed an apple of the table and ran out the door, quickly locking it. I jumped onto my gold motorbike, yes i can ride a motorbike, and sped off to school. I luckily remembered to put on hairspray so my hair shouldn't be all poofy. I sped into the school parking lot and hopped of my bike. Ignoring the stairs, i placed my helmet onto the seat. I shook my head abit to get rid of the fogginess from being in bed for 3 days.
-----time skip to lunch---
"And that's how to calculate the-" the bell rang and i grabbed my books. Mr bubu sent us all a glare as my class scurried out the door. "thanks sir" i said. His eyes softened as he nodded. I walked out of the classroom and to the cafeteria. My heart was beating as i thought about how to act around my friends. I pushed the doors to the cafeteria open with a very loud, cringe worthy creak and everyone fell silent. I heard people whispering about me and shooting me glares. I looked down as they kept talking. "How could she do that" "is that her" After a minute the chatter continued and i let out a sigh of relief. I saw all my friends staring at me with looks of disgust and keefe just looked me up and down and turned away. Stina waved me over and i flipped her the middle finger. Okay... so that didn't actually, technically happen and i might have just walked out the cafeteria.
I wandered the halls before seeing the healing centre and i rushed inside. He was treating a boy that looked about the same age as me. "Okay jake, try not to run into a tree again" elwin laughed whilst handing him a slip. "Oh hi sophie!" elwin said when he noticed me. I gave a shy wave. "what is she doing here> Why did she even bother to come back?" the guy said. I had no idea what he was talking about. "what?" i whispered. He laughed coldly, "dont even try to deny it. Just go back and die in the little hole you came from" he sneered. I held back a laugh, knowing that 1. i could knock him out in 2 seconds right now and 2. i could get him sent to jail for that statement. "i dont understand what you're talking about?!" i whined. "Go talk to your little friends or should i say ex-friends" he sneered and pushed past me. I looked around for Elwin but he must have left sometime during the conversation. I felt tears swell in my eyes and i pushed the door of the healing centre open.
I gasped as it hit someone. "oh my! I'm so sorry" i said helping them up. "save it" he muttered and shove me away. "keefe?" i whispered. "shut up sophie" he growled. He tried to storm away but i grabbed his hand. He turned around, not looking angry but just plain hurt. "what do you want?" he hissed. "please keefe! Tell me what I did wrong?" I begged, my tears threatening to spill over. "seriously? Jack was right" he muttered. "please just explain" i begged my hand tightening around his. He dropped onto one of the benches. "i shouldn't even have to explain this to you!" he shouted. I flinched and a single tear slid down my cheek. "i'm sorry, i shouldn't of shouted its just" he ran a hand through his hair. "i dont understand why you did it" he said. "did what?" i tried. he refused to meet my eyes. "said what you said to fitz" he said throwing his hands out. "what?" i asked my tears spilling over. "what has he told you" i whispered. "You really dont know?" he laughed, it wasn't a sweet laugh, but more of a cold heartless laugh. I shook my head swiping at my cheek. "i followed you okay? After you ran out of the cafeteria, i followed because even after what you did i thought you'd still be a decent person but when jack came out he said you just denied and denied and acted all innocent" He bursted out. "keefe, what- what did he- what did fitz tell you?" i choked out "he showed me your texts actually he showed the whole school your texts" he handed me his phone and i sobbed.
"that didn't happen! I swear!" i cried. He turned away. "yeah, that made me upset but then you didn't come to school or answer any of our texts? That hurt sophie. And now what jack told me! How could you do that to fitz!" he whisper shouted. I flinched and handed him my phone. "what?" he asked. I shoved my phone into his hands. "passwords ****. I was off because of fitz, keefe. He asked me out on a date and when i got there he was- he was making out with stina. I didn't even text him, jolie did and i didn't go on my phone or get out of bed for 3 days. 3 days i spent listening to music crying" i told him whilst sinking to the floor. I wrapped my arms around my legs and huddled into the wall sobbing.
-Keefes POV-
I watched as sophie sank to the floor crying silently. I bit my lip and refrained from hugging her until she stopped crying. Why? Why did i have to like the girl who hurt my best friend. No not like, love. I loved sophie foster. I used her pin and unlocked the phone. I tapped on ritz savory cracker which made the edges of my lips slightly curve upwards. Fitz told me not to talk to her and he seemed really upset. Should I be doing this? A sob flew out of her mouth and she sunk to the floor even more. I watched her, longing to hug her and tell her it was alright. She looked so vulnerable, this wasn't the girl i saw yesterday. This was the broken person she was inside, she had so many masks hiding her pain. Like me.
I swallowed my pride and tapped on his contact. My eyes widened as i scanned through the messages. He tricked the whole school into hating her? Thats low. I realised all the mistakes i made when I shouted at her and guilt clouded my mind. Why couldn't i have listened to her side. Why did i listen to my lying best friend? I quickly jumped up and wrapped my arms around her. She flinched and pulled away. She ran of crying and i couldn't help but think i'd ruined that friendship. I shook my head and realised i still has sophie's phone.
I ran after her, shouting her name. I rounded a corner and saw her talking to stina. I wanted to intervene but i knew she could handle herself. "How could you stina?" she whispered looking down. "sophie please! I don't know what you're talking about" Sophie shook her head and i watched as tears fell to the floor. "Stina, i was on a date with fitz when i walked into starbucks" she whispered. Stina's hand flew to her mouth and she hugged sophie. "i swear, i swear i didn't know". Stina took of down the corridor, dragging sophie by her hand.
I opened the doors to the cafeteria with a loud squeak but no one looked at me. All eyes were focused on where stina was screaming at fitz. "HOW COULD YOU! YOU ARE A DIRTY CHEATING LITTLE SNAKE!" She screamed. I stifled a laugh as fitzy's face turned from shocked to realisation. I walked over to dex and handed him sophie's phone. A genius plan forming in my head. "Can you broadcast sophie's phone to that big screen over there?" i whispered. He shoved it back. "i dont want anything to do with her" he hissed. "Dude! she's your cousin! also check her messages to fitz". He reluctantly took the phone, his eyes widening. "dude" he said. I shushed him as stina was still screaming at fitz. "Boom" dex whispered and sophies messages appeared on the screen. I watched as stina slapped fitz across the face and turned her attention to the board. "that's what really happened ladies and gentlemen" stina said with a bow. Shocked whispered echoed through the now silent hall.
"Sophie I..." fitz started but biana interrupted him. "Shut it" she said through gritted. Biana ran up to sophie and hugged her. "sophie i'm so sorry for believed him" linh said joining the hug followed by marella. "girls" dex laughed. "aww dexypoo do you want a hug?" i mocked. He turned red and flipped me. "Do you guys want a sleepover. excluding fitz?" biana asked. "sure" we all chorused. I tried to catch sophie's attention but she was ignoring me. "we can have it at mine, my parents and sister aren't in the house" she offered. I was quick to agree. "okay you can come at 5" she said. "can we come straight after school? By we i mean the girls?" biana asked. she nodded and i pouted.
I spent the rest of the day trying to apologise to foster, but i could never get her alone. Actually, i couldn't get her to acknowledge me. I even tried putting a water balloon in her locker but she just dodged it and it exploded on me! I guess i'll just have to corner her tonight.