Bad Reputation

Episode 3

Malias POV. 

I was on my way home from the gym when I figured I would go to the garage and work on my baby, oh and you haven’t figured it out yet my baby is my car. It’s an old 1967 Mustang Fastback, I bought it cheap about a year ago and I’m almost done restoring it. The most important thing is that it is ready to take me far away from this place the moment I have graduated!

“Hi Gus” I said loud as I entered the garage, Gus smiled and nodded as a greeting. Gus is the owner of the garage that my dad manage and works at, Gus is not that young anymore, so he has given most of the day to day responsibility to my dad, I also work here in my spare time to earn some money for college. So when I’m not fixing everybody else’s s**t, I get to work on Sally, yes like the song Mustang Sally, that I named my car after, I can be corny like that.. 

About a hour later when I was done for the day at least, I received a text from Theo.. 

Theo: Hi Lia ;) what are you up to?? /T

Malia: Just about to leave Gus’.. and stop calling me Lia, you know I hate that :/ X

It didn’t take long for him to answer. 

Theo: HAHA Sorryyyyy.... so tomorrow’s friday, so I was thinking maybe you for once want to join me at the party Peter is throwing???? Pretty please??? /T

I sighed and rubbed my hands over my face, no I don’t want to go to that party or any party with those people for that matter! But I haven’t exactly told Theo or anybody at all about what happened that last time I went to a party with somebody from school, you know back when I was the happy girl I once was. I hate thinking about that night, it makes it hard for me to breathe and I get all nauseous. But guess I have to answer him. 

Malia: Oh man I’m sorry I really can’t go, I have to work all weekend :( X

I hate lying to my best friend. 

Theo: you don’t have to lie to me, I just wish you would tell me the real reason you don’t want to go :( /T 

I know that he knows that something happened, it’s hard not to considering how much that night and the following weeks change me radically, he thinks I just did something that I regretted, because of the rumors that started. 

Malia: I don’t know what to say, I’m sorry, I’m definitely won’t be going to any party this weekend, I hope you understand. X

Theo: don’t I always ;) you know ily anyway :* /T

Malia: ily 2 :* thanks X

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*Beep beep beeeeep* I hate it when my alarm rings in the morning, the only positive about it now is that at least it is friday, which means that I only have to survive today and then I don't have to look at any of the stupid kids from school for whole two days.. I got out of bed and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. After the shower i settle on some jeans and a hoodie, my hair went in its normal messy bun, and no makeup, I can't even pretend like I care. I went downstairs and saw a note on the fridge from my dad 

'Hi grease monkey, I already left for work, there's fresh coffee, and i make some french toast, have a great day honey, i love you'

I smiled, i really do have the best dad in the world. 

I walked to school, since my dad took his own car and mine is still in the shop.. i didn't get very far until i heard an ingine i know very well, slowing down behind me, and then i heard his voice calling me over "Come on, get in. We don't have all day" I turned around to look straight at Theo's smiling face, I rolled my eyes, giggled and went to his car, getting in. "Welcome to my humble four wheel ride" Theo said believing he was being extremely witty this morning. "why thank you, fine sir " I said trying to curtsy while sitting, we both laughed and drove off to school.

My locker and Theo's locker are in two different hallways at each end of the school, and since we don't really have any of the same classes, we often don't see each other before lunch. Theo was a lot more popular than me, and he was friends with everybody, to be honest with you I don't really know why he is still friends with me, but i appriciate him sticking by me. 

After my first couple of classes i went to english lit and found my self a seat in the back like i always do, to not get noticed. I got out my textbook and notesbook and everything else i needed, I looked up from my things just in time to watch as the new guy came in through the door, he looked in my direction and his eyes met mine, and I could see the smirk creeping in as it settled on his lips. I quickly returned to looking at my desk. Crap he most definitely saw me, I held my head down as i could feel my cheeks burn. It took my a couple of minutes for me to regain my compusure, enough for me to look up again, and luckily for me, he was no longer just standig there, he had found a seat on the other end of the room, in between two girls who in no way looked like they were against him sitting there, one of the girls were flirting and being very clear about her intentions, he didn't seem to mind though, as he smiled a crooked smile and laughed at something she whispered in his ear, while touching his arms. I rolled my eyes and put me focus back on the teacher that just stepped in to class. 

Why was him flirting with some random girl, irritating me like this???