Secrets I Share.....Or Not??
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Requiya POV
I walked down the hall to my locker as I tried to wrap my head around what I had just seen. Not paying attention to where I was walking, I shouldered the last person I was wanting to see: Jacob Reynolds! Jacob was the main reason i was humiliated and harrassed everyday. It all started in middle school after I accidentally spilled water on my pants during lunch. If you are thinking pee accident wetness, then my friend you would be correct. He pointed at me in front of our entire lunch room and yelled, "Pee-quiya Wulf just couldn't make it!". Everyone exploded in laughter as I ran out of the cafeteria. That was also the day I met my bestfriend, Ashanti Reign. She offered me a clean pair of pants and the rest was history. My mom claims that boys tend to be mean to girls when they like them. I doubt that to be true since we are in high school now and the torment still continues.
"Watch where you are going Pee-quiya", he shouted at me before shoving me on the ground. I hated the way he treated me because I had a secret crush on him. I liked him before he started the sudden emotional embarrassment he caused me. "Sorry", I said in a low voice as I got up and walked away. Jacob raised eyebrow and watched me leave with an awkward expression. This was not my normal behavior and I would have usually replied back with some stupid insult. I just was still having a hard time trying to comprehend the secret meeting I saw in the restroom. "How could he do that to her?" I questioned to myself as I walked out the front doors of the school. School had ended just moments before I witnessed the event that took place.
I arrived at home and parked my car on the street in front of the house. The driveway was technically for my parents because of the numerous cars they owned and the space they all took up. No my family was not rich but we weren't poor either. I walked into a silent house signaling that nobody else was home yet. I went up stairs to my room and tossed my backpack on my bed. I got my cell phone out while sitting on my bed to let my parents know I made it home safely. I started on my homework when my phone rang. Bestie was the contact calling. I panicked but still answered the call.
"Hello", I spoke unevenly as I answered. "Hey, I have a question to ask. Well more like a favor. Can I borrow your pink shirt with the white flowers on it? John is taking me out tonight and it goes with the blue jean skirt I just bought", Ashanti asked cheerfully on the other end. I frowned at hearing that bastards name and their date. "Sure, I dont mind. I'll pack it up for you. Just let me know when you are outside to get it.", I replied. As much as I was ready to tell her what I knew, I felt it wasnt my place to tell her. I mean how do you hurt your only friend by telling her his darkest secret. "Be right over!", she yelled happily through the phone and hung up. We lived next door to each other so it was less than 3 minutes before I heard a knock at the front door.
I rushed to the door with the shirt in my hand and opened the door for my friend. She grabbed the shirt quickly before yelling, "Gotta run he will be here soon to get me and I still haven't showered yet.". I waved and smiled as I closed the door. I went back to my room, finished my homework, and showered afterwards. I walked out of the restroom feeling refreshed and went to the kitchen to see what I could eat for dinner. Mom wont be off work until 6am when it's time to wake up for school. My dad is on a 24 month deployment to Saudi Arabia. So technically every night dinner is whatever I end up making.
After dinner, I watch some tv to relax before I lay down for bed. My phone buzzes with a text message. I don't recognize the number but I proceed to open the text. [I lay in my bed every night thinking of you. Wish I had the guts to tell you how I really feel face to face.] I sit my phone down after reading the message. Who could this person be??
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