"We are not dating," I explained. "Duff is my boss. He was kind to me, and I am really thankful. So, we won't talk about this again."
Jessica looked at me while squinting her eyes. I still panicked when she gave me that intimidating look, but I wasn't afraid of her like I used to be. I just didn't want to cause a scene.
"You've changed, Ellen. You used to be a sweet girl." Wilma started bragging. "But ever since you moved to Denver. You've become someone I don't recognize."
Wilma pretended to be sad. I knew she never cared about me.
"It's all because of Axl," Jessica said. "Being friends with him was a bad influence. Luckily Axl is John Smith's son. Otherwise, he would have been expelled from school long ago."
I felt very offended by Jessica's words. She didn't deserve to say that abo
