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“Aileen, leave it” I turned on Callie “You clearly know so here”

“It’s Ashleigh,” said Callie, which was probably the start of a lot of bad stories “She’s been telling everyone how you and Steven left the bungalow at the back of her family house in a total mess when you were in there You know… fluids”

I felt like I was going to throw up Ashleigh was fucking lying: we had made extra sure we tidied up after ourselves and didn’t leave any fluids But the whole thing was so e that point, not even with my friends

Callie and Aileen were completely on h’s

“The least she could have done is co this all over the place is such a dick move Um, excuse the…”

I stopped walking I was actually e to stop it “I can’t do this I can’t go in and face the…”

“So go hoot a really bad period or so”

I shuddered at the thought of how clingy that would make her Then I remembered the other probles intensified If you got pregnant, could you experiencesickness that early? I was pretty sure that wasn’t hoorked… but I couldn’t quite convince my terrified mind

“I’ve got to just get through this day,” I said “There’s no way around it I have to face it if I ever want this to die down”

“Right” Callie led the way into first period social science I was really appreciating her new confident attitude… until I reantic fuss that had drawn everyone’s attention to Steven and I going off together in the first place

“Really wish you’d just kept your ht,” I muttered

Callie’s back went visibly stiff “Sorry for caring about you”

That first period was an overwhel and laughing, ith the furious energy Callie was radiating

In my second period, I wasn’t with either of them and I missed the distraction I went alone toCallie would coain) or Steven, who I hadn’t seen all day, but there was no such luck I decided I was going to head straight to the library at lunch time

Both Callie and Aileen were in ether away from me, and for once I was actually happy about that