This doesn’t shock us two, but the rest of our table can’t make sense of what is happening.
“Sit your arse down before I make you,” Ivy seethes as Harrison clenches his fist, his arm is shaking but I know it's from rage.
“Go away little girl, you can’t touch us. Neither of you can, it's the broken and pathetic, against us,” she says, as Chelsea, Finley and their sheep stand up behind them.
No, not happening. Don’t make fun of someone because of an injury, disability or illness. I won’t stand for it.
“Don’t forget me,” I say, walking over to them and Harrison is as shocked as everyone else in the room.
“You’ve got us too,” says Roxie as she and Declan come over, even Elijah and Noah stand up.
These guys are the best, they’re doing it and I know it's not just because of me. It’s Ivy and because what the Shepherds are doing is cruel and wrong.
“You have got to be kidding me,” Octavia says, taking us in. She wasn’t expecting this to happen at all.
“Why are you doing this?” Harrison asks and I simply smile in return.
“Just want to keep on proving you wrong tough guy, besides it’s the right thing to do.”
I can hear it, yes.
That glorious sound is Finley’s phone and I watch his face as it falls and then changes to a look of disgust. Roxie is smirking along with me and everyone is watching as he walks over to Chelsea and pushes her down to the ground.
“You sick, fucking bitch. You stay the hell away from me or I won’t be held responsible for my actions, I will end you,” his tone is deadly and he walks out of the canteen but not before stopping in front of me for a moment.
He doesn’t say or do anything, he’s staring at me and then he’s gone and Chelsea is chasing after him as the message he got, gets sent to every person in this school and all the people on their emergency contact list.
We leave the canteen and the moment we’re outside everyone is pulling their phone out before turning to me.
“Did you do this?” Harrison asks and I can’t believe he’s sticking with us for the time being.
“Yeah, I had some inspiration from my own masked emailer. The truth can be scary, I just made sure that more than just the school was affected by this one. Chelsea cares about the way she’s perceived, I guess she better start worrying.” I can feel my lips spreading into a sinister smile, my back is straight and I’m holding my head up with pride. Mess with me and you get what you deserve.
“You’re scary, remind me to never get on your bad side,” Noah says dropping a kiss on my shoulder.
“I don't think I have a bad side where you’re concerned Noah bear.”
“What about me?” Elijah asks and I can’t fight my smirk.
“Oh honey, I have one created especially for you, you’re too frustrating not to get one all to yourself,” I say with a wink and he clutches at his heart at my wounding words. Such a drama king.
“How did you get it?” Ivy asks, she won’t look at me and she sounds nervous. The thing is, I miss her.
“I have a wonderful and highly talented friend,” I reply as I give Matti a quick hug. He still stiffens a little, but he is getting used to me.
“You got me talking to Leah,” he says quietly in my ear and my heart just about turns to mush at that.
“Can I read it out please, I can be all dramatic and everything,” Roxie says with wide eyes and fluttering lashes, she’s like a puppy when she’s like this.
“Go ahead, if it’ll make you happy,” I say but her next words make me crack up so much Noah has to calm me down.
“Gather round boys and girls, it’s story time!”
Chelsea Hutton was a very busy girl over the Christmas break, and I feel it is my duty to inform you all so you can have the required checks undertaken.
She has tested positive for Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. So if you went in bare you’d better get checked, better to be safe than sorry.
Especially Mr. Carter the year thirteen P.E. Teacher, I’m sure his fiancée would not like that for a wedding gift.