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It’s unusual to hear about a popular boy attempting to commit suicide. Those are the stories you hear about on the television, not while randomly passing a group of gossiping girls mentioning how surprised they were that he would try to kill himself. copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9DpMQNmJl
I wanted peace that morning, to just walk sluggishly into school and head to my first period like I did every Monday morning. However, I was greeted by a bunch of upperclassmen whispering to each other. Spreading rumors and secrets like any other day, except it seemed more extreme than usual. Even kids who normally kept to themselves were listening closely to the rumor of the day.copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡapC1amPnJK
“Pss, Amber.” I heard my name whispered just as I made it to the classroom door.copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7Z6IzmyHE
It was Janet, the only person who never seemed afraid to talk to me. She also never seemed afraid to talk about me. Yes, even I occasionally heard gossip about myself.copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtOaSA0GWK
“What’s up?” I questioned, yawning to let her know I wasn’t really in the cheery mood for whatever drama was going on. copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27aE9k0YIK
“It’s about Trevor, girl! Apparently, he tried to kill himself this weekend.”copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2RI8Ahv9Z
Instantly, a small lump formed in the back of my throat. There was no way. Absolutely no way!copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FsXPkyQ0v
“Trevor McMillan?” I tried my hardest to keep my voice steady. Janet was suspicious of my crush on him. The last thing I needed was for her to run her mouth and tell the entire school. Oh, the Black girl has a crush. Yes, the only Black girl in the school.copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3DLHM6IKO
“Yesssss,” She sang, throwing her head back. “Surprising, right!? I mean, I would have never expected this from him. He freakin’ ran this school single handedly just by his looks.”copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡstQkbZVtu4
Placing my hand over my widening mouth, I gave a fake yawn. “Oh, yeah.” I was great at pretending I didn’t care. “That’s sad but I think you should head to your class. The truancy officer did say you couldn’t be late again or you have Friday school, remember?”copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEKUCzfaqg
Janet’s mouth fell open. “Oh, shit! You’re right. I’ll talk to you later, girl. If you find out anymore info about Trevor, come to me first!”copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2jjN15TJQ
Yes, Janet. Of course you would want to be the one who hears it first. The queen of trying to be the queen. copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡIckzwvzsZ3
Finally, I was able to enter the classroom in peace. My usual seat against the window was open. It was close to the teacher’s desk but I didn’t mind. It just meant I wouldn’t have to see all those judging faces behind me. copyright protection18ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsHgmkQCug
“Suicide…” I murmured to myself as I tossed my backpack on the desk and sat in the chair. “What were you thinking?”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEIDV5XLHs
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