“Wait! Jessica!â€? Stephen yelled but she kept walking. He cut off her path and she finally stopped.

“Stephen, move.â€? she whispered.

“Wait! What do you mean? What about all those days we hung out?â€?

“Stephen listen, we are just friends. Please, settle for that.â€? She walked around him, not waiting for a reply.

Jessica headed to the girls’ bathroom and locked herself into a stall. Then she heard two girls talking by the sinks.

“I heard he was with her to do it.â€? the first girl said.

“Yeah, I bet James will get kicked out anyway. I heard they found pot in his locker.â€? the other girl replied.

“I feel bad though; Jess probably didn’t know his record.â€?

“What record?â€? Either these girls didn’t care who was in the bathroom or they wanted all ears to hear.

“One with break-ins, drug issues and other stuff.â€?

“God, so he really is the bad boy of the school.â€?

“Uh huh.â€? The conversation ended as the two girls walked out but Jessica was still thinking. And still wishing she hadn’t just heard everything.