CHAPTER 9 RUMOURS AND REACTIONS

The sunlight was coming through the window in Jenna’s bedroom painting a golden hue on the walls. She slowly stretched herself on the bed and there was a smirk on her lips as she recalled the happening of the previous night. The kiss, the feeling of stealth that they had used to sneak out, and the feel of Ryan’s arms around her was all a dream. As she put on her clothes for school, a feeling of anxiety woke up from sleep deep down in her belly. She could not forget the fear that the happiness which she felt was just a bubble would soon burst. In school, she was a subject of remarks and whispering as soon as she got out of the car and walked into the school. It was like any other day in school and as she moved down the hallway she was fully aware of the stares of her classmates on her. It was creepy and Jenna attempted to dismiss it, she needed to get to her locker. Jenna felt her face colour at the remark. “You mean me and him: oh no, we’re just. . . you know, chilling. What? What