Sam's Outfit

I sat in Chick-Fil-A with Dana and Jade.

I hadn't seen them since the Halloween party, and even then, I'd barely spoken to them.

"So Alex told Nora all about your sex life?" Dana asked.

"Well, more like the lack of sex in our lives, but yeah", I replied.

"And you didn't dump his ass?" Dana asked.

"No! I mean, yeah, I was mad at the time but it's fine", I said.

"Nope. It's not fine. He barely fucking knows Nora, and here he goes telling her all your business! You shouldn't put up with this shit, Sam!" Jade said.

"No, I was just overreacting, I think. I mean, I tell you everything about my life", I said.

"Yeah, because we're your best friends. Nora is just some girl", Dana said.

"I don't know. I feel like things between Alex and I are falling apart. When I confronted him at the party about telling Nora all about us, he acted like I was the one overreacting. I don't want to be over dramatic, or cause a problem or anything, but I just feel like things between us are changing so fast, and they're not changing for the better!" I said.

"I think that he's the one in the wrong here. All you did was tell him how you're feeling, and as your boyfriend he should listen to you, especially when you have concerns about your relationship", Jade said.

"I don't know. Our relationship just used to be so perfect, and now I feel like it's just all falling apart", I replied.

"Then talk to him about it", Dana said.

"Yeah, but he'll just act like I'm being overly sensitive or something. I don't know, I just don't want to screw things up even more between us. Plus, he just got permission from his mom to do this expensive fashion class he wanted to do and he's been really happy about it. I don't want to ruin his good mood", I said.

"Bullshit. Talk to him. I know you guys kinda made up or whatever after the party, but I can tell you're still upset about everything, and that's fine, you have the right to be upset", Jade said.

"I don't know. We did make up, and everything is kind of fine between us right now, but I just can't help feeling like we're not as close as before. And every time I see him, all I think about is that he told Nora personal things about our relationship without even asking me!" I said.

"I hate boys", Dana said, taking another sip of her milkshake.

"Sorry, for kind of yelling. I just get pissed when guys act all entitled", Jade said sheepishly.

"No, I understand completely. I just think I'll leave things alone with Alex for now. I don't want to cause unnecessary drama. If he does anything else like that, though, I'll definitely talk to him about that", I said.

"Umm you might change your mind about that, Sammie", Dana said, looking up from her phone.

I put my head in my hands, "Shit. Why?"

Jade looked at her own phone, her eyes widened as she scrolled through something.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

Dana and Jade look at each other for a few minutes before turning back to me.

"So, Nora posted something about you on her finsta. The good news is, I just reported it, so it should be taken down soon and she only has about 150 followers on that account. It'll be fine. Maybe you shouldn't even look at it", Dana said.

I quickly grabbed my phone and opened my Instagram anyways.

And there it was, right at the top of my feed. I'd followed her real account and her finsta a couple weeks ago, just because I wanted to know more about her.

She'd posted a screenshot of a mirror selfie I'd posted on Halloween of me in my costume.

Then in her caption, she wrote some of the most hurtful things I've ever heard.

"Sam Matthews is a total slut. She won't let her boyfriend near me, and she's been bitchy to me every time I try and talk to her. Although, according to her boyfriend, she hasn't even let him go much past first base. How does a virgin manage to be a slut? Because she had sex with Ethan Grey at the beach, and then accused him of sexual assault so that her real boyfriend wouldn't dump her ass. Sam's a slut, and you shouldn't believe a word she says", the caption read.

As I read it, tears began to stream down my face.

"What the fuck?" I said, pushing my phone away from me once I'd finished reading it.

How could she? I hadn't done anything to her to deserve this. Why me? Why all that? Is it because of what Alex told her? Is it because I'm dating Alex? I just didn't understand at all. How can someone who barely knows me be that cruel?

Author's Note: Ooh, cliff-hanger! I had no clue what to do for this chapter, so I just decided to make it as dramatic as possible so that the next couple chapters already kinda had some drama and plot set up for them. I'm sorry for how I keep destroying these characters' lives lmao. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I hope to update sometime next week!

Lots of love, Beth ❤️❤️❤️