The next day, I woke up and dreaded getting ready for school. Mom said that if I didn't go to school, things would only get worse. She called my boss at the Book Store and told him we had personal issues we needed to work through, so I couldn't come into work for a while. He understood and I was grateful.

I grabbed my white sweater and some faded jeans. Anxiety ran through me as time got closer to go to school. Nicole didn't know yet. No one did other than my parents. I looked in the mirror and saw a disgusting girl. If I hadn't been so stubborn, this wouldn't have happened. I should've just taken the bus.

But dumb me decided to walk home.

I hid the disgusting girl in the mirror behind makeup. Once I felt like my makeup had done its job, I went to my mom. She took me to school and the ride there was silent.

"If anything happens, call me," Mom said.

I nodded. "I'm sorry, Mom. I should've just taken the bus home."

"Hey, this isn't your fault," she put her hand on my arm. "Do you hear me? It's not your fault. I know it feels like it, but you didn't ask for it to happen. You told him no. You tried to get away. You did nothing wrong."

I nodded and got out the car. I walked into school and Nicole and Chase ran up to me.

"Hey! What's wrong?" Nicole asked.

Before I could speak, Greg and his cameramen came up to me. One of this cameramen had a bullhorn and began to use it.

"Since our guest of honor is here, let's roll the tape!"

I covered my face with my hands. They had edited my screams and pleading into sounds that made it sound consensual. I couldn't watch. But I could hear everything.

"So now all of you know she's mine!" Greg said in the bullhorn.

Laughs and hoots filled the school and I felt sick to my stomach. I went to the bathroom and locked myself in the stall.

"Lexi," Nicole ran in. "What happened?"

"Not that," I said as tears washed away my makeup.

"Did Greg--?"

"I don't wanna talk about it," I said as I puked into the toilet.

"He raped you," Nicky realized.

Once I finished putting my guts into the toilet, I flushed it and stood. I unlocked the bathroom stall and washed my face in the sink.

"Nicky, please don't do anything. My parents know. Just please let it go away," I said.

"Hey, Alexis. Man, I didn't realize how much of a hoe you were till just now," Cassie, a girl in one of my classes, said.

"You know what--" Nicky started.

"Stop. It's fine. Cassie, just leave me alone." I said.

Nicky and I left the bathroom and Greg came up to me. I gave Nicky the look to not do anything and she reluctantly respected my wishes.

"So babe, what do you want to do later?" He asked.

"I'm busy," I said.

"And who are you?" He looked at Nicky.

"Nicole. Alexis's best friend. And if you hurt her--"

"Nicky," I said sternly.

"What the hell was that?" Chase walked up to Greg.

"Just showing our love," Greg wrapped his arm around me.

"Oh, really? I ought to kick your ass right here!" Chase's face got red. "Because that editing was shitty. You can totally tell she was getting away."

"Chase, enough," I said.

I text my mom, telling her to come get me. I couldn't do this.

Greg surprised kissed me and I pushed him away. "Not in the mood."

"Okay. I'll come by your house later," he felt me up and walked away.

"This can't be happening," I whispered to myself.

"Lexi, I'm so sorry," Nicky said.

Soon, my mom came and got me and we went home. I told her what happened at school and she was enraged. I went to my room and she was on the phone with the principal. Dad was at work. I curled into a ball and stayed in my bed all day.