Chapter 14

As we arrive at school I get stared at and some people start to whisper Do I have food on my face? I quickly walk down the hallway, with a racing heart, until I reach my first period class. I walk to the back of the class and sit in my seat only to have some people look back at me and whisper. What is going on?! "Hey Aspen" I hear Kayden say as he sits in the seat beside me "You practically ran through the hall. Are you okay?" He asks with a concerned tone which causes me to turn towards him "Yeah, I just don't like gossip" I say which causes his smile to fall as he looks at me with an apologetic expression "Then you're not going to like this," he says which causes me to look at him with wide eyes It can't possibly get any worse. "Everyone thinks that you and Charlotte are secretly dating" he says which causes my eyebrows to shoot up my forehead He did not just say what I think he did. "What?!" I shout louder than expected which causes everyone's eyes to turn towards me. I look down at the desk as I blush from embarrassment. "There's a video going around that shows you and Charlotte hugging while she's whispering to you before you both look into each other's eyes. It ends with her opening your door for you" he says which causes me to look up at him with a confused expression "Do you know who made it?" I ask "No, no one does" he says which causes me to groan Why can't it be Christmas break already?! "Are you and Charlotte dating?" I hear someone ask from in front of me which causes me to roll my eyes "That's between her and I" I say since no one would believe me if I said no This video must have made us look really compromising if people are seriously questioning Charlotte and I's friendship. "Did you dump Charlotte for Kayden?" She asks which causes me to stare at her incredulously as I observe her That's has to be one of the dumbest questions I've ever heard. "Hey, don't you write our schools newspaper?" I ask which makes her smile "No one usually knows that" she says matter of factly which causes me to smile "If I tell you the truth, can you tell other people. I'm not trying to ruin Charlotte's reputation" I say with a sad smile I know that Charlotte doesn't care about her reputation. I just don't want her to feel awkward around me when she comes back to school. With her I never really know how she's going to react. "Of course" she says as excitement radiates off of her "Charlotte and I are not dating, we're just best friends. That video was taken out of context" I say which causes the girl to frown "That's disappointing. I personally thought that you both would make an adorable couple" she says before she walks away and talks to her friend "See, I'm not the only one who thinks that" Kayden says which causes me to roll my eyes "Well sorry to burst your bubble, again." I say remembering the time at lunch when he asked if Charlotte and I were dating "But Charlotte and I will never date each other. We've been best friends for so long that dating would make things weird" I say "I wouldn't be so sure that it can't happen" he says which causes me to look at him with a confused facial expression before the teacher walks into the room and starts the lesson