When the school bully learned that I didn't like him, he went crazy

Chapter 1

My little sister's diary got busted—the one where she's crushing on the school's bad boy.

In front of everyone, she claimed it was mine.

The whole place erupted in laughter. So, right there in front of him, I admitted it was true.

1.

I walked into homeroom, and something felt off right away.

A bunch of people were huddled in the back of the classroom, all loud and chattering about something.

Then, someone—I don't know who—spotted me at the door and shouted, "Hey, it's Sarah!"

Instantly, everyone turned around, staring right at me.

I frowned. "What's going on?"

Lily pushed through the crowd, looking all panicked, and grabbed my arm.

"Sis, you're finally here. Your diary..."

I pulled my arm away, "My diary? What about it?"

She glanced over at the bulletin board, looking all nervous.

I followed her gaze. A few sheets of paper were taped up there, flapping around in the breeze coming from the door.

Someone snickered. "I didn't think someone like Sarah would be into Jake."

"Yeah, she always seemed like such a goodie-two-shoes."

"You know, the quiet ones are always the wildest behind closed doors."

I didn't even flinch at all the gossip. Lily, though, looked like she was about to cry. She shouted at them, "Shut up, okay? So what if she likes someone? It's not a crime!"

"I'm telling the teacher if you don't stop!"

After that outburst, she ripped the papers off the board and shoved them at me, looking all pale.

"Here, Sis. Don't worry about it, okay?"

I didn’t take them. I just stared down at the wrinkled pages. The handwriting looked eerily like mine, all fancy and loopy. It was filled with cheesy love poems, every line overflowing with emotion. And, every single one of them started with, “To: Jake.”

Jake? So corny.

"Sis..."

Lily's soft voice snapped me back to reality. I looked at her, my face pretty blank.

"Is this some kind of joke?" I asked.

Lily's eyes widened, and a tear slipped down her cheek.

"Sis... I know you're mad, but this wasn't my fault, I swear..." she stammered, like she'd been wronged.

I stayed stone-faced. "Whose diary is it really? Who’s got a thing for Jake? You know the answer.”

Her face froze for a split second. She probably didn’t expect me to react like this. I mean, I’m usually the one who takes it, never fights back.

One of Lily’s friends, probably feeling bad for her, stepped in front. "Sarah, get over it. Lily didn't post your diary."

"And she stuck up for you too! You're being such a jerk."

"Yeah, you gonna deny you like Jake?"

Everyone's eyes turned back to me, looking for answers.

"Did you guys see Sarah's face? So mean!"

"I always thought she was jealous of Lily. Guess she finally snapped."

"Are they even twins? Lily’s so gorgeous, she’s nothing like Sarah.”

The insults stung like icy rain, and suddenly I was back in that isolated place I'd been in four years ago. Like I was drowning all over again, the cold water going over my head, choking me.

Then, a loud bang from the front of the classroom made me flinch.

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