It was another day in school. The next round of the competition was fast approaching as were finals. Amidst dealing with classes, dance practice and study sessions, I was still contemplating whether or not to approach Derris and confirm if he really had paid my dad's hospital bills. We still weren't talking so it would be a little weird to approach him. Then again, him paying my dad's medical bills was just as weird. I gained the courage to approach him just as the bell for recess rang. He stopped by his locker to drop some stuff and I decided to take advantage of the opportunity. "Hey," I said as he closed his locker. He didn't seem overly surprised to see me standing behind his locker, almost as though he'd been expecting me. Then again, he'd probably seen my feet under the locker. "What?" He sounded tired and I resisted the urge to ask how he was feeling. "We need to talk," I answered instead. "No," he answered back, already walking

The next day at school proved to be quite the struggle. Turns out orgasms were only fun when you were getting them. Afterwards, you were sore in places you never imagined being sore and you couldn't exactly talk publicly about it.This was the exact dilemma I was in. The whole day, I had had to keep up with Nellie while trying not to limp or show that I was still having problems walking. Interestingly, Derris and I hadn't even slept together yet.We concluded that it would be best if we took things slowly but he'd definitely taken things way too fast yesterday if you get what I mean.Still, the thought of being with Derris and being as intimate with him as a woman and a man could get excited me more than I could say. He would be my first which was fitting considering he'd been my first everything; my first crush, my first true love, first kiss, first heartbreak and just yesterday, he'd given me my first orgasm.Perhaps, it was time we made it official and

"Allison, what are you doing?" Nellie queried, quizzical eyes fixed on Derris and me who, only minutes ago, had been in each other's arms."Um Nellie, I can explain — ""We're together. Allison is my girlfriend and I'm her boyfriend," Derris announced, draping his arm around me and pulling me close. The look on Nellie and Max's faces made me wish I could step away from Derris but I didn't want to make things any more awkward than they already were."Boyfriend? You're joking, right? Tell me you're joking!" Nellie insisted."He's telling the truth. We're... dating," I managed to say, unable to look at either Nellie or Max in the eyes."Allison! Why would you keep something that huge away from me? Was that what you meant to tell me? Wait, was he the reason — Oh God! Have you two slept together?!" Nellie exclaimed, a horrified expression on her face."No, no. Of course not," I quickly answered. "And I was going to tell you — ev

The article was taken down a day after it was uploaded and even though people continued to talk about it, it eventually died down after a video of a cat riding a unicycle went viral. How fitting was it that it took a cat to bail me out of my misery.Nevertheless, Derris and I went public with our relationship and despite all the negative attention it gave me, I was now getting into the act of not giving a fuck.But for the most part, things were going great. The competition was coming to an end soon and I was determined to win. I had a pretty good chance of doing so.I was kind of a fan favourite and the judges liked me well enough. I'd easily made it past the quarterfinals and today was the semifinals. The objective for today's event was partners.We were all asked to pick a partner with whom we would dance and the type of dance we would perform was picked out of a hat for us. I picked ballroom dancing and chose Derris to be my partner of co

Somehow, I survived the rest of the day at school. Then again, I'd spent the most of it in the sick bay. While I was there, my phone rang once.It had been a call from Derris. I had no interest in talking to him so I let Nellie deal with it. I hadn't said a word since asking Nellie if it was real and I didn't know if I had the strength to speak.What was there to say? What could you say after something like that? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.The walk from the sick bay to the parking lot was perhaps one of the most challenging things I had ever had to go through.I was the center of attention at that moment and I could feel every demeaning stare, hear every hateful comment...Nellie tried her best to shield me but she was only one person and when someone thrust their leg in my path out of the blue, I tripped and fell face first on the floor.The laughter that followed after I had been hurt was as hurtful as it was loud. Aside from Nellie, no