“I heard that she was kicked out of her old school.” A blonde haired girl said with a smirk.

“I heard that she grew up on a farm, and slept with their pigs.” The other girl said with a haughty laugh. I walked past them eyeing the floor. Sure I was kicked out of my old school. Sure I loved my pigs, but that doesn’t make me an outcast. Right?

I clutched my book bag for dear life. One wrong move and it would drop, and with my luck, if something bad can happen, it will. The school day went by, filled with whispers of my arrival. But on the last class of the day, I heard something that sent me over the edge.

“I heard her parents ditched her, and then replaced her by a rich kid.” A boy wearing cargo shorts said. I stood up.

“What did you just say?” I asked sweetly.

“He was talking about the rumor that your parents ditched you and replaced you.” The girl next to him said.

“Is that right?” I walked right up to the cargo shorts boy. “I would appreciate it if you would stop talking about said rumors in my presence.” I said with a small smile.

“Oh, yeah. Whatcha gonna do about it freak.”

“I tried to do this the easy way. But I guess some people just don’t care.”

My smile turned into a scowl. I leaped at the boy. I grabbed his hair and yanked. I twisted his arm, and pulled his skin. I kicked and screamed and punched. But in the end it wasn’t enough. The boy was surprisingly agile, and soon he had me pinned between him and the wall.

“Woah woah woah. Calm down.” Shouted a shaggy haired boy, running in between me and the cargo shorts boy. “Let’s just talk about this okay.” He said with a hopeful smile.

“Get out of the way Hoko.

“No, leave her alone. You two don’t have to fight. Think about it, just don’t talk about the rumors when you know she’s around. It’s not that hard is it?”

“For the last time. Get out of the way.”

“No.” Hoko stood his ground.

“Forget it. You two freaks aren’t worth it.” Cargo shorts boy walked away.

“Are you okay.” Hoko asked.

“Yeah.” I said. I smacked his hand away and got up myself. Then I walked away, but before I got out the door I looked back. “Thanks, star lover.” I said quietly, before leaving.