Longer short story start

"OUCH!," yelled Sarah as a football hit her dead on in the head.

Sarah is seventeen, her birthday coming up in just weeks, she has long dark brown wavy hair, tan skin, and long eyelashes. Her eyes are stunning, green with a drak blue outline, no make-up needed here. Cheerleading was her favorite pass time other than hanging out with her many friends. For you see Sarah was one of the "populars" in her school, everyone new her name, she was Sarah Nicole McKie. She had everything she could ever ask for in life, and everything was going great, that is until today.

For the last week or so her friends decided that she was not "cool" enough to be in their group anymore and started to ingore her. They wouldnt talk to her, they wouldnt let her sit with them at lunch, they even started rumors about her. Sarah heard one rumor that sent her over the edge, for now, thanks to Jessica, the whole school believe that Sarah was...pregnant. She wasnt, in fact it was Jessica who was. Hearing this the football players started mocking her, the nerds commented on her weight, the other cheerleaders would whisper under their breath during practice. It was getting old and she knew she would have to stop it some how. Thinking of ways of how to prove she was indeed not pregnant was not easy, who would believe her now? It was cheer practice on Friday afternoon she was a flyer today, as she got ready to start the lift she got side tracked by Kevin Bromburg, the eleged father of her baby. This is when she gets nailed with the football, thrown by Kevins best friend. As she snapped back into reality, she found that the whole squad had just left her to come back to and continued with practice.

"How can they finish practice i'm the head captian, they cant do that," she vented to the man cleaning the bleachers. He sat down next to her, didnt say a word. Somehow in the ten minutes that they sat there without speaking Sarah stood up feeling as though it was the best conversation she has ever had. The next day in school Sarah confronted Kevin. He too had heard the rumors, though they never really were friends Sarah trusted him. He told her that he had tried to stop it from spreading to put an end to it, but that in a small town news like that travels fast. She looked him in the eyes and saw the depths of his words, the ones he wrote in poetry class that she had always thought were taken from the internet. Kevin wrote down his number and handed it to her told her to call him sometime so they can figure out this whole mess.

Weeks pasted and Sarah and Kevin got closer, they talked everyday, not just about how to stop the rumor, about everything. Jessica, who has always had a thing for Kevin, was not happy. Her whole plan was failing, Kevin was supposed to believe the rumor that Sarah was pregnant, he was not supposed to be the accused daddy, and in the end he was supposed to come to Jessica and tell her that he has always loved her. Now he was falling for Sarah, this sent Jessica into a fit of anger. Trying to make things better she started talking to Sarah again, thinking that if she could befriend her she could get closer to Kevin. Sarah told her she would only even consider being friends again if Jessica publicly anounced that she started the rumor and that it was just that, a rumor. Jessica agreed on one condition, that Sarah stop hanging out with Kevin, that he was to be hers not Sarahs.

With a puzzled look Sarah said silently,"Jessica you cant make anyone yours people are not items to be labled, i have learned this. I may have alot of friends that does not make me "popular", i have a title of head cheerleader but that does not make me "cool" we are all cheerleaders, even those who are in the stands. I am just me Sarah Nicole McKie, and I will not stop talking to anyone just because you say to. if that is the case we wont be friends, i wont be sorry, its your loss, your the one lying to yourself."

Jessica shocked and in awe looked into Sarah's eyes. For the first time she got what understood what was meant by this, in an ashamed tone Jessica turned to Sarah and said," Im sorry, I know i shouldnt have, and i get it now. What you mean by lying to myself, Sarah can i tell you something, soemthing noone else knows?"

"Yes, you know im here for you i always have been, what is it?" Sarah seeing the seriousness in her eyes.

" i started the rumor about you to get the focus off of me, Sarah...Im pregnant. I dont know who the father is, im scared, i cant tell my parents, its been 3 months. Its going to start showing. What do i do?"

"OMG Jess i had no idea, we will figure this out. I promise. Me and you and Kevin, we can all talk about this, i think i know who the father is. Me and him had a talk last night and i know the whole story its okay."

Sarah, Jessica, and Kevin worked things out. Jessica told her parents, and they were understanding, Kevin and Sarah are still dating its been 5 years now, he is around for his child. Joseph Kevin-Alexander, after the father and the grandfather. Jessica and Sarah are closer than every before, all because of some rumor back in high school. Jessica got married to Kevins best friend Jay, they couldnt be happier. Kevin planned to prepose on their 6 year anniversay, Sarah is 4 months pregnant, for real this time.