Girls, Part VIII

Katie

Telling Sarah anything
Means
The whole school will know
Soon.
So in Geometry, I whisper
"I broke up with Jason,"
And wave away her
Wide-eye questions,
Satisfied
That Jennah will hear.

Jennah

There's several
Theories
I've heard so far.
One says Katie caught Jason
With another girl.
Someone was eagerly telling her friends
In History
That it was Jason
Who, like, ended things
Totally,
You know?
My favorite
Was heard in the hall
After third period.
Apparently
Jason was kidnapped by aliens
And replaced
By a robotic double
And Katie figured it out.

I like to think
I know the real reason
But I'm afraid to find out
I'm wrong.

Katie

Who knew that
Hanging around Sarah
Would mean
Everyone is interested in
The details of my love life?
People I've never even seen
Much less know
Have told me
They're sorry
And that they'll
Be there
If I need them.
Okay.
I'll be sure
To let them know.

Ha.
I'm very amused
By all this.
Everyone thinks
I'm
Crying
Inside,
That I'm just
Being brave.
They won't believe me
If I tell them
I'm fine,
That I wanted
This.