What is this that am hearing about you, dear, precious asked
What did you hear again, my friend, you can hear things, I said smiling
It's not a joking matter; it's very serious, and it has started to escalate around the environment, which is not good for your reputation, Precious said with a serious face.
You are not joking, what is it, please tell me, I immediately stand up from where I was lying down
I know that this is not you, so when I heard about it, I doubted it, but this guy was very serious about it precious continue.
Can you come out with it? Exactly what is it that you heard? I asked, becoming very serious.
He said that you are a lesbian. Precious replied, looking at me with a sad face.
Is that all? That's what he said, and you took him seriously; I just hissed; I thought it was something serious that you heard about me.
So this is not serious in any way. Is that what you are trying to say? Precious questioned with a more serious face down before.
Well, as far as I am concerned, I don't care what anybody says about me. People talk rubbish about you when they can't predict you or what you do and how you move, I said as a matter of fact.
Okay, if you said so, but I think you should try and stop the rumor before it causes you something great one day, Precious insisted.
What do you have me do? It's not as if I will start looking for people that he has spoken to to defend myself; with time, the rumor will die down.
I thought that these rumors about me were going to die down, but it was way more serious than I thought. Everybody was talking about it; if I passed my street, a silent whisper about me kept going on. One day, I greeted a friend, Dave, who has been helping me out for a very long time in terms of my job search, and he snubbed me.
Well, I took it that he was in a bad mood, but when it repeated another time, I knew that something was not right, and I had to confront him. I stopped him one day and asked him what the problem was, and he said nothing and wanted to walk out. I asked him why he was ignoring me, if there was anything I did that was making him angry, and let him explain so I could change, but he said that he didn't want people seeing me with him so that his reputation wouldn't get stained by my name.
I felt bad, and I went home and began to think about this rumor that was spreading around in the environment where I stayed; I quickly called my friend Precious to come over to my house. When she finally arrived we had to brainstorm.
Precious, I think what you say it's true about this rumor, I need to put a stop to it, do you know who started this rumor about me, so I can confront him, I asked
It's Xavier, she said.
Which Xavier, is it the one I know or another new one that I don't know, I was very furious hearing that name.
It's the same person that you know, she answered
Ha! I am finished, so because he asked me out, I refused; the least he would have done was to move on, but he chose to destroy my name. I am going to his house right now. I stood up. Precious stood up chasing after me.
On my way to meet him, I saw him with a group of friends; I confronted him asap.
Xavier, so, because I refused to be your girlfriend, you went ahead and started spreading rumors, I said, very upset.
I'm sorry; I just assumed that since you keep rejecting all the guys that approach you, you might like them, women, Xavier said.
I don't care what reason you have for starting this, but I want you to fix it, and please try and avoid me for all your life. I said, very angry, and walked out.
People were there that day. I confronted Xavier, and immediately, without Xavier making any effort, people were talking about it. Many joined me to caution him.
Finally Dave came around to talk to me but I already unfriended him for hearing things about me and believing it, to the extent of allowing me. I was happy that I was elevated, and a public apology was given to me.
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