The Rumor Mill

Narrator: Rumors are a very common type of bullying. A rumor is defined as "a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth". Most rumors spread about people aren't true. Unfortunately, quite a few people are stupid enough to believe rumors. We are going to follow a group of girls in high school. I like to call them "The Rumor Mill".

*Lauren is talking to her friends Jessica and Rebecca in the cafeteria at lunch.*

Lauren: Did you hear?

Jessica: Hear what?

Lauren: Ashley slept with Devon! And Lucas! And Jason! And Dean!

Rebecca: No way!

Lauren: Yes way!

Jessica: What a slut!

Narrator: The Rumor Mill started spreading the rumor that Ashley was "a total slut" around the school. Poor Ashley was laughed at by the majority of the students at her school.

Narrator: The male students joked about how good she was in bed. The female students whispered and chuckled amongst themselves; loud enough for Ashley to hear.

Narrator: In just one week, Ashley had become the laughingstock of her school.

Narrator: Ashley thought that the girls were done bullying her when she came back to school the next week. But they were just getting started!

Narrator: People had forgotten all about the rumor that Ashley was a slut, because a new one had been spread.

*Ashley walks into the school lobby. A group of guys laugh at her.*

Guy 1: What's up, dyke?

Guy 2 and Guy 3: *Laugh hysterically.*

Narrator: That's right; a rumor had been spread that Ashley is a lesbian. Who spread it; you ask? The answer is simple: The Rumor Mill did!

Lauren: Hey Ashley, it's probably best if you don't go near any girls today! You might be tempted to make a move on them!

*Jessica and Rebecca laugh along with Lauren.*

After school, in the kitchen of Ashley's house…

Narrator: Within less than a month, Ashley had gone from a happy-go-lucky girl to a depressed one.

Ashley: I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!

*Ashley takes a knife out of the kitchen cabinet and plunges it into her heart.*

*Ashley is lying on the floor, dead and covered in blood.*

Narrator: It's scary what The Rumor Mill is capable of.

The End