Who Gets The Girl?

Chapter 8

Could anyone be more heartless than Aiden? I didn't think so. Who would have thought that after giving him such a caring and friendly hug, that he would only jerk my hands away and walk out.

I had thought that he would hug me back and we might even discuss about what was troubling him but instead, he made my kind gestures the worst mistake of my life.

I gritted, closing my lockers shut when the horrible memories of yesterday flooded into my head.

Perhaps, I was getting ahead of myself and thought that he would at least see me as a friend who cares, but Aiden just had to be Aiden.

A jerk and was pathetic.

I gritted again, remembering that this was the exact reason why I constantly minded my business. I broke my rule once and I'm in s**t position.

A familiar red hair walked toward me with her bag straps held on one hand, I smiled, holding my needed books in my arms and we both walked down to class.

"So how was last night's party?"

I asked and charlotte replied me with a tired yawn. I giggled and she smirked."It was lit and for the record, you should have come along"

Yeah, I should've. Then I wouldn't have clashed Aiden.

I laughed at that, looking at her sleepy eyes and teasing her. "Except that I won't have to sleep in class"

Charlotte rolled her eyes, "well, good for you. I always slept off anyway. Mr.clark is as boring as furck"

I smiled, a picture of his old face seeping into my head and I chuckled "yeah"

We were both laughing at that, until charlotte suddenly stopped, a little frown covering her face.

"Right, have you seen cade today"

I shook my head, wondering why she suddenly brought up his name. My eyes searched her face, her lips were pursed in thoughts.

"That's weird", she muttered, tightening her bag straps on her hand.

"he was absent at his own party yesterday and now isn't in school. Do you think something is wrong with him?"

She muttered and a frown covered my face, remembering that he hasn't also texted me since he invited me to his party and I haven't seen him since then.

"People are saying that he his inside a gang or something, but nobody knows the truth"

She muttered,and I stared in a daze wondering if what she said was true. She hunched her shoulders, telling me not to take it serious. "I'm just saying you should be careful, that's all"

We entered, the class and in less than thirty minutes the class started.

***

The class was hundred percent boring as usual, until Mr.Clark ordered us to change our seat to our project partner's

A part of me felt frozen as my eyes slowly landed on Aiden. He wasn't moving an inch and didn't look like he was coming over to me.

Jerk

I parked all my books and writing accessories and dumped myself beside him. He cast me a brief over, before looking away.

Right, I didn't expect a sorry from someone like Aiden.

There was a bit of murmuring around the class as everyone exchange ideas with their project partner while Aiden and I was just left in an uncomfortable silence.

Aiden looked stiff, even almost as the same way he was yesterday when I hugged him and I frowned, wondering what was wrong with him.

Aiden's eyes finally fell on me, with a cold and expressionless glare as usual and I realized that he wasn't as stiff anymore.

"You-"

His deep voice muttered, but then my phone beeped and I looked at him, telling him to give me a second.

I pulled out my phone from my trousers and saw two new messages from Cade. I opened it.

Hey babe.

I'm in big s**t.

A frown covered my face, instantly typing away.

Where are you?

Are you alright?

His reply came almost immediately

What? Missed me already

Actually, I'm not alright.

I read and my frown deepened. He could really flirt even when he was in trouble?

Help me look for a guy called kyle. Tell him, I can't reach him and I need his help. Pls do it fast.

I rose my brows at his reply. How was I supposed to find someone bearing kyle when I didn't know him. Not like someone with kyle at the back of his shirt would walk past me.

I gritted, and almost the same instant, a guy with cute smiles and cat eyes with kyle at the back of his shirt walked past me.

My eyes widened, instantly holding him by the hands and he halted, turning to look at me weirdly. Aiden was also looking at me like i've gone nuts and was probably wondering who the hell I was texting while the kyle guy simply winked at me.

I grinned. He was one cute guy.

I signaled for him to come closer and I whispered into his ears, "cade said that he is in trouble and needs your help"

"Crap", kyle uttered, his eyes widening almost on instant.

The siren rang and the class was over. I instantly stud up from my seat, wanting to follow after kyle's running figure and then he noticed it and halted, turning to cast me another of his cute grins.

"you must be kathy. Cade talks about you all the time"

All the time? I resisted a blush.

Then he scratched the back of his neck, "but I don't think he would appreciate you coming along"

I nodded, understanding what he meant. Cade was a complex guy actually similar to both Aiden and luke. They all had their baggages and it wouldn't be right for me to invade his privacy, if he didn't want me to.

"Fine, just tell him to call me and make sure he is safe"

I muttered, finally realizing that cade was a flirt. Infact, an huge one but he was still kind of a reliable person and sort of a friend.

Kyle grinned, telling me not to worry before jogging out of the class. I turned around and saw Aiden staring with an huge frown across his face.