Who Gets The Girl?

Chapter 9

The day ended on a fair note and I was packing my things by my locker. Cade hasn't called me since i saw kyle and Charlotte has gone earlier with her newly gotten boyfriend, miles. From a corner of my eyes, I could see Aiden staring at me and I rolled my eyes, closing my lockers shut and turning to face him.

"Have you stared enough?"

I muttered, a bit loudly and the people around turned to glance at him. He looked somewhat shocked and at the same time stiff.

Tight-lipped, I held my bags closer to myself as I walked up to him, stopping at his front.

"What do you want to say?"

I asked, almost harshly and he went quiet. Just staring at me with something in his eyes and I sighed.

"I thought so".

I uttered, almost walking past him.

"Wait-"

He muttered, and my feet came to an halt, my face turning to look at him. He looked as though, he was finding something very hard to say.

"About last night. I was a d**k"

Not an apology

"And?", I muttered when he went quiet, and he looked up at me, and I dared him to say the right word but instead he wrapped his hands around my shoulders, pulling me closer to his chest and I froze, smelling the same minty cologne on him again and I felt my heart skipping beats.

He choose to hug me, rather than say the word 'sorry'

strange but it works too.

When he let go, I felt opened and almost reached out to hug him again but I resisted it.

I didn't want to push my luck.

I looked at him cold, expressionless and arrogant and a smile spread across my face, seeing that, that wasn't all he was.

"see you tomorrow, Aiden"

I muttered, before turning backwards and walking away.

***

I trekked home today since my house wasn't far from school and because I also needed some fresh air. I was just about walking past our neighbor's house, when I spotted luke's aunt, sophie coming out to throw out the trash.

I beamed waving at her and walking up to her and she smiled back.

"Kathy, I haven't being seeing you around", she muttered, looking at my face for a while.

" you got rid of the scar?", she said all of a sudden and I chuckled seeing that indeed i haven't been coming around.

"That happened since like last week"

"Oh?"

She muttered, dumping the dirt in the bin and she glanced at me, somewhat worry flickering in her face.

"You and luke haven't been talking like you used to. Are you fighting?"

My eyes widened at that "N-No"

I uttered immediately as I fiddled with a button on my blouse.

"I guess we've both been busy"

I uttered, avoiding being specific. Knowing that I've been busy with school while he has been very busy furckin' betty.

Sophie sighed, an evident look of a mixture of both worry and pain flickering on her face. "He was not always like this. He just couldn't get over some past incident and now he can't even sleep at night-"

Her lips pursed, looking at me hopefully. "Do you know where he goes every night?"

My eyes widened at that, remembering that he was always at our place every night, furckin' betty and a frown covered my face.

Was he using betty as a tool to keep his mind off things? That was not right.

"N-No", I lied and she sighed.

" I hope he is safe"

I nodded, bidding her goodbye before walking down to my house.

I pushed the door opened and as usual, mum and dad weren't home and I could hear loud groans and moans evaporating even downstairs from betty's room.

He was furckin' her again.

***

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today and my head was hurting hugely. I yawned, moving into the bathroom. My eyes had big bags under them and I felt my whole body on the brink of falling sick.

I could feel it in me. I was on my period. I briefly washed my face and my body, wrapping my towel around myself and then walking out of the bathroom.

I put on a big red gown and sandals, not caring whether I looked like a big maniac woman.

I packed my golden hair in a bun and flipped my bag along my shoulders and walked out.

"Good morning"

I murmured, greeting my mum from the kitchen, and she frowned when she saw my pale face. "Are you okay, honey?"

"Yeah"

I murmured back walking into the sitting room. Luke was sitting down on the chair as usual probably waiting for betty. When his eyes landed on me, they widened.

"s**t, are you alright?"

He stud up, placing his palm on my forehead, but they weren't hot and he looked at me somewhat worry glittering in his brown eyes.

"I'll be okay by the afternoon", I muttered, and then turning to look at him.

" right, stay at your place this night. I'll come meet you in your room"

I muttered and I could see how his eyes shifted from worry to utter confusion. I don't bother to explain, I just walked out through the door, heading down to school.