Chapter Fourty Seven

"I told you he was a jerk," I dashed my bag angrily on the bed once we got to our room.

"Well you wouldn't blame him for acting that way," Ariana pointed.

I shot her a stern look "Huh?"

Ariana gave a sigh of exasperation. "Claire, help me out here."

"You see…you were not really much of a welcoming match when Nico came along. You were more of "go away, don't look into my eyes, I feel awkward after our first night" Kind of Ella," Claire grinned.

Somehow, they found this amusing, while I wallowed at the fact that Nico wasn't enthusiastic about my upcoming birthday.

"You didn't give him the chance to be free," Claire continued. "You totally snubbed him."

"I didn't," I argued.

"You did too," Claire persisted.

"I didn't.." I continued stubbornly.

"Yes, you did Ella," Ariana cut in firmly. "You didn't look into his eyes, didn't talk back to him…tell me, was there a hello or hi that came from you?"

The room went silent as they both stared waiting for an obvious answer.

I swallowed my pride an