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"No, thank you, really; but can I see Kimberly?""Oh, silly me, of course. Here this way." she brought us to some beautiful stairs that curled over themselves elegantly up the next floor. "Up and to the left. The miss' room is the last on on the corridor. Let me know if you need anything."Yeah, that's why I was here in the first place. But I grinned back at her and followed her instructions. The place was so beautiful I was gawking my surroundings like a moron, surpassing a couple maids as they exited what looked like a bathroom. How would it feel like to live in such an estate? I mean, the farm was good and enough for me and my family, but this place seemed like pulled out some magazine.Yet with this amazing place she was never one to host parties. Maybe her parents were strict and wouldn't allow that? My mind drifted back to what Naomi had said and how happy she was she had girl friends. Weird fact; Kimberly wasn't that much of a bitch once you assume all the rudeness wasn't actu
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"That's actually the main reason of me coming. Since you're never available anymore, when they offered this meeting I decided I would drop by... and I wanted to say this in person.""So you're not staying?" I asked, disappointed he was here for work."I'm afraid I'm not. But now that we're also settling with a family I want you to be part of my son's life." he turned to look at my mother with that same expression of before and in response she immediately tensed once more, frowning again. "Okay? Think about what I said.""It won't happen, Leo. Drop it. I'm good. We're good. We don't need you to come into our lives and pointing all the bads in it. All families had their struggles, as you will see very soon, but until then stop messing with mine."My uncle sighed, shaking his head almost in defeat and gave me one serious look."I'm only one call away, kiddo." He squeezed my shoulder and the paternal gesture filled me with warmth. "For anything."Yeah, one call away and hundreds of miles.
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"I don't know. People say those things, but it's an excuse.""An excuse?""Yeah, you know, 'come by, we'll put on a film, and cuddle nicely', dim lights and stuff... then they all end up shagging."My eyes widened, my cheeks heating aggressively this time. "Oh my- you're so raw!"I went to pull away, startled at his bluntness, but he laughed and held me tighter, bringing me back so I felt each rumbled of his chest against mine. Brick by brick, melting every guard I tried to keep up around my heart. "You're just too easy to tease.""And you're dirty.""It's called charm." he grinned at me and I couldn't help a little smile myself as I shifted away.He was just so... I don't know.Was that what he expected from this? For us to make out? Well, that was what we always did right?But he spoke almost as if reading my mind: "Breathe easy, babe," his forefinger tipped my chin upwards and his lips ghosted mine so briefly I wondered if that could even be considered a kiss. It drove my heart to
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"Asked to the Ball."His hand froze. A tense silence fell upon us for long seconds as I pulled away to look at him and held my breath and his eyes met mine. Two pools of green turmoils that stared right through me. "Oh." but I could sense he wasn't as nonchalant as he tried to portrait as he shifted in his spot. "And what did you say?""That I'll think of it." a white lie, my response had been a lot less positive than that, but I rather save that little piece of information for now."You will, uh?" his jaw clenched and he looked back at the movie but we both know no one was watching it anymore. "Lovely."My mouth felt dry. "Well, you haven't asked me.""I'm going with the team, I've told you." and my heart panged. Right, he'd mentioned it, but I refused to believe that was all into it."Then how can you get mad when someone else asked me if you don't even consider taking me in the first place?""I'm not mad.""Right." I scoffed, getting more hurt the more he acted impassively enraged
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"But-""Right?" she completely ignored my glare, returning it innocently, as if she wasn't asking something obvious."Right.""Thought so." she nodded. "And when you're not, you're hanging by the phone. Right?" my jaw clenched but I say nothing. "You became exclusive for her, meaning you're already focusing solely in one girl and not just physically. You -talked to her, you actually want to tell her things and to have her hearing you, and to hear her too. You laugh, a lot more, let me tell you. You're more relaxed than I'd seen you in a while... well, not now, obviously." she gestured my stiff body language and scoffed. " The mere thought of someone else taking Gracie to the ball is driving you nutts, wondering why would you reject it when she ask you to asked her. I mean, come on, Nate. You like her, she likes you. Would it really be that horrible to stop calling it mess around and start dating instead? What actual difference would that make aside from the label?""We're fine as we-"
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Once more, I proudly analyzed the gym. Damn, we were good. I got a text from Taylor saying they were at the entrance so I waved the girls goodbye and squeezed my way there through the coming crowd. There was nothing left for me to do, Mrs Glennson had only instructed me to be part of the preparation, but then delegated the article about the Winter Ball to another girl. I must say, I was glad, I didn't want to work anymore tonight. It was time that I enjoy myself for a change.So I headed to the main entrance of the building, against the flow, and once out I recognized the little trio gathered at the bottom of the front stairs.The freezing air was deathly obvious on my lacy sleeves and I folded my arms, shivering as I approached them."What are you doing out here? Come in already!" the three of them turned to me."Well, you ungrateful, we were waiting for you." scoffed Taylor mocking indignation in Kevin's arms and Vickie tilted her head."Yeah, is that how you greet your date?"I gri
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"Don't listen to her." the cheerleader beside me reassured as if reading my thoughts. "Ames is a pathological cheater and you didn't steal Nate, that for sure.""Really?""Of course not, and we- Seth, Kurt!" my heart halted as she suddenly greeted and guided us to the side where stood the players in a tux, like everyone else. But they were by themselves.The nervousness melted into disappointment when I couldn't spot Nate around. Where was he? Wasn't he going with the team? I thought that meant the guys."Girls." they grinned back."Hi," I tilted my head, frowning. "I haven't seen you around. You been here for long?""We just arrived." Seth patted his mate's shoulder. "Kurt here convinced us to go eat at his sister's again.""Like you've complained." narrowed his eyes the aforesaid. "You all just love to take advantage of my free coupons.""Well, duh."Nadia laughed and I barely contained a smile. "So lovely, so you all used free coupons? Maybe your sister will stop providing them th
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There was this edge hidden behind the determination, this almost vulnerable undertone I half read and that torn my heart all the more. How was I supposed to remain strong in my demands when just hearing his slight distraught made me wanna give him whatever?Kimberly's words from earlier came back: 'Something truly in danger'.Were we 'in danger'? Was our relationship really pending on the edge? Considering our limits were colliding, we'd finally reached a point where no one seemed to want to bend, maybe we were indeed in danger. But most important, was it worth saving?We clearly wanted different things, and were bound to run this off at some point, but the idea of having reached that final point got my heart ragging. I didn't want this to end, but I didn't want to stay like this forever either. I was a hot mess, that's what I was."I don't know..." I muttered back, breathless knowing that this conversation would only lead to a break up -if you really could call it a break up consider
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"Hailey," he whined leaning forward almost instinctively, as if he couldn't help it and in awe I realized I was doing exactly the same. "I love you." he breathed against my lips and my lids fell, making me inched even closer. "But I can't rely my well-being only on you. It won't be fair for neither of us. There's a lot of things I need to figure out on my own, that I need to fix. And I need to do this by myself.""B-but t-this doesn't have to be a goodbye." I muttered resting my forehead against his. "Even with the distance, with the fight... I'm sorry. I am. And if you say nothing's happened with Trish, I believe you. We can still make this work...""Hailey." he sighed through his nose, his head tilting so our breaths mixed and it all felt all the more painful. It was as if he was slipping away when he was right there. Close enough to touch but impossible to keep. He was leaving me behind. Way behind. Where I couldn't reach him. "I don't want to hurt you. Trust me, that's the last th
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He let out a disbelief chuckle, dry and humorless. "Is that the only thing important for you? Maybe there's a major reason for me to need to use her place."My guts did a complicated turn. "Yeah, but you won't tell me. I won't keep prying in stuff that clearly upsets you and bring us to fight more, so I focus on the part where I still have a say on... or at least have the right to comment." I finally slid off my ankle boots and met his eyes again, fueled with this bubbling anger as I keep hearing Trish's voice and reliving what I'd felt this morning. "You were with her. Every time we have some problem you run back to her.""That's not true.""It is. She still wants something with you, she's made it pretty clear and you keep going back to her." his eyes darkened at each word passing my lips, but they were true and speaking them out loud only seemed to make them more real. Along with my unease and anger. "And it's completely unfair because you're extremely possessive over me with any gu
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HaileyI left Vickie's house after mid-afternoon, not finding more excuses to occupy my mind in things other than the huge mess with Nate. And also, I got a day full of other headaches either way so I didn't have time to overthink it. For starters, I had to go recognize Ryan, and that alone was nerve-cracking and stressful, but also in school people were all talking about the same two things: Kimmy fainting and Vickie's photoshopped pics.What an awful mess. The redhead didn't want to show up at school and convinced her parents to stay in the day. Olly and Bear had been suspended for yesterday's fight and Bear with a plus for distributing the horrible photoshopped picture. They were considering expelling him if there were any prove he was indeed the one spreading it. Shame the account that did was a fake one.But it was a matter of time, I was sure. Then Vickie would be able to forget about this and his vicious ways of getting her attention. Then the only problem would be them being n
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"This... Look, she's been calling since we fight, but I was mad and had my phone turned off, but this morning she called and..." I couldn't continue, it was as if the words refused to voice it. Fuck, why so guilty. Why? I hadn't actually done anything."Nate." Kimberly huffed unimpressed when I failed to proceed, even with her weak tone I sense the disapproval. "What on earth did you tell her?""Nothing.""Well, knowing how sensible Gracie is that 'nothing' might as well scar her.""Nothing, okay! Just..." I was feeling too altered to remain sitting so I stood, anxiously pacing in the white, clean room. "Trish took her call this morning and now she's the one avoiding me.""What?" even in her feeble state her disbelief was like a slap. "Are you stupid? What were you doing with the stuck-up bitch?"Where else? "I got nowhere to go." but it disappointed her and my already poking guilt shifted to a whole new level as Kimmy frowned."I'm sure that's not true. And now Gracie has to face the
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It was about time to accept that yesterday happened. As shitty as it was, it was. Everything on it. And now that the first shock and betrayal feeling I was able to go through everything again and nothing made sense.Maybe it was about time to stop this stupid childish lock out and talk to Hailey? Let her explain? I was still mad but I haven't talked to her since yesterday and now that my initial emotions were settling a little I couldn't stand the memory of her crying.And it was Hailey. I knew her. She must have had a reason not to tell me, as much as it hurt the lie.I slid on the jacket and picked up the phone, from the table. Had I left it there? Whatever. Yet the second red flag fluttered when I unlocked the screen, halting me in my tracks. "Trish.""Yeah?" she hummed cutting her apple in pieces, oblivious at all the emotions suddenly roaming aggressively in my chest, unsure yet of which one stood out from the others."Have you taken one of my calls?""Mhm? Oh yeah. Gracie called
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"Okay." she chuckled as I sat back in my spot, more cheerful now at the perspective of seeing Kimberly.I asked for them to keep me updated, but it shouldn't have surprised me when I got no notification. It hurt, but a part of me understood both Seth and Nate got more immediate things to worry about than to keep me up about it too.The mere reminder of his reaction and how he shut me out made my heart twitched painfully under my ribs.Almost as if sensing where my thoughts were going, my mother tilted her head, taking her cup of coffee. "What about Nate? Have you managed to talk to him?""He's ignoring me.""I'm sure he's not." she retorted instead brushing my hair off my shoulder. "He must be occupied and concerned about your friend too. It must have slipped his mind. He'll get over it.""No, mom, he's ignoring me. Kimmy's mother's just told me they were there until the visiting hours ended and still he didn't answer me at all. In all night. And I've been texting and calling..." my a
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Now it all make sense. Her exhaustion, how thin she was getting, the hair falling, her being kicked out the cheer squad, the whole stop hanging out with us... because if she did, we would notice something was off with her eating habits and we would have done something about it.But Hailey knew. And she did nothing. I knew Kimmy was hiding something, but why did Hailey have to lie?What the hell? How could had she allowed that?! I tugged at my hair for the umpteenth time today, but the buzzing in my ears didn't stop. My mind was going overdrive over every detail from the day, over every time my friend acted weird, every chance Hailey had of telling the trust...I didn't get it. Everything was spiraling down to a dark tornado and I saw myself falling and sinking more in the darkness as I lost more and more pillars that kept me sane.How did everything spin out of control from a good birthday to this?I couldn't even cope with everything. Somehow I just wanted to slid into my bed and dre
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HaileyMy hands were shaking with apprehension and fright as I talked to the ambulance's assistant as they all attended Kimmy. I hadn't stopped crying since she fainted some moments ago and despites our best chances she still hadn't wake up.I knew this would happen, I knew she wasn't holding up as good as she claimed to be, I knew she was getting worst and lying about it, but I didn't know what I was supposed to do. I didn't want to break her trust, but now seeing as they lifted the stretched to the back of the ambulance I wished I had instead of having to face how she'd fallen to this. And it was my fault. I should have seen this coming. I should have done more, tell someone... I was too focused on hanging in this little confidence Kimmy allowed me, so scared to lose it that I watched and let her fully fell on the abysm. And for the way Nate's been avoiding my gaze ever since he heard me telling the paramedics what was going on. The way he sat by the path with his head in his hands
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"Great, look at this." I pulled up my hand to show her the letters and she took them from me."What is that?" wondered Kimmy resting her head on her folded arms over the table, her lids closed. "Please do enlighten the rest of us.""It's- Nate!" cheered Hailey as I took my usual spot in the table and pulled her down with me to sit on the bench as well between my legs. "It's the scholarship."That successfully caught Kimmy's attention, making her straightened in her seat across from us. "They've accepted you?""Three of them have." grinned Hailey, genuinely proud of me and making me feel even lighter as she rewarded me with a proper kiss, for the first time not caring about PDA. "I knew you'll make it.""Yeah, yeah, which ones?" Kimberly took the papers from her quickly scrolling through them. Her brows rose. "Wow, Herond. Three of them. Now this is something to be proud of.""Thanks.""It is." Hailey's smile beamed, but cut my next kiss too short, turning to the table instead. "Here."
