Anxiety Attack

Chapter 42

I kept my mouth shut and my head down.

"So, I want Eli, so back off," Mika continued.

I surprised not only myself, but Mika and her crew when I said firmly, "No."

She found her voice. "Excuse me bitch? Did you just say no? You don't say no to me, so take your stupid lesbian loser of a friend and get the hell out of here, slut. Eli doesn't even want you, a pathetic virgin."

"Tell me if I'm wrong, but how can one be a virgin and a slut?" Ashton said sarcastically, appearing at my side. "Or is it just the only two insults your two brain cells know?"

Calla was on my other side, eyes blazing with fury as she looked at Mika.

"How dare you speak to me like that?" Mika seemed to have worked out that she had been insulted.

Ashton laughed sardonically. "Well, you did call me a lesbian loser, so I have a right to insult you back, you pathetic princess. Oh, you used alliteration, I can too, so take you pathetic crew of bitchy bimbos and leave."

Mika sniffed, but she knew she was beat and she turned to Calla. "Calla, come on, let's go get some Starbucks."

Calla shook her head. "No, Mika, I'm not your friend. I never was. You're just too stupid to realize it. I'm with Ashton," to finish her sentence she walked over and put her arm around Ashton.

Mika spluttered, having been completely humiliated by her "friend" leaving her in front of a crowd. She looked around for her friends but they were watching her, waiting for their leader to make the first move.

"Come on," she huffed and walked away, stomping her heels on the ground. Her two friends followed, already talking about what just happened.

I turned to Ashton. "Thank you," I said gratefully.

"No problem," she said, still staring disdainfully after Mika and her crew. "I hate bullies."

"Me too," Calla chimed in. "They're horrible."

I blinked. Since when did Calla and Ashton become a thing?

"Cowards," Calla sniffed, her arm still around Ashton.

A slow smile spread across my face as I went to ask a question, but before I could open my mouth, I was pulled into a solid chest and my face was squished against a fluffy sweatshirt.

"Are you okay?" Eli asked frantically, holding me out at arm's length like I was a rag doll. "I heard what happened, I'm sorry I couldn't be there, oh my God are you okay?" His words were a jumbled mess of aplogies and concerns and be was talking so fast I could barely follow.

"I'm fine," I said and Eli exhaled in relief.

"Thank God," he muttered under his breath before pulling me into another hug.

"Ashton and Calla helped me," I added, thinking it unfair that I wasn't giving them credit when they were the ones to make Mika go away.

Eli turned to them. "Thanks."

"No problem," Calla said easily then turned to whisper loudly in Ashton's ear. "Is that the boyfriend?"

Eli and I laughed as Ashton laughed. "Yup, that's the infamous Eli."

"He's hot," Calla mumbled.

I shot her a look as Ashton elbowed her. "You are mine, you hear?" She scolded.

Calla giggled. "Yeah."

I wanted to coo like an old grandmother and pinch their cheeks, but Eli touched my shoulder gently. "Come home with me," he requested.

"Oh no you don't, lover boy," Ashton said, pulling me back to her side. "We'retaking her with us."

Eli looked like a puppy that had gotten its favorite toy taken away. "But..."

"No buts," Ashton said firmly. "She need a girls night, and she's going to spend it with us."

Eli crossed his arms, opening his mouth, ready to argue but Ashton cut him off. "Don't even try to argue. Fight me."

"We're a very viscious bunch, us lesbians," Calla added.

"I've noticed," Eli muttered under his breath before turning to me. "Are you going with them?"

I nodded. "Yeah. I haven't hung out with them in a while. Plus, Ashton needs to catch me up on how she and Calla became a thing."

Calla blushed while Ashton smirked, putting her arm around Calla. "We aren't a thing-" Calla began.

"Yet," Ashton winked.

Calla hit her in the shoulder. "Keep talking like that and we won't be."

Ashton shut her mouth. I turned to Eli and gave him a hug. "Say hi to Ace for me," I said.

Eli pouted. "We'all miss you."

"You'll survive," I said dryly.

"I don't get a kiss?" Eli whined.

A small, exasperated smile crossed my face as I stood on my tiptoes and pressed a kiss to his cheek.

Ashton let it an exasperated sigh. "Come on Juliet, let's get rolling."

I chuckled as I stepped away from Eli, hitching my backpack further over my shoulder.

"I'll miss you!" Eli called after ms.

Laughing, I replied, "I'm sure you will!"

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A.n. I hate myself for making the person Mika. Its pronounced Mee-ka by the way. I just can't stay away from these 5sos references. Its not my fault al, of you are fangirls and I like the band. Okay, I'm done, I promise, no more 5sos references.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy, sorry its a bit late and short, I had testing this week and computer I was using at school glitched and now I can't type on it anymore -_- so yeah, sorry :(

But i hope you enjoy!

Love ya!

-T A Y L O R