It's Complicated

Secrets

JAKE’S POV

 It’s December 4 when Sky is officially discharged from the hospital (I’m released a week earlier), and we’re trying to help her catch up and at the same time preventing a mental meltdown from all the data entering her brain.

While at the library computer section, Sky suddenly pressed the monitor’s power button and groaned out “Jake, let’s stop this. I’m not some Ms. Know it all that can soak up all of Wiki-whatever and remember it!” 

“Well, you were out of school for a while.” I replied, much to her annoyance.

“Jake, I may be in Intensive Care for about a month but I’m not that forgetful.”

“Oh, so you forgot that you yelled at Mr. Archid that he’s a stupid oaf during the band’s concert?”

“Jake, I’m warning you...” she suddenly threatened, lucky for me that Mrs. Hakbin said that the library is closing up, but that doesn’t stop Sky form punching me (hard) in the ribs when we’re about to stand up.

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After Sky caught up (it was a miracle considering it only took her TWO WEEKS.), we planned our marvelous revenge plan that consists of a lot of super glue, pink paint, flypaper and just one lock pick. Ok, flashback time! 

We just finished the trap when we heard him coming, we hid in our hiding places (I got the hamper *sigh*) and watch the events unfold. He entered the locker room with only his towel being his only shield from shame, perfect, and then he tried to open his locker but to no avail (which was super glued) then he stepped back as predicted (we’re such good psychics) where the area was covered with flypaper, he must’ve felt something wrong but too late for him, he lost his balance and fell at the hidden drum full to the brim with pink paint. Despite getting a month-long detention for that, it was worth it especially on the look on his pretty boy face? Hah, priceless and we all have it on tape.

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 Detention day, Rose and Anna get cafeteria duty; me, Jace and John get library duty while Hunter and Sky got file sorting duty and I could tell very well that she’s holding it in, so before we began we huddled (without face sucker) and bade each other good luck, specifically Sky.

The first few days, Sky’s luck still might’ve looked like a pile of big rotten eggs. But on Wednesday, things seem to be improving for her, but we failed to ask her what (or who) made the change so the day after the extra-long detention we decided to ask her.

We saw her by the pond, writing on her journal when Rose yelled (from the OTHER side of the pond). “Yo!  The girl in the black beanie! Are you still Skylar Clyde?” that caught the attention of many, but surprisingly Sky just looked up, smiled and waved for us to come closer. Gods, now I’m really scared.

As we face each other, Rose repeated her question (with the volume thankfully reduced). “Are you still Skylar Clyde? Disk Jockey, Foodie and currently has PMS?”

“Guys, what in the name of porkpies are you talking about?” she asked.

“Dude, do you like Hunter Mason or not?” John shot at her. Jeez, he’s one tough interrogator, but not for Sky.

“Jeez, is this a joke? Guys, I’d hook-up first with a dead raccoon first before I even become friends with him.” Sky shot back.

“Sky.” Jace said, but Sky replied “I’m serious about the raccoon thing. And what makes you think that I like him?”

“One, since you two had detention together you have been pretty comfy-cozy with that after a few days. Two, long eye contact and three, it’s pretty obvious.” Rose supplied, but more like she puked it from the look on her face.

“Guys, don’t be all jealous about that. We just had detention together and that’s that.” She said with a huff of annoyance. She slammed her journal close and left us. We know Sky, but this is a totally new side of hers, the side that she’s trying to hide for a long time.

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 SKY’S POV

 I just can’t believe that my friends would think that I’m in a relationship with Hunter. Yeah, I’m not much pissed at him just as long as he doesn’t sing in front of me. And why is he at my good side? Tuesday afternoon, after our detention I snuck up to him to scare the crap out of him, but it failed ‘cause I saw him mixing with the DJ-ing software of my dreams. He played it but he forgot to put the headphone plug on so it radiated out the school corridor, and man is that music good! I just can’t belive that Hunter Mason, the lead singer of the crappiest singing band in my known universe makes such divine music.

He noticed me as he searched for the headphone plug and invited me to sit down with him, since no one is around and the high chance I can “borrow” his Macbook, I did it but I didn’t “borrow” it since he gave me the software and some pointers to it.

I started to warm up a little to him to the point that we became friends, the on the last week of our detention we agreed to be friends with benefits (but without the sex thing). I wanted to this story to them nut the problem is that they will not believe me, they’re just used to the anti-boys side (with the exception of the 3 guys and my dad) of mine.

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 ROSE’S POV

 Skylar Clyde is the world’s luckiest girl and is in the number one position of “most wanted-to-be-killed-by-me” list. She hates Hunter Mason, then she got detention with him and now she’s all googly-eyed? Hah! I know that trick, go all  I-hate-Kryptonite then get Hunter’s attention then do “the moves”. Fuck her! I just can’t take it anymore to the pint that when Anna scolded me of my over-obsession of Sky and Hunter’s “thing” that I broke the news to them. It started like this.

We were in Logan fountain in the park. I’m murmuring death wishes to Sky when I saw them walking to the music store when Anna heard me and said “Rose, stop it will you! Why are you so affected about them two? Is it wrong for my sister to hang out with HIM. I know that this is a shocker, but get used to it will you!”

That’s where I snapped and yelled “I will never get used to it.  NEVER! I HAVE EVERY FUCKING REASON TO BE AFFECTED BECAUSE I HAVE A CRUSH ON HUNTER MASON SINCE I DICOVERED THE BAND. SO WHAT? I TOLD MR. ARCHID ABOUT WHAT SKY HAS BEEN DOING IN THE CONCERT, I’M THE ONE WHO TIPPED HIM ABOUT WHAT SHE HAS BEEN POSTING IN HER TWITTER AND FACEBOOK AND I’M THE ONE WHO LEFT THE PILLS IN SKY’S ROOM THE DAY SHE LEFT TO CONFRONT HUNTER! PROBLEM YOU LITTLE, NOSY BITCH?”

Everyone is just opened mouthed at me until one-by-one they left except for Anna, when the three were gone Anna bellowed “I lost my sister because of you! My older sister is already in the other side of the world, my brother left me and now you’re the reason why I nearly lost MY ONLY SISTER WHO’S ALWAYS THERE FOR ME?!”  I swallowed my spit as a sudden wave of guilt churned my stomach, but Anna kept on throwing knives at me “You… you… YOU! Even if you get Hunter Mason’s heart, even if you say sorry to me a million times, even if you kill yourself.” Then she proceeded to slap me in the face with every word she said “I. WILL. NEVER. EVER. FORGIVE. YOU!” and then she left me.