Chapter 3
Recap:
That was really weird, it was as if Cole didn't want to be friends, he said he had fun today, but he doesn't want to be friends?
Guys are complicated.
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I woke up to my alarm again at 6 am to continue with my daily schedule, after I showered I made my way to my tiny closet to pick out an outfit for the day, I wasn't really excited because the texts from last night. Does Cole really not want to be my friend? I thought we were actually getting closer friends and he texts me that.
After staring at the same shirt for almost 15 minutes I just decided to throw a few things on, skinny jeans and a normal shirt is all I wanted to wear today, and of course my high top converse. Not ever bothering with with makeup, I pull my hair up into a high messy bun and check my phone to see if anyone decided to text me. Well mostly to see is Cole texted me, nope, yay, grand, woohoo. You know what?! I will text first,
Me: Hey Cole! When are you coming to pick me up today?
Cole: Oh yeah, sorry, I can't.
Wow, I guess that answers my questions about him not wanting to be my friend.
Me: Oh.
Me: I guess I could get a ride from someone else :(
No response...
Me: Hey Audrey, could I hitch a ride from you. My ride can't take me today. :)
Audrey: Ofc girl. Be there in 10.
Me: Thanks! c:
***
The ride with Audrey was full on conversations, mostly about Cole and I, even though I keep telling her that there was no 'Cole and I' she still felt the need to ask me all about it. I even talk her about the texts from last night, and she doesn't even know what to think about them. I suppose I just have to face the truth,
Cole doesn't want to be my friend.
***
Once we finally make it to school, we walk to our first class and the best part is, we are the first ones in the class. (We were a little to excited about it.)
"You are going to sit there again, even though that is Cole's spot?" She asks eye wide.
"Well it's my spot now, I would move if he would come to his senses and be my friend." I grin evilly.
"What are you talking about senses? Boys only have one sense and its testosterone. I will start to prepare your funeral, Aria." She and I begin to laugh.
Time passes and comfortable silence takes over until the one and only walks in, Cole Willett, he doesn't even seem to notice me, no eye contact what so ever. He simply just sits in a seat nearly in the opposite side of the room. "Wow." Is all I can get out.
I can tell he heard it because he stiffens and then relaxes as if he heard nothing, I don't want to admit it but I'm on the brink of tears, losing one of your only friends at a new high school is tough. As I sit through class with my eyes glued to the desk fidgeting and I can tell that Cole gives me glances here and there, I don't even try to notice it, it would hurt even more to see him reject me as a friend again.
After class Cole bolts out of class before anyone else has even left their seats, all I could do is just continue the day without thinking of him.
As soon as I left Pre-Calculus, Audrey and I waved our good byes, and I soon as I turn around I am confronted by a cute blonde haired girl.
"Hey, my name is Raegan Bragg, and you are Aria Rivers?" She says with a friendly smile.
"Y-Yeah, it's nice to meet you, Raegan." I say equally with a friendly smile.
"I wish I could say the some to you, but I seem to have a problem with you." Her mood flips 180 degrees and she turns into a total fucking bitch.
I begin to become nervous, "I'm sorry for what ever you think I did, but I assure you, I did nothing."
The bitch giggles, "You must have not heard me. I said have a problem with you, I would like you to stop seeing out with Cole, okay. He is obviously mine." She simply says with an evil smirk.
"You can have him, we are ju-.. We were just friends, but he doesn't want anything to do with me now."
"Hm.. I don't believe you, if you don't stop stop seeing him you will regret it." with that the bitch of the west stomps down the hall.
***
After going to my other classes which I didn't pay attention in what so ever, due to queen bitch telling me to stay away from Cole, did she actually think him and I were... together? No, I don't like him like that, or do I?...
I think like Cole Willett.
Making my way to lunch I can't stop thinking about that I actually have feelings for Cole, I don't even notice I have bought my lunch and am sitting at the table with Audrey.
"GIRL. What's wrong? You look like a ghost."
"Wow. Thanks. I had a chat with Raegan, of should I say thundercunt." With the last part of the sentence Audrey begins to laugh.
"Raegan Bragg? Yeah, she is definitely a 'thundercunt'."
I begin to laugh also, lunch went it ended and then I received a special visitor, non other that Cole himself.
"Hey" He simply says.
"I'm sorry I have to go." I say quietly not wanted to talk to him and begin to walk away.
"No, wait, please." With this he grabs my waist and sits me on the seat next to him.
"What do you want, you made it clear you didn't want to talk to me or acknowledge me."
"It's not that I don't want to be friends I just..."
I interrupt, "Save it for someone else, your whore made it clear that I shouldn't even talk to you."
"Wait what?! Who?"
"Reagan, who else?" I say stating the obvious.
Wide eyed, "Wait what? I don't even like her. Yeah we made out a few times, but that is it."
Even though that make me super happy to hear he doesn't have feelings for the queen of hell, I still don't want her to see us talking.
"Okay, I am stilling going, bye." I say with one breathe.
I quickly leave the lunch room and make sure to speed walk so he doesn't try to stop me again, why would he try to create some excuse for not wanting to be my friend, It still hurts to know that he doesn't want to be my friend, but not finding out I have feelings for him, its even worse.
***
I make my way to homeroom with Audrey, my mood has changed slightly since my little talk with Raegan, I had decided it is best to just not talking to or pay attention to Cole.
But once we get into Homeroom, I sit in my normal seat next to Audrey and that is when Cole sits next to me, my heart is just going crazy in my chest. what is he hears my heart?
"Hey, sweet cheeks." He says with a smile, a true smile. No smirk, a full on white teeth smile.
"H-hey." I say with a small smile playing on my lips.
We drift into a comfortable silence, and the period passes by like it was nothing. After flashing Cole my friendly smile and wave I make my way out of the building to leave with Audrey but,
"Darn! I forgot my bag in my locker, wait by the car for me and I will be out in a second!"
"Tsk... Tsk... Tsk... Aria, how can you forget your bag! Oh well, hurry up girl!" She says with her trying-to-be-stern face but smiles half way through her sentence.
After making my way to my locker and grabbing my bag I get confronted by someone by squeezing my arm tight and pushing me against the locker. No other than queen bitch herself grabs my arm and pushes me against the way, good thing literally no one was around.
"I told you to stay away from him, now you are going to regret it." she says with an evil smile and almost skips away.
FUCKING BITCH.
***
Once I am at home I decide it is ice-cream and Netflix time, I make my way to my closet to change into the largest shirt I had, which was actually huge, and take off my pants. Considering my dad is at work, this is the best time to have my Ice-cream and Netflix binge, I open Netflix and what do you know my phone flashes and a text message from Cole,
Cole: Hey.
Me: Not now Cole. I am watching Netflix and eat Ice-Cream. >:L
Cole: Oh jeez, what happened? Let me guess, you are on your period!
Me: What? No. What the fuck is with guys and periods.
Cole: I just assumed, anyway, who lit your tampon?
Me: Not that it is any of your business but Raegan must have seen us talking after lunch and she happen to say I would regret it, so please don't text or talk to me again.
Cole: You don't mean that, right sweet cheeks?
I choose to not respond and bring my attention back to my Netflix binge.
***
I wake up the next morning on the couch with a blanket covering me, when I check my phone, it says 7 am. Shit! I quickly run to the bathroom and take a quick shower, after the shower I run to my closet and I threw on a pair of black leggings and a simple grey sweatshirt, slipping my a pair of boat shoes and rushing to my car until I realize that its not here. My car isn't here at the school, and its broke. Of course, the world must hate me because I don't understand why I have the worst luck.
I hear honking and turn around my see Audrey in a car waiting for me, bless that I have the best friend in the world, I practically run to the car and hug her as soon as I got into the car,
"You know you are a life saver, what would I do without you?"
"Probably be late." She says with a giggle
"True, but hurry." I say giggling with her.
***
There were already a few people in class once we finally made it to school and I made my way to 'my seat' and to my surprise, Cole was there, but he was in the seat next to mine. Once he noticed me he simply just just smiles, a full and meaningful smile, and dare I say it but, am I oohing over Cole. I simply sit next to him without my mind telling me different, the class flew by, Cole couldn't keep his eyes off me, I would always catch my eyes drifting over towards him and trust me, It was extremely awkward to catch myself staring at him, and he would just stare back at me.
Second and third period were same as most days, but I was really looking forward to business for a specific reason, well for a specific guy, yes... Cole. Today my feelings have grown for Cole so much more, I can't put my finger on it, but he just seems all out more smiley and dare I say, he seems to be ogling over me.
Once I make my way over to business I hear two people talking, sounding very familiar, I didn't realize it at first but it was a conversation between the bitch herself and Cole. Cole sounded like he was fuming with anger and all I could get from the conversation was, "-- Leave her alone or else--." Shortly after hearing Raegan stomping away. I turn the corner and make my way to business. Once inside after Cole noticed I was in the classroom, his frown literally turned upside down and the smile I remember from English IV was back, and saying it filled me with butterflies was an under statement, I felt fireworks exploding in my stomach.
***
Once the period was over I was starting to make my way to lunch when I joined with Audrey to walk to the lunch room, On our way we started talking about Cole and I,
"So I heard Cole and thundercunt talking before last period." I say with joy in my voice.
"and what did they say?!" She says as if she is writing all this down.
"I didn't hear much but what I did catch was 'Leave her alone' and hearing Raegan's clown feet stomping away."
she giggles. "Omg. He likes you. I can't believe I didn't see it this morning, he was ogling over you the entire period."
My eye widen, "He was staring at me, but ogling? I don't think so."
"With those leggings I am surprised every guy isn't all over you, and what is that?! Holy shit Aria, you have a big ass." she says after grabbing it.
I screech, "What the hell Audrey, I do not have an ass. Well not a big one."
"What ever, girl."
We have made our way to the lunch room and got our lunch, I decided to pig out, which I regret 100 percent because once we get to our table Cole is sitting there, same smile he has given me all day. As we are about to sit down I decide to test out Audrey's theory,
"Psh.. Audrey.. once we sit down you are going to take my juice and I will bend over the table to retrieve it to text out my 'big ass' theory, got it?"
She giggles, "Got it."
Once we make it to the table and I sat extremely close to Cole, maybe a little to close now that I think about it, as planned Audrey takes my juice and I bend over the table to retrieve it, attempting to be sensual about it but probably look like a beached whale flapping on the table, Once I take my seat right back next to him he surprises me , by come up super close, his mouth inches away from my ear and whispers,
"If you are trying to get a rise out of me, it's working" With that he winks and continues to eat.
I light up bright red, and thank god my best friend pulls me out of embarrassment with the most amazing and life saving question in the world,
"So.. Cole.. How long have you had a crush on my best friend?" I turn to him and he is ogling at me.
He chokes on his food and his face turns bright red, "Uhh.. What? I--."
He quickly stops answering the question once we hear the bitch herself trying to grab everyone's attention.
"Excuse me my fellow stupid at Urbandale High School, I am here to inform you we have a monster among us." She quickly turn to where I am sitting with an evil grin plastered on her face.
"I have been informed by my dear friend Emma." She pauses will looking at me, "That Aria is that monster."
I hear gasps from around the lunch room, and Audrey and Cole both look at my.
"She has informed me that her mother died in a car accident, sad, I know, But the part that shocked me is... Aria was happy, even glad that her mother died."
I begin to tear up.
"Don't listen to her, please, don't, she is lying. Why would I be happy with my own mothers death!" I practically yell.
I then begin to cry and run out of the lunch room before I can see Cole has his fist in balls and his jaw is clenched while he is staring at Raegan.
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Author's Notes:
Well forgive me fore this chapter it is probably awful and trust me, it was a bitch to write also. It was longer that the last one, which is good. :)
Next chapter will be so much better! I promise!
~Cody