Always Us (We Were Us Series Book 2) by Unknown

“Yeah,”
    “What did you talk about?” I cut him off again.
    “Um, you?” He seemed confused.
    “That’s it?”
    “Well, no. There’s something else,”
    “I don’t want to hear it. You’ve apologized. I get it,” I spat out the last words. I did get it. I wasn’t going to accept his apology though. No way. 
    “Okay, well, I’ll let you go then. Bye,” he said after an uncomfortable silence.
    I didn’t even say bye. I just waited until he hung up, which took forever because I’m sure he was waiting for me to say goodbye. But I didn’t.
    I set the phone down softly on my desk, then slammed my history book down. Why was I letting this bother me? We were together for like, what, two months this summer? I slumped into my desk chair. I’d always loved Josh in some capacity. He’d been the one person I could always count on to be there for me. Even when he was with Michelle. And then I’d ruined it all when I’d all but seduced him on that ugly couch.
    Then he ruined it when he decided he needed to be with Michelle over me. The girl he’d just professed his love to, the girl who’d given him her heart, her body, her everything. Stupid girl. I told myself I didn’t care what he and Michelle had talked about, except I did. I added it to the long list of things I needed to talk to her about tonight.
    I flipped open my book and fluffed the pages around until I found the one I wanted. I started reading, but gave up and crashed my head into the pictures of men in red coats with muskets and swords. I’m only 19, I shouldn’t be worrying about stuff like this.
    “Jenna!” Someone yelled from out in the living room. I picked my head up off the pages and plastered a fake smile on my face seconds before Michelle burst through the door to our room. “Jenna,” she said again.
    “Yeah,” I said.
    “I have nothing to wear to Andrew’s Halloween party. Nothing!” Her face with inches from mine. “What are you wearing?” She leaned back and searched the room, looking for my costume.
    “A spider,” I said and pointed to the pile of black clothing on the bed.
    “Are those my tights?” She asked as she inspected the pile.
    “Yeah, it doesn’t look like much, but I’m stuffing the tights to make legs. Like fairy wings,” I added when she gave me a questioning look.
    “Genius,” she whispered. “Make me something.” This wasn’t a question, she was demanding. Typical Michelle. It was part of the reason I loved her. She knew what she wanted. If only Josh could have been more like her.
    “Like what?” I asked.
    “A cat?”
    “Lauren is being a cat.”
    “Dang it.” She looked up at the ceiling, searching her head for an appropriate costume. “A mouse!”
    “You want to be a mouse while Lauren is a cat?”
    “Oh, good point. A dog then.”
    “I don’t know how to make a dog costume.”
    “Ugh. I’ll just go to the costume shop then,” she said dramatically.
    “Next time don’t procrastinate.”
    “Yeah, yeah.” She waved her hand behind her as she left our room, grabbing her purse on the way out.
    I spent the rest of the night attempting to catch up on homework. History was so boring so I pulled out my psychology books. I could read them all night long and I probably would.

CHAPTER SIX
     
    A week had passed. The house meeting had done some good. Michelle had stopped picking on Stefanie as far as I could tell, but Stefanie as still on edge about something. Every time I asked how she was doing, she’d wave me off and say fine in a way that I didn’t believe. Something was bugging her. I hoped it wasn’t still Michelle, but all seemed quiet on that front.
    Tonight was Andrew’s Halloween party and I was excited. I’d finished my costume and it hung on the back of my door. Lauren had found a short black dress to go with her cat ears and she looked amazing. I hoped this Brandon guy she’d found knew what he was getting into with her. I laughed at myself.
    “What are you laughing