every pore. I groaned. Why didn’t I have a poker face?
“ OK … ok ” I heaved a big sigh, nervously chewing on the corner of my bottom lip, wondering if I should say it. “He said I was cute” I mumbled as I paced the floor.
“ He said WHAT ?” Lily nearly jumped off the sofa while I grabbed a pillow to hide behind as I flopped back down beside her. “What did you say to him?”
“ I couldn’t say anything! It was when he dropped me off and I’d gotten out of his car. He just handed me my detention slip and said ‘you’re very cute when you sleep’ and drove off! I was left stood there like an idiot wondering what the hell just happened! I literally stood watching his car drive down the street with my mouth hanging open. It was completely embarrassing.”
“ Oh my God! What happened in detention then?” I cringed back into the sofa a little at her question. There was no way I could tell her I just had the best almost encounter of my life! Best friend or not, no matter if she swore not to tell, I just couldn’t take the chance for the next three weeks. Those weeks were going to be hell.
“ Nothing. He acted like nothing happened at all. He let me finish my art plan as I was too ill to do it yesterday and then threw a maths book at me as I forgot mine so I could revise and that was that. Look, I’m not going to go all Alex Forrest 2.0. For one Ja- Mr Matthews isn’t married and two, I’m not clever enough to know how to blackmail or stalk anyone… can we turn this off now?”
“ So you never mentioned it to him?” She looked at me disbelievingly as she reached for the remote.
“ No, I just assumed he was messing with me and didn’t want to embarrass myself with it all. Who did you hear from anyway?” I shrunk down in my seat, trying to look disappointed.
“ Well Luke was hanging about outside school and he said he saw you getting in his car, he said you both looked really close. Too close .”
“ How close? He opened my door for me and we were never any closer than him sitting in the driver’s seat.”
“ I don’t know. I heard from Megan.”
“ Of course you did.” Stupid bitch couldn’t keep her mouth closed about anything. “And what? What does it matter? I was sick and he dropped me home. That’s it.” Lucas Fletcher was my ex-boyfriend, called so because he expected a little more from our relationship than I was willing to give. Why did he care what I did? He certainly didn’t care for me when we’d just broken up so he could have his fill of the selection of high-school sluts that clung to his every word. How could Luke be so stupid? So what if a teacher gave a student a lift home? I was ill and he was being nice.
“ Well Megan said that you won’t sleep with Luke because something is happening with Mr Matthews because they know you like him, which is just crazy, right?” I tried my best to look horrified at such a thought, although that was the one thing I wanted most in the world right now.
“ If there was do you think I’d be able to keep that a secret from you? That boy is such an idiot! Does he not know how much trouble that would cause?” I grabbed my phone and sent a message to Jamie.
To Jamie: Hey , Lily just told me that Lucas Fletcher saw you giving me a ride home yesterday and is slowly spreading a rumour that there is more between us than there has been! I think I know why but I’m not sure how to stop him before another teacher or the head hears about it. -O x
“ Who are you messaging? Luke?” She asked trying to peer over at my phone.
“ Yeah” I lied furrowing my eyebrows as I glared at my phone, pulling up Luke’s number to message him.
“You know he wants you back don’t you? He’s hoping you’ve changed your mind since you helped him out with his art plan.”
To Lucas: Why are you spreading rumours about me? Do you even realise what you are doing? I thought we agreed to be friends? You aren’t exactly being ‘friendly’. Do
“ OK … ok ” I heaved a big sigh, nervously chewing on the corner of my bottom lip, wondering if I should say it. “He said I was cute” I mumbled as I paced the floor.
“ He said WHAT ?” Lily nearly jumped off the sofa while I grabbed a pillow to hide behind as I flopped back down beside her. “What did you say to him?”
“ I couldn’t say anything! It was when he dropped me off and I’d gotten out of his car. He just handed me my detention slip and said ‘you’re very cute when you sleep’ and drove off! I was left stood there like an idiot wondering what the hell just happened! I literally stood watching his car drive down the street with my mouth hanging open. It was completely embarrassing.”
“ Oh my God! What happened in detention then?” I cringed back into the sofa a little at her question. There was no way I could tell her I just had the best almost encounter of my life! Best friend or not, no matter if she swore not to tell, I just couldn’t take the chance for the next three weeks. Those weeks were going to be hell.
“ Nothing. He acted like nothing happened at all. He let me finish my art plan as I was too ill to do it yesterday and then threw a maths book at me as I forgot mine so I could revise and that was that. Look, I’m not going to go all Alex Forrest 2.0. For one Ja- Mr Matthews isn’t married and two, I’m not clever enough to know how to blackmail or stalk anyone… can we turn this off now?”
“ So you never mentioned it to him?” She looked at me disbelievingly as she reached for the remote.
“ No, I just assumed he was messing with me and didn’t want to embarrass myself with it all. Who did you hear from anyway?” I shrunk down in my seat, trying to look disappointed.
“ Well Luke was hanging about outside school and he said he saw you getting in his car, he said you both looked really close. Too close .”
“ How close? He opened my door for me and we were never any closer than him sitting in the driver’s seat.”
“ I don’t know. I heard from Megan.”
“ Of course you did.” Stupid bitch couldn’t keep her mouth closed about anything. “And what? What does it matter? I was sick and he dropped me home. That’s it.” Lucas Fletcher was my ex-boyfriend, called so because he expected a little more from our relationship than I was willing to give. Why did he care what I did? He certainly didn’t care for me when we’d just broken up so he could have his fill of the selection of high-school sluts that clung to his every word. How could Luke be so stupid? So what if a teacher gave a student a lift home? I was ill and he was being nice.
“ Well Megan said that you won’t sleep with Luke because something is happening with Mr Matthews because they know you like him, which is just crazy, right?” I tried my best to look horrified at such a thought, although that was the one thing I wanted most in the world right now.
“ If there was do you think I’d be able to keep that a secret from you? That boy is such an idiot! Does he not know how much trouble that would cause?” I grabbed my phone and sent a message to Jamie.
To Jamie: Hey , Lily just told me that Lucas Fletcher saw you giving me a ride home yesterday and is slowly spreading a rumour that there is more between us than there has been! I think I know why but I’m not sure how to stop him before another teacher or the head hears about it. -O x
“ Who are you messaging? Luke?” She asked trying to peer over at my phone.
“ Yeah” I lied furrowing my eyebrows as I glared at my phone, pulling up Luke’s number to message him.
“You know he wants you back don’t you? He’s hoping you’ve changed your mind since you helped him out with his art plan.”
To Lucas: Why are you spreading rumours about me? Do you even realise what you are doing? I thought we agreed to be friends? You aren’t exactly being ‘friendly’. Do
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